1994 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Owner | Art Modell |
Head coach | Bill Belichick |
Offensive coordinator | Steve Crosby |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Saban |
Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
Local radio | WKNR · WDOK |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Patriots) 20–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 9–29 |
Pro Bowlers | FB Leroy Hoard RB Eric Metcalf DE Rob Burnett DT Michael Dean Perry LB Pepper Johnson FS Eric Turner |
AP All-Pros | OT 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.