The 1957 Cleveland Browns season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League .
Exhibition Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
August 14, 1957
at Detroit Lions
L 20–10
40,150
2
August 24, 1957
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Akron
W 28–13
26,669
3
September 1, 1957
at San Francisco 49ers
L 21–17
32,840
4
September 6, 1957
at Los Angeles Rams
L 20–14
45,011
5
September 14, 1957
Detroit Lions
W 23–7
34,369
6
September 20, 1957
at Chicago Bears
L 29–3
47,354
Regular Season Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 29, 1957
New York Giants
W 6–3
58,095
2
October 5, 1957
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 23–12
35,570
3
October 13, 1957
Philadelphia Eagles
W 24–7
53,493
4
October 20, 1957
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 17–7
22,443
5
October 27, 1957
at Chicago Cardinals
W 17–7
26,341
6
November 3, 1957
Washington Redskins
W 21–17
52,936
7
November 10, 1957
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 24–0
53,709
8
November 17, 1957
at Washington Redskins
W 24–0
27,722
9
November 24, 1957
Los Angeles Rams
W 45–31
65,407
10
December 1, 1957
Chicago Cardinals
W 31–0
40,525
11
December 8, 1957
at Detroit Lions
L 20–7
55,814
12
December 15, 1957
at New York Giants
W 34–28
54,294
Playoffs
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Championship
December 29, 1957
at Detroit Lions
L 59–14
55,263
Standings
Postseason
NFL Championship Game
1
2
3
4
OT
Browns
0
7
7
0
14
Lions
17
14
14
14
59
Scoring
DET – FG Martin 31
DET – Rote 1 yard run (Martin kick)
DET – Gedman 1 yard run (Martin kick)
CLE – Brown 29 yard run (Groza kick)
DET – Junker 26 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
DET – Barr 19 yard interception (Martin kick)
CLE – Carpenter 5 yard run (Groza kick)
DET – Doran 78 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
DET – Junker 23 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
DET – Middleton 32 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick)
DET Cassady yard pass from Reichow (Martin kick)
Awards and records
Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, 942 yards
Tommy O’Connell, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (1,229)
Milestones
Jim Brown, First Rushing Title
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