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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 67 quarterbacks start in at least one game for the team. Pro Football Hall of Famer ...
The fans adopted that name in 1984 after members of the Browns defense used it to describe the team's defense. [123] 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 ...
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.
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 ...
WBNS-FM is the FM flagship for the Ohio State Sports Network, [3] the Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network, [4] and the Columbus Crew, and the market affiliate for the Cleveland Browns Radio Network, [5] Cincinnati Reds Radio Network, the NFL on Westwood One Sports and ESPN Radio, the latter in a shared affiliation with WBNS (AM).
The point is the Browns defense has been dominant for the vast majority of this season. It's also entertaining and flat-out fun to watch. The Cleveland fan base saw four-time Pro Bowl running back ...
Cleveland had won the NFL championship the previous year behind a staunch defense and an offense led by quarterback Otto Graham, fullback Marion Motley and end Dante Lavelli. [ 9 ] : 177–182 Shula was joined in the Browns' training camp by John Carroll teammate Carl Taseff , whom Cleveland coach Paul Brown selected in the 22nd round.
During an impassioned pregame speech, Jameis Winston asked his Browns teammates to believe. Winston threw a 38-yard touchdown pass — his third of the game — to Cedric Tillman with 59 seconds ...