Team season

1981 Cleveland Browns

AFC North · 16 indexed games

5–11

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

276–375

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1981

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1981

New Orleans Saints vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1981

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1981

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1981

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