Cleveland Browns Complete 2021 Season Schedule: 17 Games and Key Matchups Revealed

Cleveland Browns Complete 2021 Season Schedule: 17 Games and Key Matchups Revealed

By Michael Harrison

December 13, 2024 at 05:50 PM

The NFL's 2021 season introduces its first-ever 17-game regular season schedule, with the Cleveland Browns aiming for consecutive playoff appearances for the first time since 1985-1989.

Complete Browns 2021 Schedule:

  • Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs (Sep. 12, 4:25 PM, CBS)
  • Week 2: vs. Houston Texans (Sep. 19, 1:00 PM, CBS)
  • Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears (Sep. 26, 1:00 PM, FOX)
  • Week 4: at Minnesota Vikings (Oct. 3, 1:00 PM, CBS)
  • Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers (Oct. 10, 4:05 PM, CBS)
  • Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals (Oct. 17, 4:05 PM, FOX)
  • Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos (Oct. 21, 8:20 PM, FOX/NFLN/Amazon)
  • Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Oct. 31, 1:00 PM, CBS)
  • Week 9: at Cincinnati Bengals (Nov. 7, 1:00 PM, CBS)
  • Week 10: at New England Patriots (Nov. 14, 1:00 PM, CBS)
  • Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions (Nov. 21, 1:00 PM, FOX)
  • Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens (Nov. 28, 8:20 PM, NBC)
  • Week 13: BYE
  • Week 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens (Dec. 12, 1:00 PM, CBS)
  • Week 15: vs. Las Vegas Raiders (Dec. 18/19, TBD)
  • Week 16: at Green Bay Packers (Dec. 25, 4:30 PM, FOX/NFLN/Amazon)
  • Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers (Jan. 3, 8:15 PM, ESPN)
  • Week 18: vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Jan. 9, 1:00 PM, CBS)

Key Matchups:

  • Season opener at Kansas City seeks revenge for 2020 playoff loss
  • Back-to-back Ravens games (Weeks 12 & 14) mark first such occurrence since 1957
  • Historic Christmas Day game at Lambeau Field
  • Potential playoff-deciding finale against Bengals

Notable Facts:

  • Four primetime games scheduled
  • 9th toughest schedule (.518 opponent win percentage)
  • 1-20-1 record in season openers since 1999

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