Houston dominated Cleveland from start to finish

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The Texans have the NFL’s longest active winning streak , extending it to nine games with an easy victory over the Browns. forcing four turnovers and gaining 384 yards in a 29-13 victory.The Texans lead the AFC South by three games after Indianapolis’ loss to Jacksonville on Sunday. The Colts play at Houston next week.The Browns kept shooting themselves in the foot. Baker Mayfield threw three interceptions that led to 13 Houston points, including a pick-six by Zach Cunningham. Houston led 23-0 at halftime.Cleveland threatened to make it a game, though, opening the second half with a nine-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard Nick Chubb touchdown run.On the Browns’ next possession, they had a 76-yard touchdown from Mayfield to Antonio Callaway nullified by a holding penalty on offensive tackle Greg Robinson. That would have cut the Texans’ lead to 26-14. Two plays later , Mayfield hit Callaway for 71 yards, but Justin Reid knocked the ball from Callaway before he reached the end zone.Aaron Colvin recovered for the Texans in the end zone.Lamar Miller had another 100-yard day running the ball, with 103 yards on 19 carries. Alfred Blue added 54 yards on 13 carries and had a 29-yard touchdown nullified by a holding penalty in the final two minutes.Deshaun Watson completed 22 of 31 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown. He did take four sacks, including 1.5 by Myles Garrett.DeAndre Hopkins caught seven passes for 91 yards.Mayfield, who had only 46 passing yards in the first half, finished 29-of-43 for 397 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions. Jarvis Landry caught six passes for 103 yards. The Buccaneers need something to reinvigorate a franchise that can’t give away tickets to its games. And since it won’t be a new quarterback (for now), they’ll need to do it with a new coach.That’s the current plan. Per a league source , the Buccaneers fully intend to make a big splash with their next hire.This meshes with the recent report from David Haugh of 670 The Score in Chicago that the Buccaneers are willing to pay $10 million per year. That’s not just a number that would go to Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly (in whom the Bucs have interest, per Haugh), but to whoever they end up landing.Other candidates possibly include Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Baylor coach Matt Rhule.Why rule out anyone at this point? With recently-former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer not completely closing the door on coaching again, bringing him back to the vicinity of Gainesville would definitely be a big splash — and $10 million per year could go a long way toward getting him to tolerate that arachnoid cyst.Then there’s former Cardinals coach Bruce Arians, who has expressed interest in the job (even though he previously said he’d only want the Browns job). He could emerge as a serious candidate, too, given his link to G.M. Jason Licht , who was in Arizona for a year with Arians.Ultimately, the goal will be for Licht to make the kind of hire that secures his own future. Unlike most General Managers, Licht is getting a chance to hire more than two head coaches. He’s getting a third, and he surely won’t get a fourth. This one needs to count, and that’s what the Bucs are trying to do.

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