2026 Week 3 · Regular season

Carolina Panthers vs. Cleveland Browns: 2026 Week 3

Name: Game Highlights: Panthers vs. Browns | Week 3
Uploaded: 2026-09-27
Description: Carolina Panthers vs. Cleveland Browns official game highlights from NFL.com

Cleveland Browns defeated the Carolina Panthers, 18–21. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Panthers vs. Browns Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Carolina Panthers

18 Record: 1-2 Shop Carolina Panthers Gear

Week 3 Final CAR at CLE

Home team

Cleveland Browns

21 Record: 2-1 Shop Cleveland Browns Gear

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: Huntington Bank FieldCleveland, OH

Postgame video

Panthers vs. Browns 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Panthers vs. Browns Final Score and Game Result

Cleveland Browns defeated the Carolina Panthers, 18–21.

Winner

Cleveland Browns

18–21

CAR record

Carolina Panthers

1-2

CLE record

Cleveland Browns

2-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Panthers vs. Browns Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 3

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 18–21 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CAR Carolina Panthers	0	3	6	9	18
CLE Cleveland Browns	0	10	0	11	21

Top performers

Panthers vs. Browns Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

CAR

Bryce Young

26/48, 291 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

CLE

Deshaun Watson

16/30, 144 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing Yards

CAR

Chuba Hubbard

19 CAR, 82 YDS

CLE

Quinshon Judkins

18 CAR, 70 YDS

Receiving Yards

CAR

Brycen Tremayne

4 REC, 83 YDS

CLE

Harold Fannin Jr.

7 REC, 51 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

CAR

Trevis Gipson

CLE

Mason Graham

Tackles

CAR

Lathan Ransom

CLE

Quincy Williams

Game statistics

Panthers vs. Browns Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

CARStatisticCLE

241st Downs17

4-153rd down efficiency5-15

0-34th down efficiency2-3

360Total Yards259

262Passing127

98Rushing132

1Turnovers1

7-63Penalties12-84

1-3Red Zone (Made-Att)2-3

29:53Possession30:07

Every scoring play

Panthers vs. Browns Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q25:43

CLE
Andre Szmyt 48 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q21:37

CLE
Harold Fannin Jr. 2 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Andre Szmyt Kick)
0–10
Q20:27

CAR
Ryan Fitzgerald 35 Yd Field Goal
3–10
Q313:22

CAR
Ryan Fitzgerald 41 Yd Field Goal
6–10
Q33:17

CAR
Ryan Fitzgerald 53 Yd Field Goal
9–10
Q411:41

CAR
Ryan Fitzgerald 37 Yd Field Goal
12–10
Q47:30

CLE
Andre Szmyt 45 Yd Field Goal
12–13
Q44:25

CAR
John Metchie III 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
18–13
Q41:48

CLE
Harold Fannin Jr. 14 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Deshaun Watson Pass to Denzel Boston for Two-Point Conversion)
18–21

Individual statistics

Panthers vs. Browns Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Carolina Panthers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Bryce Young	26/48	291	6.1	1	1	3-29	38.8	70.7

Cleveland Browns Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Deshaun Watson	16/30	144	4.8	2	0	2-17	60.1	88.8
Shedeur Sanders	1/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	5.1	79.2

Rushing Stats

Carolina Panthers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chuba Hubbard	19	82	4.3	0	16
AJ Dillon	4	16	4.0	0	11

Cleveland Browns Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Quinshon Judkins	18	70	3.9	11
Deshaun Watson	11	45	4.1	21
Raheim Sanders	1	17	17.0	17

Receiving Stats

Carolina Panthers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Brycen Tremayne	4	83	20.8	0	31	6
Darren Waller	5	51	10.2	0	14	8
Tommy Tremble	3	41	13.7	0	17	4
Mitchell Evans	3	36	12.0	0	19	3
Chuba Hubbard	4	28	7.0	0	30	4
John Metchie III	2	19	9.5	1	11	5
Jalen Coker	2	18	9.0	0	13	4
Tetairoa McMillan	2	17	8.5	0	12	5
David Moore	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
AJ Dillon	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	1

Cleveland Browns Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Harold Fannin Jr.	7	51	7.3	2	14	9
Denzel Boston	2	41	20.5	0	28	4
Raheim Sanders	4	34	8.5	0	10	5
Quinshon Judkins	2	9	4.5	0	9	2
KC Concepcion	2	9	4.5	0	5	9
Michael Burton	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Carolina Panthers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Lathan Ransom	8	5	0	0	1	0
Will Lee III	6	3	0	0	1	0
Tyrel Dodson	6	1	0	0	0	0
Derrick Brown	5	5	0	0	1	0
Zakee Wheatley	5	4	0	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig	4	2	0	1	0	0
Bobby Okereke	4	1	0	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans	4	1	0	0	1	0
Lee Hunter	4	1	0	0	0	0
Princely Umanmielen	3	2	1	1	0	1
Patrick Jones II	3	2	0	1	0	1
Maema Njongmeta	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jaycee Horn	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaelan Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	1
TeRah Edwards	2	0	0	0	0	1
Trevis Gipson	1	1	1	1	0	1
Mike Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Simmons	1	1	0	0	0	0
David Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Thomas Incoom	1	1	0	0	0	0
Feleipe Franks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown III	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Hall	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chau Smith-Wade	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Kuwatch	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Browns Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Quincy Williams	9	5	0	1	0	1
Mekhi Blackmon	8	6	0	0	1	0
Ronnie Hickman	8	3	0	0	1	0
Mason Graham	7	4	2	3	0	2
Carson Schwesinger	6	1	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	5	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Delpit	4	2	0	0	0	0
Denzel Ward	3	3	0	0	0	0
Isaiah McGuire	3	2	1	2	0	1
Jared Verse	3	2	0	0	0	1
Mike Hall Jr.	3	2	0	0	0	0
Malachi Corley	3	2	0	0	0	0
Myles Harden	3	2	0	0	1	0
Maliek Collins	3	0	0	0	0	2
Easton Mascarenas-Arnold	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Adin Huntington	2	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Barnett	1	1	0	0	1	1
Daniel Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tylan Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Carolina Panthers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald	4/4	100.0	53	0/0	12

Cleveland Browns Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andre Szmyt	2/2	100.0	48	1/1	7

Game flow

Panthers vs. Browns Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

CAR 0%Home win probabilityCLE 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Panthers vs. Browns Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 25 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
CAR	Punt5 plays, 4 yards, 3:00	5	4	3:00	CAR 29	CAR 33
CLE	Punt8 plays, 34 yards, 3:26	8	34	3:26	CLE 8	CLE 42
CAR	Punt4 plays, 25 yards, 2:43	4	25	2:43	CAR 19	CAR 44
CLE	Punt13 plays, 48 yards, 8:55	13	48	8:55	CLE 9	CAR 43
CAR	Downs8 plays, 31 yards, 3:23	8	31	3:23	CAR 16	CLE 43
CLE	Field Goal7 plays, 18 yards, 2:50	7	18	2:50	CAR 47	CAR 29
CAR	Downs4 plays, 9 yards, 2:07	4	9	2:07	CAR 31	CAR 40
CLE	Touchdown7 plays, 40 yards, 1:59	7	40	1:59	CAR 40	CAR 0
CAR	Field Goal9 plays, 56 yards, 1:10	9	56	1:10	CAR 27	CLE 17
CLE	End of Half1 play, -1 yard, 0:27	1	-1	0:27	CLE 18	CLE 18
CLE	Fumble0 plays, 0 yards, 0:11	0	0	0:11	CLE 0	CLE 0
CAR	Field Goal4 plays, 8 yards, 1:27	4	8	1:27	CLE 30	CLE 22
CLE	Punt3 plays, -3 yards, 2:25	3	-3	2:25	CLE 29	CLE 26
CAR	Punt8 plays, 35 yards, 3:23	8	35	3:23	CAR 20	CLE 45
CLE	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:34	3	5	1:34	CLE 5	CLE 10
CAR	Field Goal8 plays, 31 yards, 2:43	8	31	2:43	CAR 34	CLE 35
CLE	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:07	3	1	1:07	CLE 33	CLE 34
CAR	Field Goal12 plays, 68 yards, 5:29	12	68	5:29	CAR 13	CLE 19
CLE	Field Goal7 plays, 44 yards, 4:11	7	44	4:11	CLE 29	CAR 27
CAR	Touchdown6 plays, 72 yards, 3:05	6	72	3:05	CAR 28	CLE 0
CLE	Touchdown8 plays, 65 yards, 2:37	8	65	2:37	CLE 35	CAR 0
CAR	Downs4 plays, 2 yards, 0:31	4	2	0:31	CAR 22	CAR 16
CLE	Downs4 plays, 7 yards, 0:16	4	7	0:16	CAR 24	CAR 15
CAR	Interception6 plays, 25 yards, 0:52	6	25	0:52	CAR 17	CAR 42
CLE	End of Game1 play, -1 yard, 0:09	1	-1	0:09	CLE 44	CLE 44

Official game information

Panthers vs. Browns Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance65,023

Reported crowd at Huntington Bank Field.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Huntington Bank Field.

Game officials

Brad Freeman — Back Judge
Mark Pellis — Umpire
Jabir Walker — Field Judge
Land Clark — Referee
Dave Hawkshaw — Side Judge
Dale Keller — Down Judge
Stephen Ray — Line Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Panthers vs. Browns Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

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TV and streaming

What Channel Is Panthers vs. Browns On?

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Stadium

Where Is Panthers vs. Browns Being Played?

Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH.

Why this game matters

About This Regular season Matchup

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Panthers vs. Browns FAQ

When is Carolina Panthers vs. Cleveland Browns?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Where is Carolina Panthers vs. Cleveland Browns being played?

Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH.

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