Browns Rally From 17-0 Down to Beat Texans 27-24: Watson Leads Comeback Against His Former Team
The Cleveland Browns rallied to beat the Houston Texans 27-24 on November 15 at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, in Week 10 of the NFL season. Down 17-0, Cleveland stormed back and took the lead for good on Quinshon Judkins' 5-yard touchdown run with 53 seconds left. Quarterback Deshaun Watson completed 25 of 40 passes for 312 yards against his former team, while Houston's C.J. Stroud threw three touchdown passes in the loss. The Browns improved to 6-4 and the Texans fell to 3-6.
Houston started fast: Stroud threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Nico Collins, and with a field goal and a second touchdown the Texans led 17-0 in the second quarter. Cleveland woke up before halftime: André Szmyt kicked a 49-yard field goal and Watson ran for a 6-yard touchdown to cut it to 17-10. The Browns added 10 points in the third quarter to lead 20-17.
Houston retook the lead 24-20 in the fourth quarter, but Watson directed the game-winning drive and Judkins scored with 53 seconds remaining, with Szmyt's extra point making it 27-24. Stroud's final deep pass was broken up by Donovan McMillon to seal the comeback. It was Watson's sixth game-winning drive of the season. The quarter scores were Houston 10, 7, 0, 7 and Cleveland 0, 10, 10, 7.
(Source: NFL official game records)
Source: NFL official game records
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Photo: 图：布朗四分卫Deshaun Watson（资料图，非本场比赛）。图片：Erik Drost，CC BY 2.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (file photo; not from this game). Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
