1993 Cleveland Browns season
1993 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Owner | Art Modell |
Head coach | Bill Belichick |
Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
Local radio | WHK · WMMS |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1993 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 44th season with the National Football League. This season was notable for coach Bill Belichick deciding to bench, and then ultimately release, longtime starting quarterback Bernie Kosar in favor of Vinny Testaverde. Kosar resurfaced during the season with the Dallas Cowboys, when he was part of the eventual Super Bowl champions as a fill-in for injured quarterback Troy Aikman. The Browns get off to a 5-2 start despite the Quarterback Controversy. Prior to the start of the season the Browns signed Free Agent Quarterback Vinny Testaverde. Originally Testaverde was supposed to back-up his former University of Miami teammate Bernie Kosar. However, when Testaverde performed better when given the opportunity to play some felt there should be a change at the Quarterback position. However, the Browns went beyond that by unceremoniously releasing Kosar in the middle of the season. The Browns lost their next four games and seven of their last nine games to finish with a 7-9 record.
NFL Draft[]
- Traded 1x11 to Denver Broncos for 1x14 and 3x83[1]
- 1x14: OG/C Steve Everitt
- 2x42: DE Dan Footman
- Traded 3rd Rounder to Detroit Lions for DT Jerry Ball
- 3x83: LB Mike Caldwell
- Traded 4th Rounder to Chicago Bears for C Jay Hilgenberg
- 5x124: OT Herman Arvie
- 6x153: LB Rich McKenzie
- 7x180: LB Travis Hill
- Traded 8th Rounder to Los Angeles Rams for LB Frank Stams
Personnel[]
Staff[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Coaching assistants
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–14 | 1–0 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 75,508 |
2 | September 13 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–13 | 2–0 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,218 |
3 | September 19 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 19–16 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,617 |
4 | September 26 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 10–23 | 3–1 | Hoosier Dome | 59,654 |
5 | October 10 | Miami Dolphins | L 14–24 | 3–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,138 |
6 | October 17 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–17 | 4–2 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,647 |
7 | October 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 28–23 | 5–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,118 |
8 | November 7 | Denver Broncos | L 14–29 | 5–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 77,818 |
9 | November 14 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 5–22 | 5–4 | Kingdome | 54,622 |
10 | November 21 | Houston Oilers | L 20–27 | 5–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 71,668 |
11 | November 28 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–17 | 5–6 | Georgia Dome | 54,510 |
12 | December 5 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–13 | 6–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 60,388 |
13 | December 12 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–19 | 6–7 | Houston Astrodome | 58,720 |
14 | December 19 | New England Patriots | L 17–20 | 6–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 48,618 |
15 | December 26 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 42–14 | 7–8 | Anaheim Stadium | 34,155 |
16 | January 2, 1994 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–16 | 7–9 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,208 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries[]
Week 7[]
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Week 13: at Atlanta[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Browns | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Falcons | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 54,510
- TV announcers (NBC): Drew Goodman (play–by–play) and Beasley Reece (color commentator)
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Standings[]
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Houston Oilers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 368 | 238 | W11 |
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 308 | 281 | W1 |
Cleveland Browns | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 304 | 307 | L1 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 187 | 319 | L1 |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-27.
- 1993 National Football League season by team
- Cleveland Browns seasons
- 1993 in sports in Ohio