2013 Cleveland Browns season

2013 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Rob Chudzinski
General manager Mike Lombardi
Owner Jimmy Haslam
Home field FirstEnergy Stadium
Local radio WKNR · WKRK-FM · WNCX
Results
Record 4–12
Division place 4th AFC North
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Josh Gordon
T Joe Thomas
C Alex Mack
TE Jordan Cameron
CB Joe Haden
S T. J. Ward
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2012 2014

The 2013 Cleveland Browns season was the franchise's 65th season as a professional sports franchise and its 61st season as a member of the National Football League. They failed to improve on their 5–11 record from 2012, finishing the year at 4-12 their sixth consecutive 11+ loss season. They also extended their franchise record playoff drought to 11 years. This was the first season under head coach Rob Chudzinski (who was later fired after the season) and new General Manager Michael Lombardi (who was later fired in February 2014). This also marked the first full season under owner Jimmy Haslam. The Browns played all of their home games at the newly renamed FirstEnergy Stadium (formerly known as Cleveland Browns Stadium).

Offseason

Barkevious Mingo during the Browns' 2013 training camp

Personnel changes

Front office changes

On December 31, 2012, the Browns fired general manager Tom Heckert.[1]

Coaching staff changes

On December 31, 2012, the team fired head coach Pat Shurmur. In two seasons as Browns' head coach, Shurmur posted a record of 9–23, including a disappointing 2–10 mark within the division.[1]

University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly emerged as the favorite to replace Shurmur after a lengthy interview on January 4,[2] however talks between the two sides broke down and Kelly decided to go the Philadelphia Eagles.[3]

On January 10, the Browns hired former Carolina Panthers' offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski as head coach. Chudzinski, who spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Panthers, also previously served as an assistant coach with the Browns and the San Diego Chargers.[4]

Besides Chudzinski and Kelly, the Browns also interviewed former Arizona Cardinals' head coach Ken Whisenhunt[5] and defensive coordinator Ray Horton,[5] Syracuse University head coach Doug Marrone,[5] Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien,[5] Montreal Alouettes head coach and former Browns' assistant coach Marc Trestman,[6] and Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.[7]

On January 17, the Browns hired former San Diego Chargers' head coach Norv Turner as offensive coordinator. Turner, who served as Chargers' head coach from 2007–2012, was also the head coach of the Washington Redskins (1994–2000) and Oakland Raiders (2004–2005), and has served as an NFL coach in some capacity since 1985. Turner replaces Brad Childress.[8]

On January 17, the Browns also added Mike Sullivan as offensive line coach, Scott Turner, Norv Turner's son, as wide receivers coach, and Brad Roll as strength and conditioning coach.[9]

On January 18, the Browns hired Horton, who previously interviewed for the head coaching position, as defensive coordinator.[10] Horton, a former defensive back, has served as the Cardinals' defensive coordinator the past two seasons.

Roster changes

Free agency

Pos Player Tag Date signed 2013 team
CB Sheldon Brown UFA
WR Josh Cribbs UFA Oakland Raiders
K Phil Dawson UFA March 19[11] San Francisco 49ers
LB Auston English ERFA
LB Scott Fujita UFA April 23 [12] New Orleans Saints
P Reggie Hodges UFA
RB Brandon Jackson UFA Cleveland Browns
QB Josh Johnson UFA March 21[13] Cincinnati Bengals
LB Kaluka Maiava UFA March 13[14] Oakland Raiders
WR Mohamed Massaquoi UFA April 5 Jacksonville Jaguars
WR Jordan Norwood RFA Cleveland Browns
RB Chris Ogbonnaya ERFA March 13 Cleveland Browns
LB Juqua Parker UFA
TE Alex Smith UFA April 16 Cincinnati Bengals
LB Emmanuel Stephens ERFA
SS Ray Ventrone UFA San Francisco 49ers
TE Benjamin Watson UFA March 18[15] New Orleans Saints
FB Eddie Williams RFA
LS Christian Yount ERFA Cleveland Browns

Releases

Pos Player Released Date signed 2013 team
DE Frostee Rucker February 5[16] March 21[17] Arizona Cardinals

Signings

Pos Player Date signed 2012 team
CB Kevin Barnes March 25[18] Detroit Lions
TE Gary Barnidge March 13[19] Carolina Panthers
DE Desmond Bryant March 13[20] Oakland Raiders
QB Jason Campbell March 26[21] Chicago Bears
TE Kellen Davis March 22[22] Chicago Bears
K Shayne Graham April 15[23] Houston Texans
OLB Quentin Groves March 13[24] Arizona Cardinals
OLB Paul Kruger March 12[25] Baltimore Ravens
P Spencer Lanning February 13[26] Sacramento Mountain Lions (UFL)
CB Chris Owens March 22[27] Atlanta Falcons
P Jake Schum March 29[28] N/A
RB Willis McGahee September 18 Denver Broncos

Trades

2013 draft class

2013 Cleveland Browns draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 Barkevious Mingo  OLB LSU
3 68 Leon McFadden  CB San Diego State
6 175 Jamoris Slaughter  S Notre Dame
7 217 Armonty Bryant  DE East Central Pick from MIA
7 227 Garrett Gilkey  OG Chadron State Pick from CIN
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Notes


Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (EDT) Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 August 8 8:00 p.m. St. Louis Rams W 27–19 1–0 FirstEnergy Stadium WKYC Recap
2 August 15 7:30 p.m. Detroit Lions W 24–6 2–0 FirstEnergy Stadium WKYC Recap
3 August 24 7:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts L 6–27 2–1 Lucas Oil Stadium WKYC Recap
4 August 29 8:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears W 18–16 3–1 Soldier Field WKYC Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (ET) Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 8 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins L 10–23 0–1 FirstEnergy Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 15 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens L 6–14 0–2 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 22 1:00 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings W 31–27 1–2 Mall of America Field CBS Recap
4 September 29 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals W 17–6 2–2 FirstEnergy Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 3 8:25 p.m. Buffalo Bills W 37–24 3–2 FirstEnergy Stadium NFLN[a] Recap
6 October 13 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions L 17–31 3–3 FirstEnergy Stadium Fox Recap
7 October 20 4:25 p.m. at Green Bay Packers L 13–31 3–4 Lambeau Field CBS Recap
8 October 27 1:00 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–23 3–5 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 3 4:25 p.m. Baltimore Ravens W 24–18 4–5 FirstEnergy Stadium CBS Recap
10 Bye
11 November 17 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–41 4–6 Paul Brown Stadium CBS Recap
12 November 24 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers L 11–27 4–7 FirstEnergy Stadium CBS Recap
13 December 1 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars L 28–32 4–8 FirstEnergy Stadium CBS Recap
14 December 8 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots L 26–27 4–9 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap
15 December 15 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears L 31–38 4–10 FirstEnergy Stadium Fox Recap
16 December 22 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets L 13–24 4–11 MetLife Stadium CBS Recap
17 December 29 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–20 4–12 Heinz Field CBS Recap
LEGEND
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
^[a] Simulcast on WKYC.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week One: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 3 71023
Browns 0 7 3010

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
  • MIA (1:29) – Caleb Sturgis 45 yd field goal
    Dolphins 3, Browns 0 Drive: 15 plays, 58 yds, 7:17
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • MIA (6:48) – Daniel Thomas 1 yd run (Caleb Sturgis kick)
    Dolphins 20, Browns 10 Drive: 10 plays, 85 yds, 5:06
  • MIA (3:59) – Caleb Sturgis 36 yd field goal
    Dolphins 23, Browns 10 Drive: 4 plays, 7 yds, 1:34
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

The Browns opened their 2013 season at home against the Dolphins. The Dolphins scored first in the 1st quarter when Caleb Sturgis kicked a 45-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. They increased their lead in the 2nd quarter when Sturgis nailed a 49-yard field goal for a 6-0 lead. The Browns got on the board and took the halftime lead 7-6 after Jordan Cameron caught a 7-yard TD pass from Brandon Weeden. The Dolphins retook the lead in the 3rd quarter when Brian Hartline caught a 34-yard TD pass from Ryan Tannehill to make the score 13-7. The Browns came within 3 as Billy Cundiff kicked a 39-yard field goal for a 13-10 game. In the 4th quarter, the Phins sealed the game as Daniel Thomas ran for a 1-yard TD for a 20-10 game followed up by Sturgis kicking a 36-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Browns start the season 0-1 and pick up their 9th straight regular season opening loss.

Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Two: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 3 3 006
Ravens 0 0 7714

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information
First quarter
  • CLE (8:42) – Billy Cundiff 21 yd field goal
    Browns 3, Ravens 0 Drive: 5 plays, 57 yds, 2:27
Second quarter
  • CLE (0:11) – Billy Cundiff 51 yd field goal
    Browns 6, Ravens 0 Drive: 5 plays, 33 yds, 0:29
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

After a tough loss at home, the Browns traveled to Baltimore to take on the Ravens. The Browns scored the points in the first half both of them with field goals in both quarters from Billy Cundiff from 21 yards out in the first quarter and 51 yards out in the 2nd making the score 3-0 and eventual halftime score 6-0. The Ravens got on the board in the 3rd quarter as Bernard Pierce ran for a 5-yard TD to take the lead 7-6. In the 4th quarter, the Ravens moved ahead by 8 as Joe Flacco found Marion Brown on a 5-yard TD pass for a final score of 14-6.

With the loss, the Browns dropped to 0-2. The team also lost their 11th straight game against the Ravens.

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Three: Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 7 17 0731
Vikings 7 10 7327

at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

After a tough road loss, the Browns traveled northwest to take on the Vikings. The Vikes would score first as AP ran for a 2-yard TD for a 7-0 lead. The Browns managed to tie it as 2nd-string QB Brian Hoyer found Josh Gordon on a 47-yard TD pass for a 7-7 game. The Browns took the lead in the 2nd quarter as Hoyer found Jordan Cameron for a 19-yard TD pass and a 14-7 lead. The Vikes tied the game as Christian Ponder ran for a 6-yard TD to make the score 14-14. The Browns moved back into the lead as Billy Cundiff kicked a 38-yard field goal for a 17-14 lead and increased it with a trick play as Spencer Lanning found Cameron on an 11-yard TD pass for increasing the score to 24-14. Blair Walsh managed to get the Vikes within 7 after he kicked a 43-yard field goal for a 24-17 halftime lead. After the break, Ponder ran for another TD from 8 yards out tying the game 24-24. They retook the lead in the 4th quarter as Walsh nailed a 30-yard field goal for a 27-24 lead. Hoyer found Cameron with less than a minute left in the game for a final score of 31-27.

With the win not only the Browns improved to 1-2. They also snapped a 7-game losing streak against NFC teams

Week 4: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Four: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 3 306
Browns 7 0 3717

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 71,481
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • CIN (10:48) – Mike Nugent 25 yd field goal
    Browns 7, Bengals 3 Drive: 13 plays, 46 yds, 6:25
Third quarter
  • CLE (5:10) – Billy Cundiff 51 yd field goal
    Browns 10, Bengals 3 Drive: 10 plays, 17 yds, 3:25
  • CIN (0:37) – Mike Nugent 43 yd field goal
    Browns 10, Bengals 6 Drive: 10 plays, 62 yds, 4:33
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bills 10 0 14024
Browns 0 17 71337

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
  • BUF (13:21) – Fred Jackson 1 yd run (Dan Carpenter kick)
    Bills 7, Browns 0 Drive: 2 plays, 32 yds, 0:44
  • BUF (5:55) – Dan Carpenter 52 yd field goal
    Bills 10, Browns 0 Drive: 12 plays, 56 yds, 4:14
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • CLE (12:31) – Billy Cundiff 24 yd field goal
    Browns 27, Bills 24 Drive: 10 plays, 26 yds, 4:32
  • CLE (2:19) – Billy Cundiff 44 yd field goal
    Browns 30, Bills 24 Drive: 8 plays, 31 yds, 4:41
  • CLE (1:44) – T. J. Ward 44 yd interception return (Billy Cundiff kick)
    Browns 37, Bills 24
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Six: Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Lions 7 0 71731
Browns 0 17 0017

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

Week Seven: Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 0 3 3713
Packers 14 3 01431

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), rain
  • Game attendance: 77,804
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • CLE (5:11) – Billy Cundiff 46 yd field goal
    Packers 14, Browns 3 Drive: 12 plays, 60 yds, 6:25
  • GB (0:03) – Mason Crosby 26 yd field goal
    Packers 17, Browns 3 Drive: 14 plays, 61 yds, 5:08
Third quarter
  • CLE (5:03) – Billy Cundiff 44 yd field goal
    Packers 17, Browns 6 Drive: 7 plays, 20 yds, 1:45
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eight: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 0 10 7017
Chiefs 6 14 0323

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information
First quarter
  • KC (11:22) – Ryan Succop 42 yd field goal
    Chiefs 3, Browns 0 Drive: 9 plays, 64 yds, 3:38
  • KC (4:46) – Ryan Succop 35 yd field goal
    Chiefs 6, Browns 0 Drive: 11 plays, 47 yds, 5:04
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • KC (0:17) – Ryan Succop 40 yd field goal
    Chiefs 23, Browns 17 Drive: 4 plays, 9 yds, 1:44
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Nine: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ravens 3 7 0818
Browns 7 7 7324

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 71,513
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

The Browns snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Ravens. As of 2014, this game represents Ravens QB Joe Flacco's only career loss to the Browns.

Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Eleven: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 13 0 7020
Bengals 0 31 01041

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 63,856
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
  • CLE (4:10) – Billy Cundiff 20 yd field goal
    Browns 3, Bengals 0 Drive: 11 plays, 79 yds, 4:51
  • CLE (3:04) – Billy Cundiff 28 yd field goal
    Browns 6, Bengals 0 Drive: 4 plays, 4 yds, 0:58
  • CLE (2:19) – Joe Haden 29 yd interception return (Billy Cundiff kick)
    Browns 13, Bengals 0
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • CIN (11:55) – Alex Smith 2 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick)
    Bengals 38, Browns 20 Drive: 7 plays, 52 yds, 3:27
  • CIN (8:09) – Mike Nugent 38 yd field goal
    Bengals 41, Browns 20 Drive: 4 plays, 1 yd, 2:44
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 10 7727
Browns 3 0 0811

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 20 °F (−7 °C), cold, snow
  • Game attendance: 71,513
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
  • PIT (10:03) – Shaun Suisham 47 yd field goal
    Steelers 3, Browns 0 Drive: 9 plays, 45 yds, 4:57
  • CLE (7:21) – Billy Cundiff 49 yd field goal
    Steelers 3, Browns 3 Drive: 7 plays, 29 yds, 2:38
Second quarter
  • PIT (2:33) – Antonio Brown 41 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick)
    Steelers 10, Browns 3 Drive: 2 plays, 52 yds, 0:44
  • PIT (0:07) – Shaun Suisham 32 yd field goal
    Steelers 13, Browns 3 Drive: 8 plays, 40 yds, 1:36
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • PIT – Antonio Brown – 6 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
  • CLE – Josh Gordon – 14 rec, 237 yds, 1 TD
Top defenders

Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 13 01232
Browns 7 7 7728

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 69,654
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • CLE (12:03) – Josh Gordon 21 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick)
    Browns 14, Jaguars 7 Drive: 11 plays, 92 yds, 5:17
  • JAC (1:19) – Mercedes Lewis 8 yd pass from Maurice Jones-Drew (Josh Scobee kick)
    Browns 14, Jaguars 14 Drive: 3 plays, 17 yds, 1:16
  • JAC (0:48) – Josh Scobee 44 yd field goal
    Jaguars 17, Browns 14 Drive: 4 plays, 2 yds, 0:26
  • JAC (0:00) – Josh Scobee 36 yd field goal
    Jaguars 20, Browns 14 Drive: 1 play, 0 yds, 0:05
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • JAC (7:42) – Brandon Weeden illegal kick in the end zone
    Jaguars 22, Browns 21
  • JAC (4:14) – Josh Scobee 25 yd field goal
    Jaguars 25, Browns 21 Drive: 7 plays, 36 yds, 3:28
  • CLE (3:55) – Josh Gordon 95 yd pass from Brandon Weeden (Billy Cundiff kick)
    Browns 28, Jaguars 25 Drive: 1 play, 95 yds, 0:19
  • JAC (0:40) – Cecil Shorts III 20 yd pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick)
    Jaguars 32, Browns 28 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 3:15
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders
NFL record
  • Josh Gordon became the first player in NFL history with consecutive games of 200+ yds receiving. His 498 receiving yds in the past 2 games are also an NFL record.

Week 14: at New England Patriots

Week Fourteen: Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 3 3 13726
Patriots 0 0 111627

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information
First quarter
  • CLE (9:23) – Billy Cundiff 43 yd field goal
    Browns 3, Patriots 0 Drive: 10 plays, 47 yds, 5:42
Second quarter
  • CLE (14:50) – Billy Cundiff 37 yd field goal
    Browns 6, Patriots 0 Drive: 9 plays, 37 yds, 3:46
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bears 0 10 72138
Browns 3 7 14731

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), flurries
  • Game attendance: 71,513
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
  • CLE (7:26) – Billy Cundiff 35 yd field goal
    Browns 3, Bears 0 Drive: 7 plays, 56 yds, 3:11
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
  • CHI – Matt Forté – 24 carr, 127 yds
  • CLE – Edwin Baker – 8 carr, 38 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
Top defenders

With the loss, the Browns fell to 4-10 (a 3-5 home record) and were eliminated from postseason contention for the eleventh straight season, extending their franchise record for most consecutive seasons without a playoff berth.

Week 16: at New York Jets

Week Sixteen: Cleveland Browns at New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 3 7 0313
Jets 0 10 01424

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,957
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Game book
Game information
First quarter
  • CLE (6:30) – Billy Cundiff 27 yd field goal
    Browns 3, Jets 0 Drive: 13 plays, 34 yds, 5:31
Second quarter
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • NYJ (14:14) – David Nelson 5 yd pass from Geno Smith (Nick Folk kick)
    Jets 17, Browns 10 Drive: 14 plays, 81 yds, 6:28
  • CLE (9:40) – Billy Cundiff 21 yd field goal
    Jets 17, Browns 13 Drive: 9 plays, 50 yds, 4:34
  • NYJ (3:19) – Geno Smith 19 yd run (Nick Folk kick)
    Jets 24, Browns 13 Drive: 14 plays, 80 yds, 6:21
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top defenders

Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 0 0 077
Steelers 7 7 3320

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • PIT (3:50) – Shaun Suisham 30 yd field goal
    Steelers 17, Browns 0 Drive: 11 plays, 54 yds, 5:13
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • CLE – Josh Gordon – 7 rec, 82 yds
  • PIT – Antonio Brown – 9 rec, 87 yds
Top defenders

Standings

Division

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 430 305 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 379 370 W3
Baltimore Ravens 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 320 352 L2
Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 308 406 L7

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA PD STK
Division winners
1 * – Denver Broncos (1) West 13 3 0 .813 5–1 9–3 606 399 207 W2
2 z – New England Patriots (2) East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 444 338 106 W2
3[lower-alpha 1] y – Cincinnati Bengals (3) North 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 430 305 125 W2
4 y – Indianapolis Colts (4) South 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 391 336 55 W3
Wild cards
5 w – Kansas City Chiefs (5) West 11 5 0 .688 2–4 7–5 430 305 125 L2
6 w – San Diego Chargers (6) West 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 396 348 48 W4
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 379 370 9 W3
8[lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 320 352 -32 L2
9[lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 290 387 -97 W2
10 Miami Dolphins East 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 317 335 -18 L2
11 Tennessee Titans South 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 362 381 -19 W2
12 Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 339 388 -49 L1
13[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 4–8 322 453 -131 L6
14[lower-alpha 8] Jacksonville Jaguars South 4 12 0 .250 3–3 4–8 247 449 -202 L3
15 Cleveland Browns North 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 308 406 -98 L7
16 Houston Texans South 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 276 428 -152 L14
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. ↑ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28).
  2. ↑ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore.
  3. ↑ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6).
  4. ↑ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3).
  5. ↑ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami.
  6. ↑ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland.
  7. ↑ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9).
  8. ↑ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28).
  9. ↑ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

Staff

colspan="7" style="background: #312821; color:white; border: 2px solid #FB4F14" text-align: center;" | 2013 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Ray Horton
  • Defensive Line – Joe Cullen
  • Outside Linebackers – Brian Baker
  • Inside Linebackers – Ken Flajole
  • Defensive Backs – Louie Cioffi
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Bobby Babich
  • Defensive Quality Control – Daron Roberts

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Chris Tabor
  • Special Teams Assistant – Shawn Mennenga

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Brad Roll
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Chris DiSanto
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Derik Keyes

Final roster

colspan="10" style="background: #312821; color:white; border: 2px solid #FB4F14" text-align: center;" | 2013 Cleveland Browns final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 Active, 11 Inactive, 8 Practice squad

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alper, Josh (December 31, 2012). "Report: Pat Shurmur, Tom Heckert fired in Cleveland". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ Bena, John (January 5, 2013). "Browns Coaching Rumors: Chip Kelly Favorite For Browns, Will Go Through Process". SB Nation. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ Petrak, Scott (January 7, 2013). "Browns say no to Chip Kelly, who returned to Oregon". The Chronicle telegram. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Browns hire Chudzinski as their 14th coach". Akron Beacon Journal. January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Browns moving on from Oregon's Kelly". Associated Press. January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Starkey, J.P. (January 7, 2013). "Browns coaching search: Montreal's Marc Trestman to interview on Monday". SB Nation. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (January 9, 2013). "Cleveland Browns interviewing Rob Chudzinski; Mike Zimmer also in mix, according to report". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ Kirkendall, Josh (January 11, 2013). "Cleveland Browns Hire Norv Turner As The Newest Offensive Coordinator". SB Nation. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ Florjancic, Matt (January 17, 2013). "Turner named Browns' offensive coordinator". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ Smith, Michael David (January 18, 2013). "Browns hire Ray Horton as defensive coordinator". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Phil Dawson signs with San Francisco 49ers, ending his 14-year run with the Cleveland Browns (photo gallery)". Cleveland Plain Dealer. March 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ Bengals Sign QB Johnson
  14. ↑ Raiders Add Three Unrestricted Free Agents on Defense
  15. ↑ Saints sign Ben Watson
  16. ↑ Hensley, Jameson (February 5, 2013). "Browns release Frostee Rucker". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  17. ↑ Cardinals Sign DE Rucker
  18. ↑ Browns Sign CB Barnes
  19. ↑ Browns sign TE Barnidge
  20. ↑ Browns Sign DE Bryant
  21. ↑ Browns Sign QB Campbell
  22. ↑ Browns Sign TE Davis
  23. ↑ Browns sign K Graham
  24. ↑ Browns Sign OLB Groves
  25. ↑ Browns Sign OLB Kruger
  26. ↑ Carins, Mike (February 13, 2013). "Browns sign punter Spencer Lanning". WEWS. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  27. ↑ Browns sign CB Owens
  28. ↑ Browns Add Punter Jake Schum
  29. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 1, 2013). "Colt McCoy traded for draft picks to San Francisco 49ers". NFL.com. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Browns acquire RB Dion Lewis". Associated Press. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  31. ↑ Breech, Jhon (April 26, 2013). "Dolphins trade WR Davone Bess to the Browns". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  32. ↑ http://msn.foxsports.com/lacesout/colts-acquire-running-back-trent-richardson-in-blockbuster-trade/?ocid=ansfox11
  33. ↑ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  34. ↑ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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