
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.
QB Joe Flacco

QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson

RB Jerome Ford

RB Kareem Hunt

RB Pierre Strong Jr.

WR Amari Cooper

WR Elijah Moore

WR Cedric Tillman

WR Marquise Goodwin

WR David Bell

WR James Proche II

TE David Njoku

TE Harrison Bryant

TE Jordan Akins

OT Geron Christian

OG Joel Bitonio

C Ethan Pocic

OG Wyatt Teller

OT James Hudson III

OT Leroy Watson IV

OG Michael Dunn

C Nick Harris

C Luke Wypler

DE Myles Garrett

DE Za'Darius Smith

DE Ogbo Okoronkwo

DE Alex Wright

DE Isaiah McGuire

DT Dalvin Tomlinson

DT Jordan Elliott

DT Shelby Harris

DT Siaki Ika

LB Anthony Walker Jr.

LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

LB Sione Takitaki

LB Tony Fields II

LB Matthew Adams

LB Mohamoud Diabate

LB Jordan Kunaszyk

LB Charlie Thomas III (practice squad elevation)

CB Denzel Ward

CB Greg Newsome II

CB Martin Emerson Jr.

CB Cameron Mitchell

CB Mike Ford

CB Kahlef Hailassie

S Juan Thornhill

S Ronnie Hickman Jr.

S D'Anthony Bell

S Duron Harmon

S Tanner McCalister (practice squad elevation)

K Dustin Hopkins

P Corey Bojorquez

LS Charley Huglett
