Quarterbacks are ultimately remembered for what they do when the game is on the line. Numbers piled up in the 1st half can pad a stat line, but the players who consistently deliver in the final minutes are the ones teams trust most. Those moments define seasons and, in some cases, entire careers. Through the first month of 2026, no quarterback in the league has delivered in those situations more often than Deshaun Watson.
DraftKings Sports shared the league leaders in game-winning drives through Week 4.
“Most game-winning drives from QBs through Week 4: Deshaun Watson – 3,” DraftKings Sports posted.
Most game-winning drives from QBs through Week 4 📈
Deshaun Watson – 3
Josh Allen – 2
Patrick Mahomes – 2
Jared Goff – 2
Bo Nix – 2
Lamar Jackson – 1
Matthew Stafford – 1
Jordan Love – 1
Drake Maye – 1
Aaron Rodgers – 1
Kirk Cousins – 1
Jalen Hurts – 1
Marcus Mariota – 1
Dak… pic.twitter.com/DDMXEADWly— DraftKings Sports (@DKSports) October 8, 2026
Watson sits alone atop that list, ahead of Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff and Bo Nix, who each have 2. Lamar Jackson, who brings the Baltimore Ravens to Cleveland on October 18, has 1.
Every one of Cleveland’s wins has required one. In Tampa Bay, Watson found tight end Blake Whiteheart wide open off a play-fake for the go-ahead touchdown with less than 4 minutes remaining. Against Carolina, he delivered another late scoring strike to put the Browns in front. And against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he completed 4 of 5 passes for 46 yards after Pittsburgh tied the game, setting up Andre Szmyt’s 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds left.
That run made Watson the first Browns quarterback since Brian Sipe in 1980 to throw go-ahead touchdown passes in the final 4 minutes of consecutive games. Sipe won NFL MVP that season while leading the famed Kardiac Kids, a team known for winning nail-biters week after week.
It is also the longest streak of game-winning drives in Watson’s career, which is notable for a quarterback who once put together Pro Bowl seasons in Houston.
Part of the credit belongs to the work done behind the scenes. Watson went through some of the toughest coaching of his Browns tenure before the Tampa Bay game, and his average time to throw has dropped every week since.
The trend also reflects a team built to win close games. With a defense that keeps opponents within reach and a kicker who has made 22 straight field goals, Watson rarely needs to do more than move the offense into position.
Living on the edge every week is not sustainable, and the Browns would welcome a comfortable win at some point. But if the upcoming games against the New York Jets and Ravens come down to the final possession, Cleveland has a quarterback who has proven he can handle the moment, and that may be the most valuable trait a contender can have.
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