Cleveland Browns: 5 Bold predictions vs. Texans in Week 2

2. Baker Mayfield throws for 4 touchdowns

Perhaps the biggest anomaly of the Week 1 loss in Kansas City was Baker Mayfield not throwing a touchdown despite playing extremely well outside of the game-sealing interception when he probably should’ve eaten the sack. Against a worse defense and still hungry to prove himself, we’ll see the quarterback make a big statement against the Texans.

In what is now three seasons as the starter in Cleveland, Mayfield has only thrown for four or more touchdowns three times. Part of that is due to the run game but the quarterback will come out firing on Sunday and his receivers will get into the end zone. Chubb and Hunt will each notch a receiving touchdown of their own to help Mayfield get his fourth career four-touchdown game.

1. Cleveland Browns win by 26+ points over the Texans

Coming into this game, the point spread is set at Browns -13 according to WynnBet, up from -12.5 earlier in the week. After the tough loss to the Chiefs and now in front of the home crowd for the first time this season, Cleveland is going to make a big statement as they dominate the Texans and double the spread with their margin of victory.

There isn’t a spot on the field where the Browns don’t have an advantage. If this is a team that is truly going to compete for a deep playoff run, they need to start putting those pieces into place right now. Houston is a perfect opponent to do that and we’ll see just how dangerous this group is in a monster victory.