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Cleveland Browns Records


Listed below are Cleveland Browns Records, Firsts, Odds & Ends.

First NFL Draft Choice: Ken Carpenter, HB, Oregon State, 1950.

First Regular-Season Game in the AAFC: A 44-0 victory over the Miami Seahawks, 9/6/46.

First Regular-Season Game in the NFL: A 35-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, 9/16/50.

First Touchdown/AAFC
: A 19-yard touchdown pass from Cliff Lewis to Mac Speedie vs. the Miami Seahawks, 9/6/46.

First Touchdown/NFL: A 59-yard touchdown pass from Otto Graham to Dub Jones vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, 9/16/50.

First Winning Season/AAFC: 1946 (12-2).

First Winning Season/NFL: 1950 (10-2).

First Playoff Appearance/AAFC: A 14-9 victory over the New York Yankees in the AAFC Championship game, 12/22/46.

First Playoff Appearance/NFL: An 8-3 victory over the New York Giants in the NFL Eastern Conference playoff game.

First to Rush 100 Yards in a Game: Marion Motley, 143 yards vs. the Los Angeles Dons, 10/20/46.

First 1,000-Yard Rusher: Jim Brown, 1,527 (1958).

First To Pass 400 Yards in a Game: Otto Graham, 401 yards vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, 10/4/52.

Most Career Rushing Yards: Jim Brown, 12,312 yards (1957-1965).

Most Career Passing Yards: Brian Sipe, 23,713 yards (1974-1983).

Most Career Receptions: Ozzie Newsome, 662 receptions (1978-1990).

All-Time Leading Scorer: Lou Groza, 1,608 points, (1946-1949 AAFC, 1950-1959, 1961-1967 NFL).

First Brown Elected to the Hall of Fame: QB Otto Graham, 1965.

It's A Fact: Twenty former Browns coaches or players have become NFL head coaches.


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