The 2021 season is the Cleveland Browns' 69th season as a member of the National Football League, their 73rd overall and their second under head Coach Kevin Stefanski and general manager Andrew Berry. The Browns failed to improve upon their 11–5 record from 2020 and did not qualify for the playoffs. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the team's founding in 1946, the Browns introduced a commemorative logo in January to be used in the 2021 season. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original Coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Browns play their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium, which opened in 1999, with ad.