Cleveland rallied past Carolina 21-18. Deshaun Watson threw both Cleveland touchdowns to Harold Fannin Jr., and the second capped the winning drive in the fourth quarter. Watch Carolina Panthers vs Cleveland Browns highlights or stream on FOX One. The Week 3 game of the 2026 NFL season came from Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT.

The series opened on Nov. 21, 1999, when Carolina won 31-17 in Cleveland during the Browns' expansion-return season. It has stayed close and stayed rare since. The teams are even at 4-4 over eight meetings, they have never drawn each other in the postseason, and the home team has not had much of an advantage: Carolina is 2-1 in Charlotte and 2-3 on the road in the matchup.