1987 Cleveland Browns season
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1987 Cleveland Browns season
| 1987 Cleveland Browns season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer | ||||||
| Home field | Cleveland Stadium | ||||||
| Local radio | WWWE | ||||||
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| Record | 10–5 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st AFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost AFC Conference Championship | ||||||
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The 1987 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 38th season in the National Football League.
Led by another 3,000-yard season by Bernie Kosar, the Browns captured their third straight AFC Central crown. In the divisional playoffs, against the Indianapolis Colts at Municipal Stadium, the Browns have no problem advancing to their 2nd straight AFC Championship Game as they rout the Colts 38–21. For the 2nd year in a row the Browns are matched up against the Denver Broncos for a trip to Super Bowl XXII. The Browns would fall behind early at Mile High Stadium, as the Broncos roared out to a big halftime lead. However, the Browns roar back scoring 30 points in the 2nd half, and driving for the game tying TD in the final 2 minutes. However, the Browns dreams would come up just a few yards short as RB Earnest Byner fumbles at the goal line (the play would simply be call The Fumble) Jeremiah Castille recovered, Denver ran down the clock taking an intentional safety with 8 seconds left as the Browns fall 38–33. Denver would return to the Super Bowl for a second straight year at the expense of the Browns.
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Personnel
Staff
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Schedule
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 13, 1987 | at New Orleans Saints | L 28–21 |
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| 2 | September 20, 1987 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–10 |
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| – | September 28, 1987 | Denver Broncos | canceled | |
| 3 | October 4, 1987 | at New England Patriots | W 20–10 |
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| 4 | October 11, 1987 | Houston Oilers | L 15–10 |
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| 5 | October 18, 1987 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–0 |
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| 6 | October 26, 1987 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30–17 |
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| 7 | November 1, 1987 | at San Diego Chargers | L 27–24 |
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| 8 | November 8, 1987 | Atlanta Falcons | W 38–3 |
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| 9 | November 15, 1987 | Buffalo Bills | W 27–21 |
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| 10 | November 22, 1987 | at Houston Oilers | W 40–7 |
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| 11 | November 29, 1987 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 38–24 |
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| 12 | December 6, 1987 | Indianapolis Colts | L 9–7 |
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| 13 | December 13, 1987 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 38–24 |
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| 14 | December 20, 1987 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 24–17 |
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| 15 | December 26, 1987 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 19–13 |
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Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Divisional | January 9, 1988 | Indianapolis Colts | W 38–21 |
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| Conference Championship | January 17, 1988 | at Denver Broncos | L 38–33 |
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Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | ||||
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 390 | 239 | |||
| Houston Oilers | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 345 | 349 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 285 | 299 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 285 | 370 | |||
AFC Championship Game
- Denver Broncos 38, Cleveland Browns 33
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Browns | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 33 |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game attendance: 75,993
References
- ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080522125743/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/assistant.php. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 382. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
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