1993 Cleveland Browns season

1993 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Owner	Art Modell
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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

NFL Draft

• Traded 1x11 to Denver Broncos for 1x14 and 3x83^[1]
• 1x14: OG/C Steve Everitt
• 2x42: DE Dan Footman
• Traded 3rd Rounder to Detroit Lions for DT Jerry Ball
• 3x83: LB Mike Caldwell
• Traded 4th Rounder to Chicago Bears for C Jay Hilgenberg
• 5x124: OT Herman Arvie
• 6x153: LB Rich McKenzie
• 7x180: LB Travis Hill
• Traded 8th Rounder to Los Angeles Rams for LB Frank Stams

Personnel

Staff

1993 Cleveland Browns staff
	Front office Owner and President – Art Modell Director of Player Personnel – Michael Lombardi Director of College Scouting – Dom Anile Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Belichick Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Gary Tranquill Running backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Richard Mann Tight ends – Mike Sheppard Offensive line – Kirk Ferentz Offensive Assistant – Ernie Adams Offensive Assistant – Kevin Spencer			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Nick Saban Defensive line – John Mitchell Defensive ends – Jim Bates Linebackers – Woody Widenhofer Special teams coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–14	75,508
2	September 12, 1993	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–13	78,218
3	September 19, 1993	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 19–16	48,617
4	September 26, 1993	at Indianapolis Colts	L 23–10	59,654
5	October 10, 1993	Miami Dolphins	L 24–14	78,138
6	October 17, 1993	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–17	55,647
7	October 24, 1993	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–23	78,118
8	November 7, 1993	Denver Broncos	L 29–14	77,818
9	November 14, 1993	at Seattle Seahawks	L 22–5	54,622
10	November 21, 1993	Houston Oilers	L 27–20	71,668
11	November 28, 1993	at Atlanta Falcons	L 14–17	54,510
12	December 5, 1993	New Orleans Saints	W 17–13	60,388
13	December 12, 1993	at Houston Oilers	L 19–17	58,720
14	December 19, 1993	New England Patriots	L 20–17	48,618
15	December 26, 1993	at Los Angeles Rams	W 42–14	34,155
16	January 2, 1994	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–9	49,208

Game summaries

Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 14 6 3 23 • Browns 0 14 7 7 28 Date: October 24 Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game attendance: 78,118 Game weather: 54°F; wind 14

Scoring summary Q2 CLE Michael Jackson 62 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick) CLE 7–0 Q2 CLE Eric Metcalf 91 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick) CLE 14–0 Q2 PIT Barry Foster 4 yard run (Gary Anderson kick) CLE 14–7 Q2 PIT Barry Foster 1 yard run (Gary Anderson kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 PIT Gary Anderson 30 yard field goal PIT 17–14 Q3 CLE Ron Wolfley 4 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick) CLE 21–17 Q3 PIT Gary Anderson 46 yard field goal CLE 21–20 Q4 PIT Gary Anderson 30 yard field goal PIT 23–21 Q4 CLE Eric Metcalf 75 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick) CLE 28–23

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Week 13: at Atlanta

Week 13: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	7	7	14
Falcons	10	7	0	0	17

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

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

Game information

First Quarter ATL (3:25) – Johnson 51 yard field goal Falcons 3, Browns 0 ATL (14:23) – Rison 14 yard pass from Hebert (Johnson kick) Falcons 10, Browns 0 Second Quarter ATL (10:14) – Pritchard 8 yard pass from Hebert (Johnson kick) Falcons 17, Browns 0 Third Quarter CLE (15:00) – Philcox (Stover kick) Falcons 17, Browns 7 Fourth Quarter CLE (11:29) – Philcox 3 yard rush (Stover kick) Falcons 17, Browns 14 Top passers CLE – Todd Philcox 14/26, 207 yds, 1 TD ATL – Bobby Hebert 21/29, 214 yds, 2 TD Top rushers CLE – Eric Metcalf 13 carr, 61 yds ATL – Erric Pegram 22 carr, 58 yds Top receivers CLE – Eric Metcalf 5 rec, 43 yds ATL – Andre Rison 5 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD Turnovers CLE – 1 ATL – 1

Standings

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

References

1. http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/draft-history/1990s.html
2. "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-27.