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|style="background:silver"| '''Won AAFC championship {{small|(1)}}''' ([[1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season|Yankees]]) 14–9 |
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|style="background:silver"| '''Won''' AAFC playoff game ([[1949 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season|Bills]]) 31–21<br />'''Won AAFC championship {{small|(4)}}''' ([[San Francisco 49ers|49ers]]) 21–7 |
|style="background:silver"| '''Won''' AAFC playoff game ([[1949 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season|Bills]]) 31–21<br />'''Won AAFC championship {{small|(4)}}''' ([[San Francisco 49ers|49ers]]) 21–7 |
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| [[Paul Brown]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year Award#Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year|COY]]) |
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|style="background:gold"| '''Won''' [[1950 NFL playoffs|Conference Playoffs]] ([[1950 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 8–3<br />'''Won [[1950 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(5)}}''' ([[1950 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]]) 30–28 |
|style="background:gold"| '''Won''' [[1950 NFL playoffs|Conference Playoffs]] ([[1950 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 8–3<br />'''Won [[1950 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(5)}}''' ([[1950 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]]) 30–28 |
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| '''Won''' [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] ([[1986 New York Jets season|Jets]]) 23–20 {{small|(2 OT)}}<br />Lost [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|AFC Championship]] ([[1986 Denver Broncos season|Broncos]]) [[The Drive|20–23 {{small|(OT)}}]] |
| '''Won''' [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] ([[1986 New York Jets season|Jets]]) 23–20 {{small|(2 OT)}}<br />Lost [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|AFC Championship]] ([[1986 Denver Broncos season|Broncos]]) [[The Drive (American football)|20–23 {{small|(OT)}}]] |
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| [[Marty Schottenheimer]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year Award#UPI NFL Coach of the Year|COY]]) |
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| '''Won''' [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] ([[1989 Buffalo Bills season|Bills]]) 34–30<br />Lost [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|AFC Championship]] (at [[1989 Denver Broncos season|Broncos]]) 21–37 |
| '''Won''' [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] ([[1989 Buffalo Bills season|Bills]]) 34–30<br />Lost [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|AFC Championship]] (at [[1989 Denver Broncos season|Broncos]]) 21–37 |
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|'''Won''' [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|Wild Card Playoffs]] (at [[2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Steelers]]) 48–37 <br>Lost [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] (at [[2020 Kansas City Chiefs season|Chiefs]]) 17–22 |
|'''Won''' [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|Wild Card Playoffs]] (at [[2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Steelers]]) 48–37 <br>Lost [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]] (at [[2020 Kansas City Chiefs season|Chiefs]]) 17–22 |
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| [[Kevin Stefanski]] ([[Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])<br>[[Jim Schwartz]] ([[Associated Press NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award|ACOY]])<br>[[Myles Garrett]] ([[Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|DPOY]])<br>[[Joe Flacco]] ([[Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award|CPOY]]) |
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!rowspan="6" colspan="6"| Totals<br>4 AAFC championships<br>4 NFL championships<br>12 conference titles<br>9 NFL division titles |
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Revision as of 05:37, 3 March 2024
The Cleveland Browns were a charter member club of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) when the league was founded in 1946. From 1946 to 1949, the Browns won each of the league’s four championships. While the National Football League (NFL) does not recognize the Browns’ AAFC championships, the Pro Football Hall of Fame does recognize the team’s championships, which is reflected in this list. When the AAFC folded in 1949, the Browns were absorbed into the NFL in 1950. The Browns went on to win three NFL championships, nearly dominating the NFL in the 1950s, and won one more NFL championship in 1964. The team has yet to appear in a Super Bowl, however. Overall, the team has won eight championships: four in the AAFC, and four in the NFL.
In 1995, then-Browns owner Art Modell made the decision to move the team from Cleveland, Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland. An agreement between the city of Cleveland and the NFL kept the team’s history, name and colors in Cleveland, while Modell’s new team would be regarded as an expansion team. The Baltimore Ravens would begin play in 1996, and the Browns would return to the league in 1999. For record-keeping purposes, the Browns are considered to have suspended operations from 1996 to 1998, which is reflected in this list. In 2017, the Cleveland Browns became the second team in NFL history (2008 Detroit Lions) to suffer an 0–16 record. In 2020, the Browns won their first playoff game since their reactivation in 1999, defeating the division champion Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round.
Seasons
- For a complete team history, see History of the Cleveland Browns.
AAFC champions[1] (1946–1949) | NFL champions (1950–1969) | Super Bowl champions[2] (1966–present) | Conference champions | Division champions | Wild Card berth |
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1946 | 1946 | AAFC | Western | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won AAFC championship (1) (Yankees) 14–9 | Paul Brown | ||
1947 | 1947 | AAFC | Western | 1st | 12 | 1 | 1 | Won AAFC championship (2) (at Yankees) 14–3 | |||
1948 | 1948 | AAFC | Western | 1st | 14 | 0 | 0 | Won AAFC championship (3) (Bills) 49–7 | |||
1949 | 1949 | AAFC | 1st | 9 | 1 | 2 | Won AAFC playoff game (Bills) 31–21 Won AAFC championship (4) (49ers) 21–7 |
Paul Brown (COY) | |||
1950 | 1950 | NFL | American | T-1st[3] | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Conference Playoffs (Giants) 8–3 Won NFL Championship (5) (Rams) 30–28 |
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1951 | 1951 | NFL | American | 1st | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Rams) 17–24 | Paul Brown (COY) Otto Graham (MVP) | ||
1952 | 1952 | NFL | American | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Lions) 7–17 | |||
1953 | 1953 | NFL | Eastern | 1st | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 16–17 | Paul Brown (COY) Otto Graham (MVP) | ||
1954 | 1954 | NFL | Eastern | 1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (6) (Lions) 56–10 | |||
1955 | 1955 | NFL | Eastern | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (7) (at Rams) 38–14 | Otto Graham (MVP) | ||
1956 | 1956 | NFL | Eastern | T-4th[4] | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
1957 | 1957 | NFL | Eastern | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 14–59 | Paul Brown (COY) Jim Brown (MVP, ROY) | ||
1958 | 1958 | NFL | Eastern | T-1st[5] | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff (at Giants) 0–10 | Jim Brown (MVP) | ||
1959 | 1959 | NFL | Eastern | T-2nd[6] | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1960 | 1960 | NFL | Eastern | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1961 | 1961 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||||
1962 | 1962 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
1963 | 1963 | NFL | Eastern | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Jim Brown (BBA, MVP) | Blanton Collier | ||
1964 | 1964 | NFL | Eastern | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (8)[7] (Colts) 27–0 | |||
1965 | 1965 | NFL | Eastern | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 12–23 | Jim Brown (MVP, MVP) | ||
1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern | T-2nd[8] | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1967 | 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 1st | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–52 | ||
1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Conference Playoffs (Cowboys) 31–20 Lost NFL Championship (Colts) 0–34 |
Leroy Kelly (BBA) | |
1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 38–14 Lost NFL Championship (at Vikings) 7–27 |
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1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 3–20 | Nick Skorich | |
1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 14–20 | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Forrest Gregg | ||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Forrest Gregg (COY) | ||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | Forrest Gregg (6–7) Dick Modzelewski (0–1) | ||
1978[9] | 1978 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Sam Rutigliano | ||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Sam Rutigliano (COY) | ||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 12–14 | Sam Rutigliano (COY) Brian Sipe (MVP, MVP, POY) | |
1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
1982[10] | 1982 | NFL | AFC | 8th | 4 | 5 | 0 | Lost First Round Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–27 | Chip Banks (DROY) | ||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | Sam Rutigliano (1–7) Marty Schottenheimer (4–4) | ||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 21–24 | Kevin Mack (ROY) | Marty Schottenheimer |
1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 23–20 (2 OT) Lost AFC Championship (Broncos) 20–23 (OT) |
Marty Schottenheimer (COY) | |
1987[11] | 1987 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 38–21 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 33–38 |
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1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd[12] | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 23–24 | ||
1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 6 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 34–30 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 21–37 |
Michael Dean Perry (DPOY) | Bud Carson |
1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Bud Carson (2–7) Jim Shofner (1–6) | ||
1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Bill Belichick | ||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 20–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 9–29 |
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1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
1996 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | ||||||||||
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1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | Central | 6th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Chris Palmer | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | Central | 6th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd[13] | 7 | 9 | 0 | Butch Davis | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 33–36 | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Butch Davis (3–8) Terry Robiskie (1–4) | ||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th[14] | 6 | 10 | 0 | Romeo Crennel | ||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd[15] | 10 | 6 | 0 | |||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Eric Mangini | ||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Pat Shurmur | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Rob Chudzinski | ||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Mike Pettine | ||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 1 | 15 | 0 | Hue Jackson | ||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
2018 | 2018 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 8 | 1 | Hue Jackson (2–5–1) Gregg Williams (5–3) | ||
2019 | 2019 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Freddie Kitchens | ||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd[16] | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 48–37 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 17–22 |
Kevin Stefanski (COY) | Kevin Stefanski |
2021[17] | 2021 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd[18] | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||
2022 | 2022 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
2023 | 2023 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 14–45 | Kevin Stefanski (COY) Jim Schwartz (ACOY) Myles Garrett (DPOY) Joe Flacco (CPOY) | |
Totals 4 AAFC championships 4 NFL championships 12 conference titles 9 NFL division titles | |||||||||||
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5 | 0 | — | AAFC postseason results | ||||||||
512 | 530 | 11 | National Football League regular season results[19] | ||||||||
12 | 22 | — | NFL postseason results[19] | ||||||||
576 | 556 | 14 | AAFC and NFL regular and postseason results |
Footnotes
- ^ The NFL does not recognize the Browns' AAFC championships. For the purposes of this list, however, they are included in final totals.
- ^ The Browns are one of only four teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl. The other three teams are the Detroit Lions, the Houston Texans, and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- ^ At the end of the 1950 NFL season, the Browns and Giants had identical 10–2–0 records. To determine the team that would play in the NFL Championship Game, the NFL held a one-game conference playoff. The Browns won, 8–3.
- ^ At the end of the 1956 season, the Browns and the Steelers ended the season with identical 5–7 records. There were no tie-breaking procedures, so the teams ended the season tied.
- ^ At the end of the 1958 NFL season, the Browns and Giants had identical 9–3–0 records. To determine the team that would play in the NFL Championship Game, the NFL held a one-game conference playoff. The Giants shut the Browns out 10–0.
- ^ At the end of the 1959 season, the Browns and the Eagles ended the season with identical 5–7 records. There were no tie-breaking procedures, so the teams ended the season tied.
- ^ The Browns' championship win in 1964 was the most recent championship won by any sports team from the Cleveland area, until the Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals.
- ^ At the end of the 1966 season, the Browns and the Eagles ended the season with identical 9–5 records. There were no tie-breaking procedures, so the teams ended the season tied.
- ^ For the 1978 season, the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game season.
- ^ The 1982 NFL season was shortened from 16 games per team to 9 games because of a players' strike. The NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament; eight teams from each conference were seeded 1–8, and division standings were ignored.
- ^ The 1987 NFL season was shortened from 16 games per team to 15 games because of a players' strike. Games to be played during the third week of the season were canceled, and replacement players were used to play games from weeks 4 through 6.
- ^ At the end of the 1988 season, the Browns and the Oilers ended the season with identical 10–6 records. Using the NFL's tie-breaking procedures, Cleveland finished ahead of Houston based on a better division record.
- ^ At the end of the 2001 season, the Browns and the Titans ended the season with identical 7–9 records. Using the NFL's tie-breaking procedures, Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on a better division record.
- ^ At the end of the 2005 season, the Browns and the Ravens ended the season with identical 6–10 records. Using the NFL's tie-breaking procedures, Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on a better division record.
- ^ At the end of the 2007 season, the Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers ended the season with identical 10–6 records. Using the NFL's tie-breaking procedures, the Steelers finished ahead of the Browns based on winning both games against the Browns during the season.
- ^ At the end of the 2020 season, the Browns and the Baltimore Ravens ended the season with identical 11–5 records. Using the NFL's tie-breaking procedures, the Ravens finished ahead of the Browns based on winning both games against the Browns during the season.
- ^ For the 2021 season, the NFL expanded from a 16-game season to a 17-game season.
- ^ At the end of the 2021 season, the Browns and the Ravens ended the season with identical 8–9 records. Using the NFL's tie-breaking procedures, Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on a better division record.
- ^ a b c "Cleveland Browns Team Encyclopedia - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
References
- "Year By Year Season Results". Cleveland Browns official Web site. Archived from the original on 2006-12-02. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- "Cleveland Browns (1950 – )". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- "Cleveland Browns History". JT-SW.com. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- "NFL History – Past Standings". National Football League official Web site. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- "Franchise History – Cleveland Browns". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- "Cleveland Browns (1946–1995; 1999–Present)". Sports E-Cyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- "Cleveland Browns Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- "History of the Cleveland Browns". Football @ JT-SW.com. John Troan. Retrieved 23 April 2012.