The Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns collide at Huntington Bank Field in Week 10 in a matchup that feels very much like a pseudo playoff game. 

Both teams need this one. For the Browns, it's about staying above .500 heading into their bye week. For the Texans it's about scratching and clawing their way closer to the playoff picture after a dreadful 0-4 start to the season. 

There are plenty of key numbers that could define this AFC showdown. Here are three notable figures:

The Texans bring one of the league's best pass rush units to Cleveland this week, only it could. be missing a number of key players. Denielle Hunter has already been ruled out by Houston and the league's leader in sacks Will Anderson Jr. is listed as questionable. 

If Anderson doesn't play, it would be another huge blow to a defensive front that has helped generate 126 pressures this season, good for the ninth most in the NFL. Meanwhile, the Browns' o-line has yielded a league-worst 155 pressures across their first nine games this season. 

If Cleveland has any hope of winning this football game, it's going to have to do a better job protecting the quarterback than it has in recent weeks. 

The Browns enter Sunday riding a 54-game streak of not allowing a quarterback to throw for 300-plus yards. Conversely, Stroud has eclipsed the 300-yard mark four times this season and in those games Houston is averaging 28.5 points per game. 

If Stroud gets comfortable and can stand in and spread the ball around to his elite group of WRs, it could make for a long day for Cleveland's defense. The weather may help the Browns efforts in limiting C.J. Stroud. But either way, extending that streak to 55 games could go a long way in helping them win. 

Cleveland's run game struggles this season have often left the offense in obvious passing situations far too often. It's one of the biggest reasons Dylan Sampson has out-snapped Quinshon Judkins in each of the last two weeks. It's also made the Browns super predictable throughout most of the season.

In total the Browns have faced 58 third-and-long situations (third downs of seven yards or more), which is the eighth most in the NFL. Meanwhile, their 13.8% conversion rate in those situations is dead last in the NFL. 

If Cleveland has any hope of beating Houston in Week 10, they have to stay ahead of the sticks and keep its elite pass rush from being able to pin its ears back and get after Deshaun Watson. Running the football effectively will be pivotal in this one.