1994 Cleveland Browns season

1994 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerArt Modell
Head coachBill Belichick
Offensive coordinatorSteve Crosby
Defensive coordinatorNick Saban
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radioWKNR · WDOK
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Patriots) 20–13
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Steelers) 9–29
Pro BowlersFB Leroy Hoard
RB Eric Metcalf
DE Rob Burnett
DT Michael Dean Perry
LB Pepper Johnson
FS Eric Turner
AP All-ProsOT Tony Jones (2nd team)
DT Michael Dean Perry (2nd team)
FS Eric Turner (1st team)
PR Eric Metcalf (1st team)
Uniform

The 1994 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 45th season with the National Football League and 49th overall. It was the only season that the Browns qualified for the playoffs under head coach Bill Belichick. The Browns finished as the NFL's number one defense in terms of points surrendered per game (12.8 points per game). In the playoffs, Belichick got his first playoff victory as a head coach in the AFC wild card game against the New England Patriots (who would hire him less than a decade later) by a score of 20–13. The Browns would lose to the Steelers 29–9 in the divisional round.

The Browns would not return to the playoffs again until the 2002 season. This would be the last time the Browns would win a playoff game until the 2020 season.