Editing Cleveland Browns (section)

====Detroit Lions====
The Browns' rivalry with the [[Detroit Lions]] began in the 1950s, when the Browns and Lions played each other in four NFL Championship Games. The Lions won three of those championships, while the Browns won one. This was arguably one of the NFL's best rivalries in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shuck |first=Barry |date=November 19, 2021 |title=Origins of the "Great Lakes Classic" between the Browns and Lions |url=https://www.dawgsbynature.com/2021/11/19/22731360/origins-of-the-great-lakes-classic-between-the-browns-and-lions |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=Dawgs By Nature}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Buttar |first=Simmi |date=October 17, 2019 |title=Browns and Lions stood tall in 1950s |url=https://www.paducahsun.com/sports/general/browns-and-lions-stood-tall-in-1950s/article_7ce6e480-b041-59ff-9cb2-4f6772aa7b2d.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=The Paducah Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Payton |first=Mike |date=November 18, 2021 |title=The history of Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns |url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2021/11/18/22788527/detroit-lions-cleveland-browns-history-rivalry-games-record |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=Pride Of Detroit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2019 |title=A look at the NFL in the fabulous 1950s |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/10/11/a-look-at-the-nfl-in-the-fabulous-1950s/40301077/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=USA TODAY|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Since the NFL-AFL merger of 1970, the teams have met much less frequently with the Browns' move to the AFC. From 2002 to 2014, the two teams played an annual preseason game known as the "Great Lakes Classic".<ref name="The Great Lakes Classic">{{cite news|url=http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/11/22/sports/mj1925578.txt|title=Great Lakes Classic has lacked luster since its beginning|date=November 22, 2009|access-date=March 21, 2009|author=Schudel, Jeff|publisher=[[The Morning Journal]]|archive-date=September 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903214811/http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20091122/great-lakes-classic-has-lacked-luster-since-its-beginning|url-status=live}}</ref> As of the 2023 season, the Lions lead the all-time series 19–6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=cle&tm2=det&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>