Nightcap Hour 2: Deshaun Watson WINS AGAIN + Justin Herbert PLAYING Like GARBAGE +Jaguars MAN HANDLE Patriots + Lions OUTLAST Jets + Colts SEND Texans PACKING + Commanders SHOCK Seahawks + Vikings CRUISE to WIN Over Bucs

Shannon Sharpe (0:00)

The Browns defeated the Panthers 21-18. Deshaun Watson gets a second win, and the Browns are not 2-1. Tied for the division lead, Deshaun Watson last two games, 40 of 60, 382, four touchdowns, no interception. First time the Browns have a winning record since 2023 Deshaun Watson is the first quarterback since Baker Mayfield.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what's up, what's up? Hello, hello, they did something.

Deshaun Watson is the first quarterback since Baker Mayfield in weeks 14 and 15 of 2018 to lead a game-winning TD drives in the fourth quarter of consecutive games. Here's Deshaun feeding off the Browns fans' energy today in the win over the Panthers.

Deshaun Watson (0:55)

And it's great, you know, I just wanted to finish the job for them. So, yeah, it was the one moment I got a little teary-eyed, you know, just filling that energy because, you know, I put so much work to get back here, you know, to be in this moment here to be able to show that I can finish these drives, finish these games and get Ws for the city and this organization.

This is what all the hard work and all the beliefs, the prayers, everything that I, you know, put myself through the last 22 months to be able to stand in front of the crowd and on that field to finish the job. And I want to keep improving, keep trying to get better each every day, each week. And we got a big one Thursday.

Chad Johnson (1:32)

What I told you was going to happen, huh?

Yeah. What I told you was going to happen. He going to go, that first home game, Joe, coming off that win, that crowd was going crazy. They going to go crazy. There was one thing, they might have booed you when you got hurt, but you want the booze to turn into cheers, win some games and watch what happened. Give them some of the cheers.

Deshaun Watson (1:51)

Watch what happened.

Chad Johnson (1:52)

Man, they were cheering, let's go Deshaun, let's go Deshaun, the whole stadium.

Deshaun Watson (2:00)

Yeah.

Chad Johnson (2:00)

What you talking about? I understand why he was crying. Not only on top of that, they won the game from a team that scored 50 and 39 in back to back weeks. Wait, 50, 59?

Shannon Sharpe (2:10)

They scored 39, they scored 39, they scored 37 and 34 in back to back weeks.

Chad Johnson (2:16)

Yeah, 37 and 34 Then you come, they come in to Cleveland, and listen, Bryce Young might have had him a day. He had an interception, but Deshaun Watson played well. 15 for 32, TD 144

Junkins had 70, that goddamn Harold Fanning Jr., boy. I salute you, young boy, but you the real deal. And Deshaun does what? He gets another W.

So how you think the people of Cleveland feel? How you think those fans feel?

Shannon Sharpe (2:43)

They gon keep cheering? Exactly.

Chad Johnson (2:46)

Hey, winning cures everything, Joe.

Shannon Sharpe (2:48)

Oh yeah.

Chad Johnson (2:49)

It cures everything, no matter what's going on in life.

Shannon Sharpe (2:52)

Yeah, I'm with you. You give them something to cheer about, okay, Ocho, they gon rally around them. Not only that, I didn't think Deshaun was, he played great tonight. I don't think he had any turnovers, which was obviously great, but for the most part, they defense, bro. They defense was stingy tonight against a Carolina team who had been putting up at least what, about 32, 30 a game? Yeah, they basically gave up half of what, they only scored half of what they normally scored. Yeah, I think they only had like three in the first half, so I was surprised that the Browns locked in, defensively like that, that they were able to stop that high-power offense the way Young had been playing. Okay, Ocho, but man, get Deshaun credit, bro. No turnovers, he helped. He helped pull his win through.

Hey, I'm happy for him, bro. I ain't gonna lie to you, because I can understand, I can understand the pressure that's on him, and to be able to go out and win in front of those fans.

And like you said, he got teary-eyed. Ocho, you said they were chanting his name like-

Chad Johnson (3:49)

What? The whole stadium.

Shannon Sharpe (3:51)

I can only imagine.

Chad Johnson (3:52)

Let's go, Deshaun. That's why he was crying. It had to be. You know what that feel like? With everything you've been through, all the stuff he's had to endure, especially with... Joe, though you know what it's like to have your own home crowd to boo you?