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Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans

Final · Kickoff

2004 Regular season · Week 17 · Reliant Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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HOUHouston Texans14Home
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Browns beat Texans 22–14 in 2004 Week 17

The Cleveland Browns beat the Houston Texans 22–14 on the road at Reliant Stadium in Week 17 of the 2004 regular season on January 2, 2005. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Browns to 4–12 and dropped the Texans to 7–9. The Browns finished 2004 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Texans finished 2004 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Cleveland Browns won 34–17 on October 20, 2002. When they met again, the Houston Texans won 19–16 on October 30, 2005.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Browns lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2002 Full series history

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