the cleveland browns have won 4 afc central championships.
the cleveland browns have won 4 afc central championships.
how many afc central championships have the cleveland browns won?
4
cleveland won the afc central division in 1989; however, for the third time in four years, the browns lost to john elway's denver broncos in the conference championship game, 37–21. browns owner art modell fired carson halfway through the 1990 season, following a 42-0 home loss to the eventual 1990 afc champion buffalo bills. browns' offensive coordinator jim shofner became head coach and the demoralized browns finished the season with a 3–13 record. save for a 13–10 win over the atlanta falcons, the browns were outscored 217–87, including being shut out 35–0 by the pittsburgh steelers and losing 58-14 to the rival houston oilers. in the afc central division rival games, the browns won on opening day against the steelers, 13–3. they lost their remaining five afc central games however, being outscored by a total of 183-64. carson's immediate predecessor, marty schottenheimer, led his kansas city chiefs to an 11–5 won-loss record and a wild card playoff appearance. the chiefs defeated the browns 34-0 in week four. carson returned for successful stints as an assistant coach with the philadelphia eagles (the 1991 eagles' defense accomplished the rare feat of being ranked no. 1 versus the pass, #1 versus the rush, and #1 overall) and rams — by then in st. louis — before retiring in 1997, due to health concerns.
bud carson
bullet::::- afc central formed.









































bullet::::- nfl century division teams split up between afc central and nfc east









































bullet::::- nfl capitol division becomes nucleus of nfc east









































bullet::::- nfl central division becomes nfc central









































bullet::::- nfl coastal division becomes nucleus of nfc west









































bullet::::- houston moves from afl east to afc central









































bullet::::- cincinnati moves from afl west to afc central









































bullet::::- new orleans moves from nfl capitol to nfc west









































bullet::::- cleveland moves from nfl century to afc central









































bullet::::- new york giants move from nfl century to nfc east









































bullet::::- pittsburgh moves from nfl century to afc central
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