It will be the battle of the backup quarterbacks when the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans take the field. With C.J. Stroud out, the Browns will get their former backup quarterback Case Keenum as he gets set to square up with Joe Flacco.
Sitting at 9-5 on the season, the Browns cannot clinch a playoff spot this weekend after the Buffalo Bills win on Saturday night, but they can retain a tight hold on the fifth seed in the AFC. This will allow them to clinch the spot at home on Thursday night against the New York Jets if they can take care of business against the Texans.
Can the Browns get the job done on the road and reel in their third straight game? If they can, they will all but have clinched their first postseason berth since the 2020 season.
Here are the 55 players on the Browns’ gameday roster after elevating safety Tanner McCalister and linebacker Charlie Thomas III from the practice squad for this matchup. As a reminder, gameday inactives will be released 90 minutes before gametime, but due to the injuries to numerous players, those are already sorting themselves out.