Carolina Panthers vs Cleveland Browns: player stats (Sep 27, 2026)

Week 3Final

Deshaun Watson sparks a late Browns rally, sealing a 21-18 win over the Panthers

At Huntington Bank Field

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
CAR	0	3	6	9	18
CLE	0	10	0	11	21

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CAR

Game leaders

CLE

Passing yards
Carolina Panthers: Bryce Young290 YDS26/48, 1 TD, 1 INT
Cleveland Browns: Deshaun Watson144 YDS16/30, 2 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Carolina Panthers: Chuba Hubbard82 YDS19 CAR, 0 TD
Cleveland Browns: Quinshon Judkins70 YDS18 CAR, 0 TD
Receiving yards
Carolina Panthers: Brycen Tremayne82 YDS4 REC, 0 TD
Cleveland Browns: Harold Fannin Jr.51 YDS7 REC, 2 TD
Tackles
Carolina Panthers: Lathan Ransom8 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK
Cleveland Browns: Quincy Williams9 TCK5 SOLO, 0 SCK

The Cleveland Browns got past the Carolina Panthers 21-18 in Week 3 on September 27, 2026 at Huntington Bank Field. Bryce Young threw for 290 yards for the Carolina Panthers, while Deshaun Watson had 144 for the Cleveland Browns.

Scoring plays

Q2

Cleveland Browns, Field goal · 5:43A.Szmyt 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.CAR 0, CLE 3
Cleveland Browns, Touchdown · 1:37(Shotgun) D.Watson pass short right to H.Fannin for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on CAR-T.Moehrig, Defensive Holding, declined. A.Szmyt extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.CAR 0, CLE 10
Carolina Panthers, Field goal · 0:27 R.Fitzgerald 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 3, CLE 10

Q3

Carolina Panthers, Field goal · 13:22R.Fitzgerald 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 6, CLE 10
Carolina Panthers, Field goal · 3:17R.Fitzgerald 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 9, CLE 10

Q4

Carolina Panthers, Field goal · 11:41R.Fitzgerald 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Jansen, Holder-S.Martin.CAR 12, CLE 10
Cleveland Browns, Field goal · 7:30A.Szmyt 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Sunahara, Holder-C.Bojorquez.CAR 12, CLE 13
Carolina Panthers, Touchdown · 4:25(Shotgun) B.Young pass short left to J.Metchie for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. C.Hubbard rushes up the middle. ATTEMPT FAILS. CAR-D.Lewis was injured during the play.CAR 18, CLE 13
Cleveland Browns, Touchdown · 1:48(Shotgun) D.Watson pass short left to H.Fannin for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CAR-Ja.Horn was injured during the play. TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. D.Watson pass to D.Boston is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.CAR 18, CLE 21

Team stats

Team stats: Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns
CAR	Stat	CLE
4-1527%	3rd down efficiency	5-15(better)33%
0-30%	4th down efficiency	2-3(better)67%
290(better)26/48 C/ATT	Passing yards	14417/31 C/ATT
9823 CAR	Rushing yards	132(better)30 CAR
3	Sacks taken	2(better)
1	Turnovers	1

Box score

Carolina Panthers: Passing

Bryce YoungQB	26/48	290	1	1	3	70.7

Cleveland Browns: Passing

Deshaun WatsonQB	16/30	144	2	0	2	88.8
Shedeur SandersQB	1/1	0	0	0	0	79.2

Carolina Panthers: Rushing

Chuba HubbardRB	19	82	4.3	0	16
AJ DillonRB	4	16	4.0	0	11

Cleveland Browns: Rushing

Deshaun WatsonQB	11	45	4.1	21
Quinshon JudkinsRB	18	70	3.9	11
Raheim SandersRB	1	17	17.0	17

Carolina Panthers: Receiving

Chuba HubbardRB	4	4	28	0	30
Darren WallerTE	5	7	51	0	14
AJ DillonRB	1	1	-2	0	-2
Brycen TremayneWR	4	6	82	0	31
Tommy TrembleTE	3	4	41	0	17
Mitchell EvansTE	3	3	36	0	19
John Metchie IIIWR	2	5	19	1	11
Jalen CokerWR	2	4	18	0	13
Tetairoa McMillanWR	2	5	17	0	12
David MooreWR	0	3	0	0	0

Cleveland Browns: Receiving

Quinshon JudkinsRB	2	2	9	0	9
Harold Fannin Jr.TE	7	9	51	2	14
Raheim SandersRB	4	5	34	0	10
KC ConcepcionWR	2	9	9	0	5
Denzel BostonWR	2	4	41	0	28
Michael BurtonFB	0	1	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers: Defense

Lathan RansomS	8	5	0	0	1
Will Lee IIICB	6	3	0	0	1
Tyrel DodsonLB	6	1	0	0	0
Derrick BrownDT	5	5	0	0	1
Zakee WheatleyS	5	4	0	0	0
Bobby OkerekeLB	4	1	0	0	0
Lee HunterDT	4	1	0	0	0
Tre'von MoehrigS	4	2	0	1	0
Akayleb EvansCB	4	1	0	0	1
Princely UmanmielenLB	3	2	1	1	0
John Metchie IIIWR	1	1	0	0	0
Patrick Jones IILB	3	2	0	1	0
Maema NjongmetaLB	3	2	0	0	0
Jaycee HornCB	2	1	0	0	0
Jaelan PhillipsLB	2	0	0	0	0
TeRah EdwardsDT	2	0	0	0	0
Mike JacksonCB	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Brown IIIDT	1	0	0	0	0
Chau Smith-WadeCB	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas IncoomLB	1	1	0	0	0
Trevis GipsonLB	1	1	1	1	0
Feleipe FranksTE	1	0	0	0	0
Aaron HallDT	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah SimmonsS	1	1	0	0	0
Jackson KuwatchLB	1	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Browns: Defense

Quincy WilliamsLB	9	5	0	1	0	0
Ronnie HickmanS	8	3	0	0	1	1
Mekhi BlackmonCB	8	6	0	0	0	1
Mason GrahamDT	7	4	2	3	0	0
Carson SchwesingerLB	6	1	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel McNeil-WarrenS	5	0	0	0	0	0
Grant DelpitS	4	2	0	0	0	0
Denzel WardCB	3	3	0	0	0	1
Isaiah McGuireDE	3	2	1	2	0	0
Easton Mascarenas-ArnoldLB	3	0	0	0	0	0
Maliek CollinsDT	3	0	0	0	0	0
Myles HardenCB	3	2	0	0	0	1
Malachi CorleyWR	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jared VerseDE	3	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Hall Jr.DT	3	2	0	0	0	0
Adin HuntingtonDE	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sam WilliamsLB	2	0	0	0	0	0
Derek BarnettDE	1	1	0	0	0	1
Tylan WallaceWR	1	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel ThomasS	1	1	0	0	0	0

Carolina Panthers: Kicking

Ryan FitzgeraldPK	4/4	53	0

Cleveland Browns: Kicking

Andre SzmytPK	2/2	48	1

Recap

Harold Fannin Jr. found room on the left side with 1:48 left, catching Deshaun Watson’s 14-yard touchdown pass to send the Browns past the Panthers 21-18 on Sunday, September 27. Watson then completed the two-point conversion, and Cleveland had turned Carolina’s 18-13 lead into a three-point win.

The touchdown supplied the game’s largest win-probability swing. Cleveland entered the snap with a 29.7% chance to win and left it at 65.9%, while Carolina dropped from 70.3% to 34.1%.

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Lines

Consensus close, 6 books

Spread: CAR −2.5; opened CAR −2; CLE covered
Total: 41.5; opened 42.5; Under

BetMGM closed CAR −2.5, total 41.5. 5 more books and every move are in Pro

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