The dude turned the hometown crowd's boos to cheers.The people who have grown to seriously dislike their starting quarterback, many of them angrily barking at him from the Dawg Pound in all sorts of unfriendly tones, were actually chanting, "Let's go Watson" before this game was over.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.DESHAUN WATSON THROWS INTERCEPTION FIVE SNAPS INTO 2026 SEASON AS BROWNS GET OFF TO ROUGH STARTAbout the only boos Watson could hear in the second half of this one was when he was sacked during a crucial third down by Carolina edge rusher Princely Umanmielen for a seven-yard loss, but replays on the big screens showed Umanmielen grabbing and twisting Watson’s facemask without a call from an official.There hasn't been a turnaround like this since Apple Inc.rose from near bankruptcy in the 1990s.Watson barely heard anything other than approval from the home crowd.Well, maybe a smattering of boos earlier."I was hearing the crowd, the yelling the positivity," Watson said afterward.
"That's my main focus.I didn't hear any of [the boos], but at the same time, I was just trying to give them something to cheer about and we got that W so that's all that matters."Stunning.Deshaun Watson, No.
4 of the Cleveland Browns, celebrates after a 21-18 win over the Carolina Panthers at Huntington Bank Field on Sept.27, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio.
(Getty Images)These words seem foreign to anyone who heard that press conference Watson gave during the preseason when he called the home crowd "disrespectful" for booing him when he injured his Achilles in 2024 and then again in the preseason when he played his first game back at Huntington Bank Field.He added that it was "personal" between him and the crowd and having nothing to do with his performance.And, well, it has something to do with perfor...