Johnson, a Cincinnati-based reporter, had been recommended by his friend Charles Comiskey, former major league star with the St. Louis Browns in the 1880s, who was then managing the Cincinnati Reds.

In 1995, Art Modell, who had purchased the Browns in 1961, announced he was relocating the team to Baltimore, Maryland.

The Browns had few worthy rivals among the AAFC's eight teams, but the New York Yankees and San Francisco 49ers were their closest competition.

Meanwhile, the Browns unexpectedly had Cleveland to themselves ; the NFL's Cleveland Rams, who had continually lost money despite winning the 1945 NFL championship, moved to Los Angeles after that season.

Former Browns QB Otto Graham ( left, with head coach Paul Brown ), who led the Browns to 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships, and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. While the championship losses sowed bitterness among Cleveland fans who had grown accustomed to winning, the team continued to make progress.

Graham, whose leadership and throwing skills had been instrumental in the Browns ' championship runs, said he planned to retire after the season.

After being dismissed as the Browns ' head coach by Art Modell ( who had purchased majority interest in the team in ) in January, Brown had shown interest in establishing another NFL franchise in Ohio and looked at both Cincinnati and Columbus.

The logo replaced the striping pattern that had been on the uniforms since the team's inception ; save for color variations, the striping pattern was similar to that used by the Washington Redskins ( until 1979 ), Green Bay Packers ( until 1997 ), and Cleveland Browns ( still in use ), which is likely why the change was made.

In the NFL Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns, he collided with linebacker Jim Houston while running for a first down, and Houston had to be helped off the field after the play ended.

In particular, ESPN the Magazine's 1999 NFL preview predicted the Rams would be the worst team in the NFL via numerical rating system ; worse even than the Browns who had returned as an expansion team that year.

" ( The Browns had left St. Louis after the 1954 season to become the Baltimore Orioles.

But, in mid-December, Marshall announced that on the day of the NFL draft he had traded the rights to Davis to the Cleveland Browns, who wanted Davis to join the league's leading rusher, Jim Brown, in their backfield.

Although they had been the tenants of the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park since, they had long since passed the Browns as St. Louis ' favorite team.

Joseph Riggs ( seemingly the son of Edward Riggs ) had a house just south of the Browns ' house, at the northwest corner of South Orange Avenue and Ridgewood Road, according to a road survey of 1705.

In Scotland the main authority is the case of Browns v. HMA which stated that entrapment will occur when law enforcement officials cause an offense to be committed which would not have occurred had it not been for their involvement.

Johnson, a Cincinnati-based reporter, had been recommended by his friend Charles Comiskey, former major league star with the St. Louis Browns in the 1880s, who was then managing the Cincinnati Reds.

Prior to Modell's arrival, the Browns had dominated the NFL and the AAFC, winning seven championships in 17 years.

In 1979, Stadium Corp. and Modell were implicated in a lawsuit brought by Browns minority shareholder Robert Gries of Gries Sports Enterprises, who successfully alleged that Stadium Corp. manipulated the Browns ' accounting records to help Stadium Corp. and Modell absorb a loss on real property that had been purchased in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville as a potential site for a new stadium.

Wallace jumped teams again in, when he joined the St. Louis Browns.

During the game, the Broncos jumped to a 21-3 halftime lead, but Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar led them back with four second-half touchdowns.

The Browns jumped to a 21-3 lead midway through the third period, but the Dolphins then scored 21 unanswered points — the final touchdown with 1: 57 left to play.

But Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar rallied his team back with 2 third quarter touchdowns, cutting the lead to 24 – 21 going into the final period.

The Browns took a 2 – 1 lead, while Musial hit. 250 with zero RBI.

He went on to once again lead the Broncos to a victory over the Browns in the AFC title game, earning their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance, this one against the Washington Redskins.

Going into the game, the Browns were in first place in the Eastern Conference, holding a one-game lead over the second-place Giants.

After retirement, he has served as a team executive for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Cleveland Browns as well as starring in the lead role in the 1994 direct-to-video comedy Kindergarten Ninja.

In the third quarter, the Browns drove to the Giants ' 16-yard line with a 10 – 3 lead and lined up for a field goal.

After another fine season in 1929 ( in which he hit. 355 and again lead the league in doubles ), the Browns traded Manush with pitcher Alvin Crowder to the Senators on June 13, 1930 in exchange for left fielder Goose Goslin.

He also had a lead role in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns as Harry, Angela Bassett's love interest.

* Barbara Brown, lead singer of vocal group Barbara and the Browns

From there, the Browns drove the remaining 67 yards to a touchdown which cut the Jets ' lead to 20-17.

York crashed two grand slams in a game against the Browns on July 27, and helped lead Boston to the American League pennant.

On the third play of the game, Holcomb completed an 83-yard pass to Kevin Johnson at the Steelers 1-yard line, setting up William Green's 1-yard touchdown run and giving the Browns a 7-0 lead after just 1: 16 had elapsed in the game.

Randle El later made up for his mistake by returning a punt 66 yards for a touchdown, but the Browns responded with Phil Dawson's 31-yard field goal on their next drive, giving them a 17-7 halftime lead.

Early in the third quarter, Holcomb's 15-yard touchdown pass to Northcut increased the Browns lead to 24-7.

But the Browns stormed back and scored with Holcomb's 22-yard touchdown pass to Andre Davis, giving them a 33-21 lead after the 2-point conversion failed.

Crennel was hired as the Cleveland Browns ' defensive coordinator for the 2000 season, before filling the same role with the Patriots for four seasons ( 2001 – 2004 ) under long-time friend ( Bill Belichick ); helping lead New England to 3 Super Bowl victories: ( 2001, 2003, & 2004 ).

Kelly's 33-yard touchdown pass to James Lofton put the Bills back in the lead, 14-10, but Browns retook the lead with Ron Middleton's 3-yard catch shortly before the end of the first half.

But Browns running back Eric Metcalf returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to give his team a 31 – 21 lead by the end of the third quarter.

After an exchange of punts, the Browns took a 14-7 lead on Kosar's 39-yard scoring strike to Reggie Langhorne with 1: 51 left in the second quarter.

After the interception, Kosar completed 5 of 7 passes for 65 yards while Byner rushed six times for 20 and capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run, putting the Browns back in the lead, 21-14.

Then after forcing a punt, Matt Bahr's 22-yard field goal gave the Browns a 10-point lead with just over 11 minutes left in the game.

Moseley kicked a field goal to give the Browns a 10-7 lead, but late in the quarter, O ' Brien led the Jets on a last second field goal drive to tie the game, featuring his season-long 16-yard run on fourth down and four to keep the drive alive.