Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns
CAR2-2
3-2CLE
@
FINAL · CLE 21–18·Sunday 2026-09-27·Huntington Bank Field·closed CLE +2.5 · O/U 41.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Mason Graham (LDT) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CAR 7d · CLE 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CAR form
2-2PF 121 · PA 109Home 1-1Away 1-1
QB Bryce Young 16–32 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2023
CLE form
3-2PF 93 · PA 112Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Deshaun Watson 40–37 as starter · playoffs 1–2 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2017
| CAR | Season efficiency | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| 0.115 | Off EPA / play | -0.08 |
| 44.2 | Off success % | 39.1 |
| 10.9 | Off explosive % | 8.3 |
| 38 | 3rd-down conv % | 30.6 |
| 0.028 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.022 |
| 43.4 | Def success % allowed | 43.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CAR staff
HCDave Canales0–1 vs MonkenOCBrad Idzik0–1 vs RutenbergDCEjiro Evero0–1 vs Switzer
4th-down go 28.1% · PROE -2.9 · no-huddle 6.5%
CLE staff
HCTodd Monken1–0 vs CanalesOCTravis Switzer1–0 vs EveroDCMike Rutenberg1–0 vs Idzik
4th-down go 19% · PROE +0.1 · no-huddle 3.1%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dave Canales0–1Todd MonkenMonken leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CAR @ CLE | 18–21 | 360–263 | Todd Monken |
CAR offense vs CLE defense
Brad Idzik(OC)0–1Mike Rutenberg(DC)Rutenberg leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CAR | CLE | 18–21 | 360 | -3 | L |
CLE offense vs CAR defense
Travis Switzer(OC)1–0Ejiro Evero(DC)Switzer leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CLE | CAR | 21–18 | 263 | +3 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CAR @ CLE | 18–21 | CLE | Dave Canales / Todd Monken |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded