Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson appeared to have suffered a major right leg injury late in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Bengals.
On second-and-6 from the Cincinnati 21, Watson started to move on a designed run to the right but almost immediately went down with an apparent right leg injury. Replay showed Watson’s calf twitch as he tried to take a step, which can be an indicator of an Achilles injury. There was no contact on the play.
Watson was carted off the field.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson came in to replace Watson. It’s Thompson-Robinson’s first game as a backup this season, with Jameis Winston as the emergency third QB.
The Browns finished the drive with Nick Chubb powering his way in for a 1-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal. But Dustin Hopkins — who missed a field goal earlier — missed the extra point to keep the score at 7-6, Cincinnati.
