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Cleveland Browns Franchise Encyclopedia

Regular Season Record (all-time) : 472-367-13
Playoff Record (all-time) : 16-20 (Last appearance after 2002 season)
 Super Bowls Won: 0 out of 0 appearances
 Championships Won: 8
Passing Leader (all-time): Brian Sipe - 23,713 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Jim Brown - 12,312 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Ozzie Newsome - 7,980 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Paul Brown - 158 wins

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All-time franchise leaderboards

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Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks

Glossary · * indicate playoff appearances
Top Players Off Rank Def Rank Overall Rank
Year Lg Tm W L T Coaches Passing Rushing Receiving Pts Yds Pts Yds T/G Pts± Yds± out of
2008 NFL Cleveland Browns 1 3 0 Crennel Anderson Lewis Winslow Jr. 32 32 3 4 12 25 28 32
2007 NFL Cleveland Browns 10 6 0 Crennel Anderson Lewis Edwards 8 8 21 30 19 14 20 32
2006 NFL Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 Crennel Frye Droughns Edwards 30 31 22 27 31 30 32 32
2005 NFL Cleveland Browns 6 10 0 Crennel Dilfer Droughns Bryant 32 26 11 16 23 22 26 32
2004 NFL Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 Davis,Robiskie Garcia Suggs Northcutt 27 28 24 15 26 30 28 32
2003 NFL Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 Davis Holcomb Green Northcutt 29 26 12 15 28 24 25 32
2002 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 7 0 Davis Couch Green Morgan 19 23 10 21 18 15 21 32
2001 NFL Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 Davis Couch Jackson Johnson 25 31 15 22 7 19 30 31
2000 NFL Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 Palmer Couch Prentice Johnson 31 31 27 26 19 31 31 31
1999 NFL Cleveland Browns 2 14 0 Palmer Couch Kirby Johnson 31 31 29 31 28 31 31 31
1995 NFL Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 Belichick Testaverde Hoard Jackson 25 21 20 24 25 24 24 30
1994 NFL Cleveland Browns* 11 5 0 Belichick Testaverde Hoard Alexander 11 16 1 7 20 3 13 28
1993 NFL Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 Belichick Testaverde Vardell Jackson 15 20 17 12 25 16 17 28
1992 NFL Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 Belichick Tomczak Mack Jackson 20 18 10 14 10 13 15 28
1991 NFL Cleveland Browns 6 10 0 Belichick Kosar Mack Slaughter 16 19 14 18 3 16 19 28
1990 NFL Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 Carson,Shofner Kosar Mack Slaughter 27 25 28 17 28 27 25 28
1989 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 6 1 Carson Kosar Metcalf Slaughter 14 16 4 7 7 8 13 28
1988 NFL Cleveland Browns* 10 6 0 Schottenheimer Kosar Byner Langhorne 20 18 6 6 17 13 10 28
1987 NFL Cleveland Browns* 10 5 0 Schottenheimer Kosar Mack Slaughter 3 9 2 3 8 2 2 28
1986 NFL Cleveland Browns* 12 4 0 Schottenheimer Kosar Mack Brennan 5 9 11 19 4 6 13 28
1985 NFL Cleveland Browns* 8 8 0 Schottenheimer Kosar Mack Newsome 23 21 7 9 27 15 16 28
1984 NFL Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 Schottenheimer,Rutigliano McDonald Green Newsome 25 24 6 2 18 21 10 28
1983 NFL Cleveland Browns 9 7 0 Rutigliano Sipe Pruitt Newsome 13 10 14 9 19 11 7 28
1982 NFL Cleveland Browns* 4 5 0 Rutigliano Sipe Pruitt Newsome 23 17 17 23 7 24 26 28
1981 NFL Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 Rutigliano Sipe Pruitt Newsome 24 4 23 16 28 26 7 28
1980 NFL Cleveland Browns* 11 5 0 Rutigliano Sipe Pruitt Logan 8 5 12 23 10 10 14 28
1979 NFL Cleveland Browns 9 7 0 Rutigliano Sipe Pruitt Logan 9 3 20 24 26 15 12 28
1978 NFL Cleveland Browns 8 8 0 Rutigliano Sipe Pruitt Rucker 8 5 25 25 22 20 12 28
1977 NFL Cleveland Browns 6 8 0 Gregg,Modzelewski Sipe Pruitt Rucker 12 9 22 20 27 16 11 28
1976 NFL Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 Gregg Sipe Pruitt Rucker 14 10 20 9 20 16 9 28
1975 NFL Cleveland Browns 3 11 0 Gregg Phipps Pruitt Rucker 22 21 24 19 19 22 18 26
1974 NFL Cleveland Browns 4 10 0 Skorich Phipps Pruitt Holden 15 20 26 23 14 21 24 26
1973 NFL Cleveland Browns 7 5 2 Skorich Phipps Brown Morin 18 23 13 11 24 14 19 26
1972 NFL Cleveland Browns* 10 4 0 Skorich Phipps Kelly Pitts 17 19 9 16 11 14 19 26
1971 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 5 0 Skorich Nelsen Kelly Hooker 10 18 10 17 18 12 18 26
1970 NFL Cleveland Browns 7 7 0 Collier Nelsen Kelly Morin 13 7 13 22 20 12 15 26
1969 NFL Cleveland Browns* 10 3 1 Collier Nelsen Kelly Warfield 3 5 9 11 6 5 7 16
1968 NFL Cleveland Browns* 10 4 0 Collier Nelsen Kelly Warfield 3 2 7 8 1 3 4 16
1967 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 5 0 Collier Ryan Kelly Warfield 7 10 8 12 8 5 13 16
1966 NFL Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 Collier Ryan Kelly Collins 2 2 5 9 1 3 2 15
1965 NFL Cleveland Browns* 11 3 0 Collier Ryan Brown Collins 5 7 8 13 3 5 11 14
1964 NFL Cleveland Browns* 10 3 1 Collier Ryan Brown Warfield 2 3 5 14 4 2 9 14
1963 NFL Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 Collier Ryan Brown Collins 3 5 3 7 9 4 6 14
1962 NFL Cleveland Browns 7 6 1 Brown Ryan Brown Kreitling 9 11 3 3 3 4 6 14
1961 NFL Cleveland Browns 8 5 1 Brown Plum Brown Renfro 6 7 5 7 4 5 6 14
1960 NFL Cleveland Browns 8 3 1 Brown Plum Brown Nagler 1 5 4 8 1 1 6 13
1959 NFL Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 Brown Plum Brown Renfro 3 4 3 6 2 3 5 12
1958 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 3 0 Brown Plum Brown Renfro 3 5 3 5 3 2 5 12
1957 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 2 1 Brown O'Connell Brown Brewster 3 5 1 2 4 1 1 12
1956 NFL Cleveland Browns 5 7 0 Brown O'Connell Carpenter Brewster 11 9 1 2 9 5 6 12
1955 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 2 1 Brown Graham Morrison Brewster 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 12
1954 NFL Cleveland Browns* 9 3 0 Brown Graham Bassett Lavelli 2 5 1 1 5 1 1 12
1953 NFL Cleveland Browns* 11 1 0 Brown Graham Renfro Lavelli 4 4 1 6 1 1 4 12
1952 NFL Cleveland Browns* 8 4 0 Brown Graham Motley Speedie 3 1 2 1 5 3 1 12
1951 NFL Cleveland Browns* 11 1 0 Brown Graham Jones Speedie 3 8 1 2 1 1 2 12
1950 NFL Cleveland Browns* 10 2 0 Brown Graham Motley Lavelli 4 6 2 1 2 1 3 13
1949 AAFC Cleveland Browns* 9 1 2 Brown Graham Motley Speedie 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 7
1948 AAFC Cleveland Browns* 14 0 0 Brown Graham Motley Speedie 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 8
1947 AAFC Cleveland Browns* 12 1 1 Brown Graham Motley Speedie 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 8
1946 AAFC Cleveland Browns* 12 2 0 Brown Graham Motley Lavelli 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 9

Playoff Game Log

Glossary
Score
Week Opp Tm Opp
2002 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Pittsburgh Steelers 33 36
1994 Playoffs
WildCard W New England Patriots 20 13
Division L @ Pittsburgh Steelers 9 29
1989 Playoffs
Division W Buffalo Bills 34 30
ConfChamp L @ Denver Broncos 21 37
1988 Playoffs
WildCard L Houston Oilers 23 24
1987 Playoffs
Division W Indianapolis Colts 38 21
ConfChamp L @ Denver Broncos 33 38
1986 Playoffs
Division W New York Jets 23 20
ConfChamp L Denver Broncos 20 23
1985 Playoffs
Division L @ Miami Dolphins 21 24
1982 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Los Angeles Raiders 10 27
1980 Playoffs
Division L Oakland Raiders 12 14
1972 Playoffs
Division L @ Miami Dolphins 14 20
1971 Playoffs
Division L Baltimore Colts 3 20
1969 Playoffs
Division W @ Dallas Cowboys 38 14
ConfChamp L @ Minnesota Vikings 7 27
1968 Playoffs
Division W Dallas Cowboys 31 20
ConfChamp L Baltimore Colts 0 34
1967 Playoffs
Division L @ Dallas Cowboys 14 52
1965 Playoffs
Championship L @ Green Bay Packers 12 23
1964 Playoffs
Championship W Baltimore Colts 27 0
1958 Playoffs
Division L @ New York Giants 0 10
1957 Playoffs
Championship L @ Detroit Lions 14 59
1955 Playoffs
Championship W @ Los Angeles Rams 38 14
1954 Playoffs
Championship W Detroit Lions 56 10
1953 Playoffs
Championship L @ Detroit Lions 16 17
1952 Playoffs
Championship L Detroit Lions 7 17
1951 Playoffs
Championship L @ Los Angeles Rams 17 24
1950 Playoffs
Division W New York Giants 8 3
Championship W Los Angeles Rams 30 28
1949 Playoffs
Champ W Buffalo Bills 31 21
Champ W San Francisco 49ers 21 7
1948 Playoffs
Champ W Buffalo Bills 49 7
1947 Playoffs
Champ W @ New York Yankees 14 3
1946 Playoffs
Champ W New York Yankees 14 9

Head-to-Head Franchise Records

Glossary
Score
Opponent W L T W-L% Tm Opp
Arizona Cardinals 33 12 3 .733 1227 859
Atlanta Falcons 10 2 0 .833 294 171
Baltimore Ravens 7 12 0 .368 282 427
Buffalo Bills 8 5 0 .615 230 239
Carolina Panthers 0 3 0 .000 35 64
Chicago Bears 9 4 0 .692 342 209
Cincinnati Bengals 35 35 0 .500 1456 1485
Dallas Cowboys 15 11 0 .577 565 502
Denver Broncos 5 16 0 .238 293 493
Detroit Lions 4 13 0 .235 282 410
Green Bay Packers 7 9 0 .438 318 367
Houston Texans 3 2 0 .600 105 81
Indianapolis Colts 13 11 0 .542 502 456
Jacksonville Jaguars 2 8 0 .200 132 239
Kansas City Chiefs 9 9 2 .500 382 403
Miami Dolphins 6 7 0 .462 271 243
Minnesota Vikings 3 9 0 .250 173 316
New England Patriots 11 9 0 .550 355 338
New Orleans Saints 11 4 0 .733 341 249
New York Giants 25 19 2 .568 1013 859
New York Jets 12 7 0 .632 405 357
Oakland Raiders 7 10 0 .412 297 377
Philadelphia Eagles 31 14 1 .689 1175 854
Pittsburgh Steelers 55 56 0 .495 2241 2223
San Diego Chargers 7 13 1 .357 411 510
San Francisco 49ers 17 8 0 .680 540 479
Seattle Seahawks 5 11 0 .313 271 363
St. Louis Rams 9 9 0 .500 408 414
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 2 0 .714 152 110
Tennessee Titans 33 26 0 .559 1173 1125
Washington Redskins 33 9 1 .786 1090 680
Defunct Franchises
Baltimore Colts 7 0 0 1.000 192 37
Brooklyn Dodgers 6 0 0 1.000 221 78
Buffalo Bills 6 0 2 1.000 236 100
Chicago Hornets 8 0 0 1.000 241 94
Los Angeles Dons 6 2 0 .750 237 110
Miami Seahawks 2 0 0 1.000 78 0
New York Yankees 7 0 1 1.000 199 83