American Football Conference - North Division
Cleveland Browns
| 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 |
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.
In the 2009 NFL Draft, the Browns used their 21st overall pick to draft offensive linesman Alex Mack, along with wide receivers Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi and linebacker David Veikune.
Cleveland Browns 2009/10 Schedule
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 2 | Sat, Aug 15 | @ Green Bay | 8:00 PM | Lambeau Field |
| 3 | Sat, Aug 22 | Detroit | 7:30 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 4 | Sat, Aug 29 | Tennessee | 7:30 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 5 | Thu, Sep 3 | @ Chicago | 8:00 PM | Soldier Field |
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | Minnesota | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | @ Denver | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | @ Baltimore | 1:00 PM | M&T Bank Stadium |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | Cincinnati | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | @ Buffalo | 1:00 PM | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | @ Pittsburgh | 1:00 PM | Heinz Field |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | Green Bay | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | @ Chicago | 1:00 PM | Soldier Field |
| 9 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 10 | Mon, Nov 16 | Baltimore | 8:30 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | @ Detroit | 1:00 PM | Ford Field |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 | @ Cincinnati | 1:00 PM | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | San Diego | 4:05 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 14 | Thu, Dec 10 | Pittsburgh | 8:20 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | @ Kansas City | 1:00 PM | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 | Oakland | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | Jacksonville | 1:00 PM | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
Last Season Statistics (2008/09)
| Team Leaders | |||||||
| PASSING | RUSHING | RECEIVING | DEFENSE | ||||
| Derek Anderson | Jamal Lewis | Braylon Edwards | D'Qwell Jackson | ||||
| ATT | 283 | CAR | 279 | REC | 55 | TOT | 154 |
| COM | 142 | YDS | 1002 | YDS | 873 | SOLO | 95 |
| YDS | 1615 | AVG | 3.6 | AVG | 15.9 | AST | 59 |
| TD | 9 | TD | 4 | TD | 3 | SACK | 2 |
| Team Statistics | ||||
| YARDS | RUSH | PASS | POINTS | |
| OFFENSIVE | 249 | 100 | 149 | 15 |
| OPPONENTS | 357 | 152 | 205 | 22 |
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