for 281 yards in beating Tennessee.Now they will try to keep their running game going against Cleveland when they attempt to extend their franchise-record winning streak to nine games.Houston's big rushing performance came thanks in large part to the performance of Lamar Miller Womens Zach Cunningham Jersey , who ran for a season-high 162 yards. His night was highlighted by a franchise-long 97-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.Coach Bill O'Brien has always talked glowingly about Miller's work and enjoyed watching him break away for that run."Lamar turned it on," he said. "He got out in the open, did a great job. Lamar has been a great pro for us since the day he walked in here. So it was nice to see him be able to get that type of run."Though the Texans have a talented passing game led by quarterback Deshaun Watson and star receiver DeAndre Hopkins, O'Brien believes the key to success is being able to run the ball effectively."In the end, we've got to 鈥?our football team, based on what we preach and the type of guys we try to bring in here 鈥?we want to be a physically tough, smart football team," he said. "We feel like we have to be able to stop the run and we feel like we have to be able to run the ball."The Texans have run the ball well all year and rank fourth in the NFL by averaging 136.5 yards rushing. Just as it was on Monday night, their success has been because of the play of Miller.The 27-year-old, who is in his third season with the Texans, has three 100-yard rushing games this season after not running for more than 75 yards in a game last year. He ranks eighth in the NFL with 773 yards rushing and is averaging 4.9 yards a carry. His long touchdown on Monday made him the only player in NFL history to have two TD runs of 95 yards or longer after he also had a 97-yard touchdown run in 2014 while with the Dolphins.Houston hasn't had a rushing performance like his in several years. It was the first time a Texans' running back had rushed for 150 yards or more with a touchdown since franchise-leading rusher Arian Foster did it in 2014.Watson said when Miller is rolling, it makes everything easier."It just opens up the whole offense," Watson said. "The safeties get aggressive. The defense has to show what their hand is ... our offensive line and the running backs set (up) the run game and open up the pass game."Houston's running game was also helped on Monday by Watson's scrambling. The speedy quarterback ran for a career-high 70 yards with a 15-yard touchdown after not running for more than 35 yards in the first 10 games.The Texans stayed away from designed running plays for Watson over the past few weeks as he recovered from lung and rib injuries.Though Watson denied that his health had anything to do with limiting such plays in past weeks, it was clear by the way he moved on Monday night that he was far healthier than he had been earlier this season.Watson, who ran for 1,934 yards and 26 touchdowns in three seasons at Clemson, delighted in his rushing performance on Monday night and said fans could expect more such outings in the future."The opportunity came and I took advantage of it http://www.thetexansfootballauthentic.com/lamar-miller-jersey-authentic ," he said. "I just got to go out there and continue to try to pick our spots in those situations. But, you never know when I'm going to keep the ball."Houston's other running back on the active roster is Alfred Blue, who has 392 yards rushing and has proven to be a good option when Miller needs a break.The Texans' running game could get a boost soon if D'Onta Foreman is able to return after missing all season after rupturing his Achilles tendon last November.Foreman, who won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top collegiate running back in 2016 at Texas, returned to practice earlier this month but isn't quite ready to play."Foreman's doing better," O'Brien said. "I don't think he's all the way back, though. I really don't ... so we'll see how it looks this week again. We'll make a good decision No. 1, based on him 鈥?the player and where he's at 鈥?then secondly, based on the team." Drew Brees is in his 13th year playing for the Saints 鈥?and it's been about that long since he's beaten the Cleveland Browns.Brees' first game with New Orleans was a victory at Cleveland in 2006. The Browns have won the past two meetings in 2010 and 2014."Man, they've been tough games against these guys," Brees recalled this week as he prepared for his latest clash with Cleveland on Sunday.While the Saints (0-1) made the playoffs last season, they've opened the season with an upset loss at home to Tampa Bay. Cleveland (0-0-1) comes in with a marginally better record after its opener against Pittsburgh finished in a tie.And Brees doesn't want to hear about how the Browns haven't won a game since 2016 鈥?not after watching Cleveland's defense produce six Steelers turnovers last weekend."You hate the fact they haven't had a win for a while, because you look at their side of the ball and you're like, 'Man, that is a really good defense that did a lot of good things,'" Brees said."Forget their record. Forget last time they had a win. ... Whatever they throw at us, we have to have a plan for Womens Benardrick McKinney Jersey , we have to be ready for 鈥?do all the things that equate to winning football."If Cleveland were to end a long winless streak in the Superdome on Sunday, it wouldn't be the first time.When the current incarnation of the Browns joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1999, they arrived in New Orleans winless through seven games and wound up celebrating their first victory after Tim Couch's 56-yard heave as time expired found Kevin Johnson in the end zone. The lasting image for Saints fans was deflated then-coach Mike Ditka lying face-down on the turf.For the Saints to avoid falling on their collective faces against Cleveland again, New Orleans' defense likely will have to improve on the more than 500 yards it allowed to the Bucs in Week 1.For new Browns QB Tyrod Taylor, the opportunity to play the Saints represents a shot at redemption. He struggled against the Saints last year while playing for Buffalo. He passed for only 56 yards without a touchdown and was intercepted before being removed from that game and benched the following week."Of course, I remember that game," Taylor said. "It didn't go as planned. So, definitely looking forward to competing against that group again."Some other story lines surrounding the Browns-Saints matchup:RENEWING ACQUAINTANCESAdding intrigue to the matchup is the return of Browns defensive coordinator Gregg Williams to the city where he helped the Saints win a title in 2009. Williams left after 2011 and was suspended months later for his role in the Saints' bounty scandal, which also resulted in Saints coach Sean Payton's one-year suspension.The previous time the Saints faced one of Williams' defenses, Payton's offense ran up the score in a 49-21 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. But Payton now dismisses any notion of lingering animosity."My relationship with Gregg is great. He was part of a championship we won," Payton said. "He has done a great job in Cleveland. ... This game is more about the Saints and the Browns and finding a way to win regardless of how many points it takes."BETTER BREESBrees is now 39 and in his 18th season, but showing little sign of slowing down. He passed for 439 yards and three touchdowns last week. And while the Saints lost, the offense looked good scoring 40 points.Brees "continues to play at a really high level," Browns coach Hue Jackson said. "Obviously, they have very talented players around him."Saints running back Alvin Kamara, who had 112 yards receiving last week, said Brees' ability to read defenses will help against the blitz packages favored by Cleveland coordinator Williams."They're a high-risk defense. They want to get pressure on the quarterback Youth Ka'imi Fairbairn Jersey ," Kamara said. "When you do that, you've got to make sure you make it to the quarterback. So, with some of those looks they're bringing, we've got some good things schemed up."PRESSUREThe Saints' second highest-paid player on offense is left tackle Terror Armstead, who expects to have one of his tougher assignments this season against Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Last week, Garrett had two sacks."It'll be a fun game," Armstead said of facing Garrett, the top overall draft choice in 2017. "Size, speed, power 鈥?he possesses a lot of tools."QB QUESTIONSWhile wet conditions didn't help, Taylor's Browns debut was a sloppy one. He went 15 for 40 passing. If he doesn't perform better in the dome, it'll only increase pressure on Jackson to turn to 2018 top draft choice Baker Mayfield.BUCKEYE BATTLESThe game sets up a possible matchup between a pair of former Ohio State players who thrived in Week 1.Cleveland rookie defensive back Denzel Ward had two interceptions and could cover Saints receiver Michael Thomas, who had 16 catches for 180 yards and a touchdown against the Bucs.AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed.