As the Cleveland Browns get set to take on the Houston Texans in search of their tenth win of the season, they get some good news. As they released their inactives list of all of the players who will not dress for this game, offensive guard Joel Bitonio was not on it. The All-Pro will play in this game. Coming into the gameday, we knew safety Juan Thornhill, among other starters would be out as they are officially listed as inactive.
The Browns cannot officially clinch a playoff spot today after both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills found ways to in on Saturday. However, with a win over the Texans today, the Browns will find themselves in a position to potentially clinch at home on Thursday night against the New York Jets.
Without looking ahead, however, here is the full list of inactives who will not dress as Joe Flacco and Case Keenum get set in this battle of the backups.