Team season

1961 Cleveland Browns

AFC North · 14 indexed games

8–5–1

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

319–270

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1961

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

Arizona Cardinals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1961

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1961

WSH

Cleveland Browns vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1961

New York Giants vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1961

Dallas Cowboys vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1961

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

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