Browns 23-19 Buccaneers: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Sep 20)

Updated Oct 13, 2026, 9:10 AM ET

Week 2

Cleveland BrownsBrowns

1-1 · Away

23–19

Final

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Tampa Bay BuccaneersBuccaneers

0-2 · Home

Browns vs Buccaneers final: the Cleveland Browns beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-19 on September 20, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Browns	3	3	10	7	23
Buccaneers	6	3	7	3	19

Browns vs Buccaneers Top Performers

Browns

PassingDeshaun Watson24/30, 238 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
RushingDeshaun Watson7 carries, 22 rush yds
ReceivingDenzel Boston5 catches, 95 rec yds, 1 TD
DefenseCarson Schwesinger10 tackles

Buccaneers

PassingBaker Mayfield21/34, 182 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingBucky Irving17 carries, 89 rush yds
ReceivingTez Johnson1 catches, 49 rec yds
DefenseJosiah Trotter11 tackles

Browns vs Buccaneers Box Score

Passing

Browns passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Deshaun Watson QB	24/30	238	7.9	2	0	2	55

Buccaneers passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Baker Mayfield QB	21/34	182	5.4	1	1	3	49

Rushing

Browns rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Deshaun Watson QB	7	22	3.1	8
Quinshon Judkins RB	12	21	1.8	9
Raheim Sanders RB	2	4	2.0	3
Jaleel McLaughlin RB	1	3	3.0	3
KC Concepcion Jr. WR	1	-6	-6.0	-6

Buccaneers rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bucky Irving RB	17	89	5.2	38
Baker Mayfield QB	4	29	7.3	14
Chris Godwin Jr. WR	1	12	12.0	12
Kenny Gainwell RB	2	10	5.0	6
Emeka Egbuka WR	1	-3	-3.0	-3

Receiving

Browns receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Denzel Boston WR	5	7	95	19.0	1	55
Harold Fannin Jr. TE	5	6	54	10.8	0	21
KC Concepcion Jr. WR	6	6	28	4.7	0	9
Quinshon Judkins RB	5	5	27	5.4	0	13
Blake Whiteheart TE	1	2	17	17.0	1	17
Isaiah Bond WR	1	1	10	10.0	0	10
Raheim Sanders RB	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jerry Jeudy WR	0	1	0	–	0	0
Jaleel McLaughlin RB	0	1	0	–	0	0

Buccaneers receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tez Johnson WR	1	4	49	49.0	0	49
Chris Godwin Jr. WR	3	3	46	15.3	0	24
Cade Otton TE	5	6	38	7.6	0	13
Ted Hurst III WR	2	7	27	13.5	0	21
Emeka Egbuka WR	3	5	16	5.3	1	7
Kenny Gainwell RB	3	4	5	1.7	0	5
Bucky Irving RB	4	4	1	0.3	0	4

Defense

Browns defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD	INT	FF
Carson Schwesinger LB	10	5	0	1	0	0	0
Quincy Williams LB	6	4	0	1	0	0	0
Denzel Ward CB	5	4	0	0	0	0	1
Grant Delpit SAF	5	5	1	0	0	0	0
Tyson Campbell CB	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
Myles Harden CB	5	2	0	0	2	1	0
Isaiah McGuire DE	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mason Graham DT	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
Ronnie Hickman SAF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Maliek Collins DT	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Barnett DE	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Noah Igbinoghene CB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Williams DE	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mekhi Blackmon CB	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Jared Verse DE	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Adin Huntington DE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Buccaneers defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD
Josiah Trotter LB	11	5	0	0	0
Alex Anzalone LB	8	2	0	0	0
Benjamin Morrison CB	7	5	0	0	1
A'Shawn Robinson DL	5	2	1	1	0
Tykee Smith SAF	5	4	0	3	0
Antoine Winfield Jr. SAF	4	2	0	0	0
Zyon McCollum CB	3	3	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby OLB	3	1	0	1	1
Keionte Scott DB	3	3	0	0	0
Vita Vea NT	2	0	0	0	0
Rakeem Nunez-Roches DL	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Nelson OLB	1	1	0	0	0
Calijah Kancey DL	1	1	0	0	0
SirVocea Dennis LB	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Roberts DL	1	1	0	0	0
David Walker OLB	1	1	1	1	0

Kicking

Browns kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Andre Szmyt K	3/3	50	2/2	11

Buccaneers kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Chase McLaughlin K	4/4	59	1/1	13

Punting

Browns punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Corey Bojorquez P	4	198	49.5	2	57

Buccaneers punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Riley Dixon P	4	186	46.5	1	55

Returns

Browns returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
Malachi Corley WR	4	93	0	0	0
Raheim Sanders RB	2	50	0	0	0

Buccaneers returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS
Kenny Gainwell RB	3	78	0	0
Kameron Johnson WR	2	77	0	0
Tez Johnson WR	0	0	2	14

Browns vs Buccaneers Recap

For the Browns: Deshaun Watson (24/30, 238 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT), Deshaun Watson (7 carries, 22 rush yds), Denzel Boston (5 catches, 95 rec yds, 1 TD). For the Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield (21/34, 182 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT), Bucky Irving (17 carries, 89 rush yds), Tez Johnson (1 catches, 49 rec yds).

After the game, the Browns are 1-1 and the Buccaneers are 0-2.

Browns vs Buccaneers Team Stats

BrownsBuccaneers

267
Total yards: 313; 223
Passing yards (net): 176; 44
Rushing yards: 137; 4.9
Yards per play: 5.0; 15
First downs: 17; 5/13 (38%)
Third downs: 7/16 (44%); 1/3 (33%)
Red zone: 1/4 (25%); 0
Turnovers: 1; 6
Penalties: 6; 50
Penalty yards: 62; 29:22
Time of possession: 30:38

Browns vs Buccaneers Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, September 20, 20261:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT

Stadium: Raymond James StadiumTampa

Week: NFL Week 2All Week 2 games

Season: 2026 NFL SeasonRegular season

Browns vs Buccaneers: Tale of the Tape

BrownsAFC vs NFCBuccaneers

0-1
Record: 0-1; AFC #16
Playoff seed: NFC #4; 10.0
Points per game: 27.0; 34.0
Points allowed: 33.0; -24.0
Point differential: -6.0; 0-1
Road / home record: 0-0; 0-0
Division record: 0-0; L1
Streak: L1; 7 days
Rest: 7 days

Before this game, from every 2026 regular-season final. Seeds follow the NFL format (division leaders 1-4, Wild Cards 5-7); equal records are split with the NFL tiebreakers.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025 season seriesDid not meet

Browns last 5 · 2026

L @ Jaguars 10-34 Sep 13, 2026
W @ Bengals 20-18 Jan 4, 2026
W vs Steelers 13-6 Dec 28, 2025
L vs Bills 20-23 Dec 21, 2025
L @ Bears 3-31 Dec 14, 2025

Buccaneers last 5 · 2026

L @ Bengals 27-33 Sep 13, 2026
W vs Panthers 16-14 Jan 3, 2026
L @ Dolphins 17-20 Dec 28, 2025
L @ Panthers 20-23 Dec 21, 2025
L vs Falcons 28-29 Dec 11, 2025

More NFL Games on Sep 20, 2026

Final
New Orleans Saints2-524
Baltimore Ravens4-317
Top: Shough 27/34, 252 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Carolina Panthers3-334
Atlanta Falcons3-43
Top: Young 23/36, 287 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Minnesota Vikings6-09
Chicago Bears5-23
Top: Sr. 23 carries, 105 rush ydsBox score ›
Final
Green Bay Packers4-320
New York Jets2-517
Top: Smith 27/41, 247 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Pittsburgh Steelers5-23
New England Patriots4-320
Top: Maye 14/22, 208 pass yds, 0 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Cincinnati Bengals4-220
Houston Texans2-56
Top: Stroud 30/55, 353 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Philadelphia Eagles2-524
Tennessee Titans1-620
Top: Hurts 26/37, 264 pass yds, 2 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
Las Vegas Raiders3-426
Los Angeles Chargers0-614
Top: Cousins 19/29, 253 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Jacksonville Jaguars4-213
Denver Broncos5-220
Top: Nix 22/31, 288 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Washington Commanders1-420
Dallas Cowboys3-437
Top: Prescott 26/31, 279 pass yds, 4 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Miami Dolphins1-513
San Francisco 49ers6-135
Top: Purdy 20/22, 287 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Seattle Seahawks4-331
Arizona Cardinals2-57
Top: Smith-Njigba 9 catches, 155 rec yds, 3 TDBox score ›
Final
Indianapolis Colts2-530
Kansas City Chiefs5-133
Top: Mahomes 32/47, 382 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›

That covers Browns vs Buccaneers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Browns visit the Steelers Nov 1; Buccaneers host the Falcons Nov 1.

Browns vs Buccaneers FAQs

Who won Browns vs Buccaneers on Sep 20, 2026?

The Cleveland Browns beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-19 on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

What are the Browns and Buccaneers records?

After this game the Browns were 1-1 and the Buccaneers were 0-2 this season.

Who were the top performers in Browns vs Buccaneers?

Deshaun Watson led all passers with 238 yards for the Browns. Bucky Irving led all rushers with 89 yards for the Buccaneers. Denzel Boston led all receivers with 95 yards for the Browns.

Where was Browns vs Buccaneers played?

At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the home stadium of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

What was the score by quarter in Browns vs Buccaneers?

Browns-Buccaneers: Q1 3-6, Q2 3-3, Q3 10-7, Q4 7-3.

What is next for the Browns and Buccaneers?

Browns visit the Steelers on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET; Buccaneers host the Falcons on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET.