Editing Cleveland Browns (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of the Cleveland Browns}}
{{further|List of Cleveland Browns seasons}}
[[File:Paul Brown, American football head coach.png|thumb|left|The Browns were named after original head coach [[Paul Brown]]]]
The Cleveland Browns were founded in 1944 when taxicab magnate Arthur B. "Mickey" McBride secured a Cleveland franchise in the newly formed [[All-America Football Conference]] (AAFC).<ref name="d290">{{cite web | title=Arthur McBride is Dead at 85; Founder of Cleveland Browns | website=The New York Times | date=1972-11-12 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/12/archives/arthur-mcbride-is-dead-at-85-founder-o-cleveland-browns.html | access-date=2024-08-04}}</ref> [[Paul Brown]] was the team's namesake and first coach. The Browns began play in 1946 in the AAFC. The Browns won each of the league's four championship games before the league dissolved in 1949. The team then moved to the more established National Football League (NFL), where it continued to dominate. Between 1950 and 1955, Cleveland reached the NFL championship game every year, winning three times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Championship - Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns - December 24th, 1950 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195012240cle.htm |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Championship - Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns - December 26th, 1954 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195412260cle.htm |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Championship - Cleveland Browns at Los Angeles Rams - December 26th, 1955 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195512260ram.htm |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

McBride and his partners sold the team to a group of Cleveland businessmen in 1953 for a then-unheard-of $600,000. Eight years later, the team was sold again, this time to a group led by New York advertising executive [[Art Modell]]. Modell fired Brown before the 1963 season, but the team continued to win behind fullback [[Jim Brown]]. The Browns won the championship in 1964 and reached the title game the following season, losing to the Green Bay Packers.<ref name="m057">{{cite web | last=Schudel | first=Jeff | title=56 years ago, Browns lost 1965 NFL championship to Packers in Lambeau quagmire | website=News-Herald | date=2021-12-24 | url=https://www.news-herald.com/2021/12/24/56-years-ago-browns-lost-1965-nfl-championship-to-packers-in-lambeau-quagmire/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref>

When the AFL and NFL merged before the 1970 season, Cleveland became part of the new American Football Conference (AFC). While the Browns made it back to the playoffs in 1971 and 1972, they fell into mediocrity through the mid-1970s. A revival of sorts took place in 1979 and 1980, when quarterback Brian Sipe engineered a series of last-minute wins and the Browns came to be called the "Kardiac Kids". Under Sipe, however, the Browns did not make it past the first round of the playoffs. Quarterback [[Bernie Kosar]], whom the Browns drafted in 1985, led the team to three AFC Championship games in the late 1980s, but lost each time to the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns - January 11th, 1987 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198701110cle.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos - January 17th, 1988 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198801170den.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos - January 14th, 1990 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199001140den.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 1995, Modell announced he was relocating the Browns to [[Baltimore]], sowing a mix of outrage and bitterness among Cleveland's dedicated fan base.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Janofsky |first=Michael |date=1995-11-07 |title=PRO FOOTBALL;The Browns Put N.F.L. Back in Baltimore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/07/sports/pro-football-the-browns-put-nfl-back-in-baltimore.html |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Negotiations and legal battles led to an agreement where Modell would be allowed to take his personnel to Baltimore as an expansion franchise, called the [[Baltimore Ravens]],<ref name="Modell deal details">{{cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|title=How Compromise Built Cleveland a New Stadium|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/12/sports/pro-football-how-compromise-built-cleveland-a-new-stadium.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|access-date=June 17, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021937/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/12/sports/pro-football-how-compromise-built-cleveland-a-new-stadium.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|archive-date=November 17, 2015|date=February 12, 1996|url-status=live}}</ref> but would leave Cleveland the Browns' colors, logos and heritage for a reactivated Browns franchise that would take the field no later than 1999.<ref name="Modell cleared to move">{{cite news|last=Sandomir |first=Richard |title=N.F.L. Gives Modell a Ticket to Baltimore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/10/sports/pro-football-nfl-gives-modell-a-ticket-to-baltimore.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107011732/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/10/sports/pro-football-nfl-gives-modell-a-ticket-to-baltimore.html |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=June 16, 2012 |date=February 10, 1996 |work=The New York Times |url-status=dead }}</ref> Prior to the 1991 season, the Browns hired Bill Belichick to be the head coach.<ref name="g254">{{cite web | last=Risdon | first=Jeff | title=Browns hired Bill Belichick on this date in 1991 | website=Browns Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2019-02-05 | url=https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2019/02/05/throwback-browns-hired-bill-belichick-on-this-date-in-1991/ | access-date=2024-08-28}}</ref> He led the team one winning season in his five years with the team, which occurred in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Belichick Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BeliBi0.htm |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The 1994 team defeated the New England Patriots 20–13 in the Wild Card Round before falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers 29–9 in the Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns - January 1st, 1995 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199501010cle.htm |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 7th, 1995 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199501070pit.htm |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Following a 5–11 season in 1995, the Browns fired Belichick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1995.htm |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="p907">{{cite magazine | last=Orr | first=Conor | title=A look back at the firing of Bill Belichick | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=2019-02-15 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/02/15/bill-belichick-firing-cleveland-browns-baltimore-ravens-art-modell-bernie-kosar | access-date=2024-08-28}}</ref>

After three years of inactivity while [[Cleveland Stadium]] was demolished and [[Huntington Bank Field]], then known as Cleveland Browns Stadium was built on its site, the Browns were reactivated and started play again in 1999 under new owner [[Al Lerner]].<ref name="h608">{{cite web | last=Labbe | first=Dan | title=1999 NFL expansion draft: Look back at the Cleveland Browns' re-entry into the league | website=cleveland.com | date=2017-06-21 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2017/06/1999_nfl_expansion_draft_look.html | access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref> Under head coach Chris Palmer, the Browns went 2–14 in 1999 and 3–13 in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Palmer Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/PalmCh0.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Browns struggled throughout the 2000s and 2010s, posting a record of 101–234–1 ({{winpct|101|234|1}}) since their 1999 return. The Browns have only posted four winning seasons and three playoff appearances ([[2002 Cleveland Browns season|2002]], [[2020 Cleveland Browns season|2020]], [[2023 Cleveland Browns season|2023]]) since returning to the NFL.<ref>{{cite news |last= Trotter|first=Jake |date=December 29, 2023 |title= Joe Flacco leads Browns to just third playoff berth since 1999 |url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39202879/flacco-browns-clinch-rare-playoff-berth-special-night |work=[[ESPN]] |location= [[Cleveland]]|access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> The team's struggles have been magnified since 2012, when the Lerner family sold the team to businessman [[Jimmy Haslam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-25 |title=Haslam's $1.05B purchase of Browns finalized |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8551289/cleveland-browns-sale-jimmy-haslam-finalized-thursday |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> In six seasons under Haslam's ownership, the Browns went through four head coaches and four general managers, none of whom had found success.

Butch Davis was named head coach prior to the 2001 season.<ref name="n991">{{cite web  | title=Butch Davis, 2001: Cleveland Browns Coach Hire Rewind (Part 2) | website=cleveland.com | date=2013-01-11 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2013/01/cleveland_browns_history_of_he.html | access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref> In his first season, he led the team to a 7–9 record in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2001.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He led the team to a playoff berth with a 9–7 record in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2002.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Browns lost 36–33 to the Steelers in the Wild Card Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 5th, 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200301050pit.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The team regressed to a 5–11 record in the 2003 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2003 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2003.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Following a 3–8 start to the 2004 season, Davis resigned.<ref name="k074">{{cite web | last=Hack | first=Damon | title=As Browns Plummet, Davis Quits as Coach | website=The New York Times | date=2004-12-01 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/01/sports/football/as-browns-plummet-davis-quits-as-coach.html | access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref> Terry Robiskie finished out the season with a 1–4 mark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2004.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Prior to the 2005 season, the team hired Romeo Crennel to the be their next head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-08 |title=Cleveland signs Crennel |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1986969 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> He went 6–10 in 2005 and 4–12 in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2005.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2006.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He posted a winning 10–6 record that did not qualify for the playoffs in the 2007 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2007.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He went 4–12 in the 2008 season and was fired following the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2008.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-29 |title=Browns can Crennel; Cowher doesn't want job |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3797518 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Eric Mangini posted consecutive 5–11 seasons as head coach in 2009 and 2010 before getting fired.<ref name="q931">{{cite web | title=Browns hire Mangini as next coach | website=NFL.com | date=2009-01-08 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-hire-mangini-as-next-coach-09000d5d80df34d0 | access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2009.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2010.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="c334">{{cite web | title=Eric Mangini Fired after Browns' 5-11 Season | website=CBS News | date=2011-01-03 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-mangini-fired-after-browns-5-11-season/ | access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref> Pat Shurmur coached the team to a 4–12 record in 2011 and a 5–11 record in 2012 before getting fired.<ref name="t752">{{cite web | last=Grossi | first=Tony | title=Cleveland Browns name Pat Shurmur new head coach | website=cleveland.com | date=2011-01-14 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2011/01/cleveland_browns_name_pat_shurmur_head_coach.html | access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2011.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2012.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schefter |first=Adam |date=2012-12-31 |title=Browns in flux again as Shurmur, Heckert fired |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8795601/pat-shurmur-gm-tom-heckert-fired-cleveland-browns |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Rob Chudzinski coached the Browns in the 2013 season.<ref name="f012">{{cite web | last=Sessler | first=Marc | title=Rob Chudzinski fired by Cleveland Browns | website=NFL.com | date=2013-12-29 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rob-chudzinski-fired-by-cleveland-browns-0ap2000000305869 | access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref> He was fired after a 4–12 campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2013.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Mike Pettine coached the team in 2014 and 2015, going 7–9 and 3–13 before getting fired.<ref name="d065">{{cite web | last=Rosenthal | first=Gregg | title=Mike Pettine hired as Cleveland Browns' next coach | website=NFL.com | date=2014-01-23 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-pettine-hired-as-cleveland-browns-next-coach-0ap2000000316434 | access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2014.htm |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2015.htm |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="a163">{{cite web | last=Rosenthal | first=Gregg | title=Cleveland Browns fire Mike Pettine, GM Ray Farmer | website=NFL.com | date=2016-01-03 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cleveland-browns-fire-mike-pettine-gm-ray-farmer-0ap3000000614532 | access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref> In 2016 and 2017 under head coach [[Hue Jackson]], the Browns went 1–31 ({{winpct|1|31}}, including a winless 0–16 season in 2017), the worst two-year stretch in NFL history, and received the number one overall draft pick in both of those years.<ref name="j575">{{cite web | last=McManamon | first=Pat | title=Browns finish 0-16 but Jackson will be back | website=ESPN.com | date=2017-12-31 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21926596/cleveland-browns-complete-0-16-season-forgettable-losers | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref><ref name="i444">{{cite web | title=Browns clinch No. 1 pick in 2017 NFL draft | website=USA TODAY | date=2017-01-01 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/browns/2017/01/01/cleveland-number-1-pick-nfl-draft-2017/95963734/ | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-24 |title=Browns clinch top pick with historic 15th defeat |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21867077/cleveland-browns-clinch-no-1-overall-pick-2018-draft |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Those top overall draft picks were used on Myles Garrett and Baker Mayfield.<ref name="f894">{{cite web | last=Roach | first=Jacob | title=Browns DE Myles Garrett third-highest graded player from the 2017 NFL draft | website=Browns Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2024-04-22 | url=https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/22/browns-myles-garrett-2017-nfl-draft-highly-graded/ | access-date=2024-08-13}}</ref><ref name="w970">{{cite web | last=Sessler | first=Marc | title=Baker Mayfield drafted No. 1 overall by Browns | website=NFL.com | date=2018-04-26 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/baker-mayfield-drafted-no-1-overall-by-browns-0ap3000000928910 | access-date=2024-08-13}}</ref>

Prior to the 2019 season, Freddie Kitchens was hired as head coach.<ref name="i070">{{cite web | last=McManamon | first=Pat | title=Kitchens: Browns showed 'guts' to hire me | website=ESPN.com | date=2019-01-14 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25761916/freddie-kitchens-cleveland-browns-showed-guts-hire-me | access-date=2024-08-13}}</ref> Kitchens led the team to a 6–10 record and was fired following the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2019.htm |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="x649">{{cite web | last=Trotter | first=Jake | title=Browns fire Kitchens, eye multiple candidates | website=ESPN.com | date=2019-12-30 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28392706/browns-fire-coach-freddie-kitchens-1-season-6-10-finish | access-date=2024-08-13}}</ref> Prior to the 2020 season, the Browns hired Kevin Stefanski as their head coach.<ref name="m446">{{cite web | title=Browns hire Kevin Stefanski as next head coach | website=NFL.com | date=2020-01-12 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-hire-kevin-stefanski-as-next-head-coach-0ap3000001096127 | access-date=2024-08-13}}</ref>  In 2020, the Browns secured their first playoff berth since 2002 by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 17 and finishing the season 11–5.<ref name="BrownsPlayoffs" /> In the Wild Card Round, they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 48–37 for their first playoff win since 1994.<ref name="m303">{{cite web | last=Rapien | first=James | title=Shorthanded Browns Upset Steelers 48-37, Secure First Playoff Win Since 1994 | website=Sports Illustrated Cincinnati Bengals News, Analysis and More | date=2021-01-11 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/gameday/browns-upset-steelers-in-pittsburgh | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> The Browns saw their season end in a 22–17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs - January 17th, 2021 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202101170kan.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The 2021 season saw the Browns go 8–9 and miss the postseason.<ref name="c080">{{cite web | last=Labbe | first=Dan | title=Browns' 2021 season marks a missed opportunity in a division, playoff race there for the taking | website=cleveland | date=2022-01-10 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2022/01/browns-2021-season-marks-a-missed-opportunity-in-a-division-playoff-race-there-for-the-taking.html | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> In the following season, the Browns went 7–10 and missed the postseason for the 2022 season.<ref name="v619">{{cite web | last=Carey | first=Tyler | title=Cleveland Browns fall to Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14 in finale, ending season with 7-10 record | website=WKYC.com | date=2023-01-08 | url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/cleveland-browns-pittsburgh-steelers-week-18-2022-2023/95-a84f3c66-0aad-4453-b04c-b8aa83bb4fed | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> In the 2023 season, the Browns returned to the postseason with a 11–6 mark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2023.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Browns ended their season with a 45–14 loss to the Texans in the Wild Card Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans - January 13th, 2024 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202401130htx.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>