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2022 NFL picks, score predictions for Week 13

By Sayre Bedinger

NFL Picks: Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals hugs Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
NFL Picks: Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals hugs Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) /
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NFL Picks; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) gives a thumbs up to fans before the game between the Browns and the Chicago Bears at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Cleveland Browns (4-7) at Houston Texans (1-9-1)

Sunday, December 4, 1:00 PM ET

Teams with a combined five wins at this point in the NFL season aren’t typically going to draw the biggest viewing audience, but this game is certainly going to buck that particular trend. NFL fans across the nation are going to be tuning in to watch the 2022 debut of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who has been serving an 11-game suspension handed down by the league. The NFL’s suspension of Watson didn’t sit well with pretty much everyone because most people believed the suspension should be longer given Watson’s legal issues and the nature of what he was in trouble for.

Alas, he’s making his debut in Week 13 against — you guessed it — his former team, the Houston Texans.

The Cleveland Browns are coming off of one of the top upsets of the week in Week 12, at least as far as I’m concerned. Jacoby Brissett made some great throws down the stretch of their win against the Buccaneers and players like David Njoku and Amari Cooper came up with big plays to help get the win.

It would be poetic if the Texans were able to get a victory against Watson and the Browns, but I’m just not sure I see it happening. Not unless we have a similar situation with Watson and Cleveland as we’ve seen in the early goings with Russell Wilson in Denver.

The Browns could just stick with the ground game and probably find a way to win this game. Houston just hasn’t been able to put anything together this season and they are seemingly falling apart more and more every week.

Prediction: Browns win 24-13

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