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Cleveland Browns
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Founded: 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.
One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
Title chances
This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.
Full odds: NFL · every title race
RivalriesBrowns–Steelers rivalryvs Pittsburgh Steelerstwo-wayBrowns–Bengals rivalryvs Cincinnati Bengalstwo-wayBrowns–Ravens rivalryvs Baltimore Ravenstwo-way
The Heartbreak Index40.9 · #4
The Damned · NFL, 1964
The Heartbreak Index40.9 · #4
The Damned · NFL, 1964
40.9
Heartbreak
#4
of 1,138 clubs
#3
in NFL
39.6
agony · 1.4 despair
The clocks
- NFL since 196414.9
- NFL final appearance since 19654.0
- NFL deep run since 19891.8
Priced pangs
- 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
Heaviest wounds
fell one round short, 1989 · fell one round short, 1987 · lost the final, 1965 · fell one round short, 1986
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Who controls the club
The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.
How this is measured
Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.
The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.
Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.
Who controls the clubDee and Jimmy Haslam
Dee and Jimmy Haslamfamily· Majority
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026
Haslam Sports Group also holds the Columbus Crew and a minority stake in the Milwaukee Bucks.
Also controls
- Columbus CrewUnited States
Also linked to
- Milwaukee BucksNBA · minority stake
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8
League titles
8 pre-SB · 0 SB era
22
Division titles
32
Playoff appearances
Postseason 17-25
0.503
All-time win pct
78
Seasons
since 1946
Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
19461947194819491950195419551964
NFL / AAFC / AFL Championship (1920-1965)Super Bowl (1966-present)
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.
1946194719481949195019511952195319541955195719641965
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-presentCleveland, Ohio
- Cleveland Browns Stadium 1999-2012
- FirstEnergy Stadium 2013-2023
- Huntington Bank Field 2024-2026
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
1946-1995Cleveland, Ohio
Season-by-season1946 to 2026 · 78 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Season-by-season
1946 to 2026 · 78 seasons · click to expand
2026Cleveland Browns
LiveRecord
5-3-0
Win%
0.625
Finish
—
PF
139
PA
173
Division
AFC North
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.
#1 · 1951-12-231.753
L1951 NFL Champ · Wk 13
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum· Los Angeles, CA
#2 · 1950-12-241.668
W1950 NFL Champ · Wk 15
Cleveland Municipal Stadium· Cleveland, OH
#3 · 1953-12-271.619
L1953 NFL Champ · Wk 13
Briggs Stadium· Detroit, MI
#4 · 1988-01-171.595
L1987 AFC Champ · Wk 19
Mile High Stadium· Denver, CO
#5 · 1952-12-281.521
L1952 NFL Champ · Wk 14
Cleveland Municipal Stadium· Cleveland, OH
#6 · 1994-12-101.475
W1994 Reg. Season · Wk 15
Texas Stadium· Irving, TX
#7 · 1987-01-111.395
L · OT1986 AFC Champ · Wk 19
Cleveland Municipal Stadium· Cleveland, OH
#8 · 1954-12-191.383
L1954 Reg. Season · Wk 13
Cleveland Municipal Stadium· Cleveland, OH
#9 · 1968-12-211.341
W1968 Conf. Champ · Wk 15
Cleveland Municipal Stadium· Cleveland, OH
#10 · 1949-12-111.338
W1949 AAFC Champ · Wk 16
Cleveland Municipal Stadium· Cleveland, OH
#11 · 1952-10-121.317
L1952 Reg. Season · Wk 3
Cleveland Municipal Stadium· Cleveland, OH
#12 · 1966-01-021.309
L1965 NFL Champ · Wk 16
Lambeau Field· Green Bay, WI
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