document_title: Financial Times

question_text: when is ft how to spend it published

question_tokens: when is ft how to spend it published

text: Financial Times

text: History[edit]

text: The FT was launched as the London Financial Guide on 10 January 1888, renaming itself the Financial Times on 13 February the same year. Describing itself as the friend of "The Honest Financier, the Bona Fide Investor, the Respectable Broker, the Genuine Director, and the Legitimate Speculator", it was a four-page journal. The readership was the financial community of the City of London, its only rival being the slightly older and more daring Financial News. On 2 January 1893 the FT began printing on light salmon-pink paper to distinguish it from the similarly named Financial News: at the time it was also cheaper to print on unbleached paper (several other more general newspapers such as The Sporting Times had the same policy), but nowadays it is more expensive as the paper has to be dyed specially.[10]

text: After 57 years of rivalry the Financial Times and the Financial News were merged in 1945 by Brendan Bracken to form a single six-page newspaper. The Financial Times brought a higher circulation while the Financial News provided much of the editorial talent. The Lex column was also introduced from Financial News.[11]

text: Pearson bought the paper in 1957.[12] Over the years the paper grew in size, readership and breadth of coverage. It established correspondents in cities around the world, reflecting early moves in the world economy towards globalisation. As cross-border trade and capital flows increased during the 1970s, the FT began international expansion, facilitated by developments in technology and the growing acceptance of English as the international language of business. On 1 January 1979 the first FT (Continental Europe edition) was printed outside the UK, in Frankfurt. Since then, with increased international coverage, the FT has become a global newspaper, printed in 22 locations with five international editions to serve the UK, continental Europe, the U.S., Asia and the Middle East.[13]

text: The European edition is distributed in continental Europe and Africa. It is printed Monday to Saturday at five centres across Europe reporting on matters concerning the European Union, the Euro and European corporate affairs.[14]

text: In 1994 FT launched a luxury lifestyle magazine, How To Spend It. In 2009 it launched a standalone website for the magazine.[15]

text: On 13 May 1995 the Financial Times group made its first foray into the online world with the launch of FT.com. This provided a summary of news from around the globe, which was supplemented in February 1996 with stock price coverage; the second-generation site was launched in spring 1996. The site was funded by advertising and contributed to the online advertising market in the UK in the late 1990s. Between 1997 and 2000 the site underwent several revamps and changes of strategy, as the FT Group and Pearson reacted to changes online. FT introduced subscription services in 2002.[16] FT.com is one of the few UK news sites successfully funded by individual subscription.

text: In 1997 the FT launched a U.S. edition, printed in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Orlando and Washington, D.C., although the newspaper was first printed outside New York City in 1985. In September 1998 the FT became the first UK-based newspaper to sell more copies internationally than within the UK.

text: In 2000 the Financial Times started publishing a German-language edition, Financial Times Deutschland, with a news and editorial team based in Hamburg. Its initial circulation in 2003 was 90,000. It was originally a joint venture with a German publishing firm, Gruner + Jahr. In January 2008 the FT sold its 50% stake to its German partner.[17] FT Deutschland never made a profit and is said to have accumulated losses of €250 million over 12 years. It closed on 7 December 2012.[18][19]

text: The Financial Times launched a new weekly supplement for the fund management industry on 4 February 2002. FT fund management (FTfm) was and still is distributed with the paper every Monday. FTfm is the world's largest-circulation fund management title.[20]

text: Since 2005 the FT has sponsored the annual ''Financial Times'' and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.[21]

text: On 23 April 2007 the FT unveiled a "refreshed" version of the newspaper and introduced a new slogan, "We Live in Financial Times."[22]

text: In 2007 the FT pioneered a metered paywall, which lets visitors to its site read a limited number of free articles during any one month before asking them to pay.[23] Four years later the FT launched its HTML5 mobile internet app. Smartphones and tablets now drive 12% of subscriptions and 19% of traffic to FT.com.[24] In 2012 the number of digital subscribers surpassed the circulation of the newspaper for the first time and the FT drew almost half of its revenue from subscriptions rather than advertising.[25][26]

text: Since 2010 the FT has been available on Bloomberg Terminal.[27]

text: Since 2013 the FT has been available on Wisers platform.[28]

text: In 2016, the Financial Times acquired a controlling stake in Alpha Grid, a London-based media company specialising in the development and production of quality branded content across a range of channels, including broadcast, video, digital, social and events. [29]

text: In 2018, the Financial Times acquired a controlling stake in Longitude, a specialist provider of thought leadership and research services to a multinational corporate and institutional client base. [30] This investment builds on the Financial Times’ recent growth in several business areas, including branded content via the acquisition of Alpha Grid, and conferences and events through Financial Times Live and extends the FT’s traditional commercial offering into a wider set of integrated services.

text: Audience[edit]

text: According to the Global Capital Markets Survey, which measures readership habits amongst most senior financial decision makers in the world's largest financial institutions, the Financial Times is considered the most important business read, reaching 36% of the sample population, 11% more than The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), its main rival. The Economist, which was once 50% owned by FT, reaches 32%. FT's The Banker also proved vital reading, reaching 24%.[31] In addition FT was regarded as the most credible publication in reporting financial and economic issues among the Worldwide Professional Investment Community audience. The Economist was also rated the third most credible title by most influential professional investors (those who personally managed asset funds worth $5 billion or more), while the WSJ was second.[32]

text: Content[edit]

text: The FT is split into two sections. The first section covers domestic and international news, editorial commentary on politics and economics from FT journalists such as Martin Wolf, Gillian Tett and Edward Luce, and opinion pieces from globally renowned leaders, policymakers, academics and commentators. The second section consists of financial data and news about companies and markets. Despite being generally regarded as primarily a financial newspaper, it does also contain TV listings, weather and other more informal articles.

text: About 110 of its 475 journalists are outside the UK.

text: The Lex column[edit]

text: The Lex column is a daily feature on the back page of the first section. It features analyses and opinions covering global economics and finance. The FT calls Lex its agenda-setting column. The column first appeared on Monday, 1 October 1945. The name may originally have stood for Lex Mercatoria, a Latin expression meaning literally "merchant law". It was conceived by Hargreaves Parkinson for the Financial News in the 1930s and moved to the Financial Times when the two merged.

text: Lex boasts some distinguished alumni who have gone on to make careers in business and government – including Nigel Lawson (former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer), Richard Lambert (CBI director and former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee), Martin Taylor (former chief executive of Barclays), John Makinson (chairman and chief executive of Penguin), John Gardiner (former chairman of Tesco), David Freud (former UBS banker and Labour adviser, now a Conservative peer), John Kingman (former head of UKFI and a banker at Rothschild's), George Graham (RBS banker), Andrew Balls (head of European portfolio management at PIMCO) and Jo Johnson (Conservative Member of Parliament for Orpington).[33]

text: FT Weekend[edit]

text: The FT publishes a Saturday edition of the newspaper called the Financial Times Weekend. It consists of international economic and political news, Companies & Markets, Life & Arts, House & Home and FT Magazine.

text: How to Spend It[edit]

text: How to Spend It is a monthly magazine published with FT Weekend. Founded and launched by Julia Carrick[34] with Lucia van der Post as founding editor,[35] its articles concern luxury goods such as yachts, mansions, apartments, horlogerie, haute couture and automobiles, as well as fashion and columns by individuals in the arts, gardening, food, and hotel and travel industries. To celebrate its 15th anniversary, FT launched the on-line version of this publication, howtospendit.com,[36] on 3 October 2009.[35]

text: Some media commentators were taken aback by the online launch of a website supporting conspicuous consumption during the financial austerity of the late-2000s recession.[35] The magazine has been derided in rival publishers' blogs, as "repellent" in the Telegraph[37] and "a latter-day Ab Fab manual" in the Guardian.[38] A 'well-thumbed' copy of the supplement was found when rebel forces broke into Colonel Gaddafi's Tripoli compound during the 2011 Libyan Civil War.[39]

text: Editorial stance[edit]

text: The FT advocates free markets[40] and is in favour of globalisation. During the 1980s it supported Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan's monetarist policies.[41][42] It has supported the UK Labour Party in the past, including at the general election in 1992 when Neil Kinnock was Labour leader.

text: The FT's editorials tend to be moderately pro-Europe, supporting the European Union in the context of a common economic market and opposing political integration.[43][44] The FT was firmly opposed to the Iraq War.[43]

text: In the U.S. presidential election in 2008 the Financial Times endorsed Barack Obama. While it raised concerns over hints of protectionism, it praised his ability to "engage the country's attention," his calls for a bipartisan politics, and his plans for "comprehensive health-care reform".[45] The FT favoured Obama again in 2012.[46]

text: In the general election in the UK in 2010 the FT was receptive to the Liberal Democrats' positions on civil liberties and political reform, and praised the then Labour leader Gordon Brown for his response to the global financial crisis of 2007–2008, but on balance it backed the Conservatives while questioning their tendency to Euroscepticism.[47] At the subsequent general election in 2015, the FT called for the continuation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition that had governed for the previous five years.[48]

text: In the 2017 UK general election the Financial Times backed the Conservative Party.[49]

text: Ownership and related publications[edit]

text: The Financial Times Group, a division of Pearson PLC since 1957, was sold in July 2015 to the Japanese company Nikkei for £844m.[50] Until August 2015 the FT group had a 50% shareholding in The Economist, which was sold to the Agnelli family for £469 million.[51]

text: Related publications include the Financial Times, FT.com, FT Search Inc., the publishing imprint FT Press and numerous joint ventures. In November 2013 it agreed to sell Mergermarket, an online intelligence reporting business, to the London private equity investor BC Partners.[52] In addition, the FT Group has a unit called FT Business, which is a provider of specialist information on retail, personal and institutional finance segments. It publishes The Banker, Money Management and Financial Adviser (a publication targeted at professional advisers), This Is Africa, fDi intelligence and Professional Wealth Management (PWM).[4]

text: The Financial Times Group announced the beta launch of newssift,[53] part of FT Search, in March 2009. Newssift.com is a next-generation search tool for business professionals that indexes millions of articles from thousands of global business news sources, not just the FT. The Financial Times Group acquired Money Media[54] (an online news and commentary site for the industry) and Exec-Appointments[55] (an online recruitment specialist site for the executive jobs market). The FT Group once had a 13.85% stake in Business Standard Ltd of India, the publisher of the Business Standard. It sold this stake in April 2008 and has entered into an agreement with Network 18 to launch the Financial Times in India,[56][57] though it is speculated that they may find it difficult to do so, as the brand 'Financial Times' in India is owned by The Times Group,[58] the publisher of The Times of India and The Economic Times. The group also publishes America's Intelligence Wire, a daily general newswire service.[59]

text: The Financial Times' Financial Publishing division (formerly FT Business) provides print and online content for retail, personal and institutional finance audiences. Examples of publications and services include: Investors Chronicle, a personal finance magazine and website; "FT Money", a weekly personal finance supplement in "FT Weekend"; FT Wealth, a magazine for the global high-net-worth community and FTfm, a weekly review of the global fund management industry, Money Management and Financial Adviser (a publication targeted at professional advisers). The institutional segment includes: The Banker, This Is Africa, fDi Intelligence and Professional Wealth Management (PWM).[60] Money-Media, a separate arm of Financial Publishing, delivers a range of digital information services for fund management professionals around the globe, including: Ignites, Ignites Europe, Ignites Asia, FundFire and BoardIQ. Financial Publishing includes publications (Pensions Expert and Deutsche Pensions & Investmentnachrichten) and events (Investment Expert) for the European pensions industry. The group also publishes MandateWire, a financial information company that provides sales and market intelligence for investment professionals in North America, Europe and Asia.[4]

text: FT Knowledge is an associated company which offers educational products and services. FT Knowledge has offered the "Introducing the City" course (which is a series of Wednesday night lectures and seminars, as well as weekend events) during each autumn and spring since 2000.

text: FT Predict is a prediction market contest hosted by the Financial Times that allows users to buy and sell contracts based on future financial, political, and news-driven events by spending fictional Financial Times Dollars (FT$). Based on the assumptions displayed in James Surowiecki's The Wisdom of Crowds, this contest allows people to use prediction markets to observe future occurrences while competing for weekly and monthly prizes.

text: The Financial Times also ran a business-related game called "In the Pink" (a phrase meaning "in good health", also a reference to the colour of the newspaper and to the phrase "in the red" meaning to be making a loss). Each player was put in the virtual role of Chief Executive and the goal was to have the highest profit when the game closes. The winner of the game (the player who makes the highest profit) was to receive a real monetary prize of £10,000. The game ran from 1 May to 28 June 2006.

text: Indices[edit]

text: The Financial Times collates and publishes a number of financial market indices, which reflect the changing value of their constituent parts. The longest-running of these was the former Financial News Index, started on 1 July 1935 by the Financial News. The FT published a similar index; this was replaced by the Financial News Index—which was then renamed the Financial Times (FT) Index—on 1 January 1947. The index started as an index of industrial shares, and companies with dominant overseas interests were excluded, such as the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later BP), British-American Tobacco, Lever Brothers (later Unilever) and Shell. The oil and financial sectors were included decades later.[61]

text: The FTSE All-Share Index, the first of the FTSE series of indices, was created in 1962, comprising the largest 594 UK companies by market capitalisation.[61] The letters F-T-S-E represented that FTSE was a joint venture between the Financial Times (F-T) and the London Stock Exchange (S-E). On 13 February 1984 the FTSE 100 was introduced, representing about eighty percent of the London Stock Exchange's value.[61] In 1995 FTSE Group was made an independent company. The first of several overseas offices was opened in New York City in 1999; Paris followed in early 2000, Hong Kong, Frankfurt and San Francisco in 2001, Madrid in 2002 and Tokyo in 2003.

text: Other well-known FTSE indices include the FTSE 350 Index, the FTSE SmallCap Index, the FTSE AIM UK 50 Index and FTSE AIM 100 Index as well as the FTSE AIM All-Share Index for stocks, and the FTSE UK Gilt Indices for government bonds.

text: People[edit]

text:
Lionel Barber (Editor) (1 January 2006 – present)[62]
Gillian Tett (Markets and Finance Columnist; US Managing Editor)
Lucy Kellaway (Management Columnist)
Tim Harford (Senior Columnist)
Gideon Rachman (Chief International Affairs Commentator)
Martin Wolf (Chief Economics Commentator)
Jurek Martin (Columnist and former Washington Bureau Chief)
Michael Skapinker (Columnist and Associate Editor)
Edward Luce (Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief)
Roula Khalaf (Foreign Editor; Deputy Editor)
Philip Stephens (Associate Editor)
Georgina Adam Art writer

text: In July 2006 the FT announced a "New Newsroom" project to integrate the newspaper more closely with FT.com. At the same time it announced plans to cut the editorial staff from 525 to 475. In August 2006 it announced that all the required job cuts had been achieved through voluntary layoffs.

text: A number of former FT journalists have gone on to high-profile jobs in journalism, politics and business. Robert Thomson, previously the paper's US managing editor, was the editor of The Times and is now the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Will Lewis, a former New York correspondent and News Editor for the FT, is the current editor of the Daily Telegraph. Dominic Lawson went on to become editor of the Sunday Telegraph until he was sacked in 2005. Andrew Adonis, a former education correspondent, became an adviser on education to the then British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and was given a job as an education minister and a seat in the House of Lords after the 2005 election. Ed Balls became chief economic adviser to the Treasury, working closely with Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer (or finance minister), before being elected a Member of Parliament in 2005, and became Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in July 2007. Bernard Gray, a former defence correspondent and Lex columnist, was chief executive of the publishing company CMP before becoming chief executive of TSL Education, publisher of the Times Educational Supplement. David Jones, at one time the FT Night Editor, then became Head of IT. He was a key figure in the newspaper's transformation from hot metal to electronic composition and then onto full-page pagination in the 1990s. He went on to become Head of Technology for the Trinity Mirror Group.

text: Sir Geoffrey Owen was the editor of the Financial Times from 1981 to 1990. He joined the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics as Director of Business Policy in 1991 and was appointed Senior Fellow, Institute of Management, in 1997. He continues his work there.[63] During his tenure at the FT he had to deal with rapid technological change and issues related to it, for example repetitive strain injury (RSI), which affected dozens of FT journalists, reporters and staff in the late 1980s.

text: Editors[edit]


document_title: 2016 Cleveland Browns season

question_text: who did the cleveland browns beat last year

question_tokens: who did the cleveland browns beat last year

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text: 2016 Cleveland Browns season

text: Offseason[edit]

text: Front office changes[edit]

text: On January 3, just hours after the Browns' final game of the 2015 season, the team fired general manager Ray Farmer, who had been the general manager the past two seasons.[3] Team owner Jimmy Haslam also announced that the team's general counsel Sashi Brown would become the team's vice president of football operations.[4]

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text: On January 5, the Browns hired former New York Mets executive Paul DePodesta to be their chief strategy officer. DePodesta brings over 20 years of experience in the Major League Baseball front offices, but has never held an executive position in the NFL before this.[5]

text: On March 4, the Browns announced the resignation of team president Alec Scheiner, effective March 31.[6]

text: Coaching changes[edit]

text: On January 3, the Browns fired head coach Mike Pettine. In two seasons with the Browns, Pettine had a record of 10–22, but went just 4–19 after a 6–3 start to the 2014 season.[3]

text: On January 13, the Browns hired former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson as head coach. Jackson was the Bengals' offensive coordinator for the past two seasons and was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2011, in which they posted an 8–8 record.[7]

text: Roster changes[edit]

text: Free agents[edit]

text:
Pos
Player
Tag
2016 Team
Signed

SS
Johnson Bademosi
UFA
Detroit Lions
March 10[8]

WR
Travis Benjamin
UFA
San Diego Chargers
March 9[9]

ILB
Tank Carder
UFA
Cleveland Browns
March 7[10]

K
Travis Coons
ERFA
Cleveland Browns
April 4[11]

QB
Pat Devlin
RFA

FS
Tashaun Gipson
UFA
Jacksonville Jaguars
March 9[12]

WR
Darius Jennings
ERFA
Cleveland Browns
April 6[13]

OLB
Cam Johnson
ERFA
Cleveland Browns

FS
Don Jones
UFA
Cleveland Browns
March 17[14]

C
Alex Mack
UFA
Atlanta Falcons
March 9[15]

DE
Jamie Meder
ERFA
Cleveland Browns
March 7[10]

T
Darrian Miller
ERFA

RB
Raheem Mostert
ERFA
Cleveland Browns
March 7[10]

G
Austin Pasztor
RFA
Cleveland Browns
April 4[16]

WR
Terrelle Pryor
UFA
Cleveland Browns
March 17[14]

LB
Craig Robertson
UFA
New Orleans Saints
March 22[17]

T
Mitchell Schwartz
UFA
Kansas City Chiefs
March 9[18]

ILB
Scott Solomon
RFA

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text: Releases[edit]

text:
Pos
Player
Released
2016 Team
Signed

WR
Dwayne Bowe
March 16[19]

LB
Karlos Dansby
March 16[20]
Cincinnati Bengals
March 29[21]

QB
Johnny Manziel
March 11[22]

SS
Donte Whitner
April 2[23]
Washington Redskins
October 5

WR
Brian Hartline
May 23

text: Signings[edit]

text:
Pos
Player
2015 Team
Signed

G
Alvin Bailey
Seattle Seahawks
March 11[24]

LB
Demario Davis
New York Jets
March 16[25]

QB
Robert Griffin III
Washington Redskins
March 24[26]

S
Rahim Moore
Houston Texans
March 16[27]

LB
Justin Tuggle
Houston Texans
March 11[24]

text: 2016 Draft Class[edit]

text:
2016 Cleveland Browns Draft

Round
Selection
Player
Position
College

1
15
Corey Coleman
WR
Baylor

2
32
Emmanuel Ogbah
DE
Oklahoma State

3
65
Carl Nassib
DE
Penn State

76
Shon Coleman
T
Auburn

93
Cody Kessler
QB
USC

4
99
Joe Schobert
OLB
Wisconsin

114
Ricardo Louis
WR
Auburn

129
Derrick Kindred
FS
TCU

138^
Seth DeValve
TE
Princeton

5
154
Jordan Payton
WR
UCLA

168
Spencer Drango
T
Baylor

172^
Rashard Higgins
WR
Colorado State

173^
Trey Caldwell
CB
Louisiana–Monroe

7
250
Scooby Wright III
ILB
Arizona

text: Notes

text: The Browns traded their original 1st round selection (No. 2) to the Philadelphia Eagles for the Eagles' 1st (8), 3rd (77), and 4th (100) round selections, as well as the Eagles' 1st round selection in 2017 and 2nd round selection in 2018.

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text: The Browns would then trade the No. 8 and its 6th round (176) selection to the Tennessee Titans for their 1st (15) and 3rd (76) round selections and a 2nd round selection in 2017.

text:
The Browns traded their 3rd (No. 77) and 5th (141) round selections to the Carolina Panthers for their 3rd (93), 4th (129), and 5th (168) round selections.
The Browns traded their 4th round selection (No. 100) to the Oakland Raiders for their 4th (114) and 5th (154) round selections.
The Browns traded their 7th round selection (No. 223) to the Miami Dolphins for their 7th round selection (250) and CB Jamar Taylor.
^As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Browns experienced during the 2015 free agency period, the team received three compensatory selections for the 2016 draft:[28] selection 138 in the fourth round, and selections 172 and 173 in the fifth round. Free agent transactions that occurred after May 12, 2015 did not impact the team's formula for determining compensatory selections for the 2016 draft.[29]

text: Josh Gordon's reinstatement and rehab[edit]

text: On April 1, wide receiver Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement following an indefinite suspension by the NFL due to repeated violations of the league's substance abuse policy, causing him to miss the entire 2015 season. On April 11, it was revealed that Gordon had failed another drug test, and on April 12, the league announced that Gordon's appeal had been denied. He was eligible to reapply on August 1.

text: On July 25, the NFL announced that Gordon would be reinstated on a conditional basis, and can stay with the team during a four-game ban to begin the season.

text: On September 29, Gordon announced his intention to step away from football and enter an in-patient rehab facility.

text: Preseason[edit]

text: Schedule[edit]

text:
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game site
NFL.com
recap

1
August 12
at Green Bay Packers
L 11–17
0–1
Lambeau Field
Recap

2
August 18
Atlanta Falcons
L 13–24
0–2
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

3
August 26
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 13–30
0–3
Raymond James Stadium
Recap

4
September 1
Chicago Bears
L 7–21
0–4
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

text: Regular season[edit]

text: Schedule[edit]

text:
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game site
NFL.com
recap

1
September 11
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 10–29
0–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Recap

2
September 18
Baltimore Ravens
L 20–25
0–2
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

3
September 25
at Miami Dolphins
L 24–30 (OT)
0–3
Hard Rock Stadium
Recap

4
October 2
at Washington Redskins
L 20–31
0–4
FedExField
Recap

5
October 9
New England Patriots
L 13–33
0–5
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

6
October 16
at Tennessee Titans
L 26–28
0–6
Nissan Stadium
Recap

7
October 23
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 17–31
0–7
Paul Brown Stadium
Recap

8
October 30
New York Jets
L 28–31
0–8
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

9
November 6
Dallas Cowboys
L 10–35
0–9
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

10
November 10
at Baltimore Ravens
L 7–28
0–10
M&T Bank Stadium
Recap

11
November 20
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 9–24
0–11
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

12
November 27
New York Giants
L 13–27
0–12
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

13
Bye

14
December 11
Cincinnati Bengals
L 10–23
0–13
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

15
December 18
at Buffalo Bills
L 13–33
0–14
New Era Field
Recap

16
December 24
San Diego Chargers
W 20–17
1–14
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

17
January 1
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 24–27 (OT)
1–15
Heinz Field
Recap

text: Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

text: Game summaries[edit]

text: Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Browns
0
7
3
0
10

Eagles
7
6
9
7
29

text: at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

text:
Date: September 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Jordan Matthews 19-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:50. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:10.

Second quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 12:30. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:14.
CLE – Isaiah Crowell 2-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 9:11. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19.
PHI – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 0:27. Eagles 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 3:16.

Third quarter

CLE – Patrick Murray 35-yard field goal, 13:57. Eagles 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:03.
PHI – Cameron Erving fumble out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 10:49. Eagles 15–10.
PHI – Nelson Agholor 35-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:17. Eagles 22–10. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:32.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:12. Eagles 29–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:24.

Top passers

CLE – Robert Griffin III – 12/26, 190 yards, INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 22/37, 278 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 12 rushes, 62 yards, TD
PHI – Ryan Mathews – 22 rushes, 77 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Corey Coleman – 2 receptions, 69 yards
PHI – Jordan Matthews – 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD

text: The Browns opened their 2016 regular season with a road game against the Philadelphia Eagles and rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, whom the Browns had passed up in the 2016 draft. The Eagles won 29–10 and with the loss, the Browns started the season 0–1. This would be their 12th straight regular season opening loss.

text: Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Ravens
2
10
7
6
25

Browns
20
0
0
0
20

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: September 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn and Chris Simms
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CLE – Corey Coleman 31-yard pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray kick), 9:45. Browns 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:15.
CLE – Isaiah Crowell 85-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 6:47. Browns 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:11.
CLE – Corey Coleman 11-yard pass from Josh McCown, 4:34. Browns 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:25.
BAL – Tavon Young defensive two-point conversion, 4:34. Browns 20–2.

Second quarter

BAL – Mike Wallace 7-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:15. Browns 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59.
BAL – Justin Tucker 52-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 20–12. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 0:42.

Third quarter

BAL – Mike Wallace 17-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 12:17. Browns 20–19. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 49-yard field goal, 11:19. Ravens 22–20. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:35.
BAL – Justin Tucker 41-yard field goal, 2:53. Ravens 25–20. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:08.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 24/45, 302 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CLE – Josh McCown – 20/33, 260 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

BAL – Terrance West – 11 rushes, 42 yards
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 18 rushes, 133 yards, TD

Top receivers

BAL – Dennis Pitta – 9 receptions, 102 yards
CLE – Corey Coleman – 5 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

text: The Browns scored on their first three drives and led 20–2 early in the first quarter. The 18 point lead at the end of the first quarter was the Browns' largest lead after the 1st quarter since 1960. However, the Browns' offense stalled the rest of the game. The Ravens would score the final 23 points of the game to win 25–20. The Browns had a chance to score a go ahead touchdown on a drive with less than a minute to play, but things went wrong after a controversial taunting penalty was called on Pryor following his catch at the Ravens' 10-yard line with under 30 seconds to play. McCown would throw an interception on the next play to seal the loss. With the loss, the Browns fell to 0–2.

text: Their regular season losing streak extended to 5.

text: Week 3: at Miami Dolphins[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
OT
Total

Browns
0
13
0
11
0
24

Dolphins
7
3
7
7
6
30

text: at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

text:
Date: September 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), partly cloudy
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
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text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

MIA – DeVante Parker 26-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 10:16. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:37.

Second quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 46-yard field goal, 13:32. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:03.
CLE – Briean Boddy-Calhoun 27-yard interception return (Cody Parkey kick), 6:47. Browns 10–7.
MIA – Andrew Franks 37-yard field goal, 1:57. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:50.
CLE – Cody Parkey 48-yard field goal, 0:42. Browns 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 1:15.

Third quarter

MIA – Jarvis Landry 42-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 5:17. Dolphins 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:10.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Damien Williams 10-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 14:17. Dolphins 24–13. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:16.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 3-yard run (Cody Kessler–Gary Barnidge pass), 10:12. Dolphins 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:05.
CLE – Cody Parkey 38-yard field goal, 3:14. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:03.

Overtime

MIA – Jay Ajayi 11-yard run, 8:26. Dolphins 30–24. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:13.

Top passers

CLE – Cody Kessler – 21/33, 244 yards
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 25/39, 319 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 15 rushes, 79 yards
MIA – Kenyan Drake – 9 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 8 receptions, 144 yards
MIA – Jarvis Landry – 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

text: Cody Kessler made his debut as the Browns' starting quarterback. The Browns led 13–10 at halftime. However, the Dolphins scored two consecutive touchdowns to go up 24–13 early in the fourth quarter. The Browns, sparked by Pryor, rallied to tie the game. The Dolphins attempted a game-winning drive in the final minute of regulation. However, Dolphins QB, Ryan Tannehill, fumbled the ball, and the Browns secured possession. The Browns had a chance to win it at the end of regulation. However, recently signed Browns kicker, Cody Parkey, missed the 46-yard field goal, sending the game to overtime. It was his third miss of the day. Both teams traded punts on their opening possession in overtime. On their second possession, the Dolphins, who got the ball around midfield to start the drive, reached the endzone after a few plays and won the game. With the loss, the Browns fell to 0–3 and remained in 4th place in the AFC North.

text: This would also be the team's sixth straight regular season loss dating back to last season.

text: Week 4: at Washington Redskins[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Browns
0
17
3
0
20

Redskins
14
3
0
14
31

text: at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

text:
Date: October 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 76,249
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

WAS – Jordan Reed 8-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:40. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:20.
WAS – Jordan Reed 9-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:27. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:14.

Second quarter

CLE – Isaiah Crowell 2-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 9:33. Redskins 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:54.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 9-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 7:55. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:25.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 49-yard field goal, 2:29. Redskins 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:26.
CLE – Cody Parkey 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 45-yard field goal, 9:25. Browns 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:35.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Chris Thompson 5-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 10:39. Redskins 24–20' Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:28
WAS – Matt Jones 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 4:25. Redskins 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:03.

Top passers

CLE – Cody Kessler – 28/40, 223 yards, TD, INT
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 21/27, 183 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 15 rushes, 112 yards, TD
WAS – Matt Jones – 22 rushes, 117 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Gary Barnidge – 7 receptions, 57 yards
WAS – Jordan Reed – 9 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

text: The Browns came to Washington for a matchup against the Redskins. The Browns had a 20–17 lead going into the fourth quarter but the offense once again stalled with a Josh Norman pick and two touchdowns by the Redskins' offense would drop the Browns to 0–4 for the first time since 2012. Wins by the Jaguars, Bears, and Saints would make the Browns the only team in the NFL without a victory through Week 4.

text: The team's losing streak increased to 7.

text: Week 5: vs. New England Patriots[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Patriots
16
7
7
3
33

Browns
7
0
0
6
13

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: October 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:28. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:13.
CLE – Andrew Hawkins 11-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 6:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
NE – Martellus Bennett 7-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:06. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.
NE – Cody Kessler fumble out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 1:20. Patriots 16–7.

Second quarter

NE – Martellus Bennett 5 -yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:10. Patriots 23–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:10.

Third quarter

NE – Martellus Bennett 37-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stpehen Gostkowski kick), 12:24. Patriots 30–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:36.

Fourth quarter

CLE – Connor Hamlett 17-yard pass from Charlie Whitehurst (pass failed), 14:05. Patriots 30–13. Drive 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:22.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 31-yard field goal, 7:42. Patriots 33–13. Drive 11 plays, 72 yards, 6:23.

Top passers

NE – Tom Brady – 28/40, 406 yards, 3 TD
CLE – Charlie Whitehurst – 14/24, 182 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

NE – LeGarrette Blount – 18 rushes, 37 yards, TD
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 13 rushes, 22 yards

Top receivers

NE – Chris Hogan – 4 receptions, 114 yards
CLE – Gary Barnidge – 5 receptions, 76 yards

text: With Tom Brady back from his four-game suspension due to his alleged role in Deflategate, the Browns hosted the Patriots in a duel game. The game turned out to be a disaster for the Browns as Brady and the Pats stormed the Browns defense, dropping the Browns to 0–5. This was the second consecutive season a team started 0–5, after the 2015 Detroit Lions. This is the team's first start with such a record since 2012. It is also the team's eighth straight loss, dating back to the 2015 season.

text: Week 6: at Tennessee Titans[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Browns
6
7
0
13
26

Titans
7
7
7
7
28

text: at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

text:
Date: October 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 60,897
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

TEN – Rishard Matthews 11-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 10:37. Titans 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.
CLE – Cody Parkey 45-yard field goal, 8:47. Titans 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:50.
CLE – Cody Parkey 37-yard field goal, 2:08. Titans 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:53.

Second quarter

TEN – Kendall Wright 48-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 11:41. Titans 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 2:16.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 7-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 0:40. Titans 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:49.

Third quarter

TEN – DeMarco Murray 3-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 9:33. Titans 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:36.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Anthony Fasano 15-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 6:43. Titans 28–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:59.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 5-yard pass from Cody Kessler (pass failed), 2:07. Titans 28–19. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:36.
CLE – Duke Johnson 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 0:27. Titans 28–26. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 1:40.

Top passers

CLE – Cody Kessler – 26/41, 336 yards, 2 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/24, 284 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

CLE – Duke Johnson – 4 rushes, 18 yards, TD
TEN – DeMarco Murray – 21 rushes, 65 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 9 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD
TEN – Kendall Wright – 8 receptions, 133 yards, TD

text: With the loss, the Browns dropped to 0–6 and became the first NFL team to start 0–6 since the Oakland Raiders in 2014. It was the Browns' first 0–6 start since the 1999 season. It is also the Browns' ninth consecutive loss dating back to Week 15 of last season.

text: Week 7: at Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Browns
0
10
7
0
17

Bengals
7
14
10
0
31

text: at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

text:
Date: October 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 65,047
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
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text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CIN – Giovani Bernard 5-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 12:14. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.

Second quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 28-yard field goal, 13:26. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:16.
CLE – Isaiah Crowell 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 6:20. Browns 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:39.
CIN – Brandon LaFell 44-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 4:09. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11.
CIN – A. J. Green 48-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:00. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 1:03.

Third quarter

CLE – Kevin Hogan 28-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 10:43. Bengals 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:17.
CIN – Jeremy Hill 74-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:47. Bengals 28–17. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:56.
CIN – Mike Nugent 36-yard field goal, 4:19. Bengals 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

CLE – Kevin Hogan – 12/24, 100 yards, 2 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/28, 308 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CLE – Kevin Hogan – 7 rushes, 104 yards, TD
CIN – Jeremy Hill – 9 rushes, 168 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Gary Barnidge – 6 receptions, 66 yards
CIN – A. J. Green – 8 receptions, 169 yards, TD

text: With their fourth straight loss to the Bengals, the Browns started 0–7 for the first time since 1999 and became the first NFL team to start 0–7 since the 2014 Raiders.

text: Their regular season losing streak now sits at 10.

text: Week 8: vs. New York Jets[edit]

text:
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2
3
4
Total

Jets
0
7
14
10
31

Browns
10
10
0
8
28

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: October 30
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), rain
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CLE – Andrew Hawkins 5-yard pass from Josh McCown (Cody Parkey kick), 11:45. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:15.
CLE – Cody Parkey 41-yard field goal, 3:11. Browns 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:42.

Second quarter

NYJ – Bilal Powell 35-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 12:44. Browns 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:27.
CLE – Isaiah Crowell 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 1:51. Browns 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:40
CLE – Cody Parkey 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

NYJ – Quincy Enunwa 24-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 8:15. Browns 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:45.
NYJ – Matt Forte 4-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 2:11. Jets 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:03.

Fourth quarter

NYJ – Matt Forte 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 9:38. Jets 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:27.
NYJ – Nick Folk 24-yard field goal, 4:04. Jets 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:09.
CLE – Andrew Hawkins 1-yard pass from Josh McCown (Josh McCown–Terrelle Pryor pass), 0:12. Jets 31–28. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 3:52.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 16/34, 228 yards, TD
CLE – Josh McCown – 25/49, 341 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte – 25 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 11 rushes, 29 yards, TD

Top receivers

NYJ – Quincy Enunwa – 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 6 receptions, 101 yards

text: Hoping to stop a 10-game losing streak dating back to last year, the Browns hosted the Jets in an AFC duel. The Browns led 20–7 at halftime. However, they gave up 24 unanswered points to fall behind 31–20 in the 4th quarter. They also committed two turnovers in the 4th quarter. The Browns scored late in the 4th quarter to cut the deficit to 31–28, but a comeback could not be secured as the Jets secured the onside kick, ran out the clock, and dropped the Browns to 0–8. It was only their second 0–8 start in franchise history and the first 0–8 start since the 1975 season. With the loss, the Browns failed to have a winning record for the ninth consecutive season. They also tied a franchise record (first set in between the 2011 and 2012 seasons) for most consecutive losses (11) in franchise history. They would also be the first team to start 0–8 since the 2014 Raiders.

text: Week 9: vs. Dallas Cowboys[edit]

text:
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2
3
4
Total

Cowboys
7
14
14
0
35

Browns
3
7
0
0
10

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: November 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 31-yard field goal, 12:40. Browns 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:20.
DAL – Jason Witten 26-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 6:47. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:53.

Second quarter

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 10-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 10:02. Cowboys 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:48.
DAL – Cole Beasley 6-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:50. Cowboys 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:39.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 12-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 0:23. Cowboys 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:27.

Third quarter

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 8-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 11:30. Cowboys 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.
DAL – Gavin Escobar 2-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:41. Cowboys 35–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:30.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 21/27, 247 yards, 3 TD
CLE – Cody Kessler – 19/27, 203 yards, TD

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 18 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD
CLE – Duke Johnson – 5 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Jason Witten – 8 receptions, 134 yards, TD
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 4 receptions, 63 yards

text: Attempting to stop their 11-game losing streak, the Cleveland Browns hosted the Dallas Cowboys (led by rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott who had impressive performances during the year). The Cowboys routed the Browns 35–10. With the loss, the Browns dropped to 0–9 for the first time since 1975 and clinched their ninth consecutive losing season. They also lost their 12th consecutive game dating back to the end of the previous season, setting a new franchise record for most consecutive losses.

text: Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens[edit]

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2
3
4
Total

Browns
0
7
0
0
7

Ravens
0
6
15
7
28

text: at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

text:
Date: November 10
Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), fair
Game attendance: 70,921
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (NFLN): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 25-yard field goal, 10:29. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:53.
CLE – Seth DeValve 25-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 6:30. Browns 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:59.
BAL – Justin Tucker 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

BAL – Darren Waller 4-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 9:36. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:58.
BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 11-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco–Kyle Juszczyk pass), 2:05. Ravens 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:57.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Breshad Perriman 27-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 6:21. Ravens 28–7. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 7:27.

Top passers

CLE – Cody Kessler – 11/18, 91 yards, TD
BAL – Joe Flacco – 30/41, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 9 rushes, 23 yards
BAL – Terrance West – 21 rushes, 65 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 5 receptions, 48 yards
BAL – Breshad Perriman – 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD

text: Trying to halt their 12-game losing streak that had started back during the 2015 NFL season, the Browns traveled to Baltimore to play against the Baltimore Ravens who beat them in Week 2. This was the Browns' only prime time game this year. The Browns led 7–6 at halftime, but the Ravens dominated the second half, outscoring them 22–0 and winning 28–7. The seven points scored by the Browns represented their fewest points scored in a game this season. With the loss, the Browns fell to 0–10. It was their worst 10-game start in franchise history. They also lost their 13th consecutive game, extending their current franchise record for most consecutive losses. They are also the first team to begin the season 0–10 since the 2014 Oakland Raiders. On the following Sunday, the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs won their games, which mathematically eliminated the Browns from the NFL Wild Card race.

text: Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

text:
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2
3
4
Total

Steelers
3
11
3
7
24

Browns
0
0
3
6
9

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: November 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 32-yard field goal, 2:28. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 9:18.

Second quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 33-yard field goal, 4:43. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 9:28.
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Ben Roethlisberger–David Johnson pass), 0:00. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 24-yard field goal, 8:05. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:00.
PIT – Chris Boswell 22-yard field goal, 0:03. Steelers 17–3. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:02.

Fourth quarter

CLE – Gary Barnidge 14-yard pass from Josh McCown (kick failed, wide right), 9:45. Steelers 17–9. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.
PIT – Javon Hargrave fumble recovery in the end zone (Chris Boswell kick), 3:36. Steelers 24–9.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 23/36, 167 yards
CLE – Cody Kessler – 7/14, 128 yards, INT

Top rushers

PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 28 rushes, 146 yards, TD
CLE – Josh McCown – 2 rushes, 11 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 8 receptions, 76 yards
CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 5 receptions, 97 yards

text: The Browns hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were coming off a loss against the Cowboys. The Steelers defeated the Browns 24–9, dropping the Browns to 0–11. With the loss, the Browns were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the 14th consecutive season. For the second consecutive season, they were the first NFL team to be mathematically eliminated from contention. The Browns have now gone 24 consecutive seasons without winning a division title, extending the longest active streak in the NFL. They also extended their current franchise record for most consecutive games lost to 14 games. The team is also the first team to start 0–11 since the 2011 Indianapolis Colts.

text: Week 12: vs. New York Giants[edit]

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2
3
4
Total

Giants
0
14
0
13
27

Browns
0
6
0
7
13

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: November 27
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 60,034
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

NYG – Dwayne Harris 13-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 7:03. Giants 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:42.
CLE – Cody Parkey 20-yard field goal, 1:43. Giants 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:51.
NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 32-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 1:13. Giants 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:30.
CLE – Cody Parkey 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:13.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

NYG – Jason Pierre-Paul 48-yard fumble return (kick failed, wide right), 10:58. Giants 20–6.
CLE – Corey Coleman 21-yard pass from Josh McCown (Cody Parkey kick), 8:17. Giants 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 5:10. Giants 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:07.

Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 15/27, 194 yards, 3 TD
CLE – Josh McCown – 25/43, 322 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYG – Rashad Jennings – 15 rushes, 55 yards
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 16 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 6 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 6 receptions, 131 yards

text: The Browns took on the Giants who were on a five-game winning streak and were coming off their 22–16 win over the Bears, but the Browns suffered their 12th straight loss this season due to three touchdown passes by Eli Manning to Odell Beckham Jr. and a fumble return by Jason Pierre-Paul for a touchdown. The Browns extended their current franchise record for most consecutive losses. They have now lost 15 straight games, with their last win coming in Week 14 of 2015 over San Francisco.

text: The team went into their bye week at 0–12. They would be the first team to start with such a record since the 2011 Colts.

text: Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Bengals
13
7
0
3
23

Browns
0
0
7
3
10

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: December 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C), snow
Game attendance: 60,028
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CIN – Tyler Eifert 14-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 12:21. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:39.
CIN – Jeremy Hill 1-yard run (kick short), 6:27. Bengals 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:49.

Second quarter

CIN – Tyler Eifert 5-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:06. Bengals 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:37.

Third quarter

CLE – Robert Griffin III 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 8:11. Bengals 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 30-yard field goal, 14:14. Bengals 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:06.
CIN – Mike Nugent 44-yard field goal, 8:38. Bengals 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:36.

Top passers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/28, 180 yards, 2 TD
CLE – Robert Griffin III – 12/28, 104 yards, INT

Top rushers

CIN – Jeremy Hill – 25 rushes, 111 yards, TD
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 10 rushes, 113 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Tyler Boyd – 6 receptions, 49 yards
CLE – Gary Barnidge – 3 receptions, 27 yards

text: Coming off their bye week, the Browns hosted the Bengals in a rematch of Week 7. The Bengals jumped out to a 20–0 halftime lead and never looked back, handing Cleveland a 23–10 loss. It was the Browns' 16th consecutive defeat dating back to the 2015 season. With the loss, Cleveland became the eighth team since 1960 to start a season 0–13, and the first since the 2011 Indianapolis Colts. They became the first franchise to lose 16 in a row since the Oakland Raiders did it during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

text: Week 15: at Buffalo Bills[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Browns
3
0
10
0
13

Bills
10
7
7
9
33

text: at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

text:
Date: December 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 66,529
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

BUF – Dan Carpenter 21-yard field goal, 10:14. Bills 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:06.
CLE – Cody Parkey 35-yard field goal, 3:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:24.
BUF – Mike Gillislee 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:00. Bills 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:50.

Second quarter

BUF – Charles Clay 19-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 0:34. Bills 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 7:29.

Third quarter

CLE – Robert Griffin III 18-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 8:58. Bills 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:54.
BUF – LeSean McCoy 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:50. Bills 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:08.
CLE – Cody Parkey 40-yard field goal, 1:32. Bills 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:18.

Fourth quarter

BUF – LeSean McCoy 8-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 12:38. Bills 30–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
BUF – Dan Carpenter 34-yard field goal, 7:21. Bills 33–13. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 4:00.

Top passers

CLE – Robert Griffin III – 17/28, 196 yards
BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 17/24, 174 yards, TD

Top rushers

CLE – Robert Griffin III – 8 rushes, 48 yards, TD
BUF – LeSean McCoy – 19 rushes, 153 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

CLE – Duke Johnson – 5 receptions, 62 yards
BUF – Charles Clay – 7 receptions, 72 yards, TD

text: The Browns headed to Buffalo to try to collect their first win of the season, but the Bills routed the Browns 33–13. With the loss, the Browns fell to 0–14 and became the first team to lose 17 consecutive regular season games since the St. Louis Rams in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The Browns also became the fourth team to start a season 0–14, joining the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (went winless in a 14-game season), 1980 New Orleans Saints (went 1-15), and the 2008 Detroit Lions (went 0–16). The Browns also tied their franchise record for total losses in a single season. The Browns also became the first team since the 2013 Houston Texans, who lost their last 14 games after starting their season 2-0, to have 14 straight losses in a single season.

text: On December 21, OT Joe Thomas was voted to his 10th consecutive Pro Bowl. Thomas now holds the Browns record for most Pro Bowls, passing Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (nine) and Lou Groza (nine). Thomas joins Pro Football Hall of Famers Merlin Olsen (14), Mel Renfro (10), Barry Sanders (10) and Lawrence Taylor (10) as the only players in NFL history to make the Pro Bowl in each of their first 10 seasons. Thomas' streak of 10 consecutive Pro Bowls is the longest active streak in the NFL.[30]

text: Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Chargers
10
0
7
0
17

Browns
7
10
3
0
20

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: December 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 57,272
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

SD – Antonio Gates 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 10:49. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
CLE – Isaiah Crowell 8-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 5:12. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:37.
SD – Josh Lambo 43-yard field goal, 1:49. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:23.

Second quarter

CLE – Isaiah Crowell 4-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 12:39. Browns 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.
CLE – Cody Parkey 49-yard field goal, 4:46. Browns 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:49.

Third quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 27-yard field goal, 10:58. Browns 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:02.
SD – Tyrell Williams 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 6:04. Browns 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:54.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 23/46, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT
CLE – Robert Griffin III – 17/25, 164 yards

Top rushers

SD – Kenneth Farrow – 9 rushes, 28 yards
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 16 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

SD – Antonio Gates – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD
CLE – Gary Barnidge – 5 receptions, 42 yards

text: In their final home game of the year, the Browns hosted the San Diego Chargers on Christmas Eve afternoon, looking to get their first win. The contest was competitive throughout the afternoon. The Chargers had a game-tying field goal attempt blocked by Jamie Meder with just under 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. After the Browns punted, the Chargers drove down the field and reached the Browns' 27-yard line in the final seconds. However, the Chargers had no timeouts remaining and had to rush the field goal unit out in the final seconds. Kicker Josh Lambo missed the potential game-tying field goal as time expired, allowing the Browns to pick up their first win of the season, ending a 17-game losing streak and improving to 1–14. The win also left the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only 0–16 team in NFL history. It was the first and only time this season that the Browns allowed fewer than 23 points in a single game.

text: Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
OT
Total

Browns
7
7
0
7
3
24

Steelers
0
7
0
14
6
27

text: at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

text:
Date: January 1, 2017
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 55,921
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CLE – Seth DeValve 12-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Cody Parkey kick), 7:48. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:18.

Second quarter

CLE – Gary Barnidge 4-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Cody Parkey kick), 9:21. Browns 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:42.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 11-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick), 0:31. Browns 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:30.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

PIT – DeAngelo Williams 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 13:21. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.
PIT – Demarcus Ayers 11-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick), 5:14. Steelers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:20.
CLE – George Atkinson III 5-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 3:28. Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:46.

Overtime

CLE – Cody Parkey 34-yard field goal, 7:17. Browns 24–21. Drive: 17 plays, 65 yards, 7:43.
PIT – Cobi Hamilton 26-yard pass from Landry Jones, 2:57. Steelers 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:20.

Top passers

CLE – Robert Griffin III – 29/40, 232 yards, 2 TD, INT
PIT – Landry Jones – 24/37, 277 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 19 rushes, 152 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 23 rushes, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 7 receptions, 94 yards
PIT – Eli Rogers – 6 receptions, 61 yards

text: The Browns entered this game looking to win consecutive games for the first time since they won 3 in a row during Weeks 8-10 of the 2014 season. The Steelers entered the game locked into the AFC's #3 seed and rested most of their starters. However, the Browns would still fall to the Steelers, losing 27–24 in an overtime affair. With the loss, the Browns finished the season with a 1–15 record, their worst record in franchise history. The Browns also became the 10th team in NFL history, and the first team since the 2009 Rams, to finish 1-15. They failed to win a division game for the first time since the 2011 season and extended their losing streak within the division to 11 games. The Browns also failed to win a road game in a season for only the second time in franchise history and the first time since the 1975 season. They also extended their road losing streak to 13 games and failed to win a road game against the Steelers for the thirteenth consecutive season. The Browns finished with the worst record in the NFL and secured the #1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

text: Standings[edit]

text: Division[edit]

text:
AFC North

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W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
PF
PA
STK

(3) Pittsburgh Steelers
11
5
0
.688
5–1
9–3
399
327
W7

Baltimore Ravens
8
8
0
.500
4–2
7–5
343
321
L2

Cincinnati Bengals
6
9
1
.406
3–3
5–7
325
315
W1

Cleveland Browns
1
15
0
.063
0–6
1–11
264
452
L1

text: Conference[edit]

text:
AFC

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t
e

#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK

Division leaders

1
New England Patriots
East
14
2
0
.875
5–1
11–1
.439
.424
W7

2[a]
Kansas City Chiefs
West
12
4
0
.750
6–0
9–3
.508
.479
W2

3
Pittsburgh Steelers
North
11
5
0
.688
5–1
9–3
.494
.423
W7

4[b]
Houston Texans
South
9
7
0
.563
5–1
7–5
.502
.427
L1

Wild Cards

5[a]
Oakland Raiders
West
12
4
0
.750
3–3
9–3
.504
.443
L1

6
Miami Dolphins
East
10
6
0
.625
4–2
7–5
.455
.341
L1

Did not qualify for the playoffs

7[b][c]
Tennessee Titans
South
9
7
0
.563
2–4
6–6
.465
.458
W1

8[c]
Denver Broncos
West
9
7
0
.563
2–4
6–6
.549
.455
W1

9[d]
Baltimore Ravens
North
8
8
0
.500
4–2
7–5
.498
.363
L2

10[d]
Indianapolis Colts
South
8
8
0
.500
3–3
5–7
.492
.406
W1

11
Buffalo Bills
East
7
9
0
.438
1–5
4–8
.482
.339
L2

12
Cincinnati Bengals
North
6
9
1
.406
3–3
5–7
.521
.333
W1

13[e]
New York Jets
East
5
11
0
.313
2–4
4–8
.518
.313
W1

14[e]
San Diego Chargers
West
5
11
0
.313
1–5
4–8
.543
.513
L5

15
Jacksonville Jaguars
South
3
13
0
.188
2–4
2–10
.527
.417
L1

16
Cleveland Browns
North
1
15
0
.063
0–6
1–11
.549
.313
L1

Tiebreakers[f]

^ Jump up to: a b Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
^ Jump up to: a b Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
^ Jump up to: a b Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
^ Jump up to: a b Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
^ Jump up to: a b The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
Jump up ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

text: Staff[edit]

text:
2016 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

Owners – Jimmy and Dee Haslam
Chief Strategy Officer – Paul DePodesta
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Sashi Brown
Vice President, Player Personnel – Andrew Berry
Vice President, Player Personnel – Ken Kovash
Vice President, Football Operations – Phil Dangerfield
Director of Football Administration – Chris Cooper
Director of Research & Strategy – Kevin Meers
Director of Player Personnel – Chisolm Opara
Director of College Scouting – Bobby Vega
Director of Pro Scouting – Dan Saganey
Director of Scouting – Mike Cetta
Assistant Director of Scouting – Glenn Cook
Special Advisor – Jim Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach – Hue Jackson
Associate Head Coach – Offense/QBs – Pep Hamilton

Offensive coaches

Sr. Offensive Assistant/Wide Receivers – Al Saunders
Running Backs/Run Game Coordinator – Kirby Wilson
Tight Ends – Greg Seamon
Offensive Line – Hal Hunter
Assistant Offensive Line – Mark Hutson
Offensive Quality Control/Assistant WRs – Bob Saunders
Offensive Quality Control/Assistant RBs – Rock Cartwright

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ray Horton
Defensive Line – Robert Nunn
Assistant Defensive Line – Ken Delgado
Outside Linebackers – Ryan Slowik
Inside Linebackers – Johnny Holland
Defensive Backs – Louie Cioffi
Assistant Defensive Backs – Cannon Matthews
Defensive Quality Control – Eric Sanders

Special teams coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Chris Tabor
Special Teams Assistant – Shawn Mennenga
Special Teams Quality Control – Stan Watson

Strength and conditioning

Director, High Performance – Adam Beard
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Evan Marcus
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Jason Veltkamp
Assistant Stength/Skill Development – Joe Kim
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Derik Keyes
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Art Tolhurst
Sports Scientist – Jamey Mroz
Strength and Conditioning Intern – Ian Jones

text: Final roster[edit]

text:
2016 Cleveland Browns final roster

Quarterbacks

10 Robert Griffin III
 8 Kevin Hogan
 6 Cody Kessler
13 Josh McCown

Running backs

25 George Atkinson III
34 Isaiah Crowell
35 Darius Jackson
29 Duke Johnson
40 Danny Vitale FB

Wide receivers

15 Mario Alford KR/PR
19 Corey Coleman
16 Andrew Hawkins
81 Rashard Higgins
80 Ricardo Louis
11 Terrelle Pryor

Tight ends

82 Gary Barnidge
87 Seth DeValve
86 Randall Telfer

Offensive linemen

78 Alvin Bailey G
72 Shon Coleman T
66 Spencer Drango G
74 Cameron Erving C
61 Anthony Fabiano C
60 Gabe Ikard C
67 Austin Pasztor T
73 Joe Thomas T

Defensive linemen

96 Xavier Cooper DE
91 Tyrone Holmes DE
98 Jamie Meder DE
94 Carl Nassib DE
90 Emmanuel Ogbah DE
99 Stephen Paea DE
55 Danny Shelton NT
97 Gabe Wright NT

Linebackers

54 Dominique Alexander ILB
59 Tank Carder ILB
51 Jamie Collins OLB
56 Demario Davis ILB
57 Cam Johnson OLB
58 Christian Kirksey ILB
53 Joe Schobert OLB

Defensive backs

20 Briean Boddy-Calhoun CB
26 Marcus Burley CB
31 Trey Caldwell CB
24 Ibraheim Campbell SS
23 Joe Haden CB
41 Tracy Howard FS
39 Ed Reynolds FS
21 Jamar Taylor CB
22 Tramon Williams CB

Special teams

 4 Britton Colquitt P
47 Charley Hughlett LS
 3 Cody Parkey K

Reserve lists

75 Joel Bitonio G (IR)
92 Desmond Bryant DE (NF-Inj.)
12 Josh Gordon WR (Susp.)
77 John Greco G (IR)
85 Rannell Hall WR (IR)
30 Derrick Kindred SS (NF-Inj.)
70 Nile Lawrence-Stample NT (IR)
43 Rajion Neal RB (IR)
44 Nate Orchard OLB (IR)
83 Dennis Parks WR (IR)
84 Jordan Payton WR (Susp.)
33 Jordan Poyer FS (IR)
62 Austin Reiter C (IR)
28 Glenn Winston RB (IR)
97 Dylan Wynn DE (IR)

Practice squad

83 Josh Boyce WR
52 James Burgess LB
93 Trevon Coley NT
36 Justin Currie S
37 Trae Elston S
89 Connor Hamlett TE
28 Darius Hillary CB
49 J. P. Holtz TE
17 Jordan Leslie WR
79 Zach Sterup T

Rookies in italics 53 Active, 15 Inactive, 10 Practice squad


document_title: Denise Nickerson

question_text: who is the girl in willy wonka that chews gum

text: Denise Nickerson

text: Career[edit]

text: Born in New York City, Nickerson made appearances in the late 1960s on such shows as The Doctors, and opposite Bill Bixby in an unsold television pilot called Rome Sweet Rome. Nickerson's big break came in 1968 when she joined the cast of ABC-TV's Dark Shadows, appearing as recurring characters Amy Jennings and Nora Collins from 1968–1970. Upon leaving Dark Shadows, she appeared in the 1971 television movie The Neon Ceiling.[1]

text: In 1971, Nickerson was cast as the nymphet Lolita in the 1971 ill-fated musical, Lolita, My Love during its run on Boston, which closed on the road. Also at this time, Nickerson landed her signature role as gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. From 1972–73, Nickerson joined the cast of The Electric Company as "Allison", a member of the Short Circus music group. Producers saw the potential in the fresh-faced Nickerson and often had her singing lead on several songs, including "The Sweet Sweet Sway." She also guest starred as Pamela (one of two dates Peter Brady had on one night) in one of the final The Brady Bunch episodes, "Two Petes in a Pod". She also auditioned for the role of Regan MacNeil, a role that ultimately went to Linda Blair, in The Exorcist.

text: Denise created the role of Liza Walton on the CBS soap, Search for Tomorrow. She remained with the series until they decided to age the character and make her one of the show's romantic heroines.[1]

text: In 1973 Denise starred in the TV movie The Man Who Could Talk to Kids, opposite Peter Boyle and Scott Jacoby. In 1975 she appeared in the satiric, beauty-pageant inspired motion picture Smile, as Miss San Diego's Shirley Tolstoy (also starring a young Melanie Griffith and Annette O'Toole.)

text: Nickerson's career was temporarily put on hold in November 1976 when she was struck by a car while crossing the street. The injury landed her in a full leg cast for eight months. Afterwards, she appeared in the 1978 films Zero to Sixty and TV film Child of Glass.[1]

text: Post-acting career[edit]

text: Nickerson turned 21 in 1978, and opted to quit acting at that time. Since then, she has appeared on television sporadically, such as an episode of the 2000–2002 John O'Hurley version of To Tell the Truth, as contestant number two.

text: Personal life[edit]

text: Nickerson has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Rick Keller in 1981; he died two years later of a brain aneurysm. Her second marriage was to Mark Willard in 1995; they had one son, Josh, before divorcing in 1998.[1]

text: Filmography[edit]

text:
Flipper (1965) - Tina
Dark Shadows (1968–1970) - Amy Jennings, Nora Collins, Amy Collins
The Neon Ceiling (1971; TV Movie) - Paula Miller
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) - Violet Beauregarde
Search for Tomorrow (1971–1972) - Liza Walton Kaslo Sentell Kendall
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1972) - Ardis Carpenter
The Electric Company (1972–1973) - Allison
The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973; TV Movie) - Dena Pingitore
The Brady Bunch (1974) - Pamela Phillips
If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974; TV Movie) - Sophie Pennington
Smile (1975) - Shirley
The Dark Side of Innocence (1976; TV Movie) - Gabriela Hancock
Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1976) - Connie Sue Armsworth
Zero to Sixty (1978) - 'Larry' Wilde