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Jim Brown

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Jim Brown recorded 118 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

104.3

rush yds/gm

21.2

rec yds/gm

4

playoff games

118

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Jim Brown's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Brown, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Jim Brown's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown recorded 114 rushing yards, 37 receiving yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Brown
  2. #2. In the conference championship against Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions, Jim Brown recorded 69 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Brown
  3. #3. In the conference championship against Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers, Jim Brown recorded 50 rushing yards, 44 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Brown
  4. #4. Against Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown recorded 237 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 52 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Brown
  5. #5. Against Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown recorded 237 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 21 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Brown

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
1964
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 27, 1964

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Conference Championship · Dec 27, 1964

114 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Conference Championship
1957
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 29, 1957

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Conference Championship · Dec 29, 1957

69 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Conference Championship
1965
CLEVELANDBROWNS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 2, 1966

Cleveland Browns vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Jan 2, 1966

50 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1961
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 19, 1961

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

237 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1957
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 24, 1957

Los Angeles Rams vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1957

237 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jim Brown's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 237 rushing yards

Regular Season
1961
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 19, 1961

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

237 rush yds · 4 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 5 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1959
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 1, 1959

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1959

178 rush yds · 5 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 100 receiving yards

Regular Season
1963
W
WSH
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 15, 1963

WSH vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1963

162 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jim Brown's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1956–1965

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CLEBROWN32Jim Brown
CLERYAN—Frank Ryan
CLEWARFIELD—Paul Warfield

The greatest runner becomes the entire geometry

Cleveland Browns · Jim Brown and the 1964 title

Brown led the league in rushing eight times in nine seasons and powered Cleveland's most recent championship in 1964.

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Career accomplishments

NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965NFL rushing yards leader · 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 19659 NFL seasons118 career games117 career passing yards3 career passing touchdowns12,312 career rushing yards106 career rushing touchdowns262 career receptions2,499 career receiving yards20 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Syracuse4 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 29, 1957Most recent: Jan 2, 1966

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history