2026 · Week 3
Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns
Sep 27, 2026 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Cleveland Browns escaped with a 21–18 win over Carolina Panthers. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Browns (55%). Browns improve to 2-1; Panthers fall to 1-2. Deshaun Watson was the story of the game with 144 passing yards and 2 TDs; 45 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CAR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 14 |
| 389 | Total yards | 276 |
| 291 | Passing yards | 144 |
| 98 | Rushing yards | 132 |
| 26/48 | Comp / Att | 17/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(5:48) 25-A.Szmyt 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(1:43) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short right to 44-H.Fannin for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on CAR-7-T.Moehrig, Defensive Holding, declined.
- Q225-A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q2(:30) 10-R.Fitzgerald 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(13:26) 10-R.Fitzgerald 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(3:21) 10-R.Fitzgerald 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(11:45) 10-R.Fitzgerald 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(7:34) 25-A.Szmyt 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-50-R.Sunahara, Holder-13-C.Bojorquez.
- Q4(4:29) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 13-J.Metchie for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(1:55) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short left to 44-H.Fannin for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CAR-8-Ja.Horn was injured during the play.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 26/48 | 291 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Hubbard | 19 | 82 | 0 |
| AJ Dillon | 4 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brycen Tremayne | 4 | 6 | 83 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Darren Waller | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Mitchell Evans | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| John Metchie III | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| Jalen Coker | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Tetairoa McMillan | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| AJ Dillon | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| David Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 16/30 | 144 | 2 | 0 |
| Shedeur Sanders | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 11 | 45 | 0 |
| Quinshon Judkins | 18 | 70 | 0 |
| Raheim Sanders | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinshon Judkins | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 7 | 9 | 51 | 2 |
| Denzel Boston | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Raheim Sanders | 4 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| KC Concepcion | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |