Week 10 delivers a pseudo playoff game between the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans at Huntington Bank Field. 

With a bye looming, the Browns needs this win to remain well positioned in the playoff picture and above .500, while Houston hopes to continue leaving a rough 0-4 start behind them and close in on a wild card spot themselves. 

It Browns have their work cutout for them again C.J. Stroud and a high octane Texans offense. Can they slow it down and get back on track after a two-game skid?

Our predictions are in. 

The Browns are back home this weekend inside Huntington Bank Stadium, where they are a perfect 3-0 on the season so far. This one will be their toughest challenge yet as they welcome in one of the hottest offenses in the NFL. However, the Texans are riddled with injuries this week, which will give the Browns a chance. Cleveland gets back into the win column on Sunday with another crazy, weird, hard-fought win.

Plain and simple if the Browns want to stay on a positive playoff trajectory, they need to win this football game. 6-4 with seven games to go is a lot different than 5-5 with seven games to go, but it won't be easy against a Texans team that has seemingly found itself in recent weeks. 

Now, with veteran DE Danielle Hunter sidelined and the league's sack leader Will Anderson Jr. potentially joining him with a questionable designation, a Houston team down their two best edge rushers isn't quite as daunting. 

Whether could also be a factor, but I push back on the notion that a game centered around running the football and stopping the run actually favors Cleveland. Ultimately, I think this game plays out like so many others for the Browns, coming down to the wire with one possession deciding it, only Houston pulls it out. 

Yes. As 4.5-point underdogs in this one, they do cover, and they win on the leg of Andre Szmyt, 20-17.

The Texans come to Cleveland as 4.5-point favorites, despite being on the road and potentially having to deal with some inclement weather. The spread represents another one-score game is on its way and Cleveland covers, despite losing to Houston 24-20.

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren snags his first interception

EMAN makes a statement! Browns' safety Ronnie Hickman is out, and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren will slide into his spot and have the biggest responsibility of his season against one of the best offenses they have faced all year. McNeil-Warren shows up and has an interception in the game to turn CJ Stroud over and keep the Browns in the game.

Jared Verse finally gets his first sack

Verse said he addressed a mental issue with the team psychiatrist that should help him get what's been a disappointing season back on track. Nobody needs a sack more than him, and there's no time like the present after sharing that revelation this week.