Cleveland Browns - AFC North
Overall 2011 NFL Rankings (Average per game)
| Passing Yards | Rushing Yards | Points For | Points Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198.8 | 95.9 | 13.9 | 19.6 |
| 22nd | 30th | 30th | 7th |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
Cleveland Browns 2011/12 Schedule - *All Times ET
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 11 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-27 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 18 | @ Indianapolis | W 27-19 | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 25 | vs Miami | W 17-16 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 2 | vs Tennessee | L 13-31 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 5 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 6 | Sun, Oct 16 | @ Oakland | L 17-24 | O.co Coliseum |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 23 | vs Seattle | W 6-3 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 8 | Sun, Oct 30 | @ San Francisco | L 10-20 | Candlestick Park |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 6 | @ Houston | L 12-30 | Reliant Stadium |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 13 | vs St. Louis | L 12-13 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 20 | vs Jacksonville | W 14-10 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 27 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-23 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 4 | vs Baltimore | L 10-24 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 14 | Thu, Dec 8 | @ Pittsburgh | L 3-14 | Heinz Field |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 18 | @ Arizona | L 17-20 (OT) | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| 16 | Sat, Dec 24 | @ Baltimore | 1:00 PM | M&T Bank Stadium |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 1 | vs Pittsburgh | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sat, Aug 13 | vs Green Bay | W 27-17 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2 | Fri, Aug 19 | vs Detroit | L 30-28 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 3 | Thu, Aug 25 | @ Philadelphia | L 24-14 | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 4 | Thu, Sep 1 | @ Chicago | L 24-14 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| Team's name: Cleveland Browns Conference: AFC Division: North  Location: Cleveland, Ohio Nickname: Browns Mascot: Brownie Elf Team Colours: Brown, Orange, White Joined the League: 1950 General Manager: Phil Savage Football Head Coach: Romeo Crennel Football Stadium: Cleveland Browns Stadium Current Capacity: 73,200 First Year of Football: 1946 Team Titles: Super Bowl Champs: none Conference Championships: NFL American: 1950, 1951, 1952 NFL Eastern: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 Division Championships: AAFC Western: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 NFL Century: 1967, 1968, 1969 AFC Central: 1971, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 |
Cleveland Browns
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Browns are members of the American Football Conference(AFC)’s North Division of the National Football League(NFL).
First established in 1946 as part of the All-American Football Conference(AAFC), the Browns later became charter members of the NFL’s rival league, the American Football League (AFL). During that time, the Browns claimed 8 league championships: four while in the AAFC and four while in the AFL.
However, since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, the Browns have yet to qualify for, host, or compete in the NFL’s league championship, the Super Bowl.
Since the 1970 merger, the Browns have managed to gain 6 division championships while in the AFC’s Central division, largely scattered through the 1980s. The team also managed a run of playoff appearances, including five in a row, in the same decade.
Since then, however, the Browns have seen little success. In the 1990s, the Browns made one playoff appearance, in 1994. To be fair, though, the team was “inactivated” for three years, beginning in February of 1996. A new Browns team would begin play in 1999 in a new stadium. The new team was granted as an expansion franchise, although it retained the history and record of the previous Browns franchise.
The new team’s first years were abysmal, even by expansion franchise standards. A brief respite in 2002,with a 9-7 regular season record, led the Browns to their first playoff appearance, but the team lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round. The team was unable to continue its performance in the following years. The losing trend continued into 2006.
Then, in 2007, after trading quarterback Charlie Frye to the Seattle Seahawks and allowing backup Derek Anderson to start, the Browns began challenging franchise records. In a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Anderson’s five touchdown passes tied a franchise record, while the regular season record, 10-6, proved a team best since 1994. The team did not make a playoff berth due to tie-breaker rules.
The Browns entered the 2008 season with high hopes. Anderson had started for the AFC in lieu of Tom Brady, while an additional five players earned Pro-Bowl recognition. However, the Cleveland team was unable to control the season, and a rash of injuries along with inconsistent play led to another losing record, at 4-12. Three of the Browns’ starting quarterbacks were injured that year, forcing the team to hire Bruce Gradkowski mid-season. General manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel were fired and replaced by George Kokinis and Eric Mangini of the New York Jets, respectively.
What was close to become a disastrous season for the Cleveland Browns had an unexpected turn in the last four games of the year, as the team was able to win all four of them to improve the 1-11 record with which they arrived to December of 2009. It is also relevant to mention that some franchise records were set throughout the season: running back Jerome Harrison’s 286 rushing yards in Week 15 against the Browns surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown’s 237 –he did it twice: 1957 and 1961- for the most rushing yards in a single game. Also wide receiver Mohammed Massaquoi’s 18.4 yards per catch average that surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Warfield’s 17.7 from 1964. And not only franchise records where achieved, also in NFL history like: kick returner and wide receiver Joshua Cribbs’ 2,510 combined yards, becoming fifth all-time in a single season to do so.