Dates and times have been set for the Browns' 2021 preseason schedule, a slate that includes a nice warm-up for the regular season with a day game at FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Browns open the preseason with a road trip to Jacksonville, where it will be the first team to see No. 1 pick QB Trevor Lawrence. That game is set for Saturday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m.
Cleveland will also close the preseason on the road with a primetime, nationally televised game against the Falcons. That game is set for Sunday, Aug. 29, at 8 p.m. Two days later, the Browns and the rest of the NFL will be required to trim their rosters to 53 players.
Sandwiched in between the road games is a Sunday, Aug. 22, matchup with the New York Giants at FirstEnergy Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m., a rare early start for a preseason game.
The Browns' games against the Jaguars and Giants will air on News 5, the official preseason television home of the Cleveland Browns. The preseason finale at Atlanta will air on NBC. All games will be available on the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network.
The NFL adjusted its preseason schedule from four to three games after expanding the regular season schedule to 17 games. AFC teams will play nine regular season home games and one preseason home game in 2021 and will flip to eight regular season home games and two preseason home games in 2022. That pattern will rotate between the conferences over the following years.
Check out photos of the stadiums the Browns will visit in 2021
The stadium before a NFL divisional round playoff football game between the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs on January 17, 2021 at Arrowhead Stadium. The Browns lost 17-22.
Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots game on October 27, 2019 at Gillette Stadium.
A general overall interior view of SoFi Stadium as the Arizona Cardinal take on the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 03, 2021 in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 18-7. (John McGillen via AP)
Fans tailgate outside of Lambeau Field before the NFC championship NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Fans cheer in U.S. Bank Stadium during the second half of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
The stadium before a NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals on October 25, 2020 at Paul Brown Stadium. The Browns won 37-34.
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers game on December 1, 2019 at Heinz Field.
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens game on September 29, 2019 at M&T Bank Stadium.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns game on November 14, 2019 at First Energy Stadium.
