1989 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Head coach | Bud Carson |
General manager | Ernie Accorsi |
Owner | Art Modell |
Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–6–1 |
Division place | 1st AFC Central |
Playoff finish |
Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills 34–30) Lost Conference Championship (Broncos 21–37) |
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Scoring summary | ||||
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Q1 | CLE | Clay Matthews 3 yard fumble return (Matt Bahr kick) | CLE 7–0 | |
Q1 | CLE | Matt Bahr 27 yard field goal | CLE 10–0 | |
Q1 | CLE | David Grayson 28 yard fumble return (Matt Bahr kick) | CLE 17–0 | |
Q2 | CLE | Matt Bahr 20 yard field goal | CLE 20–0 | |
Q2 | CLE | Tim Manoa 3 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) | CLE 27–0 | |
Q2 | CLE | Matt Bahr 27 yard field goal | CLE 30–0 | |
Q3 | CLE | Tim Manoa 2 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) | CLE 37–0 | |
Q3 | CLE | David Grayson 14 yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick) | CLE 44–0 | |
Q4 | CLE | Mike Oliphant 21 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) | CLE 51–0 |
The 1989 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 40th season with the National Football League.
It was the Browns' first season with head coach Bud Carson, who had been the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets the previous season. The Browns reached their third AFC Championship Game in four seasons, and for the third time lost to the Denver Broncos.
It would be the Browns's fifth consecutive season making the playoffs, but it would be their last playoff season until 1994.
As of February 2017, the 1989 season marks the last time that the Browns have won a division title. The 27 season drought without a division title is the longest active drought in the NFL.