2004 Cleveland Browns season

The 2004 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 56th season and 52nd with the National Football League. The Browns were looking to improve on their 5–11 record from 2003 and return to their 2002 playoff position; however, hindered by a tough schedule they regressed further and only won four games. On November 30, Butch Davis resigned as head coach and general manager of the team. He was succeeded by offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie. Robiskie promoted tight end coach Rob Chudzinski to offensive coordinator.

2004 Cleveland Browns season
Head coachButch Davis (3–8 record)
Terry Robiskie (1–4 record) (interim)
Home fieldCleveland Browns Stadium
Local radioWTAM · WMMS
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

On September 12, the Browns defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 20–3, marking the team's only Week 1 win since returning to the NFL in 1999. In the two decades since the Browns returned to the league, the Browns went 1–18–1.

2004 NFL Draft
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Pick
1 6 Kellen Winslow Tight End Miami
2 59 Sean Jones Safety Georgia
4 106 Luke McCown Quarterback Louisiana Tech
5 161 Amon Gordon Defensive Lineman Stanford
6 176 Kirk Chambers Offensive Lineman Stanford
7 208 Adimchinobi Echemandu Running Back California

Roster
2004 Cleveland Browns final 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

Football statistics site Football Outsiders calculated that the 2004 Browns played the toughest schedule of any NFL team between 1989 and 2013, based on strength of opponent,[1] although Pro Football Reference[2] argues that their schedule was only the fifth-toughest in this span and twelfth-toughest non-strike since 1971.[note 1] The Browns played just one game – their Week 16 contest against the Miami Dolphins – against a team with fewer than six wins, and played five against opponents with 12 or more wins, including a total of three against Steelers and Patriots who were a combined 28–2 against their remaining opponents.

Apart from their AFC North division games, the Browns played against the AFC East and NFC East according to the conference rotation, and played the Chargers and Texans based on 2003 divisional positions.

WeekDateOpponentResultStadiumRecordAttendance
1September 12Baltimore RavensW 20–3Cleveland Browns Stadium1–073,068
2September 19at Dallas CowboysL 12–19Texas Stadium1–163,119
3September 26at New York GiantsL 10–27Giants Stadium1–278,521
4October 3Washington RedskinsW 17–13Cleveland Browns Stadium2–273,348
5October 10at Pittsburgh SteelersL 23–34Heinz Field2–363,609
6October 17Cincinnati BengalsW 34–17Cleveland Browns Stadium3–373,263
7October 24Philadelphia EaglesL 31–34 (OT)Cleveland Browns Stadium3–473,394
8Bye
9November 7at Baltimore RavensL 13–27M&T Bank Stadium3–569,781
10November 14Pittsburgh SteelersL 10–24Cleveland Browns Stadium3–673,703
11November 21New York JetsL 7–10Cleveland Browns Stadium3–772,547
12November 28at Cincinnati BengalsL 48–58Paul Brown Stadium3–865,677
13December 5New England PatriotsL 15–42Cleveland Browns Stadium3–973,028
14December 12at Buffalo BillsL 7–37Ralph Wilson Stadium3–1072,330
15December 19San Diego ChargersL 0–21Cleveland Browns Stadium3–1172,489
16December 26at Miami DolphinsL 7–10Pro Player Stadium3–1273,169
17January 2at Houston TexansW 22–14Reliant Stadium4–1270,724

Standings
AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 15 1 0 .938 5–1 11–1 372 251 W14
Baltimore Ravens 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 317 268 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 8 8 0 .500 4-2 4–8 374 372 W2
Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 276 390 W1

Notes
  1. Tougher schedules according to Pro Football Reference in non-strike seasons since 1971 were suffered by, in descending order of toughness, the 2010 Buffalo Bills, the 1975 Browns and 1975 Jets (equal), the 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2010 Miami Dolphins, the 1979 Cincinnati Bengals, the 1977 Kansas City Chiefs, the 1973 San Francisco 49ers, and lastly by the 1991 Phoenix Cardinals and 2015 San Francisco 49ers (equal).

References
  1. Football Outsiders; DVOA Analysis: ‘Let Me Check My Schedule’
  2. Pro Football Reference 2004 Cleveland Browns
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.