Formed in 1950, they were named for their legendary coach Paul
Brown. They won their title in their first year of existance, taking 2 more crowns in 1954 and 1955 and making the playoffs
9 times during the 1950s. They contined to play
good football in the 1960s and early 1970s but could not make it to another championship game. The 1980s were filled with
disappointment. The team had 7 playoffs during the decade but could not reach the Super Bowl, losing the AFC Championship game, each
time to the Denver Broncos, in 1986, 1987, and 1989. The 1986 game featured the famous Denver comeback known as The Drive, which crushed the hopes of Bernie Kosar and the Browns. After a 1994 playoff berth, team owner Art Modell relocated the team to Baltimore following the 1995 season after a dispute with the city over the building of a stadium. Angered fans saw a new incarnation of the team, the expansion Browns, return in 1999. Since then, they have 1 playoff berth, in 2002.
"And John Elway has orchistrated an amazing comeback, and he will head to the Super Bowl. It's all over, the Broncos have
broken the hearts of the
Cleveland Browns in one of the great collapsed in NFL
history."
