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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 ...
The Browns have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Browns' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises. [1] They are one of four current teams to have never played in the Super Bowl. [2]
Frank Ryan was the quarterback of the last Cleveland Browns team to win an NFL championship in 1964, beating the Baltimore Colts 27-0.
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.
The Colts have won two Super Bowl championships (Super Bowl V and Super Bowl XLI). They also played in and lost Super Bowl III and Super Bowl XLIV. Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, [4] they won three NFL Championships (1958, 1959, and 1968). By winning Super Bowl XLI the Colts became the first team that played its home games in a domed ...