Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Carolina, NC

87 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	14	10	0	0	-	24
Carolina Panthers	6	0	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 CLE - Damien Harris 11 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 06:12 CAR - Chandler Curtis 27 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)
1Q: 00:08 CLE - Damien Harris 2 pass from Donovan Bowers (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 08:59 CLE - Damien Harris 5 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Patrick Gomez 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:20 CLE - Damien Harris 11 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 06:12 CAR - Chandler Curtis 27 pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Dustin Hopkins extra point failed)
1Q: 00:08 CLE - Damien Harris 2 pass from Donovan Bowers (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 08:59 CLE - Damien Harris 5 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CLE - Patrick Gomez 51 field goal

Team Statistics CLE CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 12 8
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 379 313
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 6.02 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 193 131
- Rushing Attempts 30 31
- Yards per Rush 6.43 4.23
Net Passing Yards 186 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 1 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 186 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	CLE	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	12	8
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	379	313
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	6.02	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	193	131
- Rushing Attempts	30	31
- Yards per Rush	6.43	4.23
Net Passing Yards	186	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 1	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	186	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	5:58	5:56	OWN 36	13	64	Touchdown
2	12:50	4:00	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	5:41	3:46	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 2	1	6	Half
3	12:17	1:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	9:23	1:05	OWN 32	3	-1	Interception
3	7:17	1:29	OPP 34	3	0	Missed FG
3	4:30	2:39	OWN 12	6	42	Fumble
4	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:38	3:46	OWN 5	6	40	Punt
4	3:49	2:00	OWN 30	5	26	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	6:16	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	0:02	2:12	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
2	8:50	3:09	OWN 31	5	23	Punt
2	1:55	1:49	OWN 38	6	11	Punt
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 46	4	13	Punt
3	11:17	1:54	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
3	8:18	1:01	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
3	5:48	1:18	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
3	1:51	1:51	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
4	13:04	3:26	OWN 41	6	20	Punt
4	5:52	2:03	OWN 11	8	53	Interception
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	7	50	Game

Game MVP: Courtney Smith, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB La'Mical Perrine	16	104	6.50	33	4	0
RB Damien Harris	10	72	7.20	18	3	2
RB Khalil Herbert	3	8	2.67	9	0	0
QB Donovan Bowers	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ricky Langen	13	35	2.69	13	2
QB Keegan Cassidy	6	35	5.83	9	0
RB Thomas Pearson	6	23	3.83	7	0
RB Pedro Iveans	5	29	5.80	12	1
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mason Thomas	26	16	132	0/0	0	31	1	58.5
Donovan Bowers	7	6	54	0/0	1	23	0	138.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Cassidy	27	16	142	1/4	0	30	1	57.9
Tua Tagovailoa	7	4	44	0/0	1	27	0	115.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deebo Samuel	9	16	101	11.22	36	31	0
WR Cris Salinger	6	7	20	3.33	0	6	0
WR Laviska Shenault	2	2	18	9.00	1	10	0
WR Dyami Brown	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
RB Damien Harris	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Nicky Winters	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Khalil Herbert	1	1	23	23.00	18	23	0
TE Ian Horton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB La'Mical Perrine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Wayne	5	7	31	6.20	0	16	0
WR Chandler Curtis	4	6	57	14.25	27	27	1
RB Ricky Langen	4	4	21	5.25	0	9	0
WR Josh Doctson	3	8	32	10.67	2	22	0
TE Trey Gray	2	3	34	17.00	25	30	0
WR Marc Coffey	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Joel Shepherd	1	2	2	2.00	5	2	0
TE Abraham Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Julio Roca	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tommy Tremble	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Courtney Smith	1	21	21.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Isaiah Simmons	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
RB Damien Harris	1	0
WR Laviska Shenault	1	0
QB Mason Thomas	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Stanley Dillard	0	1	1	0
S Jessie Bates	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	4	171	42.8	37.0	47	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	9	349	38.8	28.3	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Gomez	1/2	1/2	1/2	51	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dyami Brown	1	14	14.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chandler Curtis	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Kelley	2	42	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Doctson	3	92	30.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Vigil	8	1	0.0	29	26
OLB Randall Staat	6	1	0.0	24	30
S Courtney Smith	6	1	0.0	28	33
CB Trayvon Mullen	4	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Abel Shea	3	2	0.0	18	21
OLB Khaleke Hudson	3	1	0.0	17	17
S Mason Douthett	3	1	0.0	12	16
CB Kelvin Zwick	3	0	0.0	12	12
DT Roger Ritt	2	0	1.0	30	34
DE Dixon Martinez	2	2	0.0	29	33
S D.J. Whelihan	2	1	0.0	28	34
OLB Morris Hopper	2	0	0.0	9	7
CB Darnay Holmes	2	0	0.0	14	19
CB Tyrone Kelley	2	0	0.0	23	29
OLB Thurman Cameron	2	0	0.0	8	9
WR Cris Salinger	1	0	---	---	---
DT Toby Jorgenson	1	0	0.0	22	25
S Shawn Davis	0	1	0.0	4	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jessie Bates	6	4	0.0	30	30
S Stanley Dillard	6	1	0.0	30	32
CB Denzel Ward	6	0	0.0	29	28
ILB Isaiah Simmons	5	5	0.0	27	33
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	5	0	0.0	29	33
CB Damon Arnette	5	0	0.0	30	33
OLB Reuben Horton	4	3	0.0	30	31
DE Clelin Ferrell	2	2	0.0	30	33
CB Ben Knudson	2	1	0.0	16	18
DT Denzel Brooks	2	0	0.0	14	17
ILB Jay Sanches	2	0	0.0	7	4
DE Brody Hobson	1	2	0.0	20	26
WR Josh Doctson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kelvin Joseph	1	0	0.0	8	12
OLB Germaine Pratt	0	1	0.0	9	10
DT Tommy Togiai	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Roger Ritt	1.0	1	1	0	34
DE Dixon Martinez	0.0	0	0	1	33

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clelin Ferrell	0.0	0	2	0	33
DE Brody Hobson	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Nick Vigil	3	1	0	26
OLB Randall Staat	3	0	0	30
S Courtney Smith	2	2	1	33
CB Kelvin Zwick	2	0	0	12
CB Trayvon Mullen	2	0	0	27
S D.J. Whelihan	2	0	0	34
OLB Khaleke Hudson	2	0	0	17
S Mason Douthett	1	2	0	16
OLB Abel Shea	1	0	0	21
DT Roger Ritt	1	0	0	34
CB Tyrone Kelley	1	0	0	29
S Shawn Davis	0	1	0	2

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Denzel Ward	5	0	0	28
ILB Isaiah Simmons	4	1	1	33
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	3	0	0	33
S Stanley Dillard	3	0	0	32
CB Damon Arnette	2	1	0	33
OLB Reuben Horton	2	0	0	31
S Jessie Bates	1	0	0	30
CB Ben Knudson	1	0	0	18
CB Kelvin Joseph	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Quenton Nelson	4	8	30	33
T Kolton Miller	4	8	30	33
T Jedrick Wills Jr	4	7	30	33
T Max Sanford	1	2	14	15
G Junior Torres	1	2	16	18
C Korey Francis	0	2	30	33

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Nicky Quinn	4	8	31	0	35
T Drew Schwant	2	6	31	0	35
T Ricardo Nikolic	1	4	31	0	35
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	1	2	15	0	14
T Cody Ford	0	2	31	1	35
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	1	16	0	21
TE Abraham Giles	0	1	17	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Deebo Samuel	2	10
Ian Horton	1	22
Khalil Herbert	1	8

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Knudson	1	21
Clelin Ferrell	1	17
Denzel Ward	1	8

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Roger Ritt	---	---	30	34	9	73
WR Deebo Samuel	30	31	---	---	10	71
G Quenton Nelson	30	33	---	---	6	69
T Kolton Miller	30	33	---	---	6	69
T Jedrick Wills Jr	30	33	---	---	6	69
ILB Nick Vigil	---	---	29	26	11	66
CB Trayvon Mullen	---	---	22	27	16	65
S Courtney Smith	---	---	28	33	3	64
C Korey Francis	30	33	---	---	---	63
CB Tyrone Kelley	---	---	23	29	11	63
S D.J. Whelihan	---	---	28	34	---	62
DE Dixon Martinez	---	---	29	33	---	62
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	18	21	20	59
TE Ian Horton	16	20	---	---	22	58
WR Cris Salinger	27	30	---	---	---	57
DT Toby Jorgenson	---	---	22	25	9	56
RB La'Mical Perrine	16	18	---	---	22	56
OLB Randall Staat	---	---	24	30	---	54
WR Laviska Shenault	16	12	---	---	18	46
QB Mason Thomas	18	26	---	---	---	44
G Junior Torres	16	18	---	---	6	40
OLB Khaleke Hudson	---	---	17	17	---	34
WR Dyami Brown	12	13	---	---	9	34
CB Darnay Holmes	---	---	14	19	---	33
RB Damien Harris	10	19	---	---	1	30
T Max Sanford	14	15	---	---	---	29
TE Nicky Winters	13	15	---	---	---	28
S Mason Douthett	---	---	12	16	---	28
CB Kelvin Zwick	---	---	12	12	---	24
S Shawn Davis	---	---	4	2	15	21
QB Donovan Bowers	12	7	---	---	---	19
OLB Thurman Cameron	---	---	8	9	---	17
OLB Morris Hopper	---	---	9	7	---	16
RB Khalil Herbert	4	4	---	---	8	16
DE John Penisini	---	---	2	2	9	13
DT Adrian Diaz	---	---	6	4	---	10
WR Calvin Edwards	4	0	---	---	6	10
DE Ross Blacklock	---	---	4	5	---	9
K Patrick Gomez	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Jorge McDonald	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Donovan Nickell	2	3	---	---	---	5
WR Dexter Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Justin Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jack Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ambry Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reuben Horton	---	---	30	31	22	83
DE Clelin Ferrell	---	---	30	33	17	80
C Nicky Quinn	31	35	---	---	9	75
T Cody Ford	31	35	---	---	---	66
T Ricardo Nikolic	31	35	---	---	---	66
T Drew Schwant	31	35	---	---	---	66
CB Denzel Ward	---	---	29	28	8	65
CB Damon Arnette	---	---	30	33	2	65
OLB Dexter Fredrickson	---	---	29	33	2	64
S Stanley Dillard	---	---	30	32	2	64
TE Trey Gray	19	24	---	---	20	63
ILB Isaiah Simmons	---	---	27	33	2	62
S Jessie Bates	---	---	30	30	1	61
WR Jamal Wayne	22	29	---	---	6	57
CB Ben Knudson	---	---	16	18	21	55
RB Ricky Langen	18	28	---	---	6	52
WR Josh Doctson	14	24	---	---	11	49
WR Chandler Curtis	23	20	---	---	6	49
DE Brody Hobson	---	---	20	26	2	48
QB Keegan Cassidy	20	28	---	---	---	48
TE Abraham Giles	17	15	---	---	9	41
G Alijah Vera-Tucker	15	14	---	---	9	38
G Jeremiah Poutasi	16	21	---	---	---	37
DT Denzel Brooks	---	---	14	17	5	36
RB Pedro Iveans	10	5	---	---	20	35
ILB Jay Sanches	---	---	7	4	10	21
OLB Germaine Pratt	---	---	9	10	1	20
CB Kelvin Joseph	---	---	8	12	---	20
RB Thomas Pearson	7	6	---	---	6	19
QB Tua Tagovailoa	11	7	---	---	---	18
S Troy Apke	---	---	2	3	12	17
DT Willie Borders	---	---	7	9	---	16
TE Tommy Tremble	9	7	---	---	---	16
DE Alim McNeill	---	---	6	8	---	14
RB Joel Shepherd	6	6	---	---	---	12
WR Julio Roca	8	4	---	---	---	12
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Marc Coffey	2	3	---	---	4	9
T Bryce Finley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Bradley Rose	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Tommy Togiai	---	---	5	2	---	7
WR Jeffery Graham	0	4	---	---	---	4
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Travis Laskanic	---	---	1	1	---	2
G Gerald Hoffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Daniel Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	47	9.4
Middle	14	66	4.7
Right	11	80	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mason Thomas	26	16	2	3	2	2	2	0	1
Donovan Bowers	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Cassidy	27	16	2	1	2	5	1	1	1
Tua Tagovailoa	7	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	28	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	52	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	6	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	85	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	38	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deebo Samuel	16	9	1	101	2	31
WR Cris Salinger	7	6	0	20	0	30
TE Ian Horton	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Laviska Shenault	2	2	0	18	0	12
WR Dyami Brown	2	2	0	5	0	13
RB Damien Harris	1	1	0	2	0	19
TE Nicky Winters	1	1	0	17	0	15
RB La'Mical Perrine	1	0	1	0	0	18
RB Khalil Herbert	1	1	0	23	1	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Doctson	8	3	0	32	1	24
WR Jamal Wayne	7	5	0	31	0	29
WR Chandler Curtis	6	4	0	57	1	20
RB Ricky Langen	4	4	0	21	0	28
TE Trey Gray	3	2	1	34	1	24
RB Joel Shepherd	2	1	1	2	0	6
WR Marc Coffey	1	1	0	9	0	3
TE Abraham Giles	1	0	1	0	0	15
WR Julio Roca	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Tommy Tremble	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Damien Harris	3	19	6.33	7.20
QB Donovan Bowers	1	9	9.00	9.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan Bowers	2	1	2	1.00	7.71

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Damien Harris	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Deebo Samuel	1	0	0	0.00	6.31

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB La'Mical Perrine	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ricky Langen	3	0
RB Thomas Pearson	2	1
QB Tua Tagovailoa	1	1
QB Keegan Cassidy	1	0
RB Pedro Iveans	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mason Thomas	8	4	1
Donovan Bowers	2	2	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Cassidy	8	4	4
Tua Tagovailoa	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Salinger	3	2	0
WR Deebo Samuel	3	2	2
TE Ian Horton	2	0	0
WR Laviska Shenault	1	1	0
RB Khalil Herbert	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Doctson	3	0	0
WR Chandler Curtis	2	2	2
WR Jamal Wayne	2	1	1
WR Julio Roca	1	0	0
RB Ricky Langen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (23,600)
End Zone 13,200 (17,000)
Mezzanine 7,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 6,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (23,600)
End Zone	13,200 (17,000)
Mezzanine	7,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	6,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (6,200)