Wild Card · 2023 NFL Season

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 4:30 PM EST

AFC Wild Card Playoffs

Cleveland Browns logo
Away · 11-6
14
Houston Texans logo
Home · 10-7
45

Final — Houston Texans win

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Cleveland Browns visit the Houston Texans in Wild Card of the 2023 NFL season. Final: Cleveland Browns 14, Houston Texans 45.

Recap: Stroud becomes youngest QB to win a playoff game as Texans rout Browns 45-14 →

Prediction & pick

Odds pick
Cleveland Browns
56% implied ·Lean
Against the spread
Pick'em / no spread
Crowd pick
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Betting lines

Moneyline
Cleveland Browns: 1.79
Houston Texans: 2.08
Spread
Cleveland Browns:
Houston Texans:
Over / Under

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Team stats

CLE HOU
18 1st Downs 14
324 Total Yards 356
268 Passing 280
56 Rushing 76
7-15 3rd down efficiency 2-8
4-32 Penalties 3-20
2 Turnovers 0
35:26 Possession 24:34

Leaders

CLE

  • Passing Yards
    Joe Flacco (QB) — 34/46, 307 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
  • Rushing Yards
    Kareem Hunt (RB) — 8 CAR, 26 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving Yards
    David Njoku (TE) — 7 REC, 93 YDS

HOU

  • Passing Yards
    C.J. Stroud (QB) — 16/21, 274 YDS, 3 TD
  • Rushing Yards
    Devin Singletary (RB) — 13 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving Yards
    Nico Collins (WR) — 6 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

  • Q1 5:29 HOU Ka'imi Fairbairn 21 Yd Field Goal 0–3
  • Q1 2:09 CLE Kareem Hunt 1 Yd Run (Riley Patterson Kick) 7–3
  • Q1 0:11 HOU Nico Collins 15 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 7–10
  • Q2 12:18 CLE Kareem Hunt 11 Yd pass from Joe Flacco (Riley Patterson Kick) 14–10
  • Q2 12:00 HOU Brevin Jordan 76 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 14–17
  • Q2 1:11 HOU Dalton Schultz 37 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 14–24
  • Q3 6:05 HOU Steven Nelson 82 Yd Interception Return (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 14–31
  • Q3 4:06 HOU Christian Harris 36 Yd Interception Return (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 14–38
  • Q4 13:27 HOU Devin Singletary 19 Yd Run (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) 14–45

Standings

2025 AFC North Standings

TeamW-LPFPA
Pittsburgh10-7397387
Baltimore8-9424398
Cincinnati6-11414492
Cleveland5-12279379

2025 AFC South Standings

TeamW-LPFPA
Jacksonville13-4474336
Houston12-5404295
Indianapolis8-9466412
Tennessee3-14284478
Referee Clay Martin

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