Cleveland Browns
Value$8.6BHeartbreak#440.0Founded: 1946 · Metro Area: Cleveland · AFC · AFC North · Home: FirstEnergy Stadium
Top TeamClevelandRating through time
Where Cleveland Browns sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1946 to 2026. Above average in 38 of 78 seasons.
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The Heartbreak Index40.0 · #4
The Damned · NFL, 1964
The Heartbreak Index40.0 · #4
The Damned · NFL, 1964
- NFL since 196414.9
- NFL final appearance since 19654.0
- NFL deep run since 19891.8
- The Move · 1995 · 1.30 pangsFranchise taken to Baltimore, which promptly won a Super Bowl; three dark years
- The Drive · 1986 · 1.00 pangsElway, 98 yards, AFC Championship
- The Fumble · 1987 · 0.90 pangsByner at the 3, AFC Championship, consecutive years
- 0-16 · 2017 · 0.60 pangsPerfect imperfection
fell one round short, 1989 · fell one round short, 1987 · lost the final, 1965 · fell one round short, 1986
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 567-560-14 |
| Win pct | 0.503 |
| Playoff record | 17-25-0 (0.405) |
| Championship appearances | 13 (8 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 6 (1 wins) |
| Total seasons | 78 |
| .500 or better seasons | 42 |
| Most recent championship | 1964 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
Huntington Bank Field
1999-present- Cleveland Browns Stadium 1999-2012
- FirstEnergy Stadium 2013-2023
- Huntington Bank Field 2024-2026
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1946-1995Season-by-season1946 to 2026 · 78 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Show all 78 seasons
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Cleveland Browns players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 127 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP NFL MVP
- 1957Jim Brown · FB
- 1958Jim Brown · FB
- 1965Jim Brown · FB
- 1980Brian Sipe · QB
AP Defensive Player
- 2023Myles Garrett · DE
- 2025Myles Garrett · DE
AP Coach of the Year
- 1976Forrest Gregg
- 2020Kevin Stefanski
- 2023Kevin Stefanski
Bert Bell Award
- 1963Jim Brown · FB
- 1968Leroy Kelly · RB
AP Comeback Player
- 2023Joe Flacco · QB
AP Defensive Rookie
- 1982Chip Banks · LOLB
- 2025Carson Schwesinger · LB