Fannin scores twice as Browns beat Panthers 21–18

Harold Fannin Jr. supplied both of Cleveland’s touchdowns, and the Browns needed the second one to finish the job. His 14-yard catch from Deshaun Watson with 1:48 left helped lift Cleveland past the Carolina Panthers 21–18 on September 27.

The Browns trailed 18–13 before that touchdown. Watson then connected with Denzel Boston for the two-point conversion, completing the scoring in the official NFL gamebook.

Fannin finished with seven catches for 51 yards and two touchdowns. Watson completed 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards and two scores without an interception, and added 45 rushing yards on 11 attempts. Quinshon Judkins contributed 70 yards on 18 carries. Those figures come from BALLDONTLIE’s player statistics, checked against the NFL gamebook.

Cleveland scored 10 points in the second quarter and 11 in the fourth. Carolina scored three in the second, six in the third and nine in the fourth; neither team scored in the opening quarter.

Bryce Young threw for 291 yards, completing 26 of 48 attempts with one touchdown and one interception. Chuba Hubbard ran for 82 yards on 19 carries and caught four passes for another 28. Brycen Tremayne had four receptions for 83 yards.

Carolina’s touchdown came on an eight-yard pass from Young to John Metchie III with 4:25 remaining. The Panthers’ two-point attempt failed, leaving Cleveland within a touchdown.

Watson’s passing yardage was modest, but his two touchdown throws and clean interception column mattered more to the result. Fannin’s second score turned a five-point deficit into a lead Cleveland kept. That gives this win a clear focal point without treating one afternoon as a verdict on the Browns’ season.