1987 Cleveland Browns season

The 1987 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 38th season in the National Football League.

1987 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerArt Modell
Head coachMarty Schottenheimer
General managerErnie Accorsi
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radioWWWE · WDOK
Results
Record10–5
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 38–21
Lost Conference Championship (Broncos) 33–38
A ticket for the AFC Championship Game between the Browns and the Broncos.

Led by another 3,000-yard season from Bernie Kosar, the Browns captured their third-straight AFC Central crown. In the divisional playoffs, against the Indianapolis Colts at Municipal Stadium, the Browns routed the Colts 38–21 to advance to their second-straight AFC Championship Game. For the second year in a row, the Browns were matched up against the Denver Broncos for a trip to Super Bowl XXII. The Browns fell behind early at Mile High Stadium, as the Broncos roared out to a big halftime lead. However, the Browns scored 30 points in the second half, and drove down the field in the late fourth quarter with a chance to score a game-tying touchdown. With 1:12 left in the game, RB Earnest Byner was stripped of the ball at the 2-yard line by Broncos' defensive back Jeremiah Castille in a play since dubbed The Fumble. Denver ran down the clock and took an intentional safety with 8 seconds left, and the Browns fell 38–33. Denver returned to the Super Bowl for a second straight year at the expense of the Browns.

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1987 NFL Draft
1987 Cleveland Browns draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Mike Junkin  Linebacker Duke
2 32 Gregg Rakoczy  Center Miami (FL)
3 80 Tim Manoa  Fullback Penn State
3 82 Jeff Jaeger *  Kicker Washington
6 165 Stephen Braggs  Defensive back Texas
8 220 Steve Bullitt  Linebacker Texas A&M
10 276 Frank Winters *  Center Western Illinois
11 303 Larry Brewton  Defensive back Temple
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff
1987 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office
  • President and Owner – Art Modell
  • Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Ernie Accorsi
  • Director of Player Personnel – Chip Falivene

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

1987 Cleveland Browns replacement roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 83 Donnie Echols
  • 80 Chris Kelley

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 94 Robert Brannon
  • 75 Alex Carter
  • 98 Aaron Moog
  • 79 Mike Rusinek

Linebackers

  • 92 Dave Butler
  • 55 Tim Crawford
  • 58 Cliff Hanneman
  • 97 Mike Kovaleski
  • 57 Steve Nave
  • 54 Jerry Parker
  • -- Dick Teets

Defensive backs

Special teams

Roster
1987 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 13, 1987 at New Orleans Saints L 28–21 59,900
2 September 20, 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–10 79,543
3 September 28, 1987 Denver Broncos canceled
4 October 4, 1987 at New England Patriots W 20–10 14,830
5 October 11, 1987 Houston Oilers L 15–10 38,927
6 October 18, 1987 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–0 40,179
7 October 26, 1987 Los Angeles Rams W 30–17 76,933
8 November 1, 1987 at San Diego Chargers L 27–24 55,381
9 November 8, 1987 Atlanta Falcons W 38–3 71,135
10 November 15, 1987 Buffalo Bills W 27–21 78,409
11 November 22, 1987 at Houston Oilers W 40–7 51,161
12 November 29, 1987 at San Francisco 49ers L 38–24 60,248
13 December 6, 1987 Indianapolis Colts L 9–7 70,661
14 December 13, 1987 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–24 77,331
15 December 20, 1987 at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–17 40,275
16 December 26, 1987 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–13 56,394

Game Summaries

Week 9: vs. Atlanta
Week 9: Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 3 003
Browns 0 14 21338

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 54°F, relative humidity 48%, round (wind) 13 MPH
  • Game attendance: 71,135
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brant (play–by–play) and Hank Stram (color commentator)
Game information

Playoffs
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Divisional January 9, 1988 Indianapolis Colts W 38–21 78,586
Conference Championship January 17, 1988 at Denver Broncos L 38–33 75,993

AFC Divisional Game

AFC Divisional Game: Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 0721
Browns 7 7 71738

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: January 9, 1988
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 16°F, relative humidity 71%, round (wind) 5 MPH
  • TV: NBC
  • Boxscore

AFC Championship Game

AFC Championship Game: Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 0 3 21933
Broncos 14 7 10738

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: January 17, 1988
  • Game time: 4 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 29°F, relative humidity 63%, round (wind) 8 MPH
  • TV: NBC Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
  • Boxscore

Standings
AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(2) 10 5 0 .667 5–1 8–3 390 239 W3
Houston Oilers(4) 9 6 0 .600 5–1 7–4 345 349 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 7 0 .533 2–4 6–5 285 299 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4 11 0 .267 0–6 3–9 285 370 L3

References
  1. "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
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