2021 Cleveland Browns season

2021 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerJimmy and Dee Haslam
Head coachKevin Stefanski
General managerAndrew Berry (EVP of Football Ops/GM)
Home fieldFirstEnergy Stadium
Results
Record8–9
Division place3rd AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersG Joel Bitonio
RB Nick Chubb
DE Myles Garrett
G Wyatt Teller
CB Denzel Ward
AP All-ProsG Joel Bitonio (1st team)
DE Myles Garrett (1st team)
G Wyatt Teller (2nd team)
Uniform

The 2021 season was the Cleveland Browns' 69th season as a member of the National Football League and their second under head coach Kevin Stefanski.

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Cleveland Browns Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 26 Greg Newsome II CB Northwestern
2 52 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB Notre Dame from Chicago via Carolina
3 91 Anthony Schwartz WR Auburn from New Orleans
4 110 James Hudson OT Cincinnati from Philadelphia
132 Tommy Togiai DT Ohio State
5 153 Tony Fields II LB West Virginia from Detroit
169 Richard LeCounte S Georgia from Los Angeles Rams
6 211 Demetric Felton RB UCLA

Regular season

Schedule

The Browns' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 29–33 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 September 19 Houston Texans W 31–21 1–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
3 September 26 Chicago Bears W 26–6 2–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
4 October 3 at Minnesota Vikings W 14–7 3–1 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
5 October 10 at Los Angeles Chargers L 42–47 3–2 SoFi Stadium Recap
6 October 17 Arizona Cardinals L 14–37 3–3 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
7 October 21 Denver Broncos W 17–14 4–3 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
8 October 31 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–15 4–4 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
9 November 7 at Cincinnati Bengals W 41–16 5–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
10 November 14 at New England Patriots L 7–45 5–5 Gillette Stadium Recap
11 November 21 Detroit Lions W 13–10 6–5 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
12 November 28 at Baltimore Ravens L 10–16 6–6 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
13 Bye
14 December 12 Baltimore Ravens W 24–22 7–6 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
15 December 20 Las Vegas Raiders L 14–16 7–7 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
16 December 25 at Green Bay Packers L 22–24 7–8 Lambeau Field Recap
17 January 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–26 7–9 Heinz Field Recap
18 January 9 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–16 8–9 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Cincinnati Bengals 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 460 376 L1
(7) Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 343 398 W2
Cleveland Browns 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 349 371 W1
Baltimore Ravens 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 387 392 L6

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Tennessee Titans South 12 5 0 .706 5–1 8–4 .472 .480 W3
2[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 7–5 .538 .517 W1
3 Buffalo Bills East 11 6 0 .647 5–1 7–5 .472 .428 W4
4 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 7 0 .588 4–2 8–4 .472 .462 L1
Wild cards
5[b] Las Vegas Raiders West 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .510 .515 W4
6[b] New England Patriots East 10 7 0 .588 3–3 8–4 .481 .394 L1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 7 1 .559 4–2 7–5 .521 .490 W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] Indianapolis Colts South 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .495 .431 L2
9[c][d] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .464 .379 W1
10[c][d] Los Angeles Chargers West 9 8 0 .529 3–3 6–6 .510 .500 L1
11[e] Cleveland Browns North 8 9 0 .471 3–3 5–7 .514 .415 W1
12[e] Baltimore Ravens North 8 9 0 .471 1–5 5–7 .531 .460 L6
13 Denver Broncos West 7 10 0 .412 1–5 3–9 .484 .357 L4
14[f] New York Jets East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 4–8 .512 .426 L2
15[f] Houston Texans South 4 13 0 .235 3–3 4–8 .498 .397 L2
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 14 0 .176 1–5 3–9 .512 .569 W1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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