HOUSTON, WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS

By Tom Misson

Tomorrow the Browns are back at home. Back on the shores of Lake Erie where they are a very good 4-1 on the season. They welcome in a team used to playing indoors. The Houston Texans. After Thanksgiving was always the time when the Browns used to REALLY own home field advantage. The bone-chilling wind off the lake. The horizontal rain. The snow squals. Visiting teams were more concerned with trying to stay warm than trying to beat the Browns.

Now, I’m not saying the Texans will roll over and play dead for the Browns. Quite the opposite. The Texans are no longer an automatic win. But neither are the Browns. With a win, the Browns have a chance to possibly move into a tie for the last wild card spot in the AFC Playoff Picture. Playoffs? Did someone say playoffs? Yes. And only the Browns control the own destiny better than any other team chasing down a wild card spot.

If the Browns play the same way they have been for the last 3 weeks, they should beat Houston. Only problem, the that means the defense will also be playing the same. The last 3 games have been decided by 3 points each. But not this week.

My prediction: Browns 31, Texans 20