When the Cleveland Browns schedule came out, many circled the Week 16 game against the Houston Texans. Not only would it be another return to Houston for QB Deshaun Watson but the Texans were expected to be a bottom-of-the-conference team in 2023.
So many things have changed since the Browns schedule was released including Watson being out for the year and Houston being a playoff contender behind rookie QB CJ Stroud. A lot could still change between now, in the middle of Week 13, and when the two teams square off in Week 16.