2025 Cleveland Browns
The 2025 Cleveland Browns went 5–12, finishing 4th in the AFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 279 points and allowed 379.
- Record
- 5–12
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 2–7
- Points
- 279–379
- AFC North
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 279 points, the second-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 379, the 14th-fewest. Their point differential was -100.
How the season unfolded
The Browns started 1–3 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 5–12.
Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 13 to Week 16.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 31–6 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 7 (October 19, 2025).
Their heaviest loss was 31–3 to the Chicago Bears in Week 15 (December 14, 2025).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–6.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC North, splitting with the Bengals and the Steelers and getting swept by the Ravens.
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 10–7, five games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2024, when they went 3–14.
2025 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2025 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 16–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2025 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 17–41 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2025 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 13–10 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2025 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–34 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2025 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 17–21 |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2025 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–23 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2025 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 31–6 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2025 | at New England Patriots | L 13–32 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2025 | at New York Jets | L 20–27 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2025 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 16–23 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2025 | at Las Vegas Raiders | W 24–10 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2025 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 8–26 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2025 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 29–31 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2025 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–31 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2025 | vs Buffalo Bills | L 20–23 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2025 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | W 13–6 |
| Week 18 | Jan 4, 2026 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 20–18 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.