query: who did the cleveland browns beat last year

pos: 2016 Cleveland Browns season first team to start 0–14 since the 2008 Detroit Lions went winless, the first team to finish with a 1–15 record since the 2009 St. Louis Rams , and only the 10th team in NFL history to finish with 15 losses. The Browns' lone victory was a 20–17 win over the San Diego Chargers in Week 16. Despite the team's performance, history was made as OT Joe Thomas became one of only five players in the NFL to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 10 seasons. On January 3, just hours after the Browns' final

neg: 1964 Cleveland Browns season only did the Browns "beat" the Colts in the second half, They destroyed them, scoring 27 unanswered points. Gary Collins became a Cleveland Browns legend by catching three touch down passes, the third one being a 51-yarder with Colts defender Bobby Boyd all over him. The biggest story of the game was how well Cleveland's defense played against Baltimore's heralded offense. Cleveland was able to hold Unitas to just 95 yards while intercepting him twice. This was the last major sports championship won by a Cleveland-based team until 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that was formed in 1970,

neg: 1958 Cleveland Browns season Colts in overtime in the league championship contest, later dubbed "The Greatest Game Ever Played." Aside from the Giants, the only team to beat the Browns in 1958 were the Lions, who gained a 30–10 decision midway through the year. 1958 Cleveland Browns season The 1958 Cleveland Browns season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League. For the second straight year, one of their rivals had gotten revenge for something that had happened earlier in the decade. After the Detroit Lions whipped the Browns 59–14 in the 1957 NFL Championship Game to atone for the 56–10 pounding

neg: History of the Houston Texans in franchise history. After sweeping division rivals Tennessee and Jacksonville and another impressive pair of back-to-back wins late in the season, the Texans were poised to finish the year 8–8. All they had to do was beat the 3-12 Cleveland Browns at home. The Texans came out flat and unprepared, however, and fell to the Browns 22–14. The game served as an omen of bad times ahead. On the bright side, second year receiver Andre Johnson was selected to his first Pro Bowl and it was the first (and, until 2008, only) season that the Texans did not finish last

neg: 1986 Cleveland Browns season nine contests. There were several other big games in addition to the two OT affairs. The Browns beat the Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium for the first time in 16 tries, 27–24. They defeated Miami 26–16 on Monday Night Football, extracting some revenge for their loss to the Dolphins in the divisional playoffs the year before. They wound up clinching the AFC Central crown by going to Cincinnati in the next-to-last game and winning soundly, 34–3. The Bengals finished in second place at 10–6 but did not make the playoffs. Kosar's career really took off in 1986, as he threw

neg: 1989 Cleveland Browns season field, thanks to rowdy Dawg Pound fans who pelt the Broncos with dog biscuits, eggs and other debris. The switch gave the Browns a timely wind advantage. Wide receiver Webster Slaughter catches eight passes for 186 yards in leading the Browns to a 27-7 win over The Chicago Bears on ABC's Monday Night Football in Cleveland. One of the catches is a 96-yard touchdown pass from Kosar - The longest play from scrimmage in Browns history. For the first time in more than a decade Ozzie Newsome did not catch a pass, but The Browns still beat Houston, 28-17. The

neg: Bengals–Browns rivalry in the history of either Franchise. The Browns played in three AFC Championship games during the decade, but lost each game to the Denver Broncos. Prior to the 1980 season, the Bengals hired former Browns head coach Forrest Gregg. The Browns beat Gregg and the Bengals in both meetings that year, including a division-clinching 27-24 win in Cincinnati Because of the 1982 NFL Players Strike, the game in Cleveland that season was cancelled. The Bengals won the only meeting of the year in Cincinnati, 23-10. This marks the only season in which the Browns and Bengals did not meet twice.

neg: 1974 Cleveland Browns season 1974 Cleveland Browns season The 1974 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 29th season, and 25th season with the National Football League. The 1974 Browns were only the second Browns team to post a losing record in the 29-year history of the franchise. The Browns finished 4–10 that year and did not look good doing it. All those great players who had led the Browns to much success through the 1960s and the early part of the '70s, either had retired or were ready to do so. And, as mentioned, since the Browns had been picking at the tail end

neg: Lew Mayne in 1947, and agreed to switch leagues after talking to team owner George Halas. Mayne, however, was offered $3,000 more, plus a $500 bonus, by the AAFC's Cleveland Browns. After getting Halas's blessing, Mayne signed with Cleveland. Mayne did not play in the first few games of the 1947 season because of injuries and an infection, but head coach Paul Brown made him the starter at right halfback in October. The Browns finished the year with a 12–1–1 record and beat the New York Yankees to win the AAFC championship. Mayne spent a final year with the Baltimore Colts in

neg: 1969 Cleveland Browns season 1969 Cleveland Browns season The 1969 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 20th season with the National Football League and the last before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger. The Browns made it to the 1969 NFL Championship Game, where they fell to the Minnesota Vikings. The 1969 season would be the last year that Cleveland would win a postseason game until 1986. In addition, that victory over Dallas would also be the last time the Browns won a postseason game on the road as of 2017. The following were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft. On August 30, a crowd of

neg: 1955 Cleveland Browns season quarterback Otto Graham got back on track, so did the Browns. With Graham, who had been lured out of retirement when the team experienced problems at that position in training camp, leading the way, the Browns then went on to win six in a row and nine of their last 11 to finish 9–2–1 and capture the conference title for the sixth straight year. The Browns then blasted the host Los Angeles Rams 38–14 in the league title game, after which Graham retired again – this time for good, ending the club's remarkable first decade of existence in which it

neg: 1969 Cleveland Browns season 85,532 fans viewed a doubleheader at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. In the first contest, the Chicago Bears (with All-Pro running back Gale Sayers) played the AFL's Buffalo Bills (with rookie running back O.J. Simpson), while the Cleveland Browns hosted the Green Bay Packers in the second match. 1969 Cleveland Browns season The 1969 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 20th season with the National Football League and the last before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger. The Browns made it to the 1969 NFL Championship Game, where they fell to the Minnesota Vikings. The 1969 season would be the last year that Cleveland

neg: 1949 Cleveland Browns season sportswriters thought the team was not as good as its NFL counterparts as it prepared to play in the league in the 1950 season. Redskins owner George Preston Marshall was especially dismissive of the Browns, saying the NFL's "weakest team could toy with the Browns." Greasy Neale, the head coach of the NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles, also did not take the Browns seriously and decided not to scout the team when the Eagles were scheduled to open the 1950 season against Cleveland. The Browns went on to beat the Eagles in Philadelphia and win the NFL championship in 1950. 1949

neg: 1972 Cleveland Browns season over 30 points only twice all year, posted a shutout and kept foes to 17 points or less eight times. 1972 Cleveland Browns season The 1972 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 23rd season with the National Football League. 1972 marked the end of a nine-year span in which the Browns made the playoffs seven times; it would be the Browns' last playoff appearance until 1980. The 1972 Cleveland Browns not only made it to the postseason as a wild card team with a 10–4 record, but also nearly pulled off what would have been one of the biggest upsets

neg: 1979 Cleveland Browns season and the Philadelphia Eagles by five, 24–19, two weeks later. The Browns proceeded to lose to the Seattle Seahawks by five points, 29–24, beat the Miami Dolphins by six, 30–24, in overtime and lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers by three, 33–30, again in OT. That was the last of the Browns three overtime games that season. Then came a virtual "blowout" – a seven-point victory over the Houston Oilers, 14–7 – followed by two "one-sided" losses, by five points to the Oakland Raiders, 19–14, and by four to the Bengals, 16–12, to end the year. Add it all up, and

neg: 1983 Cleveland Browns season Football Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome in a season that could be dubbed "The Kardiac Kids' Last Hurrah". The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft. Brian Sipe throws four touchdowns to lead the Browns to a 31-26 win at Detroit. Sipe becomes Cleveland's career leader, raising his TD total to 135 (surpassing Frank Ryan) with throws to Ricky Feacher, Mike Pruitt, Ozzie Newsome and Dave Logan. Pruitt also rushes for 137 yards. Harry Holt, a 25-year-old NFL rookie, catches a 48-yard touchdown pass form Sipe on Cleveland's fourth play of overtime as The Browns beat The

neg: 1949 Cleveland Browns season with his team's play and told his players he would cut anyone who did not raise his standard of play. The defeat put San Francisco into first place in the AAFC standings ahead of the Browns. Cleveland came back after its first loss in 29 games to set beat the Los Angeles Dons in a blowout as Graham set an AAFC single-game touchdown record. Graham threw seven touchdowns, including four to Lavelli and two to Speedie, beating the old record of five. Lavelli's 209 receiving yards were also a league record, and his four scores tied a professional football record

neg: 1965 Cleveland Browns season 1965 Cleveland Browns season The 1965 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 16th season with the National Football League. With an NFL-best 11–3 mark, the 1965 team finished just a shade better than the year before (10–3–1) and, just as they had in 1964, the Browns returned to the NFL Championship Game; however, this time, they lost 23–12 to the Green Bay Packers in the last title contest held before the advent of the Super Bowl. It would be the first of three straight NFL crowns for the Packers, who went on to win the first two Super Bowls as

neg: 2016 Cleveland Browns season lost their 12th consecutive game, setting a new franchise record for most consecutive losses. Trying to halt their 12-game losing streak that had started back during the 2015 NFL season, the Browns traveled to Baltimore to play against the Baltimore Ravens who beat them in Week 2. This was the Browns' only prime time game this year. The Browns led 7–6 at halftime, but the Ravens dominated the second half, outscoring them 22–0 and winning 28–7. The seven points scored by the Browns represented their fewest points scored in a game this season. With the loss, the Browns fell to

neg: 1970 Cleveland Browns season 31–21 at Cleveland Stadium in the opener in the first Monday Night Football game in history, and, three games later, edged Cincinnati 30–27 in Bengals head coach Paul Brown's first official visit to Cleveland since being fired by the Browns eight years before. The following were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft. There was a doubleheader on September 5, 1970 Cardinals vs Chargers and Vikings vs Browns. In the first regular-season matchup between Paul Brown's old team and his new one, the Browns beat the Bengals. It's an important win for the Browns, who we're chastised for losing a preseason

neg: 1953 Cleveland Browns season 27-0 season opening win in Milwaukee. The Browns yield 159 yards and allow the Packers to penetrate Cleveland territory just four times. Graham scores the game's only touchdown on a 4-yard run in the second period as the Browns beat the Giants, 7-0, on a muddy Polo Grounds field. Graham, who attempts only five passes as the inclement conditions, scores after an offsides penalty on Lou Groza's missed field goal attempt gives the Browns a critical first down. The Undefeated Browns make life miserable for Redskins quarterback Eddie LeBaron by intercepting four passes in a 27-3 win at Cleveland Stadium.

neg: 1981 Cleveland Browns season 1981 Cleveland Browns season The 1981 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 32nd season with the National Football League. In a highly disappointing season filled with a number of key injuries at different stretches during the campaign, the Browns finished the year with five straight defeats, their longest losing streak since 1975, and dropped seven of their final eight games. By contrast, in 1980, the Browns enjoyed a five-game winning streak, their longest since 1976, and won eight of nine during one stretch. In 1980, the "Kardiac Kids" reached their zenith with last-second win after last-second win–13 of the 16

neg: Gene Hickerson Leroy Kelly. It was announced as "one last time, Gene Hickerson leads Bobby Mitchell, Jim Brown, and Leroy Kelly." He was inducted by his friend and former teammate at The University of Mississippi and the Cleveland Browns, Bobby Franklin. On October 20, 2008, Hickerson died just outside Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns added a "GH" tribute badge to their helmets for the 2008 season in his honor. Gene Hickerson Robert Gene Hickerson (February 15, 1935 – October 20, 2008) was an American Football offensive guard who played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in a fifteen-year career

neg: 1949 Cleveland Browns season blowout was a welcome reprieve after the loss to San Francisco, the Browns lost halfback Edgar Jones to a broken collarbone. Jones, who had been productive early in the season, was forced to sit out the rest of the regular season, returning for the playoffs. A week after the game, when the Browns had a bye, the Yankees beat the 49ers, propelling the Browns back into first place in the AAFC standings. The win gave the Yankees a 5–1 record and a tie for first place with Cleveland ahead of the 49ers, who were 6–2. The Browns avenged their blowout

neg: 1971 Cleveland Browns season 1971 Cleveland Browns season The 1971 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League. After missing the playoffs the previous year, the Browns got off to a good start at 4–1 only to stumble losing 4 straight to fall to 4–5. However, the Browns would rebound to win the final 5 games of the season for the AFC Central Division title. Just as the 1967 Browns returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence, so, too, did the '71 club, which was in its first season under new head coach Nick Skorich after Blanton Collier's

neg: Cleveland Browns Bills and Browns as well, such as a playoff game in 1990 and two games with playoff-implications in 2007 and 2014. The Colts rivalry was hot in the 1960s. The Browns upset the Colts in the 1964 NFL championship (the last championship to date for the Browns) and the Colts avenged themselves by beating the Browns in the 1968 NFL Championship. The Browns also beat the Indianapolis Colts in a 1987 divisional playoff game. The Browns had a brief rivalry with the Broncos that arose from three AFC championship games from 1986 to 1989. In the 1986 AFC Championship, quarterback

neg: Cleveland Browns relocation controversy to Cleveland after the move. The Browns were the only home team that did not commemorate or even acknowledge Modell's death the following Sunday. The team opted not to do so at the request of David Modell, who feared that the announcement would be met with anger by Browns fans still upset about the move. Cleveland Browns relocation controversy The Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, sometimes referred to by fans as "The Move", was the decision by then-Browns owner Art Modell to relocate the National Football League (NFL)'s Cleveland Browns from its long-time home of Cleveland to Baltimore during the 1995

neg: 1977 Cleveland Browns season at home against the Miami Dolphins. The Cleveland Stadium was sold out that beautiful night along the lakefront and the crowd looked forward to a great game. Indeed, the game went into overtime, and with a little more than 10 minutes left in over time, Don Cockroft kicked a 35-yard field goal to end the game with a win for the Browns. Howard Cosell said that it was one of the most exciting finishes to a Monday Night Football game that he ever witnessed. The Browns beat the Oilers 24-23 on another Crockfort last-second field goal. Toni Fritsch kicks a

neg: 1979 Cleveland Browns season 1979 Cleveland Browns season The 1979 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 30th season with the National Football League. In a season which could be titled "The Birth of The Kardiac Kids" the Browns, who finished 9–7, nearly made the playoffs while involved in a number of close games. They won their first three contests, all by three points, over the New York Jets in overtime 25–22, Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 and Baltimore Colts 13–10. They lost to the Washington Redskins by four points, 13–9, midway through the season, then beat the Cincinnati Bengals by one, 28–27, the following Sunday

neg: 1972 Cleveland Browns season 1972 Cleveland Browns season The 1972 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 23rd season with the National Football League. 1972 marked the end of a nine-year span in which the Browns made the playoffs seven times; it would be the Browns' last playoff appearance until 1980. The 1972 Cleveland Browns not only made it to the postseason as a wild card team with a 10–4 record, but also nearly pulled off what would have been one of the biggest upsets in team and NFL playoff history. Playing in the AFC divisional round in Miami against a Dolphins team that would

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns Kosar and a cast of talented players on offense and defense, the team reached greater heights than Rutigliano and Sipe ever did. Though they became consistent playoff contenders in this era, the Browns did not reach the Super Bowl, falling one win short three times in the late 1980s. Kosar, who wanted to play for Cleveland because his family lived in a suburb of nearby Youngstown, Ohio, signed a five-year contract worth nearly $6 million in 1985 and was immediately embraced by the Browns organization and the team's fans. "It's not an everyday occurrence that somebody "wants" to play in

neg: Cleveland sports curse unprecedented 147-season championship drought, having not won a title since the Browns defeated the Baltimore Colts in the 1964 NFL Championship Game two seasons prior to the first Super Bowl. Cleveland's 52-year championship drought finally ended when the Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, an event widely interpreted as having broken the curse. Much of the discussion of the "curse" is centered on the NFL's Cleveland Browns, who have not won a championship since 1964 and have suffered a series of questionable coaching decisions, disappointing losses and draft busts. Prior to Art

neg: 1958 Cleveland Browns season champion. The last time the two teams met in such a special playoff contest was 1950, when Cleveland edged New York 8–3 to win the title in the American Conference, the forerunner of the Eastern Conference, and advance to the league championship game. As was the case in 1950, the 1958 Giants also beat Cleveland twice during the regular season, 21–17 and 13–10, as the teams tied for first with a 9–3 record. The Browns went into the latter game at 9–2, needing only a victory to clinch the division crown, and led 7–0 early in the first quarter and

neg: 1947 Cleveland Browns season a string of five victories. The team lost its only game of the season to the Los Angeles Dons in October. Five more wins followed before a come-from-behind tie in November with the New York Yankees, the team Cleveland defeated in the 1946 AAFC championship. The Browns won their last two games, including a 42–0 shutout against the Baltimore Colts in the finale, to set up a championship game rematch with the Yankees in December. Cleveland beat the Yankees 14–3 in New York on an icy field to win its second championship in a row. Graham was named the AAFC's

neg: 1980 Cleveland Browns season the Year, and quarterback Brian Sipe was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Rallying from a 10–0 first-half deficit against Cincinnati, the Browns came back to beat the Bengals 27–24 to finally snare the Central championship by having Don Cockroft kicked the game-winning 22-yard field goal with 1:25 left, then the Bengals tried to come back when got as far as the Cleveland 14 before time ran out. The Browns played their first home playoff game in nine seasons against the Raiders, in what has become known as the Red Right 88 game. The Browns marched to the Oakland 13

neg: History of the New York Giants its coordinators future Hall of Fame head coaches Tom Landry (defense) and Vince Lombardi (offense). The Giants had another successful year in 1958. They tied for the Eastern Division regular season title with a 9–3 record by defeating the Cleveland Browns 13–10 on the last day of the regular season. They beat the Browns again a week later in a one-game playoff to determine the division winner. They advanced to play the Baltimore Colts in the NFL Championship Game. This game, which would become known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played", is considered a moment in league history, and marked

neg: Cliff Lewis (quarterback) the Cleveland Browns of the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Lewis started at quarterback for the Browns in their first three games in his first season, sharing duties with Otto Graham. After Graham took over as the starting quarterback, he became a defensive back who also returned punts and kickoffs. Lewis had five interceptions in his first season, when the Browns won the AAFC championship. Cleveland won the league championship in each of the ensuing three years before the AAFC dissolved and the Browns were absorbed into the more established NFL. The Browns beat the Rams to win the NFL

neg: 2006 Cleveland Browns season touchdown catch. It was only the second touchdown allowed by Denver's defense all season and it was the first 4th-quarter touchdown of Charlie Frye's career. However, Cleveland's last two possessions did not result in a comeback. Denver held on for a 17–7 victory. Two days after the game, Offensive Coordinator Maurice Carthon resigned. With the loss, the Browns fell to 1–5. 1–3 in conference games. "at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio" The Browns entered week 8 against the New York Jets with Jeff Davidson taking over for Carthon as offensive coordinator. An 8-minute opening drive by the Jets would result

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season ensuing possession, Carpenter took a handoff from Cliff Lewis, who was substituting for Graham, and ran it 61 yards for another touchdown. Cleveland lost its first game of the season and was shut out for the first time in 62 games against the Giants in Cleveland. Unlike the Eagles, the Giants prepared carefully for the Browns and were able to stop the team's potent passing attack. After the Browns beat Philadelphia, Giants coach Steve Owen scouted the team and resolved to use an innovative umbrella defense, a formation where the defensive ends were used to cover passes. This freed the

neg: 1971 Cleveland Browns season Browns snap a four-game losing streak with a 27-7 win over the Patriots at Cleveland Stadium. Kelly rushes for 113 yards and scores two touchdowns, one on a 7-yard pass from Nelsen for the game's first score. The Browns intercept four passes by New England rookie Jim Plunkett, who has trouble adjusting on a windy day. The Browns clinch their first AFC Central Division title with a 31-27 win over Cincinnati at Cleveland. Leroy Kelly, who surpassed the 100-yard mark for the 26th time, scores the first and last touchdowns to complement a 224-yard passing performance by Nelsen. 1971 Cleveland

neg: 1949 Cleveland Browns season 1949 Cleveland Browns season The 1949 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The Browns finished the regular season with a 9–1–2 win–loss–tie record and beat the San Francisco 49ers to win their fourth straight league championship. In the season's sixth game on October 9, 1949, the 49ers stopped the Browns' professional football record unbeaten streak after 29 games. The streak started two years before on October 19, 1947, and included two league championship games and two ties. Cleveland made numerous roster moves before the season, adding tackle Derrell Palmer, linebacker

neg: Daunte Culpepper did not extend the schedule to 16 games until 1978), the 1982 Baltimore Colts, who went 0–8–1 during that strike-shortened season, and subsequently the 2016 Cleveland Browns and 2017 Cleveland Browns, who went 1–31 over two seasons. In an interview with Sirius NFL Radio, former Detroit Lions WR Mike Furrey said he had heard through former Lions teammates that the Lions planned to make Culpepper the starter for the 2009 season. On February 16, 2009, the Lions reached an agreement with Culpepper for a restructured deal that would keep him on the team in the second year of his two-year

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season African-Americans, joining Willis, Motley and Horace Gillom to bring the number of black players on the team to five. With the additions, the Browns employed about a third of all the black players in the NFL at the time. Cleveland held its training camp in Bowling Green, Ohio, as it had each year since its first season in 1946. The team played five exhibition games, against the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns beat the Green Bay Packers 38–7 in their first preseason game, played before a crowd of about 10,000 at

neg: 1947 Cleveland Browns season returned to the lineup after sitting out several weeks because of an injury. He kicked all four of the Browns' extra points and played a bigger role than usual as an offensive and defensive tackle because of an injury to Ernie Blandin in the second quarter. Cleveland's defense held Baltimore to 186 yards of total offense. The Yankees beat the Bills 35–13 the same week as Sanders scored three touchdowns. New York ended with an 11–2–1 record, winning the eastern division and a spot in the championship game against the Browns. For the second year in a row, the Cleveland

neg: 1962 Cleveland Browns season complements Brown by throwing for 284 yards and three touchdowns. In what would be the final game of Paul Brown's Cleveland coaching career, the Browns beat the San Francisco 49ers, 13-10 at Kezar Stadium. The Browns avoid their second losing season but cannot save their coach's job. Needed 139 yards for another 1,000-yard campaign, Jim Brown falls just short, ending the year at 996. Although Brown fails to win a rushing title for the first time in his career, he does lead the team in receiving for the first time, catching 47 passes for 517 yards and five touchdowns. 1962

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns season. Collins was named the game's MVP. This would be the last time that any professional sports team from Cleveland would win a league title until 2016, when the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals. To date, this remains the last time that the Browns have won the NFL title. The following year was a strong one as Jim Brown gritted out another league-leading rushing season. The Browns ended with an 11–3 record and comfortably won the eastern division. That set up a second straight appearance in the NFL Championship game against the Packers on a slippery, mucky

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season Eagles scored a touchdown in the final minutes of the game after a 54-yard drive to narrow the final score to 13–7. The win kept Cleveland in a tie for first place with the Giants at 9–2 in the American Conference. No team has since failed to attempt a pass during a game . Despite Marion Motley being ejected for fighting with Redskin players over racial slurs, the Browns beat the Redskins for the second time in the last game of the season. However, the Giants also defeated the Eagles, leaving them tied at 10–2 atop of the American Conference.

neg: Marshall Shurnas the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference. The Browns finished with a 12–1–1 record in 1947 and won the AAFC championship. Shurnas was a third-string right end, playing mainly on defense behind starter Dante Lavelli and John Yonakor. He joined the Buffalo Bills the following year, but did not play in a game for the team. Marshall Shurnas Marshall Kenneth "Iggie" Shurnas (April 1, 1922 – August 19, 2006) was an American football end who played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Cleveland Browns in 1947. Shurnas began his football career at the University of

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season of the game, the Browns built on their lead with an 87-yard rushing touchdown by rookie Don Phelps and another score by Rex Bumgardner. Phelps suffered a head injury in the game and did not remember making the run, the longest rush from scrimmage in team history to that point. He got X-rays after the game and spent two nights in the hospital after being diagnosed with a mild concussion. Brown was pleased with the team's performance after just three weeks of training camp, saying Phelps "looked a knife cutting across the field". Cleveland beat the Baltimore Colts, a rival

neg: 1989 Cleveland Browns season 1989 Cleveland Browns season The 1989 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 40th season with the National Football League. It was the Browns' first season with head coach Bud Carson, who had been the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets the previous season. The Browns reached their third AFC Championship Game in four seasons, and for the third time lost to the Denver Broncos. It would be the Browns's fifth consecutive season making the playoffs, but it would be their last playoff season until 1994. Bud Carson begins his Browns head coaching career with a memorable 51-0 victory over

neg: 1967 Cleveland Browns season Nelsen early the next year. The 52–14 playoff loss to Dallas in the Eastern Conference title contest caused Browns head coach Blanton Collier to re-shape his team at other positions as well, as new players were brought in to replace some of the fading stars who had carried the club for years. For instance, this was the last season for Hall of Fame place-kicker Lou Groza, who retired for the second time – this time for good – after making 11 of 23 field-goal tries. Groza, the last member of the original Browns from the team's inception in 1946, would

neg: 1946 Cleveland Browns season next beat the Los Angeles Dons 31–14 in Cleveland to extend their winning streak to seven games. The crowd of 71,134 people who attended the game on a sunny October day was a professional football record. Cleveland got off to a slow start, falling behind 7–3 at halftime. The Browns' only score in the first half came on a 49-yard Lou Groza field goal, then the fourth-longest kick in professional football history. A flurry of scoring at the end of the third quarter and in the fourth quarter, however, won Cleveland the game. Otto Graham passed 36 yards to end

neg: 1947 Cleveland Browns season score, once reaching the Browns' four-yard line, but the Cleveland defense held. The victory made the Browns the only undefeated team in the AAFC after the San Francisco 49ers lost to the New York Yankees Cleveland beat the Chicago Rockets 41–21 at Chicago's Soldier Field to extend the team's winning streak to four games. The Browns scored a touchdown in the first quarter and two more in the second. The team led 27–0 at the half. Chicago, however, started to come back in the third quarter after Cleveland coach Paul Brown took out most of his first-string players. Graham, Colella,

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season 1950 Cleveland Browns season The 1950 Cleveland Browns season was the team's first in the National Football League (NFL) after playing the previous four years in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which folded after the 1949 season. The Browns finished the regular season with a 10–2 win–loss record and beat the Los Angeles Rams to win the NFL championship. It was Cleveland's fifth consecutive championship victory, the previous four having come in the AAFC. Cleveland added 12 new players to its roster before the season began, several of whom came from other AAFC teams that had dissolved as part of

neg: 1952 NFL Championship Game and television rights, were just over US$314,000. Each player on the winning Lions team received $2,274, while Browns players made $1,712 each, the highest to date. Harold Sauerbrie, "Lions Beat Browns, 17–7, For Title", Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 28, 1952, Browns history database retrieved December 12, 2007 1952 NFL Championship Game The National Football League championship game was the 20th annual championship game, held on December 28 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Detroit Lions (9–3) were the National Conference champions and met the Cleveland Browns (8–4), champions of the American Conference. It was the first of three

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season to win 45–7. Cleveland beat the Cardinals 10–7 in the eighth week in Chicago. The Cardinals got the ball first, but Cleveland took over when Tony Adamle recovered a fumble by Venton Yablonski. Jones took a pitch from Graham on the Browns' first play and ran it 33 yards for a touchdown. The Browns forced the Cardinals to punt on their next possession and started a drive from their own 27-yard line. A run by Bumgardner and a 26-yard reception by Lavelli helped set up a 17-yard Groza field goal, putting Cleveland up 10–0. The Browns had two more promising

neg: 1957 Cleveland Browns season 1957 Cleveland Browns season The 1957 Cleveland Browns season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League. After missing the playoffs in 1956, ending a string of 10 straight years in which they had advanced to the league championship game, the Browns came storming back to finish 9–2–1 and win the Eastern Conference title by a relatively healthy margin over the defending world champion New York Giants (7–5). The Browns took care of business against the Giants, "bookending," as it were, their arch rivals. They beat New York 6–3 in the season opener and then edged them again

neg: 1947 Cleveland Browns season get a law degree. Cleveland held its training camp at Bowling Green University, as it did the year before. The Browns played one preseason game in late August against the Baltimore Colts, a new AAFC team formed to replace the Miami Seahawks after the Seahawks folded. The Browns scored their first points on a drive in the second period. A 14-yard run by fullback Marion Motley set up a 25-yard touchdown throw by quarterback Otto Graham to end Mac Speedie. Cleveland scored three more touchdowns in the game, all of them following Colts passes the Browns intercepted. One of them

neg: 1989 Cleveland Browns season drought without a division title is the longest active drought in the NFL. 1989 Cleveland Browns season The 1989 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 40th season with the National Football League. It was the Browns' first season with head coach Bud Carson, who had been the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets the previous season. The Browns reached their third AFC Championship Game in four seasons, and for the third time lost to the Denver Broncos. It would be the Browns's fifth consecutive season making the playoffs, but it would be their last playoff season until 1994. Bud

neg: 1966 Cleveland Browns season flurry of points started in the opener when the Browns blew out the Washington Redskins 38–14. It continued in a stretch of five straight games in which they lost 34–28 to the St. Louis Cardinals, beat the New York Giants 28–7, routed the Steelers 41–10, turned back the Dallas Cowboys 30–21 and crushed the expansion Atlanta Falcons 49–17. Then, as they were finishing the season, the Browns outscored the Giants 49–40 and walloped the Cardinals 38–10. The Browns scored 403 points in all, averaging a healthy 28.8 per contest. Even in the game that eventually did in their playoff chances—a

neg: 1970 Cleveland Browns season been a good offense going all the way back to 1963. The result was the Browns scored 65 less points than they had the year before, and 108 less than two seasons before. Along with that, the defense, though it gave up 35 fewer points than it had in 1969, just could not make up the difference, led to the Browns finishing 7–7, only the second non-winning mark in club history. In spite of that, the season started well for the Browns, as they opened 3–1 and then were 4–2. The Browns beat Joe Namath and the New York Jets

neg: Paul Brown at Bowling Green State University, the Browns played their first game in September 1946 at Cleveland Stadium. A crowd of 60,135 people showed up to see the Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44–0, then a record attendance mark for professional football. That touched off a string of wins; the team ended the season with a 12–2 record and the top spot in the AAFC's western division. The Browns then beat the AAFC's New York Yankees in the championship. Cleveland won the AAFC championship again in 1947 behind an offensive attack that employed the forward pass more frequently and effectively than

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season Morrison on his own 21-yard line and returned it for a touchdown. He got help on the play from a block at midfield by Phelps. Groza then kicked another field goal to put the Browns up by 17 points. Chicago scored two touchdowns as the game was out of reach in the fourth quarter, both of them passes from Lujack to Ken Kavanaugh. Cleveland beat the Steelers in the final game of the preseason, played at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York just three days after the Browns beat the Bears. Pittsburgh began the scoring in the first quarter

neg: Cleveland Cobras equipment manager, a glorified term for a locker-room assistant who picked up soiled towels and jerseys and did all sorts of mundane tasks. Randy Lerner succeeded his father as chairman of MBNA, owner of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League, and later became chairman of the Aston Villa Football Club. After the 1981 season, Cobras ownership sold its ASL rights to a group that moved the club to Atlanta, Georgia as the Georgia Generals. Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Cleveland Cobras The Cleveland Stars were an American soccer club based in Cleveland, Ohio and a

neg: Larry Webster in his senior year. Webster was drafted in the third round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins as a defensive tackle. Webster spent some mediocre years in Miami before signing with the Cleveland Browns in 1995 as a backup. The Browns moved from Cleveland to Baltimore (near where Webster grew up) in 1996 to become the Baltimore Ravens. Webster had some success with the Ravens. Webster was suspended by the NFL early in the 2000 season for minor legal issues. Later that same season, he earned his only Super Bowl ring when the Ravens beat the New

neg: Chicago College All-Star Game dominate the series. The qualifying criteria for the College All-Star squad was loose, as the 1945 game featured Tom Harmon, who had begun his professional career in 1941 but had been interrupted by military service. The all-stars last won consecutive games in 1946 and 1947, and won only four of the final 29 games. The Philadelphia Eagles fell in 1950, the Cleveland Browns in 1955, and the Detroit Lions in 1958. The last all-star win came in 1963, when a college team coached by legendary quarterback Otto Graham beat Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, 20–17. In 1949, Ward, who by

neg: 1953 Cleveland Browns season 1953 Cleveland Browns season The 1953 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth season with the National Football League. Their start of 11–0–0 before losing their last game was the closest to a true perfect season in the NFL until the 1972 Miami Dolphins, but after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in their last game and missing a perfect regular season, the Browns were beaten in the NFL Championship Game by the Detroit Lions. In the first meeting between Cleveland and Green Bay, the Browns roll up 376 yards and Otto Graham completed 18 0f 24 yards to highlight a

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season the regular season and had to have his mouth wired shut so it could heal. Cleveland handily beat the Steelers at home in their seventh game of the season. It was a breakout performance for Motley, who had 11 carries for 188 yards and two touchdown runs. A 61-yard return of the opening kickoff by Phelps set up the Browns' first touchdown, a short rush by Graham two and a half minutes into the first period. After stopping a pair of long Pittsburgh drives in the second quarter, Cleveland advanced to the Steelers' two-yard line but had to settle for

neg: 1999 Cleveland Browns season the season to 16 games in 1978. They (the 1999 Browns) did not win a home game throughout the season. Players selected from other teams in the Cleveland Expansion Draft, in order of selection. 1999 Cleveland Browns season The 1999 Cleveland Browns season was the Browns 51st season overall and 47th in the NFL. It marked the return of professional football to the city of Cleveland, Ohio for the first time since the 1995 season, when the franchise was temporarily deactivated following the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, which ultimately established the Baltimore Ravens. Officially, the Browns are considered a continuation

neg: Tommy Thompson (linebacker) AAFC dissolved after the 1949 season, and the Browns were absorbed by the more established NFL. The Browns won the NFL championship in 1950, and advanced to the championship game but lost each year between 1951 and 1953, Thompson's last season. During his last two years, he was the right-side linebacker after Cleveland switched to a 5-2 defense. He was named a second-team All-Pro in 1951 and 1952 and a first-team All-Pro in 1953. Thompson, who was known as a sure tackler and a tenacious leader on defense, was the Browns' team captain in his final two seasons. Thompson started

neg: 1950 NFL playoffs proceeded to beat the Giants 8–3, and the Rams beat the Bears 24–14 in their playoff game. Cleveland then beat the Rams in the championship game the following week. Playing their first year in the NFL after four years in the rival All-America Football Conference, the Browns battled with the Giants for the lead in the American Conference for most of the regular season. Cleveland ended with a 10–2 win–loss record, having lost its only two games against the Giants. The Giants, meanwhile, lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals. In the National Conference, the Bears and Rams were

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns beat the Patriots in a wild-card game, but arch-rival Pittsburgh won a 29–9 victory in the divisional playoff, ending the Browns' season. As the Browns recaptured a hint of past success in 1994, all was not well behind the scenes. Modell was in financial trouble. The origins of Modell's woes dated to 1973, when he worked out a deal to lease Cleveland Municipal Stadium from the city for a pittance: only enough to service the facility's debt and pay property taxes. Cleveland Browns Stadium Corporation, or Stadium Corp., a company Modell and a business associate created and owned, held the

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season would be unprepared for runs by Graham. Cleveland advanced to New York's 22-yard line thanks to 45 yards of rushing by Graham, which set up a 28-yard field goal that gave the Browns a 6–3 lead. On the Giants' final possession as time ran out, Martin tackled Conerly in his own end zone, resulting in a safety and making the final score 8–3. The Browns and Giants had only 91 combined passing yards during the game. The Rams beat the Bears in the National Conference playoff, setting up a championship matchup with the Browns in Cleveland. The Rams had been

neg: 1950 Cleveland Browns season in 1949, appeared to prove that the team could compete in the new league, but Eagles coach Greasy Neale did not take the Browns seriously. Led by an offense that featured Graham, Motley and Lavelli, all of whom were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Browns beat the Eagles in Philadelphia and went on to finish the regular season with a 10–2 record for first place in the league's American Division. Their losses both came against the New York Giants. Before the game against Philadelphia, Brown told his players that Cleveland's successful years in the AAFC

neg: 1964 Cleveland Browns season in the game they had to make a statement early on, and they did just that. Galen Fiss, the Browns team captain, broke up a screen pass from Unitas to Moore, sending Moore airborne for a loss. The Browns tenacity on defense is what got them to the half time score of 0–0. Brown's running back Ernie Green reported after the game about half time, "We cleaned ourselves and sat down, and it seemed like something came over all of us. I think we all kind of looked at each other and concluded, 'Hey, we can beat these guys.'" Not

neg: 1949 Cleveland Browns season a 49-pass from Graham to Dub Jones. After missing a field goal in the fourth quarter, Buffalo looked to at least even the score on a drive five minutes left in the game. The Bills were near midfield when Ratterman threw an interception to Warren Lahr that he returned 52 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Graham had 326 passing yards in the game, while Ratterman had 293. As the Browns beat the Bills, the 49ers beat the Yankees in San Francisco by a score of 17–7. That set up a championship game matchup between Cleveland and San Francisco in Cleveland.

neg: 1948 Cleveland Browns season Layden. The Browns had 486 total yards in the game, including 337 yards of passing. While Cleveland remained undefeated, the San Francisco 49ers continued to hold the best record in the AAFC with nine straight wins to begin the season. Cleveland beat Baltimore for the second time during the regular season for its ninth straight victory. A Baltimore turnover on downs early in the game set up the Browns' first score, a short touchdown run by Edgar Jones in the first quarter. Baltimore's Y. A. Tittle drove deep into Cleveland territory early in the second quarter, but another turnover on

neg: 2007 Miami Dolphins season 8-straight losing streak since 1967. Still looking for their first win of the year, the Dolphins flew to Cleveland Browns Stadium for a Week 6 intraconference duel with the Cleveland Browns. With QB Trent Green still suffering from a concussion from last week, back-up QB Cleo Lemon was given the start. In the first quarter, Miami trailed early as Browns RB Jason Wright got a 1-yard TD run. The 'Fins would respond with kicker Jay Feely getting a 43-yard field goal. However, Cleveland increased its lead with QB Derek Anderson getting a 1-yard TD run. In the second quarter, Miami's

neg: Cleveland Browns Browns came to be called the "Kardiac Kids". Under Sipe, however, the Browns did not make it past the first round of the playoffs. Quarterback Bernie Kosar, who the Browns drafted in 1985, led the team to three AFC Championship games in the late 1980s but lost each time to the Denver Broncos. In 1995, Modell announced he was relocating the Browns to Baltimore, sowing a mix of outrage and bitterness among Cleveland's dedicated fan base. Negotiations and legal battles led to an agreement where Modell was allowed to move the team, but Cleveland kept the Browns' name, colors and

neg: 1978 Cleveland Browns season 1978 Cleveland Browns season The 1978 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 29th season with the National Football League (NFL). After nearly three years of struggling offensively – and not making the playoffs—while posting just one winning record under ultra-strict, disciplinarian head coach Forrest Gregg, the Browns in 1978 decided to take a softer approach to liven up their attack – and their team. They did so by hiring a virtually unknown assistant at the time, New Orleans Saints receivers coach Sam Rutigliano, to replace Gregg, who was fired with one game left in the 1977 season. Rutigliano was the

neg: Buffalo Bills near-last-minute kickoff return with a controversial lateral pass to stun the Bills 22-16 in 1999. The Music City Miracle was notable for being Buffalo's last playoff appearance until 2017. The Titans currently lead the series 28-18. Though the two teams are in different divisions and did not start playing each other until after 1972, match-ups between the Bills and the Cleveland Browns occasionally get heated up due to the proximity and similarity between the cities of Buffalo and Cleveland. Like the Bills-Jets rivalry, the Bills and Browns often share bad luck and have had their share of ugly games, including

neg: Alex Agase last place in the AAFC's western division with a 1–13 record. The Rockets traded Agase and fellow lineman Chubby Grigg the following year to the Cleveland Browns, who had won the AAFC championship in each of the league's first two years of play. Led by quarterback Otto Graham, fullback Marion Motley and ends Dante Lavelli and Mac Speedie, Cleveland won the championship again in 1948, posting a perfect 14–0 record and beating the Buffalo Bills in the title game. Another championship followed in 1949, but the AAFC then dissolved and the Browns, along with two other teams, were absorbed by

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns to Pittsburgh earlier in the season. Still, six players were selected for the Pro Bowl, including Anderson, Winslow, Edwards, kick returner Josh Cribbs and rookie left tackle Joe Thomas. Crennel agreed to a two-year contract extension until 2011, and the team hired Mike Keenan as team president, filling a position left vacant upon the departure of Collins two years before. Expectations were high for the 2008 season, but Cleveland finished last in the AFC North with a 4–12 record. Anderson shared starts with Ken Dorsey, who the Browns had acquired by trading away Trent Dilfer, and Brady Quinn, a young

neg: 1989–90 NFL playoffs the Steelers, who had started the season with a 51-0 loss to Cleveland and a 41-10 loss to Cincinnati. They had been shutout three times, outgained by their opponents in ten consecutive games, and had to recover from a 4-6 record to get into the playoffs by winning five of their last six games. In a shootout, 33-year-old Browns linebacker Clay Matthews intercepted Bills quarterback Jim Kelly at the Cleveland 1-yard line with three seconds left to preserve a 34–30 victory. Kelly threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns while Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar threw for 251 yards and three

neg: History of the New England Patriots Bledsoe sparked a second-half comeback by switching to a no-huddle offense. Bledsoe set single-game records for pass attempts and completions, and the Patriots won the game 26–20 in overtime. This led to the Patriots winning their last seven games of the regular season, finishing 10–6 and making the playoffs as a wild card. In their first playoff game in nine years, the Patriots were beaten in the first round by the Cleveland Browns 20–13. The Browns, coached by one-time Parcells assistant (and future Patriots head coach) Bill Belichick, were the last team to beat New England in the regular season.

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns divisions that placed the Browns in the new Century Division. The Browns, however, lost the 1967 eastern conference championship to the Dallas Cowboys. After a year in which he made just 11 of 23 field goal attempts, placekicker Lou Groza, the last remaining player from the inaugural 1946 Browns team, retired before the start of the 1968 season. Groza, who had been on the roster for 21 seasons and was 44 years old when he hung up his spikes, said in his memoir that retiring was "the saddest day of my football life." Further playoff defeats followed. In 1968, as

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns the Browns came to be called the "Kardiac Kids". Under Sipe, however, the Browns did not make it past the first round of the playoffs. Quarterback Bernie Kosar, who the Browns drafted in 1985, led the team to three AFC Championship games in the late 1980s but lost each time. In 1995, Modell announced he was relocating the Browns to Baltimore, sowing a mix of outrage and bitterness among Cleveland's dedicated fan base. Negotiations and legal battles led to an agreement where Modell was allowed to move the team, but Cleveland kept the Browns' name, colors and history. After three

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns in March 1961 for $3.925 million. Bob Gries, who had a share in the Browns from the beginning, agreed to buy in again at the new valuation and take a stake of almost 40%, defraying Modell's costs substantially. As the previous owners did when they took over, Modell quickly assured Cleveland fans that Brown would "have a free hand" in running the organization and awarded him a new eight-year contract. "As far as I'm concerned Paul Brown can send [plays] in by carrier pigeon", Modell said. "In my opinion he has no peer as a football coach. His record speaks

neg: 1946 Cleveland Browns season first downs, nine more than the Browns, although the Browns out-gained the Bisons with 455 total yards. The game was marred by numerous penalties against both teams for unnecessary roughness, and the Bisons' kicker Lou Zontini and Browns halfback Ray Terrell were ejected after getting into a fight at midfield in the second quarter. A total of 37,054 people attended the game, the lowest figure for a Browns home game at that point in the season. Despite traveling without key players Marion Motley and Bill Willis because of Florida's segregation laws, Cleveland beat Miami in a shutout for the second

neg: Cleveland sports curse Modell becoming majority owner of the team, the Browns had dominated the NFL and the earlier All-America Football Conference (AAFC), winning seven championships in 17 years. After three non-playoff seasons, the 1964 Browns' team finished 10–3–1 and appeared in the 1964 NFL Championship Game against a heavily favored Baltimore Colts team coached by Don Shula with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas as its signal caller. The Browns beat the Colts 27–0 at Cleveland Stadium. This particular Browns team consisted of many players initially drafted and acquired by Paul Brown, the Browns' former long-time head coach and architect

neg: Cleveland Browns in each of the Browns' first ten years of existence. From 1965 to 1995, they made the playoffs 14 times, but did not win another championship or appear in the Super Bowl during that period. In 1995, owner Art Modell, who had purchased the Browns in 1961, announced plans to move the team to Baltimore. After threats of legal action from the city of Cleveland and fans, a compromise was reached in early 1996 that allowed Modell to establish the Baltimore Ravens as a new franchise while retaining the contracts of all Browns personnel. The Browns' intellectual property, including team

neg: 2008 Cleveland Browns season 2008 Cleveland Browns season The 2008 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 60th season as a professional sports franchise and its 56th season as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Browns finished with a 4–12 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. The season marked Romeo Crennel's fourth (and what would be final) year as head coach of the Browns. Cleveland played all of their home games at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. In the 2008 season, the Browns failed to score a touchdown for 24 consecutive quarters. Also from 2008 to present, the Browns

neg: 1968 Cleveland Browns season hand Baltimore its only loss in a 13–1 season. The following were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft. 1968 Cleveland Browns season The 1968 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season with the National Football League. The Browns made it to the playoffs for the 2nd straight year thanks to an 8-game winning streak and the brilliant play of quarterback Bill Nelsen who replaced Frank Ryan as the starting quarterback prior to week 4 of their season. In a relative sense Browns had not done much since 1965, when they lost to the Green Bay Packers 23–12 in the

neg: 1968 Cleveland Browns season 1968 Cleveland Browns season The 1968 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season with the National Football League. The Browns made it to the playoffs for the 2nd straight year thanks to an 8-game winning streak and the brilliant play of quarterback Bill Nelsen who replaced Frank Ryan as the starting quarterback prior to week 4 of their season. In a relative sense Browns had not done much since 1965, when they lost to the Green Bay Packers 23–12 in the NFL Championship Game. They finished 9–5 in 1966 and '67, but made the playoffs only in the second

neg: 1959 Cleveland Browns season 1959 Cleveland Browns season The 1959 Cleveland Browns season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League. Future Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown rushed for 1,329 yards, leading the league for the third straight year, and 14 touchdowns. QB Milt Plum, who was drafted by the Browns in the 1957 draft with Brown would emerge as a solid quarterback. The Browns had been looking for a replacement for Otto Graham ever since the Hall of Famer retired—for the second time—following the 1955 season. They finally found him when Plum, a second-round draft pick in 1957, threw

neg: Tony Grossi began working for the Cleveland Plain Dealer as a sports reporter, and in 1984 became the full-time Browns beat reporter. Grossi was recognized for his work in 1987, when he was named Ohio Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) In 1994, Grossi was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors. In 2004, Grossi would write his first book, titled "Tales From the Browns Sideline", chronicling the history of the team as well as his own personal anecdotes from covering the Browns through the years. In 2007, Grossi would join the

neg: Danny Wimprine for 2,568 yards and 18 TDs, while rushing for two more. After the 2005 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns signed Wimprine to a one-year deal. He was able to go to camp with the Browns and compete for a spot behind Trent Dilfer, with Charlie Frye and Josh Harris. Wimprine failed to beat out the other two, and was granted his release. Following his release by the Browns, Wimprine quickly signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He completed 19 of 46 passes, for 270 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions. In 2008, Wimprined signed with

neg: 1949 Cleveland Browns season failed to score. Both teams missed field goals as rainstorms intensified and passing became difficult in the third and fourth quarters; Groza's missed field goal came in the final 15 seconds of the game and would have won it for Cleveland. Despite the tie, the Browns remained in first place in the AAFC standings. The result also strengthened the Bills' chances of getting the fourth and final spot in the playoffs. Cleveland beat the Yankees in its second shutout of the season. The Browns scored all of their points in the first half. The first score was a touchdown from

neg: 1946 Cleveland Browns season Motley also suffered a pulled leg muscle in the second quarter and played sparingly thereafter. The 49ers came back in the fourth quarter with strong rushing from fullback Norm Standlee and Earle Parsons. Frankie Albert scored the team's lone touchdown on a one-yard run. San Francisco threatened to tie the game, reaching the Cleveland 19-yard line with five minutes to play, but the Browns defense stood firm and stopped the advance. The win put the Browns two games ahead of the 49ers in the AAFC's western conference with four games to play. Cleveland beat the Rockets 51–14 at home before

neg: 1948 Cleveland Browns season for a second touchdown with five seconds left to play. Time expired on the ensuing kickoff, however, and Cleveland won 19–14. Groza's 51-yard field goal matched a professional football record he set two years earlier. The Browns beat the Bills in the second game of the regular season. Cleveland dominated the game from beginning to end, scoring 42 points and amassing 504 total yards on offense. The scoring began with touchdowns in the first quarter by halfback Bob Cowan and Marion Motley. End Mac Speedie caught another touchdown in the second quarter, giving the Browns three scores in a span

neg: History of the Cleveland Browns instrumental in the Browns' championship runs, said he planned to retire after the season. Motley, the team's best rusher and blocker, retired at the beginning of the season with a bad knee. Star defensive lineman Bill Willis also retired before the season. Still, Cleveland finished the regular season 9–3 and met Detroit the day after Christmas in the championship game for a third consecutive time. This time Cleveland dominated on both sides of the ball, intercepting Bobby Layne six times while Graham threw three touchdowns and ran for three more. The Browns, who lost the last game of the regular