| 1988 Cleveland Browns season | |
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| Head Coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Home Field | Cleveland Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Place | T-2nd AFC Central |
| Playoff Finish | Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs |
| Uniform | |
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| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1987 | 1989 |
The 1988 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 39th season with the National Football League.
Offseason
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NFL DraftEdit
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 21 | Cleveland Browns | Clifford Charlton | Outside Linebacker | Florida |
| 50 | Cleveland Browns | Michael Dean Perry | Defensive Tackle | Clemson |
| 77 | Cleveland Browns | Van Waiters | Outside Linebacker | Indiana |
| 103 | Cleveland Browns | Anthony Blaylock | Corner Back | Winston-Salem |
| 188 | Cleveland Browns | Thane Gash | Defensive Back | East Tennessee State |
| 216 | Cleveland Browns | J. J. Birden | Wide Receiver | Oregon |
PersonnelEdit
StaffEdit
| 1988 Cleveland Browns staff | ||||||
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
| Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular seasonEdit
ScheduleEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1988 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 6–3 | |
| 2 | September 11, 1988 | New York Jets | L 23–3 | |
| 3 | September 19, 1988 | Indianapolis Colts | W 23–17 | |
| 4 | September 25, 1988 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 24–17 | |
| 5 | October 2, 1988 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–9 | |
| 6 | October 9, 1988 | Seattle Seahawks | L 16–10 | |
| 7 | October 16, 1988 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 19–3 | |
| 8 | October 23, 1988 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 29–21 | |
| 9 | October 30, 1988 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–16 | |
| 10 | November 7, 1988 | at Houston Oilers | L 24–17 | |
| 11 | November 13, 1988 | at Denver Broncos | L 30–7 | |
| 12 | November 20, 1988 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–7 | |
| 13 | November 27, 1988 | at Washington Redskins | W 17–13 | |
| 14 | December 4, 1988 | Dallas Cowboys | W 24–21 | |
| 15 | December 12, 1988 | at Miami Dolphins | L 38–31 | |
| 16 | December 18, 1988 | Houston Oilers | W 28–23 | |
PlayoffsEdit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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| Wild Card | December 24, 1988 | Houston Oilers | L 24–23 |
StandingsEdit
| AFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 448 | 329 |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 304 | 288 |
| Houston Oilers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 424 | 365 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 336 | 421 |
RosterEdit
| Cleveland Browns roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends | Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen | Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams | Reserve Lists
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PlayoffsEdit
AFC Wild Card GameEdit
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Oilers cornerback Richard Johnson's interception set up kicker Tony Zendejas' game-clinching 49-field 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 recordsEdit
MilestonesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080522125743/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/assistant.php. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
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