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1983 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 356 points (22.2/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 342 points (21.4/g), 14th.
Differential of 14 points (0.9/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.2, Offense: -0.9, Defense: -1.3, SoS: -3.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sam Rutigliano (9-7-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Marty Schottenheimer
Training Camp: Lakeland Community College (Kirtland, Ohio)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 4 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 27 | 17 | 302 | 186 | 116 | 4 | 24 | 387 | 198 | 189 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 11 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 31 | 26 | 21 | 382 | 222 | 160 | 1 | 24 | 435 | 329 | 106 | 5 | |
| 3 | Thu | September 15 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 7 | 18 | 302 | 218 | 84 | 2 | 18 | 301 | 199 | 102 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | OT | 3-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 30 | 24 | 29 | 410 | 307 | 103 | 1 | 23 | 421 | 351 | 70 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | L | 3-2 | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 24 | 22 | 405 | 280 | 125 | 4 | 15 | 259 | 122 | 137 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | New York Jets | 10 | 7 | 18 | 333 | 267 | 66 | 2 | 19 | 312 | 188 | 124 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | L | 4-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 44 | 27 | 449 | 290 | 159 | 7 | 19 | 332 | 186 | 146 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | L | 4-4 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 28 | 16 | 272 | 198 | 74 | 2 | 17 | 288 | 154 | 134 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | W | OT | 5-4 | Houston Oilers | 25 | 19 | 19 | 377 | 189 | 188 | 2 | 11 | 258 | 138 | 120 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | L | 5-5 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 35 | 24 | 456 | 337 | 119 | 3 | 26 | 370 | 216 | 154 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | W | 6-5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 0 | 18 | 275 | 174 | 101 | 1 | 11 | 232 | 166 | 66 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 7-5 | @ | New England Patriots | 30 | 0 | 16 | 227 | 51 | 176 | 1 | 12 | 190 | 76 | 114 | 5 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | W | 8-5 | Baltimore Colts | 41 | 23 | 22 | 417 | 307 | 110 | 23 | 341 | 146 | 195 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | L | 8-6 | @ | Denver Broncos | 6 | 27 | 19 | 281 | 216 | 65 | 3 | 24 | 411 | 284 | 127 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | L | 8-7 | @ | Houston Oilers | 27 | 34 | 23 | 385 | 223 | 162 | 4 | 21 | 320 | 168 | 152 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | W | 9-7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 17 | 18 | 310 | 196 | 114 | 1 | 22 | 285 | 156 | 129 | 2 | ||