1957 Cleveland Browns season

1957 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Paul Brown
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	9–2–1
Place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1956	1958

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

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	269	172	W-1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	254	211	L-3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	161	178	W-1
Washington Redskins	5	6	1	.455	251	230	W-3
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	173	230	L-2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	200	299	L-1

Postseason

NFL Championship Game

• Detroit Lions 59, Cleveland Browns 14

	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