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What feat do Greg Pruitt, Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly, Ray Renfro, Bobby Mitchell, Eric Metcalf, Brian Brennan, Kevin Johnson, Herman Fontenot, and Willie Miller have in common as Browns players? Answer to #55: While the "new" Browns lost 100 games...
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The Browns have now lost 100 regular-season games since returning to the NFL in 1999. How many years did it take the original Browns, beginning in 1946, to lose 100 games? Answer to #54: Gary Collins, who pulled double duty as a receiver and punter, ran...
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Which Brown once ran fake punts for first downs twice in the same game? Answer to #53: Milt Plum threw 208 passes without an interception in the early '60s, a record since eclipsed by Bart Starr and currently held by Kosar with exactly 100 more.
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Before Bernie Kosar, which Brown once held the NFL record for most consecutive passes without an interception? Answer to #52: Oklahoma's Kurt Burris was the Browns' first-round pick in 1955 but never signed a contract due to impending induction...
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What Heisman Trophy runner-up was drafted by the Browns but never signed? Answer to #51: Frank Minnifield twice picked off the Oilers' Oliver Luck, a former Cleveland St. Ignatius star playing for the benched Warren Moon, in the overtime period of...
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Which Brown once intercepted two passes in an overtime period? Answer to #50: Bernie Parrish of the Browns and Lemar Parrish of the Bengals were both Pro Bowl defensive backs coached by Paul Brown.
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What last name was shared by two Pro Bowl defensive backs who played for Paul Brown? Answer to #49: The Kardiac Kids season of 1980 is the only time that a single player threw all of the Browns' completed passes. Brian Sipe was the league's MVP...
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In which season were all of the Browns' completed passes thrown by the same player? Answer to #48: Kellen Winslow, taking a desperation pitch from Derek Anderson, tried to throw but was sacked by the Ravens' Bart Scott in 2006, Winslow's only...
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Which Brown appears in the team's passing statistics only because he was once sacked for a 14-yard loss? Answer to #47: Most rushing yards by a quarterback. Mike Phipps' 395 yards on the ground in 1973 is the most ever for a Browns QB. He outgained...
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What single-season franchise high was set in 1973 and remains unbroken to this day? Answer to #46: 1993. Eric Metcalf returned two punts for scores in a memorable win over Pittsburgh. Mark Carrier returned a Rams punt 56 yards for a touchdown in a 42...
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What was the only season in which two different Browns scored touchdowns on punt returns? Answer to #45: Rookie QB Terry Luck, making his only NFL start, was on the receiving end of a trick play, catching a four-yard touchdown pass from Greg Pruitt during...
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Which Browns quarterback caught a touchdown pass in his only NFL start? Answer to #44: Huddles.
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What was the name of the Browns mascot who greeted players during introductions from 1982-1988? Answer to #43: The Browns under Crennel are just 1-8 in games decided by 15 or more points. Cleveland's last win by such a margin came on November 20,...
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In what games do Romeo Crennel's Browns have a record of just 1-8? Answer to #42: Four different Browns had 100-yard rushing games for the 1951 Browns (Dub Jones, Ken Carpenter, Emerson Cole, and Marion Motley). In only four other seasons have the...
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What rushing feat accomplished by the 1951 Browns is unmatched in team history? Answer to #41: It wasn't until Paul McDonald in 1984, the team's 39th year of play, that the Browns' passing leader would claim that title for only one season...
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