Answer: 11-5
A record of 11-5 would, in a typical year, be more than enough to easily make the playoffs in the AFC. This fact is bolstered considering the NFL added an additional playoff spot altogether. However, the AFC was so incredibly competitive and generally top-heavy that it took the Browns all the way until Week 17 to finally punch their ticket into the postseason.
From Quiz: The Cleveland Browns - 2020 season
Answer: 6
Everybody will remember Derek Anderson, Charlie Frye, and Brady Quinn. Trent Dilfer began the 2005 season as the starter, and Ken Dorsey and Bruce Gradkowski both started at the end of the 2008 campaign.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns: The Crennel Era
Answer: Tim Couch
The Kentucky QB never quite lived up to the billing. He retired after five seasons with the Browns.
From Quiz: The New Browns
Answer: Otto Graham
Having attended on a basketball scholarship, Otto Graham was a Northwestern University graduate. While at Northwestern he played basketball, football and baseball. He was a 1944 first-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions but instead served in the US Coast Guard for two years before signing with the Cleveland Browns. Prior to professional football, he played in the National Basketball League for the Rochester Royals for the 1945-1946 season. He played for Cleveland 1946-1955. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
From Quiz: The Players of Cleveland
Answer: 1946
The Browns were charter members of the AAFC under owner Arthur "Mickey" McBride. They dominated the league by winning the championship during each of the four years they were in the conference. The AAFC folded after the 1949 season and the Browns were one of three teams from the AAFC taken into the NFL for the 1950 season.
From Quiz: All About the Browns
Answer: Earnest Byner
Byner was a player who gave 110% on the field at all times, so it's a shame that this happened to him. The Broncos won the game 38-33 and went on to play the Redskins in Super Bowl XXII. The Browns had never been in a Super Bowl, and did not make it there for the rest of the century, but Byner did as a member of the Redskins Super Bowl XVI squad.
From Quiz: Welcome to the Dawg Pound!
Answer: Al Lerner
Lerner bought the new team and paid for some of the new stadium, Cleveland Browns Stadium, which was constructed on the site of the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. He died during the 2002-2003 season.
From Quiz: The New Browns: Cleveland's Team
Answer: Cliff Lewis
Although Graham would eventually unseat Lewis, Cliff Lewis started the first game, and threw a 19 yard TD pass to Mac Speedie.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns
Answer: Massillon High
Massillon High is located not too far from the Football Hall of Fame.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns
Answer: Jim Pyne
The offfensive lineman eventually blew out his knee celebrating a touchdown.
From Quiz: The New Browns
Answer: Jim Brown
Jim Brown was the 1957 NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year as well as the NFLs leading rusher his rookie season. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his nine seasons with Cleveland. In his last NFL season, he was voted MVP of both the Pro Bowl and the NFL. Brown was inducted into the 1971 Pro Football Hall of Fame.
From Quiz: The Players of Cleveland
Answer: 3 wins, 4 losses
1950 Browns over LA Rams
1951 LA Rams over Browns
1952 Detroit Lions over Browns
1953 Detroit Lions over Browns
1954 Browns over Detroit Lions
1955 Browns over LA Rams
1957 Detroit Lions over Browns
From Quiz: All About the Browns
Answer: 0
The Browns lost in the first round of the 1971 playoffs to the Baltimore Colts, 20-3. The following year, they lost in the first round to the undefeated Miami Dolphins, 20-14. They did not qualify for the playoffs for the rest of the decade.
From Quiz: Welcome to the Dawg Pound!
Answer: Chris Palmer
Palmer was an offensive minded coach. He was canned after 2 seasons after leading the team to a 5-27 record, replaced by Butch Davis. He in 2003, was the offensive coordinator for the Houston Texans.
From Quiz: The New Browns: Cleveland's Team
Answer: 6th
Hopalong Cassidy, Les Horvath, Ernie Davis, Charles White, Vinny Testaverde, and Rashaan Salaam. Davis died before he could play a down for the Browns.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns
Answer: Reuben Droughns
Droughns rushed for over 1200 yards in 2005, but was later traded to the Giants. Jamal Lewis ran for over 1000 in 2007.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns: The Crennel Era
Answer: New Orleans
Couch threw a 'Hail Mary' to Kevin Johnson for the win, 21-16, making the Browns 1-7.
From Quiz: The New Browns
Answer: Brian Sipe
Brian Sipe was a 13th round draft pick in 1972 out of San Diego State University. He was a member of the reserve squad until 1974. 1980 proved to be his best season in Cleveland by being named the NFL MVP, the AFL-AFC Offensive Player of the Year and a Pro Bowl selection. The Browns were dubbed the "Kardiac Kids" due to late game, even last minute, comebacks. They finished 9-7 in 1979. In 1980 they improved to 11-5, but lost to the Raiders in the Divisional Playoffs.
From Quiz: The Players of Cleveland
Answer: New England Patriots
The Browns won in Cleveland over the Pats, 20-13 in a 1994 AFC Wildcard game.
From Quiz: Welcome to the Dawg Pound!
Answer: Jim Pyne
Pyne, an offensive lineman, was the first player in new Browns history. He suffered some injuries and never played much, and was later released.
From Quiz: The New Browns: Cleveland's Team
Answer: Don Fleming
He was all pro in his final season.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns
Answer: 6-2
The team dropped a heartstopping Monday Night affair at home against the Baltimore Ravens. They were also uncharacteristically outplayed by the Las Vegas Raiders at home as well. Apart from that, the team proved resilient in hometown affairs, including a do-or-die home tilt against the Pittsburgh Steelers that sealed the team's trip to the postseason in Week 17.
From Quiz: The Cleveland Browns - 2020 season
Answer: Brandon Weeden
Brandon Weeden's time with the Browns (2012 and 2013) was rowdy from the start. The team endured vicious criticism after Weeden became their first round pick. At the time, Weeden was projected to be a mid-late third rounder, so the pick itself was a reach. At the age of 28, in his prime, perhaps the move would have made sense for a contender lacking a signal caller to make, but the Browns were no such team following a 5-11 record the season prior. Weeden had a cannon for an arm, and he would've been able to stretch the field wide with his arm had he possessed the ability to accurately and consistently complete passes. In his career with Cleveland, he threw thirty two interceptions in two seasons and consistently struggled to lead productive drives for the team's offense, despite possessing weapons such as the explosive college teammate wide receiver Josh Gordon.
From Quiz: The Cleveland Browns QB Graveyard: est. 1999
Answer: 5
Ironically, he beat Pittsburgh twice. The Browns was his only head coaching job.
From Quiz: The New Browns
Answer: Bernie Kosar
Bernie Kosar came out of the University of Miami in 1985. He was the quarterback for the Browns when the Broncos defeated them in the Conference Championship games of 1986, 1987 and 1989. Bernie stayed with Cleveland until his release mid-season 1993. The Cowboys picked him up and he was back-up to Troy Aikman in their 1993 Super Bowl Championship year.
From Quiz: The Players of Cleveland
Answer: Syracuse University
Jim Brown played fullback and was the first round sixth pick by the Cleveland Browns in 1957. He retired as a player after nine seasons with the Browns, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971.
From Quiz: All About the Browns
Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers
In the second round of the 1994 playoffs, the Steelers beat the Browns 29-9. The following season the Browns finished at 5-11, and then left Cleveland to become the Baltimore Ravens.
From Quiz: Welcome to the Dawg Pound!
Answer: Tim Couch
Couch, a record-setting quarterback from the University of Kentucky, has suffered many injuries in his career with the Browns, including ones to his thumb and a broken leg. He has been inconsistent, but he has provided some thrilling last-minute comebacks.
From Quiz: The New Browns: Cleveland's Team
Answer: Panthers
Panthers was chosen, but the owner did not want his team associated with a defunct team that failed. The runner up 'Browns' was chosen instead.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns
Answer: Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lewis spent three years as a Tennessee Volunteer before coming to the NFL. He was a 2000 first-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens. He was released by the Ravens after the 2006 season and signed with Cleveland. He rushed for over 1300 yards in his first season with the Browns.
From Quiz: The Players of Cleveland
Answer: Art Modell
Moving the Browns to Baltimore from Cleveland made for ill-feelings in both cities, but especially in Cleveland. Lawsuits were filed and eventually the city of Cleveland was allowed to retain the team's name, colors, and history after a brief period of deactivation in the league.
From Quiz: All About the Browns
Answer: 2-14
The Browns weren't exactly welcomed back kindly by the rest of the league, as they limped to a 2-14 season. Their two wins came against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints.
From Quiz: Welcome to the Dawg Pound!
Answer: Kevin Johnson
The speedy and sure-handed Johnson quickly became Couch's favorite target because he is reliable and competitive. The receiver from Syracuse became the new Browns' first player to gain over 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
From Quiz: The New Browns: Cleveland's Team
Answer: Dave Mays
Browns' third string QB and dentist, came off the bench after starter Brian Sipe and backup Mike Phipps went out with injuries, to lead Cleveland to a 18-16 upset of the Steelers.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns
Answer: New York Jets
Final score was 31-21 in favor of the Browns.
From Quiz: Cleveland Browns
Answer: 5
Braylon Edwards and Joshua Cribbs were originally selected, and Derek Anderson, Kellen Winslow, and Joe Thomas were selected as replacements.
From Quiz: The New Browns
Answer: Ozzie Newsome
Tight end, Ozzie Newsome was a 1978 first-round draft pick by the Browns out of Alabama. He played 13 seasons for the Browns. When he retired, he had the franchise record for receptions and yards. He was a 3-time Pro Bowl selection and entered the Hall of Fame with the class of 1999.
From Quiz: The Players of Cleveland
Answer: 1999
After a long three years of inactivity to Cleveland fans, the Browns began playing in Cleveland again as an expansion team under the ownership of Alfred Lerner in 1999. They finished the 1999 season at 2-14.
From Quiz: All About the Browns
