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1993 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerArt Modell
Head coachBill Belichick
Defensive coordinatorNick Saban
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radioWHK · WMMS
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDT Michael Dean Perry
KR Eric Metcalf

The 1993 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 44th season with the National Football League. This season was notable for coach Bill Belichick deciding to bench, and then ultimately release, longtime starting quarterback Bernie Kosar in favor of Vinny Testaverde. Kosar resurfaced during the season with the Dallas Cowboys, when he was part of the eventual Super Bowl champions as a fill-in for injured quarterback Troy Aikman. The Browns got off to a 5–2 start despite the quarterback controversy. Prior to the start of the season the Browns signed free agent quarterback Vinny Testaverde. Originally Testaverde was supposed to back-up his former University of Miami teammate Kosar. However, when Testaverde performed better when given the opportunity to play some felt there should be a change at the quarterback position. However, the Browns went beyond that by unceremoniously releasing Kosar in the middle of the season. The Browns lost their next four games and seven of their last nine to finish with a 7–9 record.

NFL Draft

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Personnel

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Staff

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1993 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons
  • Assistant strength/pass rush consultant - Joe Kim


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Roster

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1993 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 5 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–14 1–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 75,508
2 September 13 San Francisco 49ers W 23–13 2–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,218
3 September 19 at Los Angeles Raiders W 19–16 3–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,617
4 September 26 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–23 3–1 Hoosier Dome 59,654
5 Bye
6 October 10 Miami Dolphins L 14–24 3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,138
7 October 17 at Cincinnati Bengals W 28–17 4–2 Riverfront Stadium 55,647
8 October 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–23 5–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,118
9 Bye
10 November 7 Denver Broncos L 14–29 5–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,818
11 November 14 at Seattle Seahawks L 5–22 5–4 Kingdome 54,622
12 November 21 Houston Oilers L 20–27 5–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 71,668
13 November 28 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–17 5–6 Georgia Dome 54,510
14 December 5 New Orleans Saints W 17–13 6–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 60,388
15 December 12 at Houston Oilers L 17–19 6–7 Houston Astrodome 58,720
16 December 19 New England Patriots L 17–20 6–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 48,618
17 December 26 at Los Angeles Rams W 42–14 7–8 Anaheim Stadium 34,155
18 January 2, 1994 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–16 7–9 Three Rivers Stadium 49,208

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

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Week 3 at Raiders

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Week Three: Cleveland Browns (2–0) at Los Angeles Raiders (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 0 01919
Raiders 10 3 0316

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Team Category Player Statistics
Browns Passing Vinny Testaverde 10/22, 159 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Tommy Vardell 14 Rush, 104 Yds
Receiving Mark Carrier 5 Rec, 73 Yds
Raiders Passing Jeff Hostetler 11/25, 94 Yds, TD
Rushing Greg Robinson 18 Rush, 59 Yds
Receiving Steve Smith 4 Rec, 42 Yds

Week 7

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1 234Total
Steelers 0 1463 23
• Browns 0 1477 28
Scoring summary
Q2CLEMichael Jackson 62 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick)CLE 7–0
Q2CLEEric Metcalf 91 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick)CLE 14–0
Q2PITBarry Foster 4 yard run (Gary Anderson kick)CLE 14–7
Q2PITBarry Foster 1 yard run (Gary Anderson kick)Tie 14–14
Q3PITGary Anderson 30 yard field goalPIT 17–14
Q3CLERon Wolfley 4 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick)CLE 21–17
Q3PITGary Anderson 46 yard field goalCLE 21–20
Q4PITGary Anderson 30 yard field goalPIT 23–21
Q4CLEEric Metcalf 75 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick)CLE 28–23

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Week 13: at Atlanta

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Week 13: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 0 0 7714
Falcons 10 7 0017

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 54,510
  • TV announcers (NBC): Drew Goodman (play–by–play) and Beasley Reece (color commentator)
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Game information

Standings

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AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Houston Oilers 12 4 0 .750 368 238 W11
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 308 281 W1
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 304 307 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 0 .188 187 319 L1

References

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  1. ^ "Cleveland Browns | Draft History 1990s". Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-27.
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