Season Info | Franchise Info | Total Points Earned | Seasons Ranked | Regular Season Record | Reg. Seas. Quantified: F.P.E. | Postseason Quantified: F.P.E. | Exceptional Pts | Regular Season Summary | Postseason Results- (Game scores) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Regular Season | Playoffs | League Size | Location | Logo | Uniform Colors | W | L | L | T | Winning % | Pts: W-L record | Pts: Final Standings | Reg. Seas. Total | Net Playoff Pts | Dynasty Bonus | Postseason Total | Playoff Bowl | Expansion: L & B Pts | Expansion Total | Wild Card Round | Divisional Round | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game | NFL Champ. Game | ||||
1960 | 1960 | 13 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 174 | 11th | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.708 | 99 | 60 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Alive in Eastern Conf. Race up until final 2 weeks. Finish 2nd Place- birth in Playoff Bowl | *Playoff Bowl: L 17-16 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game *Playoff Bowl: L 17-16 | ||||
1961 | 1961 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 80 | 21st | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.607 | 53 | 27 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alive in Conference Race up until final week of the season. (3rd of 7 teams in East) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1962 | 1962 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 43 | 25th | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.536 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alive in Conference Race up until final 2 weeks of the season. (3rd of 7 teams in East) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1963 | 1963 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 169 | 13th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 95 | 69 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Alive in Eastern Conf. Race entering final game of season. Finish 2nd Place- birth in Playoff Bowl | *Playoff Bowl: L 40-23 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game *Playoff Bowl: L 40-23 | ||||
1964 | 1964 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 1162 | 1st | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 109 | 121 | 230 | 911 | 20 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Eastern Conference. (Birth in NFL Championship Game) | W 27-0 | NFL Champ. Game W 27-0 | ||||
1965 | 1965 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 338 | 6th | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 123 | 150 | 273 | 45 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Eastern Conference. Best record in NFL. | L 23-12 | NFL Champ. Game L 23-12 | ||||
1966* | 1966 | 15 teams (24 Pro FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 99 | 20th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 71 | 28 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alive in Conf. Race up until final week of season. (Lose-tiebreaker for Playoff Bowl) | *Year of Merger-Agreement & SB 1 | DNQ | Wild Card Round *Year of Merger-Agreement & SB 1 | |||
1967 | 1967 | 16 teams (25 Pro. FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 144 | 14th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 74 | 95 | 169 | -33 | 0 | -33 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Win Division Title. Tied for Best record in Eastern Conference | L 52-14 | *Playoff Bowl: L 30-6 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game *Playoff Bowl: L 30-6 | |||
1968 | 1968 | 16 teams (26 Pro. FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 336 | 7th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 104 | 73 | 177 | 159 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. (Birth in Eastern Conf. Championship) | W 31-20 | L 34-0 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 34-0 | |||
1969 | 1969 | 16 teams (26 Pro. FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 363 | 4th | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 119 | 73 | 193 | 170 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. (Birth in Eastern Conf. Championship) | W 38-14 | L 27-7 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 27-7 | |||
1970* | 1971 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 18 | 27th | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*NFL-AFL Merger. Join AFL teams in new AFC.) Inaugural Season- 6th of 13 teams in AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1971 | 1972 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 177 | 10th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 99 | 110 | 209 | -32 | 0 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #3 seed- AFC | L 20-3 | Divisional Round L 20-3 | ||||
1972 | 1973 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 170 | 12th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 140 | 57 | 198 | -27 | 0 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as the wild card. #4 seed- AFC | L 20-14 | Divisional Round L 20-14 | ||||
1973 | 1974 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 58 | 22nd | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.571 | 58 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-6th of 13 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1974 | 1975 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -140 | 40th | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | -113 | -27 | -140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1975 | 1976 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -184 | 47th | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | -157 | -27 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1976 | 1977 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 105 | 18th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Snubbed: miss postseason despite 9-5 record | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1977 | 1978 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -60 | 32nd | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | -33 | -27 | -60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1978 | 1979 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 19 | 26th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1979 | 1980 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 55 | 23rd | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-6th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1980 | 1981 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 203 | 9th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 132 | 94 | 227 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tie for Division Title- (WTB). Finish in a 5-way-tie atop the AFC; receive #2 seed. | Bye | L 14-12 | Divisional Round L 14-12 | |||
1981 | 1982 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -131 | 39th | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -104 | -27 | -131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1982* | 1983 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -19 | 29th | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | -14 | 24 | 9 | -29 | 0 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*Strike; 9-Game season) Finish in 3-way tie for final playoff spot/ #8 seed- (WTBs) | L 27-10 | Wild Card Round L 27-10 | ||||
1983 | 1984 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 55 | 24th | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Snubbed: Finish in a 3-way tie for the 2 AFC wild cards- (lose tbs) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1984 | 1985 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -104 | 36th | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -104 | 0 | -104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1985 | 1986 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 109 | 17th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 19 | 114 | 133 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title* (8-8 record). #3 seed in the AFC | Bye* | L 24-21 | Divisional Round L 24-21 | |||
1986 | 1987 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 546 | 2nd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | 172 | 202 | 374 | 172 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title & Conference. #1 seed in the AFC | Bye | W 23-20 (2OT) | L 23-20 (OT) | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 23-20 (OT) | ||
1987* | 1988 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 391 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | 96 | 114 | 210 | 181 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*Strike season) Win Division Title. #2 seed in the AFC | Bye | W 38-21 | L 38-33 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 38-33 | ||
1988 | 1989 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 135 | 16th | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 95 | 55 | 150 | -15 | 0 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #4 seed- AFC | L 24-23 | Wild Card Round L 24-23 | ||||
1989 | 1990 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 357 | 5th | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.594 | 74 | 114 | 188 | 169 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #2 seed in the AFC | Bye* | W 34-30 | L 37-21 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 37-21 | ||
1990 | 1991 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -208 | 50th | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | -181 | -27 | -208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1991 | 1992 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -64 | 34th | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | -64 | 0 | -64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-10th of 14 teams in the AFC. (*Bill Belichick's 1st season as head coach; last HC of original Browns) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1992 | 1993 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -27 | 30th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -27 | 0 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-9th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1993 | 1994 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -27 | 31st | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -27 | 0 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
1994 | 1995 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 224 | 8th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 132 | 46 | 179 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #4 seed- AFC | W 20-13 | L 29-9 | Divisional Round L 29-9 | |||
1995* | 1996 | 30 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -108 | 37th | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -108 | 0 | -108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th of 15 teams. (*Relocate to Baltimore; become the 'Ravens'. CLEV retains Browns history & identity.) | *Browns Franchise officially begins a 'hiatus'. | Wild Card Round *Browns Franchise officially begins a 'hiatus'. | ||||
1999* | 2000 | 31 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -213 | 52nd | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0.125 | -232 | -134 | -366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | *(Expansion team, return from hiatus.) Inaugural Season- Last Place in Division, Conference, and NFL | *NFL's 31st Franchise | Wild Card Round *NFL's 31st Franchise | ||||
2000 | 2001 | 31 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -158 | 44th | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | -193 | -42 | -235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2001 | 2002 | 31 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 1 | 28th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -29 | 0 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | T-9th of 16 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2002 | 2003 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 100 | 19th | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 61 | 57 | 118 | -18 | 0 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Finish in a 4-way tie for final wild card/ #6 seed; Win tie-breaker! | L 36-33 (PIT) | Wild Card Round L 36-33 (PIT) | ||||
2003 | 2004 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -144 | 43rd | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -114 | -30 | -144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2004 | 2005 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -211 | 51st | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | -154 | -57 | -211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division. Tied for Last Place in AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2005 | 2006 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -90 | 35th | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | -70 | -20 | -90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tied for Last Place in Division (LTB) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2006 | 2007 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -184 | 45th | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | -154 | -30 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2007 | 2008 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | 138 | 15th | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 104 | 33 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SNUBBED: Tie for Division Title (LTB; PIT). Tie for final wild card/ #6 seed (LTB; TEN) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2008 | 2009 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -184 | 46th | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | -154 | -30 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2009 | 2010 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -144 | 41st | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -114 | -30 | -144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2010 | 2011 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -114 | 38th | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -114 | 0 | -114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th of 16 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2011 | 2012 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -184 | 48th | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | -154 | -30 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2012 | 2013 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -144 | 42nd | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -114 | -30 | -144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2013 | 2014 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -184 | 49th | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | -154 | -30 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division. 15th of 16 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2014 | 2015 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -60 | 33rd | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -30 | -30 | -60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division. 12th of 16 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2015 | 2016 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -246 | 53rd | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | -198 | -48 | -246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division. Tied for Last Place in AFC and NFL (WTB) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2016 | 2017 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -413 | 54th | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.063 | -282 | -131 | -413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division, Conference, and NFL. (*1 win- lost 5 games by 6 pts or less) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
2017 | 2018 | 32 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | ![]() | -453 | 55th | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.000 | -322 | -131 | -453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division, Conference, and NFL. (*Winless- lost 6 games by 6 pts or less) | DNQ | DNQ |