Browns Back Deshaun Watson After 23-19 Comeback Win as Week 3 Home Test Looms
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 21
Browns Back Deshaun Watson After 23-19 Comeback Win as Week 3 Home Test Looms
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 21
Summary
Todd Monken said Monday that Deshaun Watson still has room to grow after the quarterback led Cleveland from a 16-6 third-quarter deficit to a 23-19 win over Tampa Bay.
Watson answered a poor Week 1 showing by completing 24 of 30 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, including a 17-yard go-ahead score to Blake Whiteheart.
Monken tied that progress to Watson's lack of recent playing time: the 31-year-old has appeared in just 21 regular-season games since 2022 and missed all of 2025 after two Achilles surgeries.
Cleveland is now 1-1 heading into Sunday's home opener against Carolina, where another solid outing could ease pressure on Watson after renewed doubts about his future with the Browns.