The 2025 season Cleveland Browns ' 73rd as a member of the National Football League (NFL), their 77th overall, their sixth under general manager Andrew Berry , and their sixth and final under head coach Kevin Stefanski .
The Browns improved on their 3–14 record from the previous season . However, they clinched their second consecutive losing season and 16th in 18 years, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year. Despite that, one of the few bright spots for the Browns was when Myles Garrett achieved a record-breaking 23 sacks in a single season, breaking records of 22.5 previously set by both Michael Strahan and T. J. Watt .
On January 5, 2026, one day after the end of the season, Stefanski was fired by the Browns after six seasons with the team.
Offseason [ ] Staff changes [ ] On January 5, one day after the 2024 season ended, the Browns fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and offensive line coach Andy Dickerson , both after one season with the team.
On January 8, the Browns hired former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as their new offensive line coach.
On January 14, the Browns promoted tight ends coach and passing game specialist Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator to replace Dorsey.
Roster changes [ ] Free agents [ ]
2025 Cleveland Browns Free Agents
Pos.
Player
Tag
2025 Team
Signed
OT
Hakeem Adeniji UFA
TE
Jordan Akins UFA
S
D'Anthony Bell RFA
Seattle
March 22
CB
Tony Brown UFA
Cleveland
March 20[ 1]
LB
Devin Bush Jr. UFA
Cleveland
March 12[ 2]
OT
Geron Christian UFA
RB
Nick Chubb UFA
G
Michael Dunn UFA
DT
Michael Dwumfour ERFA
CB
Mike Ford UFA
Atlanta
March 17[ 3]
RB
D'Onta Foreman UFA
C
Nick Harris UFA
DE
James Houston RFA
OT
James Hudson UFA
NY Giants
March 12[ 4]
LS
Charley Hughlett Release[ 5]
Philadelphia
March 14[ 6]
DT
Maurice Hurst Jr. UFA
OT
Germain Ifedi UFA
RB
John Kelly ERFA
WR
Elijah Moore UFA
WR
James Proche UFA
Tennessee
March 26[ 7]
TE
Geoff Swaim UFA
S
Juan Thornhill Release[ 8]
Pittsburgh
March 17
DT
Dalvin Tomlinson Release[ 9]
Arizona
March 12[ 10]
OT
Jedrick Wills UFA
QB
Jameis Winston UFA
NY Giants
March 21[ 11]
QB
Bailey Zappe RFA
Kansas City
March 17[ 12]
Signings [ ]
2025 Cleveland Browns Free Agents
Pos.
Player
2024 Team
Signed
LB
Jerome Baker Tennessee
March 24[ 13] [ 14]
WR
DeAndre Carter Chicago
March 19[ 15]
DT
Maliek Collins San Francisco
March 12[ 16]
QB
Joe Flacco Indianapolis
April 11[ 17]
G
Teven Jenkins Chicago
March 20[ 1]
OT
Cornelius Lucas Washington
March 12[ 18]
DE
Julian Okwara Arizona
April 14[ 19]
DE
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka Tampa Bay
March 12[ 20]
Trades [ ] Draft [ ] Draft trades
Preseason [ ] Schedule [ ] Game summaries [ ] Preseason Week 1: at Carolina Panthers [ ]
Preseason Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Browns
0
14
7
9
30
Panthers
7
0
0
3
10
at Bank of America Stadium , Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : August 8 Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Cloudy, 78°F / 26°CGame attendance : 71,205Referee : Clay Martin TV announcers (WEWS) : Chris Rose , Joe Thomas and Aditi KinkhabwalaRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
CAR – Jalen Coker 5-yard pass from Bryce Young (Matthew Wright kick), 3:36. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:35. Second quarter
CLE – Kaden Davis 7-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Dustin Hopkins kick), 14:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:42.
CLE – Kaden Davis 12-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders (Dustin Hopkins kick), 1:04. Browns 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:58. Third quarter
CLE – Gage Larvadain 4-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:55. Browns 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:43. Fourth quarter
CLE – Dustin Hopkins 23-yard field goal, 13:01. Browns 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:11.
CLE – Cade McDonald 6-yard pass from Tyler Huntley (kick failed, wide left), 6:03. Browns 30–7. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:51.
CAR – Ryan Fitzgerald 32-yard field goal, 1:57. Browns 30–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:06. Passing
CLE – Shedeur Sanders – 14/23, 138 yards, 2 TD
CAR – Andy Dalton – 13/19, 101 yards, INT Rushing
CLE – Ahmani Marshall – 8 carries, 32 yards
CAR – Emani Bailey – 3 carries, 21 yards Receiving
CLE – Sal Cannella – 3 receptions, 32 yards
CAR – Tetairoa McMillan – 2 receptions, 43 yards
Preseason Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Preseason Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Browns
6
6
7
3
22
Eagles
0
13
0
0
13
at Lincoln Financial Field , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : August 16 Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny, 84°F / 29°CGame attendance : 69,879Referee : Clete Blakeman TV announcers (WEWS) : Chris Rose, Joe Thomas and Aditi KinkhabwalaRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
CLE – Ahmani Marshall 4-yard run (pass failed), 6:55. Browns 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 8:05. Second quarter
PHI – Andrew Mukuba 75-yard interception return (Jake Elliott kick), 14:44. Eagles 7–6.
CLE – Dustin Hopkins 46-yard field goal, 9:13. Browns 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:31.
PHI – Ainias Smith 9-yard pass from Kyle McCord (run failed), 1:57. Eagles 13–9. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 4:14.
CLE – Andre Szmyt 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Eagles 13–12. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:57. Third quarter
CLE – KJ Henry 45-yard interception return (Andre Szmyt kick), 10:59. Browns 19–13. Fourth quarter
CLE – Andre Szmyt 33-yard field goal, 6:59. Browns 22–13. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:52. Passing
CLE – Dillon Gabriel – 13/18, 143 yards, INT
PHI – Kyle McCord – 8/16, 47 yards, TD Rushing
CLE – Pierre Strong Jr. – 13 carries, 89 yards
PHI – Montrell Johnson Jr. – 6 carries, 20 yards Receiving
CLE – Kaden Davis – 3 receptions, 44 yards
PHI – Ainias Smith – 2 receptions, 19 yards, TD
Preseason Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams [ ]
Preseason Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
7
3
7
17
Browns
7
9
0
3
19
at Huntington Bank Field , Cleveland, Ohio
Date : August 23 Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame attendance : 69,035Referee : Brad Allen TV announcers (WEWS) : Chris Rose, Joe Thomas and Aditi KinkhabwalaRecap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CLE – Dustin Hopkins 28-yard field goal, 4:18. Browns 10–0. Drive: - plays, - yards, -:-.
LAR – Drake Stoops 1-yard pass from Dresser Winn (Joshua Karty kick), 1:55. Browns 10–7. Drive: - plays, - yards, -:-.
CLE – Gage Larvadain 3-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (kick failed, -), 0:17. Browns 16–7. Drive: - plays, - yards, -:-. Third quarter
LAR – Joshua Karty 45-yard field goal, 2:20. Browns 16–10. Drive: - plays, - yards, -:-. Fourth quarter
LAR – Jordan Waters 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 2:03. Rams 17–16. Drive: - plays, - yards, -:-.
CLE – Andre Szmyt 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 19–17. Drive: - plays, - yards, -:-. Passing
LAR – Dresser Winn – 15/23, 190 yards, TD
CLE – Dillon Gabriel – 12/19, 129 yards, TD Rushing
LAR – Jordan Waters – 6 carries, 42 yards, TD
CLE – Ahmani Marshall – 10 carries, 31 yards Receiving
LAR – Brennan Presley – 3 receptions, 51 yards
CLE – Jamari Thrash – 3 receptions, 42 yards
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ] Notes
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[ 29] Game summaries [ ] Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals [ ]
Week 1: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
7
7
3
0
17
Browns
0
10
6
0
16
at Huntington Bank Field , Cleveland, Ohio
Date : September 7Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny, 63°F / 17°CGame attendance : 65,599Referee : Adrian Hill TV announcers (Fox ) : Kevin Kugler , Daryl Johnston and Allison WilliamsRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
CIN – Chase Brown 5-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 7:32. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:28. Second quarter
CLE – Raheim Sanders 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), 12:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 9:50.
CIN – Noah Fant 1-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 4:18. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:13.
CLE – Andre Szmyt 45-yard field goal, 0:23. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:55. Third quarter
CLE – Cedric Tillman 5-yard pass from Joe Flacco (kick failed), 7:20. Browns 16–14. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:40.
CIN – Evan McPherson 35-yard field goal, 2:48. Bengals 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:05. Fourth quarter
Top passers
CIN – Joe Burrow – 14/23, 113 yards, TD
CLE – Joe Flacco – 31/45, 290 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
CIN – Chase Brown – 21 rushes, 43 yards, TD
CLE – Dylan Sampson – 12 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers
Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens [ ]
Week 2: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Browns
0
3
7
7
17
Ravens
3
7
10
21
41
at M&T Bank Stadium , Baltimore, Maryland
Date : September 14Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Clear, 82°F / 28°CGame attendance : 70,487Referee : Brad Allen TV announcers (CBS ) : Tom McCarthy , Ross Tucker and Amanda BalionisRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
BAL – Tyler Loop 43-yard field goal, 3:06. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:39. Second quarter
BAL – Tylan Wallace 15-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Tyler Loop kick), 11:13. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:53.
CLE – Andre Szmyt 38-yard field goal, 0:29. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:24. Third quarter
BAL – Tyler Loop 32-yard field goal, 12:26. Ravens 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:34.
BAL – Devontez Walker 2-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Tyler Loop kick), 10:09. Ravens 20–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:20.
CLE – Cedric Tillman 18-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Andre Szmyt kick), 5:02. Ravens 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:07. Fourth quarter
BAL – Devontez Walker 24-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Tyler Loop kick), 13:26. Ravens 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 6:36.
BAL – Roquan Smith 64-yard fumble return (Tyler Loop kick), 8:18. Ravens 34–10.
BAL – DeAndre Hopkins 23-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Tyler Loop kick), 4:43. Ravens 41–10. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:34.
CLE – Dylan Sampson 8-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Andre Szmyt kick), 1:50. Ravens 41–17. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:53. Top passers
CLE – Joe Flacco – 25/45, 199 yards, TD, INT
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 19/29, 225 yards, 4 TD Top rushers
CLE – Quinshon Judkins – 10 rushes, 61 yards
BAL – Derrick Henry – 11 rushes, 24 yards Top receivers
CLE – Jerry Jeudy – 4 receptions, 51 yards
BAL – Zay Flowers – 7 receptions, 75 yards
With the loss, the Browns suffered their first 0–2 start since going 0–16 in 2017 .
Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers [ ]
Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Packers
0
0
0
0
0
Browns
0
0
0
0
0
at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Date : September 21Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTTV : FoxPreview
Week 4: at Detroit Lions [ ]
Week 4: Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Browns
0
0
0
0
0
Lions
0
0
0
0
0
at Ford Field , Detroit, Michigan
Date : September 28Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : None (indoor stadium)TV : FoxPreview
Standings [ ] Division [ ] Template:2025 AFC North standings
Conference [ ] Template:2025 AFC standings
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