the browns went to the playoffs last in 2002.
the browns went to the playoffs last in 2002.
when did the browns go to the playoffs last?
2002
when the afl and nfl merged before the 1970 season, cleveland became part of the new american football conference (afc). while the browns made it back to the playoffs in 1971 and 1972, they fell into mediocrity through the mid-1970s. a revival of sorts took place in 1979 and 1980, when quarterback brian sipe engineered a series of last-minute wins and the browns came to be called the "kardiac kids". under sipe, however, the browns did not make it past the first round of the playoffs. quarterback bernie kosar, who the browns drafted in 1985, led the team to three afc championship games in the late 1980s but lost each time. in 1995, modell announced he was relocating the browns to baltimore, sowing a mix of outrage and bitterness among cleveland's dedicated fan base. negotiations and legal battles led to an agreement where modell was allowed to move the team, but cleveland kept the browns' name, colors and history. after three years of suspension while the old municipal stadium was demolished and cleveland browns stadium took its place, the browns started play again in 1999 under new owner al lerner. since resuming operations, the browns have made the playoffs only once, as a wild-card team in 2002.
history of the cleveland browns
for the second straight season, the rangers playoff hopes came down to the final game of the regular season. the rangers defeated the devils 5-2 on the afternoon of april 9, 2011 and then had to wait for the result of the carolina hurricanes vs. tampa bay lightning game that night. the lightning defeated the hurricanes, securing the rangers spot in the playoffs. (both the new york islanders and the new jersey devils missed the 2011 playoffs; had the rangers also failed to qualify, it would have marked the first time since 1966 that the stanley cup playoffs did not feature a club from the new york metro area.) the rangers qualified for the playoffs, after missing the playoffs last season for the first time since the lockout, as the #8 seed. they were defeated by the #1 seeded washington capitals in the first round.
2010–11 new york rangers season