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The 2004 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 56th season and 52nd with the National Football League. The Browns were looking to improve on their 5–11 record from 2003 and return to their 2002 playoff position; however, hindered by a tough schedule they regressed further and only won four games.
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.
The Browns' intellectual property, including team name, logos, training facility, and history, were kept in trust and the franchise was regarded by the NFL as suspended, guaranteed to return no later than the 1999 season, either by relocation of an existing franchise or an expansion draft.
The Baltimore Ravens would begin play in 1996, and the Browns would return to the league in 1999. For record-keeping purposes, the Browns are considered to have suspended operations from 1996 to 1998, which is reflected in this list. In 2017, the Cleveland Browns became the second team in NFL history (2008 Detroit Lions) to suffer an 0–16 record.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins (82) scores a touchdown ahead of Indianapolis Colts defensive back Tavon Wilson (31) during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct ...
Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku runs with the ball during practice at the team's training facility, Aug. 4, 2024. Njoku will be tasked to essentially be the No. 2 option in the passing game.
The NFL then conducted the 1999 expansion draft the following month to stock the new Browns team with players. [281] The team added to its roster through free agency, [282] and was also given the first pick in the draft in April 1999, which it used to draft quarterback Tim Couch. [283]
Frank Ryan was the quarterback of the last Cleveland Browns team to win an NFL championship in 1964, beating the Baltimore Colts 27-0.