2021_Cleveland_Browns_season

2021 Cleveland Browns season
2021 Cleveland Browns season
	Browns 75th anniversary logo
Owner	Jimmy and Dee Haslam
General manager	Andrew Berry (EVP of Football Ops/GM)
Head coach	Kevin Stefanski
Home field	FirstEnergy Stadium
Results
Record	8–9
Division place	3rd AFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	G Joel Bitonio; RB Nick Chubb; DE Myles Garrett; G Wyatt Teller; CB Denzel Ward
AP All-Pros	G Joel Bitonio (1st team); DE Myles Garrett (1st team); G Wyatt Teller (2nd team)
Uniform
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2021 Cleveland Browns season

73rd season in franchise history

The 2021 season was the Cleveland Browns' 69th season as a member of the National Football League (NFL), their 73rd overall and their second under head coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry. The Browns finished 8–9, failing to improve upon their 11–5 record from 2020. Despite starting 3–1, they would go 5–8 in their last games, eliminating them from playoff contention in the process. For the 75th anniversary of the team's founding in 1946, the Browns introduced a commemorative logo in January to use for the season.^[1]

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Staff

**2021 Cleveland Browns staff**
	Front office Owners – Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam, Whitney Haslam-Johnson, J.W. Johnson (EVP) Chief strategy officer – Paul DePodesta EVP/Chief Operating Officer – David Jenkins EVP of football operations/General manager – Andrew Berry Vice president of football administration – Chris Cooper Vice president of football operations – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Vice president of player personnel – Glenn Cook Vice president of research and strategy – Andrew Healy Vice president of player personnel process and development – Ken Kovash Director of football administration - Taylor Young Director of player personnel – Dan Saganey Assistant director of pro personnel – Adam Al-Khayyal Director of research and strategy – Dave Giuliani Director of scouting research – Mike Cetta Director of football information systems - Brad DeAngelis Senior football advisor – Ryan Grigson Special advisor – Jim Brown Head coaches Head coach – Kevin Stefanski Assistant/acting head coach and Special teams coordinator – Mike Priefer Chief of staff – Callie Brownson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Alex Van Pelt Run game coordinator/running backs – Stump Mitchell Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Chad O'Shea Tight ends – Drew Petzing Offensive line – Bill Callahan Assistant offensive line – Scott Peters Senior offensive assistant – Kevin Rogers Offensive assistant – T. C. McCartney Offensive quality control – Jonathan Decoster			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Woods Defensive line – Chris Kiffin Assistant defensive line – Jeremy Garrett Linebackers – Jason Tarver Defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs – Jeff Howard Assistant defensive backs – Brandon Lynch Defensive run game coordinator – Ben Bloom Defensive quality control – Stephen Bravo-Brown Defensive Assistant - Zach Dunn Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Doug Colman Coaching assistant – Ryan Cordell Strength and conditioning Director of high performance – Shaun Huls Director of strength and conditioning – Larry Jackson Director of performance nutrition – Katy Meassick Strength and conditioning assistant/sports science – Josh Christovich Strength and conditioning assistant – Monty Gibson Strength and conditioning assistant – Dale Jones Strength and conditioning assistant – Evan Marcus

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tennessee Titans	South	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	.472	.480	W3
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Las Vegas Raiders	West	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.510	.515	W4
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.495	.431	L2
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.464	.379	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	8	0	.529	3–3	6–6	.510	.500	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Cleveland Browns	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.514	.415	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 5]}	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^{[lower-alpha 6]}	New York Jets	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	.512	.426	L2
15^{[lower-alpha 6]}	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^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis). Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6). Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants). Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5). NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. 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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[12-5-19] Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-20] Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: Miami, Dallas, LA Chargers, Cleveland, and Indianapolis).

[9-8a-21] Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).

[9-8b-22] Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games (5–1 vs. 2–4 against: New England, Las Vegas, Houston, Baltimore, and NY Giants).

[8-9-23] Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record (3–3 vs. 1–5).

[4-13-24] NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[25] 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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Position	Player	Tag	Date
TE	Stephen Carlson	ERFA	March 5
DE	Porter Gustin	ERFA	March 5
WR	Rashard Higgins	UFA	March 17
WR	KhaDarel Hodge	RFA	March 15
OLB	Elijah Lee	UFA	March 19
WR	JoJo Natson	UFA	March 18
K	Cody Parkey	UFA	March 18
LB	Malcolm Smith	UFA	March 18

Position	Player	Tag	2020 Team	Date
DE	Jadeveon Clowney	UFA	Tennessee Titans	April 14
CB	Troy Hill	UFA	Los Angeles Rams	March 18
DT	Malik Jackson	UFA	Philadelphia Eagles	March 19
S	John Johnson	UFA	Los Angeles Rams	March 17
DT	Malik McDowell	UFA		May 3
DE	Takkarist McKinley	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	March 17
K	Chase McLaughlin	waivers	New York Jets	May 11
OT	Greg Senat	UFA	Dallas Cowboys	March 18
DT	Damion Square	UFA	Los Angeles Chargers	May 4
LB	Anthony Walker Jr.	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 19

Position	Player	Tag	2021 Team	Date
DE	Adrian Clayborn	Release		March 9
LB	Tae Davis	Release	Houston Texans	March 15
C	Anthony Fabiano	Retired^[2]		June 6
LB	B. J. Goodson	UFA
WR	Marvin Hall	UFA	New England Patriots^[3]	June 4
CB	Kevin Johnson	UFA	Tennessee Titans	March 18
SS	Karl Joseph	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	April 9
OT	Kendall Lamm	UFA	Tennessee Titans	March 17
CB	Terrance Mitchell	UFA	Houston Texans	March 17
DE	George Obinna	ERFA
DT	Larry Ogunjobi	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	March 17
G	Malcolm Pridgeon	Release		February 9
DT	Sheldon Richardson	Release	Minnesota Vikings^[4]	April 16
S	Andrew Sendejo	UFA
WR	Taywan Taylor	UFA	Houston Texans^[5]	May 20
DT	Vincent Taylor	UFA	Houston Texans	March 17
CB	Tavierre Thomas	Release	Houston Texans	March 5
DE	Olivier Vernon	UFA

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
4	132	Tommy Togiai	DT	Ohio State
5	153	Tony Fields II	LB	West Virginia	from Detroit
5	169	Richard LeCounte	S	Georgia	from Los Angeles Rams
6	211	Demetric Felton	RB	UCLA

Player	Position	College	Signed
Tre Harbison	RB	Charlotte	May 3
Romeo McKnight	DE	Charlotte	May 3
Emmanuel Rugamba	CB	Miami (OH)	May 3
Kiondre Thomas	CB	Kansas State	May 3
Marvin Wilson	DT	Florida State	May 3


	Quarterbacks 5 Case Keenum 9 Nick Mullens Running backs 24 Nick Chubb 25 Demetric Felton 27 Kareem Hunt 31 Andy Janovich FB 30 D'Ernest Johnson Wide receivers 84 Ja'Marcus Bradley 82 Rashard Higgins 80 Jarvis Landry 11 Donovan Peoples-Jones 10 Anthony Schwartz Tight ends 88 Harrison Bryant 81 Austin Hooper 85 David Njoku		Offensive linemen 75 Joel Bitonio G 68 Michael Dunn G 72 Hjalte Froholdt G 62 Blake Hance T 53 Nick Harris C 66 James Hudson T 77 Wyatt Teller G 64 JC Tretter C 71 Jedrick Wills T Defensive linemen 90 Jadeveon Clowney DE 92 Sheldon Day DT 96 Jordan Elliott DT 95 Myles Garrett DE 94 Porter Gustin DE 58 Malik McDowell DT 57 Ifeadi Odenigbo DE 93 Tommy Togiai DT 59 Curtis Weaver DE		Linebackers 42 Tony Fields II OLB 52 Elijah Lee MLB 28 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah OLB 50 Jacob Phillips MLB 4 Anthony Walker Jr. MLB 51 Mack Wilson OLB Defensive backs 34 Brian Allen CB 15 Adrian Colbert FS 22 Grant Delpit SS 38 A. J. Green CB 33 Ronnie Harrison SS 23 Troy Hill CB 43 John Johnson FS 39 Richard LeCounte FS 29 Herb Miller CB 20 Greg Newsome II CB 36 M. J. Stewart SS 26 Greedy Williams CB Special teams 2 Dustin Colquitt P 47 Charley Hughlett LS 3 Chase McLaughlin K		Reserve lists 89 Stephen Carlson TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 78 Jack Conklin T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 Drew Forbes G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 37 Tre Harbison RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 74 Chris Hubbard T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Malik Jackson DT (COVID-19) 6 Baker Mayfield QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Takkarist McKinley DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Montrel Meander MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 56 Malcolm Smith OLB (COVID-19) 15 Ryan Switzer WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 44 Sione Takitaki OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 21 Denzel Ward CB (COVID-19) 34 Dexter Williams RB (COVID-19) Practice squad 12 Chris Blewitt K (COVID-19) 83 Lawrence Cager WR 86 Miller Forristall TE (Injured) 48 Nick Guggemos TE 91 Joe Jackson DE (COVID-19) 41 John Kelly RB (Injured) 16 Benny LeMay RB 49 Nate Meadors FS 35 Jovante Moffatt SS (COVID-19) 60 David Moore G 18 Artavis Pierce RB 40 Johnny Stanton FB 70 Alex Taylor T 37 Tedric Thompson SS Rookies in italics 54 active, 14 inactive, 9 practice squad (+5 exempt)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 14	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 23–13	1–0	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
2	August 22	New York Giants	W 17–13	2–0	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	at Atlanta Falcons	W 19–10	3–0	Mercedes Benz Stadium	Recap

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

AFC North
view talk edit	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

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing yards	Baker Mayfield	3,010
Passing touchdowns	Baker Mayfield	17
Rushing yards	Nick Chubb	1,259
Rushing touchdowns	Nick Chubb	8
Receptions	Jarvis Landry	52
Receiving yards	Donovan Peoples-Jones	597
Receiving touchdowns	David Njoku	4
Points	Chase McLaughlin	81
Kickoff return yards	Anthony Schwartz	322
Punt return yards	Demetric Felton	227
Tackles	Anthony Walker Jr.	113
Sacks	Myles Garrett	16.0
Forced fumbles	2 players tied	2
Interceptions	2 players tied	3
Pass deflections	2 players tied	10

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	8	14	0	7	29
Chiefs	3	7	10	13	33

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	7	0	7	21
Browns	7	7	10	7	31

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	3	0	6
Browns	0	10	3	13	26

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	11	0	3	14
Vikings	7	0	0	0	7

2021_Cleveland_Browns_season

Offseason

Re-signings

Players added

Players lost

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 2: vs. Houston Texans

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 4: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 9: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 10: at New England Patriots

Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 15: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 16: at Green Bay Packers

Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 18: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Standings

Division

Conference

Team leaders

Regular season

Awards

AFC Defensive Player of the Week/Month

2022 Pro Bowl

References

External links

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