Editing Cleveland Browns (section)

====Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans====
The Browns' rivalry with the [[Houston Oilers]]/[[Tennessee Titans]] dates back to the Browns and then-Oilers being placed in the AFC Central after the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.  As such, the teams played each other twice annually from 1970 until 2002 when divisional realignment placed the Browns in the AFC North and the now-Titans in the AFC South (excluding 1996-98 when the Browns were inactive). The teams have met much less frequently since 2002.  The Browns lead the overall series 37–32, and the 69 meetings with the Oilers/Titans are the third-most of any Cleveland opponent, trailing only the Steelers and Bengals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Cleveland Browns vs. Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=cle&tm2=oti&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

The height of this rivalry was during the 1980s. Oilers head coach [[Jerry Glanville]] and [[Marty Schottenheimer]] shared several bitter exchanges during the decade and the Browns and Oilers had their only playoff meeting in the [[1988–89 NFL playoffs#AFC: Houston Oilers 24, Cleveland Browns 23|1988 Wild Card Round]], in which the Oilers came away with a narrow 24–23 victory. There have been a few memorable games in recent years. In {{nfly|2014}}, the Browns erased a 28–3 deficit to come away with a 29–28 win. In a December {{nfly|2020}} contest with playoff implications for both teams, the Browns jumped to a 38–7 halftime lead, setting a franchise record for points in the first half.  However, Tennessee rallied in the second half but came up just short as the Browns hung on for a 41–35 win.