Regular Season: CAR leads series, 4-3 (CLE won 3 of past 4) Last reg. season meeting: 9/11/22: CLE 26 at CAR 24
PANTHERS NOTES:
PANTHERS have scored 30+ points in 1st 2 games of season for 1st time in franchise history. • QB BRYCE YOUNG passed for 287 yards & 3 TDs for 116.3 rating in Week 2 & became 2nd QB ever under 26 with 285+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 110+ passer rating in each of 1st 2 games of season (Kyler Murray – 2021 with Ari.). Aims for 6th in row on road with TD pass. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD had 53 rush yards & TD catch in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 60+ scrimmage yards & TD. • WR TETAIROA MCMILLAN led team with 5 catches for 101 yards in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 5 catches & 75+ rec. yards & aims for 3rd in row on road with 85+ rec. yards. • WR JALEN COKER had 8 catches for 66 yards in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 8 receptions & 65+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on road. • TE DARREN WALLER had 2 TD catches in Week 2, 1 of 4 TEs (Jake Ferguson, Isaiah Likely & Dallas Goedert) with 2+ TD receptions in a single game this season. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD catches. • LB DEVIN LLOYD last week became 5th LB since 1982 with sack & 2 INTs, incl. INT-TD, in single game. Aims for 4th in row on road with PD. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE totaled 9 tackles & had INT & PD in Week 2. Aims for 5th in row with 7+ tackles & 3rd in row on road with INT. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. • LB JAELAN PHILLIPS had sack in Week 2 & aims for 4th in row with sack. Had sack in last game vs. Cle. (10/19/25 w/ Mia.). • DT AARON HALL (rookie) had 6 tackles & FR in Week 2. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG had 5 tackles in Week 2 & aims for 8th in row on road with 5+ tackles. Had INT in his last game vs. Cle. (9/29/24 w/ LV). • S NICK SCOTT had FR in Week 2. Has 7+ tackles in 8 of his past 9.
BROWNS NOTES:
QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 24 of 30 atts. (80 pct.) for 238 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.9 rating in Week 2, his 6th career start with 80+ comp. pct. Aims for his 4th in row with 95+ rating. • RB QUINSHON JUDKINS tied his career high with 5 catches & had 48 scrimmage yards (27 rec., 21 rush) in Week 2. Has 610 scrimmage yards (87.1 per game) & 4 rush TDs in 7 career home games, incl. 50+ scrimmage yards in each game. • WR DENZEL BOSTON had 5 catches for team-high 95 yards & TD catch in Week 2, 1st rookie since 2023 (Jordan Addison) with 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD in each of his 1st 2 career games. Can join Ja’Marr Chase & Terry McClaurin as only rookies since 2000 with 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD in each of his 1st 3 career games. Leads all rookies with 154 rec. yards in 2026. • WR KC CONCEPCION led team with 6 catches last week & leads all rookies with 10 receptions in 2026. • TE HAROLD FANNIN had 5 catches for 54 yards last week, his 7th career game with 5+ catches. • LB CARSON SCHWESINGER is 1st LB since 2022 (Myles Jack) with 10 tackles & TFL in each of 1st 2 weeks. Has 10+ tackles in 8 of his past 9 games. • LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 1st TFL of season in Week 2. • DE JARED VERSE aims for his 3rd in row in 2026 & 5th in row overall with TFL. • DT MASON GRAHAM is 1 of 4 DL (Jonathan Allen, Aidan Hutchinson & Leonard Williams) with sack in each of 1st 2 weeks. • CB DENZEL WARD is 1 of 6 with FF in each of 1st 2 weeks. Since 2018, leads NFL with 104 PD. • CB MYLES HARDEN had career-high 2 PD & 1st-career INT last week. • S GRANT DELPIT had 1st sack of season last week & has sack in 3 of his past 4. Had INT in last meeting.
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