CLEVELAND -- J.J. Watt did it again.
This time he punctuated the first touchdown drive of quarterback Ryan Mallett's career with a 2-yard touchdown catch.
The reception (the longest of Watt's fledgling NFL tight end career) put the Texans up 7-0.
With it, Watt became the first defensive lineman since 1948 to have four touchdowns in a season. (Jack Zilly of the Los Angeles Rams and Ray Poole of the New York Giants each had four touchdowns in 1948.) He has two catches in which he lined up on offense as a tight end, one interception returned for a touchdown and one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown.
Moments later, on the other end of the field, Watt sacked and knocked the ball from Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer. Cleveland recovered but missed the ensuing field goal.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, this season Watt has as many or more red zone catches than Calvin Johnson, A.J. Green, Pierre Garcon, Reggie Wayne, T.Y. Hilton, Vincent Jackson, Victor Cruz, Jason Witten and Vernon Davis.
Watt's first touchdown catch came against the Oakland Raiders in Week 2. The Raiders lost track of the out-of-place defensive lineman, and Ryan Fitzpatrick found Watt wide open in the end zone.
This one was tougher. Watt was well-covered by Browns linebacker Chris Kirksey but reached to pull in the pass and kept both feet inbounds before tumbling out of bounds.
