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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 293 points (18.3/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (18.6/g), 14th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.3/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (0.9/g), 3rd.
Coached by Bill Belichick (6-10-0)
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1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bernie Kosar | 28 | 6 | 16 | 307 for 494, 3,487 yards, 18 td, 9 int, & 26 rushes for 74 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| RB | Leroy Hoard | 23 | 1 | 9 | 37 rushes for 154 yards, 2 td, & 48 catches for 567 yards and 9 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Kevin Mack | 29 | 6 | 11 | 197 rushes for 726 yards, 8 td, & 40 catches for 255 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Reggie Langhorne | 28 | 6 | 9 | 39 catches for 505 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Webster Slaughter | 27 | 5 | 16 | 64 catches for 906 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| WR | Michael Jackson | 22 | Rook | 7 | 17 catches for 268 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 141st pick / 1991 |
| TE | Scott Galbraith | 24 | 1 | 13 | 27 catches for 328 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 178th pick / 1990 |
| LT | Tony E. Jones | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | John Rienstra | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1986 |
| C | Mike Baab | 32 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| RG | Ed King | 22 | Rook | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 29th pick / 1991 |
| RT | Dan Fike | 30 | 6 | 16 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rob Burnett | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 129th pick / 1990 |
| LDE | Pio Sagapolutele | 22 | Rook | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 85th pick / 1991 |
| LDT | James A. Jones | 22 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Michael Dean Perry* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Anthony Pleasant | 23 | 1 | 7 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Ernie Logan | 23 | Rook | 5 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 226th pick / 1991 |
| LLB | Van Waiters | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 77th pick / 1988 |
| LLB | David Brandon | 26 | 4 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 60th pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Richard Brown | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Clay Matthews | 35 | 13 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Frank Minnifield | 31 | 7 | 11 | ||
| RCB | Randy Hilliard | 24 | 1 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 157th pick / 1990 |
| RCB | Stephen Braggs | 26 | 4 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 165th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Harlon Barnett | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 1990 |
| SS | Eric Turner | 23 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 2nd pick / 1991 |
| FS | Vince Newsome | 30 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Stover | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 of 22 field goals & 33 of 34 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 329th pick / 1990 |
| P | Brian Hansen | 31 | 7 | 0 | 80 punts for a 42.5 average, 0 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Webster Slaughter | 27 | 5 | 16 | 17 punt returns for a 6.6 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| KR | Eric Metcalf | 23 | 2 | 3 | 23 kick returns for a 15.3 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Baab | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| Harlon Barnett | 24 | DB | 16 | 10 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 1/2/1967 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 1990 |
| Latin Berry | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Oregon | 1/13/1967 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 78th pick / 1990 |
| Anthony Blaylock | 26 | DB | 5 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | Winston-Salem State | 2/21/1965 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 103rd pick / 1988 |
| Stephen Braggs | 26 | DB | 16 | 10 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas | 8/29/1965 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 165th pick / 1987 |
| David Brandon | 26 | LB | 16 | 8 | 234 | 6-4 | Memphis | 2/9/1965 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 60th pick / 1987 |
| Brian Brennan | 29 | WR | 15 | 3 | 178 | 5-9 | Boston College | 2/15/1962 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| Richard Brown | 26 | LB | 16 | 12 | 240 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 9/21/1965 | 4 | |
| Rob Burnett | 24 | DE | 13 | 8 | 265 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 8/27/1967 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 129th pick / 1990 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 36 | DB | 1 | 1 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 14 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| Frank Conover | 23 | DT | 4 | 1 | 317 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 4/6/1968 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 197th pick / 1991 |
| Johnie Cooks | 33 | LB | 2 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 11/23/1958 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1982 |
| Arthur Cox | 30 | TE | 3 | 0 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 8 | |
| Derrick Douglas | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 222 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 8/10/1968 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 141st pick / 1990 |
| Paul Farren | 31 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | Boston University | 12/24/1960 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| Cedric Figaro | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/17/1966 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1988 |
| Dan Fike | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-7 | Florida | 6/16/1961 | 6 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
| Anthony Florence | 25 | DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 12/11/1966 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 90th pick / 1989 |
| Scott Galbraith | 24 | TE | 16 | 13 | 258 | 6-2 | USC | 1/7/1967 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 178th pick / 1990 |
| Brian Hansen | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Sioux Falls | 10/26/1960 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 237th pick / 1984 |
| Odie Harris | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Sam Houston State | 4/1/1966 | 3 | |
| Randy Hilliard | 24 | DB | 14 | 10 | 165 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/6/1967 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 157th pick / 1990 |
| Leroy Hoard | 23 | RB | 16 | 9 | 225 | 5-11 | Michigan | 5/15/1968 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1990 |
| Darryl Ingram | 25 | TE | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | California | 5/2/1966 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 108th pick / 1989 |
| Alfred M. Jackson | 24 | WR | 6 | 1 | 183 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 7/10/1967 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 135th pick / 1989 |
| Michael Jackson | 22 | WR | 16 | 7 | 195 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/12/1969 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 141st pick / 1991 |
| Lynn James | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Arizona State,SMU | 1/25/1965 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 122nd pick / 1990 |
| Mike Johnson | 29 | LB | 5 | 4 | 230 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/26/1962 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 Supp |
| James A. Jones | 22 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 2/6/1969 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| Jock Jones | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 3/13/1968 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 212th pick / 1990 |
| Tony E. Jones | 25 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Western Carolina | 5/24/1966 | 3 | |
| Brian Kinchen | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/6/1965 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| Ed King | 22 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/3/1969 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 29th pick / 1991 |
| Joe King | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 5/7/1968 | Rook | |
| Randy Kirk | 27 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 12/27/1964 | 4 | |
| Bernie Kosar | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/25/1963 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| Reggie Langhorne | 28 | WR | 14 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 4/7/1963 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| Ernie Logan | 23 | NT-DE-DT | 15 | 5 | 290 | 6-3 | East Carolina | 5/18/1968 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 226th pick / 1991 |
| Kevin Mack | 29 | RB | 14 | 11 | 224 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/9/1962 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Clay Matthews | 35 | LB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Bruce McGonnigal | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 229 | 6-4 | Virginia | 5/1/1968 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 238th pick / 1991 |
| Eric Metcalf | 23 | RB-WR | 8 | 3 | 188 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/23/1968 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| Frank Minnifield | 31 | DB | 14 | 11 | 180 | 5-9 | Louisville | 1/1/1960 | 7 | |
| Joe Morris | 31 | RB | 16 | 4 | 195 | 5-7 | Syracuse | 9/15/1960 | 9 | New York Giants / 2nd / 45th pick / 1982 |
| Vince Newsome | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/22/1961 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| Mike Oliphant | 28 | RB | 4 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Puget Sound | 5/19/1963 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 66th pick / 1988 |
| Danny Peebles | 25 | WR | 7 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 5/30/1966 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1989 |
| Michael Dean Perry* | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 285 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/27/1965 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| Todd Philcox | 25 | QB | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/25/1966 | 1 | |
| Anthony Pleasant | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 7 | 280 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 1/27/1968 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990 |
| John Rienstra | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-5 | Temple | 3/22/1963 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1986 |
| Lee Rouson | 29 | RB | 16 | 3 | 220 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/18/1962 | 6 | New York Giants / 8th / 213th pick / 1985 |
| Pio Sagapolutele | 22 | DT-DE | 15 | 8 | 297 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 11/28/1969 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 85th pick / 1991 |
| Tyrone Shavers | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Lamar | 7/14/1967 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 6th / 142nd pick / 1990 |
| Webster Slaughter | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 175 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 10/19/1964 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1986 |
| Matt Stover | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 1/27/1968 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 329th pick / 1990 |
| John Talley | 27 | WR | 3 | 1 | 245 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 12/19/1964 | 1 | |
| Ralph Tamm | 25 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | West Chester | 3/11/1966 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 230th pick / 1988 |
| Chris Thome | 22 | C | 8 | 0 | 278 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 1/15/1969 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 119th pick / 1991 |
| John E. Thornton | 22 | DT | 5 | 0 | 303 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 6/28/1969 | Rook | |
| Eric Turner | 23 | DB | 8 | 7 | 208 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/20/1968 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 2nd pick / 1991 |
| Van Waiters | 26 | LB | 16 | 9 | 240 | 6-4 | Indiana | 2/27/1965 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 77th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Wise | 27 | DE | 3 | 2 | 271 | 6-7 | California-Davis | 6/5/1964 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 85th pick / 1986 |
| Rob Woods | 26 | T | 2 | 1 | 295 | 6-5 | Arizona,California-Santa Barbara,Eastern Washington | 10/3/1965 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 231.4 | 6-1.9 | 3.3 |