Browns owner’s preseason prediction resurfaces after latest win

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Browns owner’s preseason prediction resurfaces after latest win

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Nov 15, 2026 4:48 PM ET

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is looking pretty smart after his team’s 27-24 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.

The Browns owner was indifferent to the low expectations for his team during preseason, and predicted during training camp that the team would beat the preseason over-under of 5.5 wins. On Sunday, they did so, improving to 6-4 with their victory.

Haslam’s old comments quickly resurfaced on social media, as fans acknowledged that perhaps the owner had known something the rest of the football world did not.

Big Jim tried to tell us.
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) November 15, 2026

Haslam also left the door open to Deshaun Watson becoming a contributor when everyone else had written the quarterback off. While Watson has been far from spectacular, he has still gone 6-3 as a starter this season. The Browns would have signed up for that without question before the season.

Haslam has not been a terribly popular figure among Browns fans. It will take more than one decent year for that to change, but at least he is on the right track.

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