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Week 10 · 2026-11-15 · 13:00 · Huntington Bank Field (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: HOU 13 CLE
Vegas line (context)
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

HOU OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE DEFENSE HOU OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 43% run Avg pace
CLE OFFENSE vs HOU DEFENSE
HOU DEFENSE CLE OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 41% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

HOU OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
+0.04 #15 Pass attack DEF +11 #4 -0.13
-0.08 #30 Run game DEF +25 #5 -0.05
233 #14 Pass yards DEF +11 #3 189
109 #22 Rush yards even #16 116
1.8 #9 Pass pro vs rush even #3 3.1
38% #24 3rd down DEF +16 #8 37%
51% #31 Red zone DEF +11 #20 66%
CLE OFFENSE vs HOU DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack DEF +31 #1 -0.19
-0.05 #25 Run game DEF +17 #8 -0.05
185 #31 Pass yards DEF +24 #7 205
97 #27 Rush yards DEF +23 #4 94
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush DEF +19 #7 2.8
34% #28 3rd down DEF +21 #7 37%
55% #28 Red zone DEF +12 #16 63%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

HOU PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Danielle Hunter DE 18.0 sacks '25
Will Anderson Jr. DE 15.5 sacks '25
Sheldon Rankins DT 4.5 sacks '25
3.0 #26 sacks allowed /g #3 2.8
CLE PASS RUSH vs HOU PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
1.8 #9 sacks allowed /g #7 3.1
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

HOU

C.J. Stroud QB vs #4 PASS D 218.9 pass y/g 5/10
David Montgomery RB 2025: DET vs #5 RUN D 42.1 rush y/g 2/10
Nico Collins WR1 vs #4 PASS D 71.1 rec y/g 6/10
Jayden Higgins WR2 vs #4 PASS D 32.8 rec y/g 7/10
Jaylin Noel WR3 vs #4 PASS D 15.4 rec y/g 1/10
Dalton Schultz TE vs #4 PASS D 44.0 rec y/g 5/10

CLE

Deshaun Watson QB vs #1 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #8 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #1 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #1 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #1 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #1 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.