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1988 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerArt Modell
General managerErnie Accorsi
Head coachMarty Schottenheimer
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radioWWWE · WDOK
Results
Record10–6
Division placeT-2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers 23–24)

The 1988 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 39th season with the National Football League.

Despite taking the Browns to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, head coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired at the end of the 1988 season. He left the Browns having compiled a record of 44–27 (a 62% winning percentage) with the team. Schottenheimer would once again go through the same scenario with the Chargers, as in 2006, he was fired by them after the Chargers posted the best record in the NFL. The Browns finished the season with a 10-6 record, tied for second place in the AFC Central with the Houston Oilers. The Browns would be awarded second place by posting a better division record than the Oilers. The Browns would clinch a playoff berth for the 4th straight season. In the playoffs, they lost to the Oilers in the Wild Card game, 24-23.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1988 Cleveland Browns draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 21 Clifford Charlton  OLB Florida
50 Michael Dean Perry *  DT Clemson
77 Van Waiters  OLB Indiana
103 Anthony Blaylock  CB Winston-Salem
188 Thane Gash  S East Tennessee State
216 J.J. Birden  WR Oregon
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1988 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


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Roster

1988 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 4, 1988 at Kansas City Chiefs W 6–3
55,654
2 September 11, 1988 New York Jets L 23–3
74,434
3 September 19, 1988 Indianapolis Colts W 23–17
75,148
4 September 25, 1988 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–17
54,943
5 October 2, 1988 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–9
56,410
6 October 9, 1988 Seattle Seahawks L 16–10
78,605
7 October 16, 1988 Philadelphia Eagles W 19–3
78,787
8 October 23, 1988 at Phoenix Cardinals W 29–21
61,261
9 October 30, 1988 Cincinnati Bengals W 23–16
79,147
10 November 7, 1988 at Houston Oilers L 24–17
51,467
11 November 13, 1988 at Denver Broncos L 30–7
75,806
12 November 20, 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–7
77,131
13 November 27, 1988 at Washington Redskins W 17–13
51,604
14 December 4, 1988 Dallas Cowboys W 24–21
77,683
15 December 12, 1988 at Miami Dolphins L 38–31
61,884
16 December 18, 1988 Houston Oilers W 28–23
74,610

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result
Wild Card December 24, 1988 Houston Oilers L 24–23

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
• Browns 0 303 6
Chiefs 0 300 3
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Arrowhead Stadium
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 55,654
  • Game weather: 65°F; wind 13
Scoring summary
Q2KCLowery 33 yard field goalKC 3–0
Q2CLEBahr 19 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q4CLEBahr 38 yard field goalCLE 6–3

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Week 2

Week 9

1 234Total
Bengals 0 1033 16
• Browns 3 7103 23
Scoring summary
Q1CLEBahr 34 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q2CINFulcher 16 yard interception return (Breech kick)CIN 7–3
Q2CLEManoa 2 yard run (Bahr kick)CLE 10–7
Q2CINBreech 19 yard field goalTie 10–10
Q3CLEBahr 39 yard field goalCLE 13–10
Q3CLEFontenot 1 yard blocked punt return (Bahr kick)CLE 20–10
Q3CINBreech 32 yard field goalCLE 20–13
Q4CLEBahr 29 yard field goalCLE 23–13
Q4CINBreech 22 yard field goalCLE 23–16

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Week 14

1 234Total
Cowboys 0 1407 21
• Browns 7 3014 24
Scoring summary
Q1CLELanghorne 73 yard pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)CLE 7–0
Q2DALClack 7 yard pass from Pelluer (Ruzek kick)Tie 7–7
Q2CLEBahr 25 yard field goalCLE 10–7
Q2DALFolsom 5 yard pass from Peuller (Ruzek kick)DAL 14–10
Q4CLEFontenot 14 yard pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)CLE 17–14
Q4CLEWeathers 36 yard pass from Kosar (Bahr kick)CLE 24–14
Q4DALWalker 4 yard run (Ruzek kick)CLE 24–21

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Week 16

1 234Total
Oilers 10 670 23
• Browns 0 7714 28
Scoring summary
Q1HOUTony Zendejas 39 yard field goalHOU 3–0
Q1HOUDomingo Bryant 36 yard interception return (Tony Zendejas kick)HOU 10–0
Q2CLEMichael Dean Perry 10 yard fumble return (Matt Bahr kick)HOU 10–7
Q2HOUTony Zendejas 42 yard field goalHOU 13–7
Q2HOUTony Zendejas 35 yard field goalHOU 16–7
Q3HOUHaywood Jeffries 7 yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick)HOU 23–7
Q3CLEEarnest Byner 2 yard pass from Don Strock (Matt Bahr kick)HOU 23–14
Q4CLEEarnest Byner 2 yard run (Matt Bahr kick)HOU 23–21
Q4CLEWebster Slaughter 22 yard pass from Don Strock (Matt Bahr kick)CLE 28–23

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Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cincinnati Bengals(1) 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 448 329 W1
Cleveland Browns(4) 10 6 0 .625 4–2 6–6 304 288 W1
Houston Oilers(5) 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 424 365 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 336 421 W1

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card Game

Houston Oilers 24, Cleveland Browns 23
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Oilers 0 14 01024
Browns 3 6 7723

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Oilers cornerback Richard Johnson's interception set up kicker Tony Zendejas' game-clinching 49-yard field goal with 1:54 left in the game. After the Browns scored first on a 33-yard field goal by Matt Bahr, Houston marched 91 yards to score on quarterback Warren Moon's 14-yard touchdown pass to running back Allen Pinkett. Then on Cleveland's next drive, Oilers defensive lineman Richard Byrd recovered quarterback Don Strock's fumble to set up Pinkett's 16-yard touchdown run. Bahr later made two field goals to cut Houston's lead, 14–9, before halftime. In the third quarter, backup quarterback Mike Pagel, who replaced an injured Strock, threw a 14-yard touchdown completion to wide receiver Webster Slaughter to put the Browns ahead, 16–14. However, the Oilers marched on a 76-yard drive that was capped with running back Lorenzo White's 1-yard rushing touchdown. After Johnson's interception and Zendejas' subsequent game-clinching 49-yard field goal, Slaughter caught a 2-yard touchdown reception to close out the scoring.

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 6, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-12.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-02.
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jan-31.
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-22.
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