1987 Cleveland Browns season

1987 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Owner	Art Modell
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	10–5
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 38–21 Lost Conference Championship (Broncos) 38–33

The 1987 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 38th season in the National Football League.

Led by another 3,000-yard season from Bernie Kosar, the Browns captured their third-straight AFC Central crown. In the divisional playoffs, against the Indianapolis Colts at Municipal Stadium, the Browns routed the Colts 38–21 to advance to their second-straight AFC Championship Game. For the second year in a row, the Browns were matched up against the Denver Broncos for a trip to Super Bowl XXII. The Browns fell behind early at Mile High Stadium, as the Broncos roared out to a big halftime lead. However, the Browns scored 30 points in the second half, and drove down the field in the late fourth quarter with a chance to score a game-tying touchdown. With 1:12 left in the game, RB Earnest Byner was stripped of the ball at the 2-yard line by Broncos' defensive back Jeremiah Castille in a play since dubbed The Fumble. Denver ran down the clock and took an intentional safety with 8 seconds left, and the Browns fell 38–33. Denver returned to the Super Bowl for a second straight year at the expense of the Browns.

Personnel

Staff

1987 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

President and Owner – Art Modell
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Ernie Accorsi
Director of Player Personnel – Chip Falivene

Head coaches

Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Lindy Infante
Running backs – Joe Pendry
Receivers – Richard Mann
Tight ends – Charlie Davis
Offensive line – Howard Mudd

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Dave Adolph
Defensive line – Tom Pratt
Secondary – Bill Cowher
Special Assistant/Defense – Darvin Wallis

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Kurt Schottenheimer

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding

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Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	at New Orleans Saints	L 28–21	59,900
2	September 20, 1987	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–10	79,543
3	September 28, 1987	Denver Broncos	canceled
4	October 4, 1987	at New England Patriots	W 20–10	14,830
5	October 11, 1987	Houston Oilers	L 15–10	38,927
6	October 18, 1987	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–0	40,179
7	October 26, 1987	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–17	76,933
8	November 1, 1987	at San Diego Chargers	L 27–24	55,381
9	November 8, 1987	Atlanta Falcons	W 38–3	71,135
10	November 15, 1987	Buffalo Bills	W 27–21	78,409
11	November 22, 1987	at Houston Oilers	W 40–7	51,161
12	November 29, 1987	at San Francisco 49ers	L 38–24	60,248
13	December 6, 1987	Indianapolis Colts	L 9–7	70,661
14	December 13, 1987	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–24	77,331
15	December 20, 1987	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 24–17	40,275
16	December 26, 1987	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 19–13	56,394

Game Summaries

Week 9: vs. Atlanta

Week 9: Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	0	0	3
Browns	0	14	21	3	38

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 54°F, relative humidity 48%, round (wind) 13 MPH
Game attendance: 71,135
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brant (play–by–play) and Hank Stram (color commentator)

Game information

First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter

CLE (6:50) – Slaughter 54 yard pass from Kosar (Jaeger kick)
Browns 7, Falcons 0
CLE (11:04) – Mack 1 yard rush (Jaeger kick)
Browns 14, Falcons 0
ATL (15:00) – Luckhurst 42 yard field goal
Browns 14, Falcons 3

Third Quarter

CLE (4:05) – Byner 3 yard rush (Jaeger kick)
Browns 21, Falcons 3
CLE (8:59) – Byner 5 yard rush (Jaeger kick)
Browns 28, Falcons 3
CLE (12:45) – Byner 4 yard pass from Kosar (Jaeger kick)
Browns 35, Falcons 3

Fourth Quarter

CLE (9:41) – Jaeger 38 yard field goal
Browns 38, Falcons 3

Top passers

ATL – Scott Campbell 15/22, 169 yds, 1 INT
CLE – Bernie Kosar 13/23, 192 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

ATL – Gerald Riggs 16 carr, 93 yds
CLE – Kevin Mack 18 carr, 52 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

ATL – Aubrey Matthews 5 rec, 70 yds
CLE – Earnest Byner 4 rec, 40 yds, 1 TD

Turnovers

ATL – 2
CLE – 1

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	January 9, 1988	Indianapolis Colts	W 38–21	78,586
Conference Championship	January 17, 1988	at Denver Broncos	L 38–33	75,993

AFC Divisional Game

AFC Divisional Game: Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	0	7	21
Browns	7	7	7	17	38

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: January 9, 1988
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 16°F, relative humidity 71°F, round (wind) 5 MPH
TV: NBC
Boxscore

AFC Championship Game

AFC Championship Game: Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	21	9	33
Broncos	14	7	10	7	38

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: January 17, 1988
Game time: 4 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 29°F, relative humidity 63°F, round (wind) 8 MPH
TV: NBC
Boxscore

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns⁽²⁾	10	5	0	.667	5–1	8–3	390	239	W3
Houston Oilers⁽⁴⁾	9	6	0	.600	5–1	7–4	345	349	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	7	0	.533	2–4	6–5	285	299	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	4	11	0	.267	0–6	3–9	285	370	L3

References

↑ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

Cleveland Browns

Founded in 1946 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in Berea, Ohio

Franchise	History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks 1999 expansion draft

Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium

Key personnel	Owners: Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam President (de facto): Paul DePodesta General manager (de facto): Sashi Brown Head coach: Hue Jackson

Culture and lore	Art Modell Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Kardiac Kids Paul Brown Marty Ball Red Right 88 Relocation controversy "The Best Man" The Drive The Express The Fortune Cookie The Fumble

Rivalries	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers

Playoff appearances (28)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002

Division titles (12)	1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1987 1989

Conference titles (11)	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969

League titles (8)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1954 1955 1964

Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76

Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach: Brown

Media	Broadcasters Radio network Flagships: WKNR WKRK-FM WNCX Television: WEWS-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Seasons (67)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Cleveland Browns seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AAFC championship (through 1949) or NFL championship

1987 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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