Panthers 18-21 Browns: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Sep 27)

Updated Oct 13, 2026, 9:10 AM ET

Week 3

Carolina PanthersPanthers

1-2 · Away

18–21

Final

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Cleveland BrownsBrowns

2-1 · Home

Panthers vs Browns final: the Cleveland Browns beat the Carolina Panthers 21-18 on September 27, 2026 at FirstEnergy Stadium , Cleveland.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Panthers	0	3	6	9	18
Browns	0	10	0	11	21

Panthers vs Browns Top Performers

Panthers

PassingBryce Young26/48, 291 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingChuba Hubbard19 carries, 82 rush yds
ReceivingBrycen Tremayne4 catches, 83 rec yds
DefenseLathan Ransom8 tackles

Browns

PassingDeshaun Watson16/30, 144 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
RushingQuinshon Judkins18 carries, 70 rush yds
ReceivingHarold Fannin Jr.7 catches, 51 rec yds, 2 TD
DefenseQuincy Williams9 tackles

Panthers vs Browns Box Score

Passing

Panthers passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Bryce Young QB	26/48	291	6.1	1	1	3	31

Browns passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	LNG
Deshaun Watson QB	16/30	144	4.8	2	0	2	28
Shedeur Sanders QB	1/1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Rushing

Panthers rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Chuba Hubbard RB	19	82	4.3	0	16
AJ Dillon RB	4	16	4.0	0	11

Browns rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Quinshon Judkins RB	18	70	3.9	11
Deshaun Watson QB	11	45	4.1	21
Raheim Sanders RB	1	17	17.0	17

Receiving

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

Browns receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Harold Fannin Jr. TE	7	9	51	7.3	2	14
Denzel Boston WR	2	4	41	20.5	0	28
Raheim Sanders RB	4	5	34	8.5	0	10
Quinshon Judkins RB	2	2	9	4.5	0	9
KC Concepcion Jr. WR	2	9	9	4.5	0	5
Michael Burton FB	0	1	0	–	0	0

Defense

Panthers defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD
Lathan Ransom SAF	8	5	0	0	1
Tyrel Dodson LB	6	1	0	0	0
Will Lee III CB	6	3	0	0	1
Derrick Brown DT	5	5	0	0	1
Zakee Wheatley SAF	5	4	0	0	0
Bobby Okereke LB	4	1	0	0	0
Tre'von Moehrig SAF	4	2	0	1	0
Lee Hunter DT	4	1	0	0	0
Patrick Jones II OLB	3	2	0	1	0
Princely Umanmielen OLB	3	2	1	1	0
Jaycee Horn CB	2	1	0	0	0
Jaelan Phillips OLB	2	0	0	0	0
Akayleb Evans CB	2	1	0	0	1
TeRah Edwards DT	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Jackson CB	1	1	0	0	0
Trevis Gipson OLB	1	1	1	1	0
Bobby Brown III DT	1	0	0	0	0
Aaron Hall DT	1	0	0	0	0

Browns defense
Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL	PD	INT
Quincy Williams LB	9	5	0	1	0	0
Mekhi Blackmon CB	8	6	0	0	1	0
Ronnie Hickman SAF	8	3	0	0	1	1
Mason Graham DT	7	4	2	3	0	0
Carson Schwesinger LB	6	1	0	0	0	0
Grant Delpit SAF	4	2	0	0	0	0
Maliek Collins DT	3	0	0	0	0	0
Denzel Ward CB	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jared Verse DE	3	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah McGuire DE	3	2	1	2	0	0
Mike Hall Jr. DT	3	2	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren SAF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Harden CB	3	2	0	0	1	0
Sam Williams DE	2	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Barnett DE	1	1	0	0	1	0
Adin Huntington DE	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Panthers kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Ryan Fitzgerald K	4/4	53	0/0	12

Browns kicking
Player	FG	LNG	XP	PTS
Andre Szmyt K	2/2	48	1/1	7

Punting

Panthers punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Sam Martin P	3	139	46.3	3	52

Browns punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20	LNG
Corey Bojorquez P	5	243	48.6	3	62

Returns

Panthers returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS	TD
David Moore WR	3	59	2	14	0
Anthony Tyus III RB	2	47	0	0	0

Browns returns
Player	KR	KR YDS	PR	PR YDS
Malachi Corley WR	4	104	0	0
Raheim Sanders RB	2	47	0	0
KC Concepcion Jr. WR	0	0	1	1

Panthers vs Browns Recap

For the Browns: Deshaun Watson (16/30, 144 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INT), Quinshon Judkins (18 carries, 70 rush yds), Harold Fannin Jr. (7 catches, 51 rec yds, 2 TD). For the Panthers: Bryce Young (26/48, 291 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT), Chuba Hubbard (19 carries, 82 rush yds), Brycen Tremayne (4 catches, 83 rec yds).

The Browns did the damage in the 2nd quarter, winning that period by 7.

After the game, the Panthers are 1-2 and the Browns are 2-1.

Panthers vs Browns Team Stats

PanthersBrowns

360
Total yards: 259; 262
Passing yards (net): 127; 98
Rushing yards: 132; 4.9
Yards per play: 4.1; 24
First downs: 17; 4/15 (27%)
Third downs: 5/15 (33%); 1/3 (33%)
Red zone: 2/3 (67%); 1
Turnovers: 1; 7
Penalties: 12; 63
Penalty yards: 84; 29:53
Time of possession: 30:07

Panthers vs Browns Game Info

Date & time: Sunday, September 27, 20261:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT

Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland

Week: NFL Week 3All Week 3 games

Season: 2026 NFL SeasonRegular season

Panthers vs Browns: Tale of the Tape

PanthersNFC vs AFCBrowns

1-1
Record: 1-1; NFC #4
Playoff seed: AFC #11; 35.5
Points per game: 16.5; 31.0
Points allowed: 26.5; +4.5
Point differential: -10.0; 1-0
Road / home record: 0-0; 1-0
Division record: 0-0; W1
Streak: W1; 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

Panthers last 5 · 2026 incl. playoffs

W @ Falcons 34-3 Sep 20, 2026
L vs Bears 37-59 Sep 13, 2026
L vs Rams 31-34 Jan 10, 2026
L @ Buccaneers 14-16 Jan 3, 2026
L vs Seahawks 10-27 Dec 28, 2025

Browns last 5 · 2026

W @ Buccaneers 23-19 Sep 20, 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

More NFL Games on Sep 27, 2026

Final
New York Jets2-524
Detroit Lions3-231
Top: Smith 31/37, 321 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Houston Texans2-517
Indianapolis Colts2-519
Top: Jones 24/36, 235 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Tennessee Titans1-67
New York Giants4-212
Top: Skattebo 20 carries, 60 rush ydsBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Chargers0-616
Buffalo Bills5-124
Top: III 24 carries, 154 rush yds, 1 TDBox score ›
Final
Cincinnati Bengals4-227
Pittsburgh Steelers5-230
Top: Burrow 28/37, 282 pass yds, 3 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Kansas City Chiefs5-024
Miami Dolphins1-510
Top: Mahomes 20/24, 246 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Seattle Seahawks3-331
Washington Commanders1-433
Top: Darnold 31/45, 379 pass yds, 4 TD, 2 INTBox score ›
Final
New England Patriots4-36
Jacksonville Jaguars4-235
Top: Lawrence 19/29, 182 pass yds, 3 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Arizona Cardinals2-430
San Francisco 49ers6-136
Top: Purdy 15/27, 297 pass yds, 4 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Minnesota Vikings6-023
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-516
Top: Mayfield 17/34, 217 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Baltimore Ravens4-334
Dallas Cowboys2-431
Top: Jackson 15/20, 186 pass yds, 2 TD, 0 INTBox score ›
Final
Las Vegas Raiders3-335
New Orleans Saints2-527
Top: Shough 29/42, 255 pass yds, 4 TD, 1 INTBox score ›
Final
Los Angeles Rams2-426
Denver Broncos4-230
Top: Stafford 30/55, 390 pass yds, 2 TD, 2 INTBox score ›

That covers Panthers vs Browns: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Panthers visit the Packers Oct 29; Browns visit the Steelers Nov 1.

Panthers vs Browns FAQs

Who won Panthers vs Browns on Sep 27, 2026?

The Cleveland Browns beat the Carolina Panthers 21-18 on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland.

What are the Panthers and Browns records?

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

Who were the top performers in Panthers vs Browns?

Bryce Young led all passers with 291 yards for the Panthers. Chuba Hubbard led all rushers with 82 yards for the Panthers. Brycen Tremayne led all receivers with 83 yards for the Panthers.

Where was Panthers vs Browns played?

At FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, the home stadium of the Cleveland Browns.

What was the score by quarter in Panthers vs Browns?

Panthers-Browns: Q1 0-0, Q2 3-10, Q3 6-0, Q4 9-11.

What is next for the Panthers and Browns?

Panthers visit the Packers on Thursday, October 29 at 8:15 PM ET; Browns visit the Steelers on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM ET.