the last time the cleveland browns had a winning season was 2007.
the last time the cleveland browns had a winning season was 2007.
when was the last time the cleveland browns had a winning season?
2007
despite mayfield's status as the #1 overall pick, the browns began the 2018 nfl season with veteran tyrod taylor as the starting quarterback. on opening day, the browns tied the pittsburgh steelers 21–21 after neither team scored in overtime, ending the browns' losing streak at 17 games, but extending their winless streak to 18 games. two weeks later, on september 20, mayfield entered the game near the end of the first half after taylor left with a concussion and led the browns to a 21–17 comeback victory over the new york jets at firstenergy stadium. the victory was the browns' first since week 16 of the 2016 season, ending their winless streak at 19 games, which was the 4th-longest in nfl history. four days later, jackson announced mayfield as the browns' starter for the remainder of the season. on october 7, 2018, the browns defeated the baltimore ravens 12–9 in overtime to end an 18-game winless streak against divisional opponents dating back to 2015. after a week 8 loss to the pittsburgh steelers that dropped the browns to a 2-5-1 record, hue jackson was fired as head coach along with offensive coordinator todd haley. jackson's final record of 3-36-1 as the browns' head coach is the worst of any coach's with a single franchise in nfl history. defensive coordinator gregg williams was named interim head coach and running backs coach freddie kitchens was named interim offensive coordinator. their 35–20 win over the cincinnati bengals at paul brown stadium on november 25 was the browns' first win away from home since 2014 and broke a 25-game road losing streak that ranks second all-time in nfl history. three weeks later, the browns defeated the denver broncos 17–16 at broncos stadium at mile high, their first win over denver since 1990. following the coaching changes the browns won five of their remaining eight games to finish the season 7–8–1, one win shy of having their first winning season since 2007. mayfield enjoyed a successful rookie season, throwing for 3,725 yards and 27 touchdowns (an nfl record for a rookie quarterback) despite starting only 13 games.
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2002 cleveland browns season









































the 2002 cleveland browns season was the team's 54th season and 50th with the national football league.









































the browns made their only playoff appearance since their re-activation. it was only the browns’ fourth year since returning to the league effectively as an expansion team, and their first winning season. it would also prove to be the only time that the team made the nfl playoffs in the 2000s, and as of 2018, the browns have not made it back to the nfl playoffs. the browns lost to the pittsburgh steelers in the wildcard round.









































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2002 cleveland browns season