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The fans adopted that name in 1984 after members of the Browns defense used it to describe the team's defense. [122] Retired cornerback Hanford Dixon, who played his entire career for the Browns (1981–1989), is credited with naming the Cleveland Browns defense 'The Dawgs' in the mid-1980s. Dixon and teammates Frank Minnifield and Eddie ...
Gary Collins became a Cleveland Browns legend by catching three touch down passes, the third one being a 51-yarder with Colts defender Bobby Boyd all over him. The biggest story of the game was how well Cleveland's defense played against Baltimore's heralded offense. Cleveland was able to hold Unitas to just 95 yards while intercepting him ...
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Since joining the NFL in 1950, the Browns have had 66 quarterbacks start in at least one game for the team. Pro Football Hall of Famer ...
The Browns had run what was dubbed a "rubber band" pass defense, allowing short throws while trying to prevent big plays. The Colts' top receivers, however, Raymond Berry and Jimmy Orr, were not fast. They tended to pick apart defenses with short, tactical completions, which led Collier to institute a man-to-man pass defense for the game.
Sherk's absence prompted the Browns to go to the 3-4 defense in 1980, with Bradley at nose guard. He spent his final season, 1981, as a designated pass rusher, coming in to play defensive tackle when the Browns switched from the 3-4 o a four down lineman nickel defense. In that limited role he recorded 12 tackles and three sacks.
The Browns (3-8) are about to go on the road again, looking to build off the win over the Steelers. Cleveland will have had 11 days between games by the time Monday night's game against the Denver ...
The Browns have won two games in the last two months. Now, to be fair, they were two incredibly big games to win. Cleveland beat the Baltimore Ravens 29-24 in Week 8 on Oct. 27. It came back 3½ ...
The defense couldn't turn that into points, although it twice came close to doing so. On second down, safety Juan Thornhill came on a blitz and nearly sacked Cardinals rookie quarterback Clayton ...