THE GAME. THE STORIES. THE WHY.
Independent football coverage●Our standards
EXPLOREPower rankingsLeague leadersTeam statsInjuriesOddsTransactionsShortsRivalriesRecordsTV scheduleBye weeksEVENTSSuper BowlPro BowlCombineDraftPlayoffsWeb StoriesALL FOOTBALL. ALL IN.
WEEK 5
Find your next read

Search whynfl

Go deeper on the game you love.

2019 Cleveland Browns

The 2019 Cleveland Browns went 6–10, finishing 3rd in the AFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 335 points and allowed 393.

Record
6–10
Home
4–4
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
335–393
AFC North
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 335 points, the 11th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 393, the 13th-most. Their point differential was -58.

How the season unfolded

The Browns started 2–2 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 10 to Week 12.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 5 to Week 9.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 23–3 over the New York Jets in Week 2 (September 16, 2019).

Their heaviest loss was 43–13 to the Tennessee Titans in Week 1 (September 8, 2019).

They scored a season-high 41 points against the Miami Dolphins in Week 12 (November 24, 2019), winning 41–24.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 3–3 against the AFC North, splitting with the Ravens, the Steelers, and the Bengals.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 9–7, three games better than their record.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2018, when they went 7–8–1.

In 2020, they went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs.

2019 schedule and results

2019 Cleveland Browns · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2019vs Tennessee TitansL 13–43
Week 2Sep 16, 2019at New York JetsW 23–3
Week 3Sep 22, 2019vs Los Angeles RamsL 13–20
Week 4Sep 29, 2019at Baltimore RavensW 40–25
Week 5Oct 7, 2019at San Francisco 49ersL 3–31
Week 6Oct 13, 2019vs Seattle SeahawksL 28–32
Week 8Oct 27, 2019at New England PatriotsL 13–27
Week 9Nov 3, 2019at Denver BroncosL 19–24
Week 10Nov 10, 2019vs Buffalo BillsW 19–16
Week 11Nov 14, 2019vs Pittsburgh SteelersW 21–7
Week 12Nov 24, 2019vs Miami DolphinsW 41–24
Week 13Dec 1, 2019at Pittsburgh SteelersL 13–20
Week 14Dec 8, 2019vs Cincinnati BengalsW 27–19
Week 15Dec 15, 2019at Arizona CardinalsL 24–38
Week 16Dec 22, 2019vs Baltimore RavensL 15–31
Week 17Dec 29, 2019at Cincinnati BengalsL 23–33

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.