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The Browns were led by second-year head coach Blanton Collier, quarterback Frank Ryan, running back Jim Brown, and receivers Gary Collins and rookie Paul Warfield. This was the Browns' eighth NFL championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1950, but the first in seven years.
1964 Cleveland Browns season; Owner: Art Modell: General manager: Harold Sauerbrei: Head coach: Blanton Collier: Home field: Cleveland Stadium: Local radio: WERE: Results; Record: 10–3–1: Division place: 1st NFL Eastern: Playoff finish: Won NFL Championship (vs. Colts) 27–0: Pro Bowlers: FB Jim Brown DE Bill Glass OLB Jim Houston DT Dick ...
In 2017, the Cleveland Browns became the second team in NFL history (2008 Detroit Lions) to suffer an 0–16 record. In 2020, the Browns won their first playoff game since their reactivation in 1999, defeating the division champion Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round.
Frank Ryan was the quarterback of the last Cleveland Browns team to win an NFL championship in 1964, beating the Baltimore Colts 27-0.
Won NFL Championship (at Browns) 34–0 Lost Super Bowl III (vs. Jets) 7–16 Earl Morrall [23] Don Shula [22] 1969: 1969: NFL Western Coastal 2nd 8 5 1 1970: 1970: NFL † AFC * East ^ 1st ^ 11 2 1 Won Divisional Playoffs 17–0 Won AFC Championship 27–17 Won Super Bowl V (3) (vs. Cowboys) 16–13 Johnny Unitas [24] Don McCafferty: 1971: 1971
Ryan was under center for the Browns when the team stunned the favored Baltimore Colts 27-0 in the 1964 NFL championship, the second-to-last season before the NFL began the Super Bowl era.
To date, this remains the last time that the Browns have won the NFL title. The following year was a strong one as Jim Brown gritted out another league-leading rushing season. [119] The Browns ended with an 11–3 record and comfortably won the eastern division. [120]
The Browns began play in 1946 in the AAFC. The Browns won each of the league's four championship games before the league dissolved in 1949. The team then moved to the more established National Football League (NFL), where it continued to dominate. Between 1950 and 1955, Cleveland reached the NFL championship game every year, winning three times.