2009 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Eric Mangini
General manager	George Kokinis (Weeks 1-8)
Home field	Cleveland Browns Stadium
Results
Record	4-11
Place	4th AFC North
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	KR Joshua Cribbs T Joe Thomas
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2008	2010

The 2009 Cleveland Browns season is the team's 63rd season as a professional sports franchise and its 59th season as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The team will be attempting to improve upon its 2008 season in which it placed fourth in the AFC North with a record of 4–12. This season marks George Kokinis and Eric Mangini's first seasons as the team's general manager and head coach, respectively, however Kokinis was fired on November 2.^[1] The Browns play all of their home games at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns will miss the playoffs for the seventh straight season, tying a record set between 1973-79.

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Personnel changes

On December 29, 2008, the Cleveland Browns announced that the team had fired general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel after spending four seasons together in Cleveland.^[2] Crennel, who joined the Browns with Savage in 2005, left Cleveland with a record of 24–40 (.375) and an 0–8 record against the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers. The team's best record under Crennel was 10–6 during the 2007 season.

On January 7, 2009, the Browns announced that the team had found its replacement for Crennel and that it had reached a contractual agreement with former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini, who was fired after three seasons in New York.^[3] Mangini, who joined the Jets in 2006, left New York with a record of 23–25 (.479), including a 10–6 record and a playoff appearance in his first season.

On January 14, the Browns announced that Mangini had named his coordinators: Brian Daboll was hired as the offensive coordinator; Rob Ryan as the defensive coordinator; and Brad Seely as the special teams coordinator and assistant head coach.^[4] Daboll was most recently the quarterbacks coach for the Jets from 2007–2008; Ryan was the defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders from 2004–2008; and Seely was the special teams coach for the New England Patriots from 1999–2008.^[4] All three worked with Mangini from 2000–2003 as members of New England.^[4] Daboll, Ryan, and Seely replace Rob Chudzinski, Mel Tucker, and Ted Daisher, respectively.^[4]

On January 22, the Browns hired five assistant coaches: Bryan Cox was hired as the defensive line coach; Andy Dickerson as the defensive quality control coach; Jerome Henderson as the defensive backs coach; Rick Lyle as an assistant strength-and-conditioning coach; and Carl Smith as the quarterbacks coach.^[5] Cox, Dickerson, Henderson, and Lyle spent the past three seasons with Mangini in New York.^[5] Smith was the Browns' quarterbacks coach from 2001–2003 and was most recently the offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2005–2006.^[5]

On January 25, the Browns hired former Baltimore Ravens director of pro personnel George Kokinis as general manager.^[6] Kokinis spent five seasons in the Browns' scouting department from 1991–1995, and after the team moved to Baltimore, he was a member of the Ravens' scouting department from 1996–1999.^[6] He was the Ravens' assistant director of pro personnel from 2000–2002 and was the director of pro personnel from 2003–2008.^[6]

On February 4, the Browns hired three more assistant coaches: Alan DeGennaro was hired as an assistant strength-and-conditioning coach; Tom Myslinski as the strength-and-conditioning coach; and George Warhop as the offensive line coach.^[7] On February 11, the Browns hired George McDonald as the offensive quality control coach.^[8] On February 17, the Browns hired Gary Brown as the running backs coach and Steve Hagen as the tight ends coach.^[9] On February 22, the Browns hired Matt Eberflus as the linebackers coach.^[10]

On May 6, the Browns promoted McDonald to wide receivers coach.^[11]

[edit] Roster changes

[edit] Free agents

Pos	Player	Tag	2009 Team	Signed
FS	Mike Adams	UFA	Browns	March 6[12]
FB	Charles Ali	ERFA	Browns	March 23[13]
TE	Brad Cieslak	ERFA/UFA[14]
SS	Steve Cargile	UFA	Giants	January 16[15]
CB	Travis Daniels	UFA	Chiefs	March 10[16]
LB	Andra Davis	UFA	Broncos	March 2[17]
TE	Darnell Dinkins	UFA	Saints	March 18[18]
LB	Kris Griffin	UFA
CB	Daven Holly	UFA
SS	Sean Jones	UFA	Eagles	March 6[19]
DT	Louis Leonard	ERFA
TE	John Madsen	RFA
LB	Willie McGinest	UFA
G	Seth McKinney	UFA	Bills	April 9[20]
WR	Syndric Steptoe	ERFA	Browns	March 6[21]
RB	Jason Wright	UFA	Cardinals	March 16[22]
G	Scott Young	UFA	Broncos	March 13[23]

Player re-signed by Browns

[edit] Releases

Pos	Player	Released	2009 Team	Signed
CB	Terry Cousin	February 9[24]
QB	Ken Dorsey	February 9[24]
P	Mike Dragosavich	February 9[24]	Colts	February 13[25]
QB	Bruce Gradkowski	February 9[24]	Raiders	February 10[26]
WR	Joe Jurevicius	March 11[27]
RB	Allen Patrick	April 25[28]
LB	Antwan Peek	February 9[24]
K	Jason Reda	February 9[24]
T	Kevin Shaffer	March 12[29]	Bears	March 25[30]
G	Eric Young	February 9[24]

[edit] Signings

Pos	Player	Tag	2008 Team	Signed
LB	Eric Barton	UFA	Jets	March 13[31]
LB	David Bowens	UFA	Jets	March 12[29]
LB	Blake Costanzo	UFA	Bills	June 17[32]
T	George Foster	UFA	Lions	June 5[33]
WR	Mike Furrey	UFA	Lions	May 5[34]
RB	Noah Herron	UFA	Jets	March 18[35]
CB	Rod Hood	UFA	Cardinals	May 26[36]
CB	Corey Ivy	UFA	Ravens	March 19[37]
DE	C. J. Mosley	UFA	Jets	March 6[38]
WR	David Patten	UFA	Saints	March 23[39]
CB	Hank Poteat	UFA	Jets	March 9[40]
TE	Robert Royal	UFA	Bills	March 5[41]
LB	Bo Ruud	UFA	Patriots	April 30[42]
T	John St. Clair	UFA	Bears	March 17[43]
G	Floyd Womack	UFA	Seahawks	March 13[44]

[edit] Trades

On February 27, the Browns traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for its second-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft (50th overall, used to select Mohamed Massaquoi) and its fifth-round selection in the 2010 NFL Draft.^[45] Winslow was selected sixth overall by the Browns in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft and played five seasons with the team. During his career with the Browns, he accumulated 219 receptions for 2,459 yards (11.2 YPC) and had eleven touchdown receptions.

On April 25, during the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the team traded its first-round selection (5th overall) to the Jets for its first- (17th overall) and second-round (52nd overall) selections, defensive end Kenyon Coleman, safety Abram Elam, and quarterback Brett Ratliff.^[46]

[edit] 2009 draft class

Draft		Player	Pos	College	Height	Weight	Signed	Notes
Rnd	Sel
1	21	Alex Mack	C	Cal	6 ft 4 in	316 lbs	July 25[47]	[dr 1] [dr 2] [dr 3]
2	36	Brian Robiskie	WR	Ohio State	6 ft 3 in	209 lbs	July 30[50]
	50	Mohamed Massaquoi	WR	Georgia	6 ft 2 in	210 lbs	July 28[51]	[dr 4]
	52	David Veikune	DE	Hawaii	6 ft 3 in	260 lbs	July 26[52]	[dr 5]
4	104	Kaluka Maiava	LB	Southern Cal	6 ft 0 in	230 lbs	July 24[53]
6	177	Don Carey	CB	Norfolk State	5 ft 11 in	192 lbs	July 15[54]
	191	Coye Francies	CB	San José State	6 ft 0 in	185 lbs	July 15[54]	[dr 6]
	195	James Davis	RB	Clemson	5 ft 11 in	218 lbs	July 15[54]	[dr 7]

The Browns did not have third-,^{[dr 8]} fifth-,^{[dr 9]} or seventh-round^{[dr 10]} selections in the draft.

[edit] Draft notes

[edit] Undrafted free agents

Pos	Player	College	Signed	Cut
LB	Marcus Benard	Jackson State	May 1[58]
CB	Corey Boudreaux	San Diego State	April 27[58]	May 4[59]
T	Branndon Braxton	Oklahoma	May 1[58]	September 5[60]
WR	Brent Casteel	Utah	April 27[58]	May 4[59]
G	Marlon Davis	Alabama	April 27[58]
LB	Jonathan Foster	Central State	May 1[58]	July 15[54]
DE	Adam Hoppel	Cincinnati	April 29[58]	September 5[60]
LB	Phillip Hunt	Houston	May 1[58]
S	Bret Lockett	UCLA	May 4[59]
TE	Mike Massey	Michigan	May 1[58]	May 4[59]
CB	Nate Ness	Arizona	April 28[58]	July 15[54]
WR	Jordan Norwood	Penn State	April 26[58]	September 5[60]
CB	Antonio Smith	Bowling Green	April 28[58]	May 4[59]
S	Jason Venson	Central Florida	April 26[58]	June 5[33]
S	Bryan Williams	Akron	April 27[58]	June 15[61]

[edit] Legal troubles for WR Stallworth

On March 14, Browns wide receiver Donté Stallworth was involved in a fatal accident in which he struck and killed pedestrian Mario Reyes with his car in the early morning in Miami, Florida.^[62] Stallworth then stopped his vehicle and called 9-1-1. Reports showed that Stallworth was driving under the influence; his blood-alcohol level was 0.12%, above Florida's legal limit of 0.08%.^[63] He was charged with DUI manslaughter and a warrant was issued for his arrest on April 1 and he surrendered to police on April 2.^[63] On June 16, Stallworth pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison, two years' house arrest, and eight years probation.^[64] Many believed that the sentence Stallworth received was too lenient^{[citation needed]} as he could have served up to 15 years in jail.^[63] Stallworth also reached an undisclosed financial settlement with the victim's family.^[64] On June 18, the NFL suspended Stallworth indefinitely^[65] On August 13, the NFL officially suspended Stallworth for the entire 2009 season, and made plans to reinstate him after the Super Bowl.

[edit] Uniform changes

In 2009, the Cleveland Browns are wearing brown pants for games in which they wear white jerseys. These were worn in the 2008 pre-season. New additions to this uniform combination are striped socks.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Staff

Cleveland Browns 2009 staff
Front Office Owner – Randy Lerner President – Mike Keenan Senior Vice President – Lewis Merletti Vice President of Football Administration – Dawn Aponte Executive Advisors – Jim Brown, Bernie Kosar Director of College Scouting – Pat Roberts Senior Director of Pro Personnel – Steve Sabo Director of Pro Personnel – Keith O'Quinn Associate Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Jauch Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – James Kirkland Head Coaches Head Coach – Eric Mangini Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Brad Seely Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Brian Daboll Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running Backs – Gary Brown Wide Receivers – George McDonald Tight Ends – Steve Hagen Offensive Line – George Warhop			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rob Ryan Defensive Line – Bryan Cox Linebackers – Matt Eberflus Defensive Backs – Jerome Henderson Defensive Quality Control – Andy Dickerson Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tom Myslinski Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Alan DeGennaro Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rick Lyle

[edit] Final roster

Cleveland Browns roster view • talk • edit
Quarterbacks  3 Derek Anderson  5 Brett Ratliff Running Backs 29 Thomas Brown 35 Jerome Harrison 34 Chris Jennings 47 Lawrence Vickers FB Wide Receivers 85 Jake Allen 16 Joshua Cribbs RS 11 Mohamed Massaquoi 80 Brian Robiskie 88 Chansi Stuckey Tight Ends 83 Greg Estandia 86 Michael Gaines 89 Evan Moore 84 Robert Royal		Offensive Linemen 66 Hank Fraley G/C 70 Rex Hadnot G/C 55 Alex Mack C 78 John St. Clair T 65 Eric Steinbach G 73 Joe Thomas T 77 Floyd Womack G/T 68 Billy Yates G/C Defensive Linemen 62 Titus Adams DE/NT 90 Kenyon Coleman DE 67 Derreck Robinson DE 71 Ahtyba Rubin NT 91 Brian Schaefering NT 98 Robaire Smith DE 99 Corey Williams DE		Linebackers 58 Marcus Benard OLB 96 David Bowens ILB 59 Titus Brown OLB 54 Blake Costanzo ILB 51 Alex Hall OLB 56 Kaluka Maiava ILB 53 Matt Roth OLB 93 Jason Trusnik ILB 95 Kamerion Wimbley OLB Defensive Backs 20 Mike Adams FS/CB 26 Abram Elam SS 25 Coye Francies CB 87 Mike Furrey FS/WR 30 Gerard Lawson CB 22 Brandon McDonald CB 23 Hank Poteat FS 38 Ramzee Robinson CB 27 Nick Sorensen SS 41 Ray Ventrone FS 24 Eric Wright CB Special Teams  4 Phil Dawson K  2 Reggie Hodges P 64 Ryan Pontbriand LS		Reserve Lists 50 Eric Barton ILB (IR) 28 James Davis RB (IR) 82 Steve Heiden TE (IR) 52 D'Qwell Jackson ILB (IR) 31 Jamal Lewis RB (IR) 69 C. J. Mosley DE (IR) 21 Brodney Pool FS (IR) 10 Brady Quinn QB (IR) 92 Shaun Rogers NT (IR) 18 Donté Stallworth WR (Susp.) 12 Syndric Steptoe WR (IR) 72 Ryan Tucker T/G (IR) 57 David Veikune ILB (IR) 15 Dave Zastudil P (IR) Practice Squad 79 Jason Capizzi OT 44 Jed Collins FB 97 Alex Field DE 60 Keith Grennan DE (Injured) 61 Jonathan Lewis NT 75 Pat Murray G 33 Matterral Richardson CB Rookies in italics Roster updated January 3, 2010 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 14 Inactive, 7 PS → More rosters

[edit] Preseason

[edit] Preseason schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (EDT)	Opponent	Results		Site	TV	Recap
				Final Score	Team Record
1	August 15	8:00 PM	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–0	0–1	Lambeau Field	WKYC	Recap
2	August 22	7:30 PM	Detroit Lions	W 27–10	1–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	WKYC	Recap
3	August 29	7:30 PM	Tennessee Titans	W 23–17	2–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	WKYC	Recap
4	September 3	8:00 PM	at Chicago Bears	L 26–23	2–2	Soldier Field	WKYC	Recap

[edit] Releases

On September 4 and 5, the Browns released the following players to get down to the 53-player limit: S Hamza Abdullah, FB Charles Ali, CB Brandon Anderson, QB Richard Bartel, CB Tra Battle, LB Beau Bell, T Branndon Braxton, LB Titus Brown, C Dustin Fry, RB Noah Herron, DT Adam Hoppel, WR Paul Hubbard, CB Corey Ivy, RB Chris Jennings, WR Lance Leggett, G Pat Murray, WR Jordan Norwood, WR David Patten, G Kurt Quarterman, DE Brian Schaefering, G Isaac Sowells, DE Santonio Thomas, and TE Aaron Walker.^[60]

[edit] Captains selected

On September 9, the team elected six players to be captains. RB Jamal Lewis and T Joe Thomas were chosen as offensive captains, LB D'Qwell Jackson and LB Eric Barton as defensive captains, and KR Joshua Cribbs and K Phil Dawson as special teams captains.^[66]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	Opponent	Results		Site	TV	Recap
				Final Score	Team Record
1	September 13	1:00 PM	Minnesota Vikings	L 34–20	0–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Fox	Recap
2	September 20	4:15 PM	at Denver Broncos	L 27–6	0–2	Invesco Field at Mile High	CBS	Recap
3	September 27	1:00 PM	at Baltimore Ravens	L 34–3	0–3	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	October 4	1:00 PM	Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–20 OT	0–4	Cleveland Browns Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 11	1:00 PM	at Buffalo Bills	W 6–3	1–4	Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS	Recap
6	October 18	1:00 PM	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–14	1–5	Heinz Field	CBS	Recap
7	October 25	1:00 PM	Green Bay Packers	L 31–3	1–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Fox	Recap
8	November 1	1:00 PM	at Chicago Bears	L 30–6	1–7	Soldier Field	CBS	Recap
9	Bye week
10	November 16	8:30 PM	Baltimore Ravens	L 16–0	1–8	Cleveland Browns Stadium	ESPN	Recap
11	November 22	1:00 PM	at Detroit Lions	L 38–37	1–9	Ford Field	CBS	Recap
12	November 29	1:00 PM	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–7	1–10	Paul Brown Stadium	CBS	Recap
13	December 6	4:05 PM	San Diego Chargers	L 30–23	1–11	Cleveland Browns Stadium	CBS	Recap
14	December 10	8:20 PM	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–6	2–11	Cleveland Browns Stadium	NFLN	Recap
15	December 20	1:00 PM	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 41–34	3–11	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	Recap
16	December 27	1:00 PM	Oakland Raiders	W 23–9	4–11	Cleveland Browns Stadium	CBS
17	January 3	1:00 PM	Jacksonville Jaguars			Cleveland Browns Stadium	CBS

[edit] Standings

AFC North
view • talk • edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
y Cincinnati Bengals	10	5	0	.667	6–0	7–4	305	254	W1
Baltimore Ravens	8	7	0	.533	3–3	6–5	370	248	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	7	0	.533	2–4	5–6	338	300	W2
Cleveland Browns †	4	11	0	.267	1–5	4–7	222	358	W3

[edit] Regular season results

[edit] Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	7	14	10	34
Browns	3	10	0	7	20

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 70°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 70,560
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, & Charissa Thompson

The Browns opened their season at home against the Minnesota Vikings trying to improve on their 4-12 record from last season. After trading field goals in the first quarter, RB Adrian Peterson scored the first touchdown of the game, giving Minnesota a 10-3 lead. But K Phil Dawson kicked his second field goal and WR Joshua Cribbs returned a punt for a touchdown and the Browns took a 13-10 lead into halftime. However, the second half was controlled completely by the Vikings, with QB Brett Favre connecting with WR Percy Harvin for Favre's first touchdown pass as a Viking. In the 4th quarter, QB Brady Quinn completed a touchdown pass to TE Robert Royal, the first touchdown by Cleveland's offense since the 4th quarter of Week 11 in 2008, ending a span of 416 offensive plays without a touchdown.

With the loss, Cleveland fell to 0-1.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 11:33 CLE - Dawson 37 yard field goal 3-0 CLE
• 0:06 MIN - Longwell 21 yard field goal 3-3

2nd Quarter

• 11:17 MIN - Peterson 1 yard run (Longwell kick) 10-3 MIN
• 6:00 CLE - Dawson 20 yard field goal 10-6 MIN
• 1:46 CLE - Cribbs 67 yard punt return (Dawson kick) 13-10 CLE

3rd Quarter

• 10:10 MIN - Peterson 1 yard run (Longwell kick) 17-13 MIN
• 1:12 MIN - Harvin 6 yard pass from Favre (Longwell kick) 24-13 MIN

4th Quarter

• 6:59 MIN - Longwell 37 yard field goal 27-13 MIN
• 6:11 MIN - Peterson 64 yard run (Longwell kick) 34-13 MIN
• 0:35 CLE - Royal 26 yard pass from Quinn (Dawson kick) 34-20 MIN

[edit] Week 2: at Denver Broncos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	6	0	0	0	6
Broncos	7	3	3	14	27

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Game time: 4:15 PM EDT/2:15 PM MDT
• Game weather: 82°F (Partly Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 73,931
• Referee: Peter Morelli
• TV announcers (NFL on CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Beuerlein

Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Vikings, the Browns flew to Invesco Field at Mile High for a Week 2 duel with the Denver Broncos. After recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff, the Browns started with a short field but couldn't capitalize, settling for a 22-yard field goal by kicker Phil Dawson. Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton would complete a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tony Scheffler for the game's first touchdown, and after a 47-yard field goal by Cleveland, the game was 7-6 after the first quarter. However, Cleveland's offensive struggles continued. Meanwhile, in the second and third quarter, kicker Matt Prater gave Denver a 23-yard and a 38-yard field goal. Afterwards, in the fourth quarter, the Broncos took control with touchdown runs by Peyton Hillis and Correll Buckhalter.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 0-2.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 12:25 CLE - Dawson 22 yard field goal 3-0 CLE
• 8:07 DEN - Scheffler 2 yard pass from Orton (Prater kick) 7-3 DEN
• 1:53 CLE - Dawson 47 yard field goal 7-6 DEN

2nd Quarter

• 11:45 DEN - Prater 23 yard field goal 10-6 DEN

3rd Quarter

• 10:43 DEN - Prater 38 yard field goal 13-6 DEN

4th Quarter

• 12:22 DEN - Hillis 2 yard run (Prater kick) 20-6 DEN
• 8:35 DEN - Buckhalter 45 yard run (Prater kick) 27-6 DEN

[edit] Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	3	3
Ravens	10	10	7	7	34

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 72°F (Partly Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 70,950
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Broncos, the Browns flew to M&T Bank Stadium for a Week 3 AFC North duel with the Baltimore Ravens. Cleveland would trail early in the first quarter as Ravens running back Willis McGahee got a 7-yard touchdown run, followed by kicker Steven Hauschka getting a 36-yard field goal. The Browns' deficit would increase in the second quarter as Hauschka nailed a 33-yard field goal, while McGahee got a 15-yard touchdown run.

In the third quarter, things continued to get worse for the Browns as running back Ray Rice got a 9-yard touchdown run. In thr fourth quarter, Cleveland would manage to get on the board as kicker Billy Cundiff made a 29-yard field goal. Afterwards, Baltimore closed out the game as quarterback Joe Flacco completed a 72-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Derrick Mason.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 0-3.

Starting quarterback Brady Quinn (6 of 8, 34 yards, 1 INT) was benched after a dismal first half performance, while Derek Anderson (11 of 19, 92 yards, 3 INTs) did not perform much better.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 10:19 BAL - McGahee 7 yard run (Hauschka kick) 7-0 BAL
• 1:21 BAL - Hauschka 36 yard field goal 10-0 BAL

2nd Quarter

• 5:42 BAL - Hauschka 33 yard field goal 13-0 BAL
• 1:01 BAL - McGahee 15 yard run (Hauschka kick) 20-0 BAL

3rd Quarter

• 7:38 BAL - Rice 9 yard run (Hauschka kick) 27-0 BAL

4th Quarter

• 15:00 CLE - Cundiff 29 yard field goal 27-3 BAL
• 8:18 BAL - Mason 72 yard pass from Flacco (Hauschka kick) 34-3 BAL

[edit] Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bengals	7	7	0	6	3	23
Browns	0	7	7	6	0	20

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 58°F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 69,844
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Rich Gannon

Still looking for their first win of the season, the Browns went home for a Week 4 AFC North duel with the Cincinnati Bengals in Round 1 of 2009's Battle of Ohio. Due to quarterback Brady Quinn's poor performance in the season thus far, head coach Eric Mangini named quarterback Derek Anderson the starter.

Cleveland would trail early in the first quarter as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. The Browns would continue to struggle in the second quarter as defensive end Robert Geathers returned a fumble 75 yards for a touchdown. Cleveland would respond with Anderson completing a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Steve Heiden.

The Browns would tie the game in the third quarter with Anderson's 1-yard touchdown run. Afterwards, Cleveland would take the lead in the fourth quarter with a 26-yard and a 31-yard field goal from kicker Billy Cundiff. However, Cincinnati answered with Palmer hooking up with Ochocinco again on a 2-yard touchdown run (with a blocked PAT). In overtime, both teams went back and forth with their possessions. In the end, the Bengals emerged victorious with kicker Shayne Graham nailing the game-winning 31-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 0-4.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 0:40 CIN - Ochocinco 5 yard pass fron Palmer (Graham kick) 7-0 CIN

2nd Quarter

• 14:26 CIN - Geathers 75 yard fumble return (Graham kick) 14-0 CIN
• 1:33 CLE - Heiden 1 yard pass from Anderson (Cundiff kick) 14-7 CIN

3rd Quarter

• 1:44 CLE - Anderson 1 yard run (Cundiff kick) 14-14

4th Quarter

• 15:00 CLE - Cundiff 26 yard field goal 17-14 CLE
• 6:38 CLE - Cundiff 31 yard field goal 20-14 CLE
• 2:02 CIN - Ochocinco 2 yard pass from Palmer 20-20

Overtime

• 0:07 CIN - Graham 31 yard field goal 23-20 CIN

[edit] WR Edwards traded

On October 7, the Browns traded WR Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets for WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnik, and third- and fifth- round selections in the 2010 NFL Draft. The third-round selection can become a second-round selection based on Edwards' performance with the Jets this season.^[67]

[edit] Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	0	3	6
Bills	0	0	3	0	3

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 47°F (Mostly Sunny)
• Game attendance: 70,526
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Randy Cross

After a heartbreaking loss to the Bengals, the Browns headed to Buffalo, the site of their last win in Week 11 of the 2008 season, and trying to avoid tying a franchise record 11 straight losses. In very windy conditions, the Browns' hero was punter Dave Zastudil who pinned the Bills within their 5 yard line 3 times. After trading field goals in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, the Browns recovered a fumble on a punt return by WR Roscoe Parrish, and kicker Billy Cundiff secured the victory with a short field goal. The Browns won despite QB Derek Anderson completing only 2 of 17 passes (11.8%) for 23 yards, setting a record for lowest completion percentage in a win since the AFL-NFL merger. This also marked Eric Mangini's first win as head coach of the Browns.

With the win, the Browns improved to 1-4. Zastudil was named the AFC special teams player of the week.^[68]

[edit] Scoring summary

2nd Quarter

• 7:31 CLE - Cundiff 24 yard field goal 3-0 CLE

3rd Quarter

• 10:15 BUF - Lindell 36 yard field goal 3-3

4th Quarter

• 0:26 CLE - Cundiff 18 yard field goal 6-3 CLE

[edit] Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	7	7	0	14
Steelers	0	17	7	3	27

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 41°F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 64,398
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots

After securing their first win of the season, the Browns went on the road to take on their archrival Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns came into the game having lost their last 11 games against the Steelers. The Steelers struck first with two touchdown passes from Ben Roethlisberger in the 2nd quarter. Josh Cribbs ran a kickoff back 98 yards for a touchdown, and got the Browns within 7. However, the Browns could never close the gap, and fell to the Steelers, 27-14.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 1-5.

[edit] Scoring summary

2nd Quarter

• 11:35 PIT - Miller 8 yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 7-0 PIT
• 4:38 PIT - Ward 52 yard pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 14-0 PIT
• 4:28 CLE - Cribbs 98 yard kickoff return (Cundiff kick) 14-7 PIT
• 0:10 PIT - Reed 32 yard field goal 17-7 PIT

3rd Quarter

• 11:43 CLE - Vickers 1 yard pass from Anderson (Cundiff kick) 17-14 PIT
• 8:39 PIT - Mendenhall 2 yard run (Reed kick) 24-14 PIT

4th Quarter

• 5:47 PIT - Reed 39 yard field goal 27-14 PIT

[edit] Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	21	3	7	31
Browns	0	3	0	0	3

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 50°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 69,797
• Referee: Don Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts & John Lynch

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Steelers, the Browns went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Green Bay Packers. After a scoreless first quarter, Cleveland began the second quarter with kicker Billy Cundiff's 22-yard field goal. However, the Packers would take charge with quarterback Aaron Rodgers completing a 45-yard touchdown pass to tight end Spencer Havner and a 71-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver, followed by a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Ryan Grant.

Afterwards, Green Bay pulled away in the second half with kicker Mason Crosby booting an 18-yard field goal in the third quarter and Rodgers finding wide receiver James Jones on a 5-yard touchdown pass.

With the loss, the Browns stumbled to 1-6.

[edit] Scoring summary

2nd Quarter

• 14:58 CLE - Cundiff 22 yard field goal 3-0 CLE
• 12:11 GB - Havner 45 yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 7-3 GB
• 7:01 GB - Driver 71 yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 14-3 GB
• 1:56 GB - Grant 1 yard run (Crosby kick) 21-3 GB

3rd Quarter

• 3:34 GB - Crosby 18 yard field goal 24-3 GB

4th Quarter

• 9:42 GB - Jones 5 yard pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 31-3 GB

[edit] Week 8: at Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	6	0	6
Bears	6	10	7	7	30

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST
• Game weather: 50°F (Mostly Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 62,262
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots

Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Browns flew to Soldier Field for a Week 8 interconference duel with the Chicago Bears. The Browns' defense held up well early, limiting the Bears to three field goals by kicker Robbie Gould (a 37-yard & a 29-yard in the first quarter and a 32-yard in the second). However, the Browns could not manage to get on the board and Chicago RB Matt Forté scored on a 1-yard run, putting the Browns down 16 at the half. The Browns struck first in the third quarter on a one yard run by QB Derek Anderson, but the PAT was blocked. Forté scored again in the third with a 10-yard touchdown run and the Bears put the Browns away with a 21-yard interception return for a touchdown by CB Charles Tillman in the fourth quarter. Late in the fourth, Derek Anderson was benched for Brady Quinn after going 6 of 17 (35.2%) for 76 yards and 2 interceptions.

With the loss, the Browns went into their bye week at 1-7.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 2:25 CHI - Gould 37 yard field goal 3-0 CHI
• 1:18 CHI - Gould 29 yard field goal 6-0 CHI

2nd Quarter

• 8:48 CHI - Gould 32 yard field goal 9-0 CHI
• 2:00 CHI - Forté 1 yard run (Gould kick) 16-0 CHI

3rd Quarter

• 10:35 CLE - Anderson 1 yard run 16-6 CHI
• 1:49 CHI - Forté 10 yard run (Gould kick) 23-6 CHI

4th Quarter

• 3:25 CHI - Tillman 21 yard interception return (Gould kick) 30-6 CHI

[edit] GM Kokinis fired

On November 2, the Browns fired general manager George Kokinis after getting off to a disappointing 1-7 start. The Browns' statement said that Kokinis "is no longer actively involved with the organization." Owner Randy Lerner reportedly asked for his resignation, and when Kokinis refused, sought a dismissal "for cause." Head coach Eric Mangini was told by Lerner that his job was safe for the moment.^[1]

[edit] Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	0	16	0	16
Browns	0	0	0	0	0

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 8:30 PM EST
• Game weather: 46°F (Chilly)
• Game attendance: 69,023
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden & Michelle Tafoya

The Browns came out of their bye week with Brady Quinn as the starting quarterback again and looking to turn around their disappointing season. They hosted the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football. Both teams played a scoreless first half, the first scoreless half in the NFL this season and only the ninth ever in 620 Monday Night Football games. The Ravens took over in the third with two touchdowns in 15 seconds (a 13-yard touchdown run from running back Ray Rice and safety Dawan Landry's 48-yard interception return for a touchdown). Kicker Steven Hauschka would add a 44-yard field goal, and the Browns could not score. This was the Browns' first shutout of the year.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 1-8.

[edit] Scoring summary

3rd Quarter

• 12:35 BAL - Rice 13 yard run (Hauschka kick) 7-0 BAL
• 12:20 BAL - Landry 48 yard interception return 13-0 BAL
• 7:25 BAL - Hauschka 44 yard field goal 16-0 BAL

[edit] Week 11: at Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	24	3	2	8	37
Lions	10	14	7	7	38

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: None (Domed Stadium)
• Game attendance: 43,170
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Randy Cross

Looking to snap a four-game losing streak, the Browns flew to Ford Field for a Week 11 interconference duel with the Detroit Lions. Both teams began the game with field goals, as Cleveland kicker Phil Dawson made a 44-yard field goal while Lions kicker Jason Hanson got a 31-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Browns' offense exploded as quarterback Brady Quinn completed a 59-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, and a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Joshua Cribbs. Detroit would answer with quarterback Matthew Stafford completing a 26-yard touchdown pass to running back Aaron Brown. The Lions would tie the game in the second quarter as Stafford hooked up with running back Kevin Smith on a 25-yard touchdown pass, followed by a 75-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Calvin Johnson. Afterwards, Cleveland would end the half with Dawson nailing a 29-yard field goal.

Detroit would take the lead in the third quarter with Stafford's 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Will Heller, the Browns would pick up a safety after Stafford was called for intentional grounding from his own end zone. In the fourth quarter, Cleveland regained the lead with Quinn's 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Michael Gaines (followed by running back Jamal Lewis getting a 2-point conversion run). The Lions would take over, and with no time left, Browns safety Brodney Pool intercepted the ball. However, cornerback Hank Poteat was flagged for pass interference in the end zone. Since the game cannot end on a defensive penalty, Detroit was given one un-timed down from the Browns' 1 yard line and Stafford completed the game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Brandon Pettigrew.

With the loss, Cleveland fell to 1-9.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 11:34 CLE - Dawson 44 yard field goal 3-0 CLE
• 9:17 DET - Hanson 31 yard field goal 3-3
• 9:05 CLE - Massaquoi 59 yard pass from Quinn (Dawson kick) 10-3 CLE
• 4:10 CLE - Stuckey 40 yard pass from Quinn (Dawson kick) 17-3 CLE
• 2:57 CLE - Cribbs 4 yard pass from Quinn 24-3 CLE
• 0:37 DET - Brown 26 yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 24-10 CLE

2nd Quarter

• 11:52 DET - Smith 25 yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 24-17 CLE
• 5:12 DET - Johnson 75 yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 24-24
• 0:06 CLE - Dawson 29 yard field goal 27-24 CLE

3rd Quarter

• 2:52 DET - Heller 1 yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 31-27 DET
• 0:47 CLE - intentional grounding in the end zone 31-29 DET

4th Quarter

• 5:51 CLE - Gaines 2 yard pass from Quinn (Lewis run) 37-31 CLE
• 0:00 DET - Pettigrew 1 yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick) 38-37 DET

[edit] Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	7	0	7
Bengals	3	10	3	0	16

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 59°F (Partly Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 64,553
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Rich Gannon

The Browns headed to Cincinnati to face their in-state rivals in Week 12. The Bengals struck first with 2 field goals by Shayne Graham and a touchdown reception by J. P. Foschi in the first half. Brady Quinn had a touchdown run in the third, but another Bengals field goal and defense put the Browns away.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 1-10 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 3:11 CIN - Graham 37 yard field goal 3-0 CIN

2nd Quarter

• 1:18 CIN - Foschi 4 yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick) 10-0 CIN
• 0:00 CIN - Graham 53 yard field goal 13-0 CIN

3rd Quarter

• 6:57 CLE - Quinn 9 yard run (Dawson kick) 13-7 CIN
• 0:54 CIN - Graham 28 yard field goal 16-7 CIN

[edit] Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	10	3	14	3	30
Browns	7	0	0	16	23

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 4:05 PM EST
• Game weather: 34°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 67,978
• Referee: James Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots

The Browns stayed home in Week 13 to take on the San Diego Chargers. The Browns struck first with an 11 yard touchdown reception by Mohamed Massaquoi. The Chargers took the lead back in the first on a field goal by Nate Kaeding and a long touchdown reception by Mike Tolbert. San Diego scored 17 more in the second and third, seemingly putting the game out of reach. The Browns managed to get within a touchdown but their comeback ran out of time.

With the loss, the Browns fell to 1-11.

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 8:43 CLE - Massaquoi 11 yard pass from Quinn (Dawson kick) 7-0 CLE
• 3:03 SD - Kaeding 32 yard field goal 7-3 CLE
• 0:58 SD - Tolbert 66 yard pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick) 10-7 SD

2nd Quarter

• 0:02 SD - Kaeding 42 yard field goal 13-7 SD

3rd Quarter

• 10:41 SD - Sproles 31 yard pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick) 20-7 SD
• 6:22 SD - Tomlinson 4 yard run (Kaeding kick) 27-7 SD

4th Quarter

• 9:15 CLE - Harrison 8 yard pass from Quinn (Dawson kick) 27-14 SD
• 4:12 SD - Kaeding 22 yard field goal 30-14 SD
• 1:55 CLE - Harrison 8 yard pass from Quinn 30-20 SD
• 0:39 CLE - Dawson 49 yard field goal 30-23 SD

[edit] Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	3	0	6
Browns	3	10	0	0	13

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 8:20 PM EST
• Game weather: 15°F (Clear, very Windy, -6°F wind chill)
• Game attendance: 69,009
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Bob Papa & Matt Millen

The Browns hosted the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on a night with subzero wind chills for a Week 14 duel. In windy conditions, Phil Dawson hit a pair of 29 yard field goals, and Chris Jennings had a 10 yard touchdown run to put the Browns up 13. Jeff Reed nailed a field goal before the half to draw the Steelers within 10, and hit another in the third to bring them within a touchdown. However, a scoreless fourth by both teams led the Browns to their first win against the Steelers since 2003, and the Browns became only the fourth team in NFL history to be at least 10 games under .500 and defeat the defending Super Bowl champions.

With the win, the Browns improved to 2-11, snapped a twelve game losing streak against the Steelers, and won their first home game since an October 2008 victory, interestingly against then-defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants. KR Joshua Cribbs was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week^[69].

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 3:47 CLE - Dawson 29 yard field goal 3-0 CLE

2nd Quarter

• 7:20 CLE - Dawson 29 yard field goal 6-0 CLE
• 0:41 CLE - Jennings 10 yard run (Dawson kick) 13-0 CLE
• 0:00 PIT - Reed 27 yard field goal 13-3 CLE

3rd Quarter

• 0:08 PIT - Reed 42 yard field goal 13-6 CLE

[edit] Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	10	10	7	14	41
Chiefs	3	21	0	10	34

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST/12:00 PM CST
• Game weather: 39°F (Partly Sunny)
• Game attendance: 53,315
• Referee: Greg Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Rich Gannon

The Browns headed into Kansas City for their last road game of the year to take on the Chiefs in Week 15. The Browns and Chiefs traded field goals in the first quarter, and then Joshua Cribbs returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, setting an NFL record with his 7th kickoff return for a touchdown. After another Phil Dawson field goal in the second, the Chiefs scored three straight touchdowns to take a 24-13 lead. However, Cribbs again ran a kickoff back for a touchdown, this time for 103 yards and extending his NFL record to eight kickoff return touchdowns. In the second half, Jerome Harrison rushed for three touchdowns and amassed a filibuster-proof majority of his 286 rushing yards. This set a Browns' rushing record for a single game, set the record for most rushing yards in the NFL this season so far, and is the third most rushing yards in a game in NFL history. Matt Cassel's final desperation pass ricocheted off the cross bar, and the Browns defeated the Chiefs 41-34, with their highest point total of the season.

With the win, the Browns improved to 3-11 and finished the season 2-6 on the road. Cribbs was named the AFC special teams player of the week for the second straight week.^[70]

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 10:18 CLE - Dawson 47 yard field goal 3-0 CLE
• 4:15 KC - Succop 30 yard field goal 3-3
• 4:12 CLE - Cribbs 100 yard kickoff return (Dawson kick) 10-3 CLE

2nd Quarter

• 12:36 CLE - Dawson 30 yard field goal 13-3 CLE
• 10:09 KC - Chambers 9 yard pass from Cassel (Succop kick) 13-10 CLE
• 4:19 KC - Charles 47 yard run (Succop kick) 17-13 KC
• 2:49 KC - Studebaker fumble recovery in the end zone (Succop kick) 24-13 KC
• 2:44 CLE - Cribbs 103 yard kickoff return (Dawson kick) 24-20 KC

3rd Quarter

• 13:27 CLE - Harrison 71 yard run (Dawson kick) 27-24 CLE

4th Quarter

• 12:14 CLE - Harrison 8 yard run (Dawson kick) 34-24 CLE
• 8:12 KC - Succop 27 yard field goal 34-27 CLE
• 2:26 KC - Bradley 12 yard pass from Cassel (Succop kick) 34-34
• 0:52 CLE - Harrison 28 yard run (Dawson kick) 41-34 CLE

[edit] Holmgren hired as president

On December 21, Mike Holmgren was hired by the Browns to take over as their president. His duties will include personnel management, and he may hire a general manager to assist him. He also will have the power to replace Eric Mangini as head coach if he so chooses.^[71]

[edit] Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	6	0	0	9
Browns	10	7	3	3	23

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance:
• Referee:
• TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui & Randy Cross

[edit] Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 13:38 CLE - Harrison 17 yard run (Dawson kick) 7-0 CLE
• 8:22 CLE - Dawson 42 yard field goal 10-0 CLE
• 2:53 OAK - Janikowski 44 yard field goal 10-3 CLE

2nd Quarter

• 11:16 OAK - Janikowski 34 yard field goal 10-6 CLE
• 0:21 CLE - Massaquoi 19 yard pass from Anderson (Dawson kick) 17-6 CLE
• 0:01 OAK - Janikowski 61 yard field goal 17-9 CLE

3rd Quarter

• 11:11 CLE - Dawson 33 yard field goal 20-9 CLE

4th Quarter

• 8:35 CLE - Dawson 34 yard field goal 23-9 CLE

[edit] Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars					0
Browns					0

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather:
• Game attendance:
• Referee:
• TV announcers (CBS):

[edit] Scoring summary

[edit] 2010 Pro Bowl

KR Joshua Cribbs and T Joe Thomas were recognized for individual accomplishments as they were named to the AFC roster for the 2010 Pro Bowl. Cribbs, who will be making his second appearance, will be the starting kick and punt returner. Thomas is making his third consecutive Pro Bowl appearance and will be the reserve offensive tackle.^[72]

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