1993 Cleveland Browns season

1993 Cleveland Browns season
1993 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Art Modell
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Defensive coordinator	Nick Saban
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radio	WHK · WMMS
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DT Michael Dean Perry; KR Eric Metcalf
	← 1992; Browns seasons; 1994 →;

The 1993 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 44th season with the National Football League. This season was notable for coach Bill Belichick deciding to bench, and then ultimately release, longtime starting quarterback Bernie Kosar in favor of Vinny Testaverde. Kosar resurfaced during the season with the Dallas Cowboys, when he was part of the eventual Super Bowl champions as a fill-in for injured quarterback Troy Aikman. The Browns got off to a 5–2 start despite the quarterback controversy. Prior to the start of the season the Browns signed free agent quarterback Vinny Testaverde. Originally Testaverde was supposed to back-up his former University of Miami teammate Kosar. However, when Testaverde performed better when given the opportunity to play some felt there should be a change at the quarterback position. However, the Browns went beyond that by unceremoniously releasing Kosar in the middle of the season. The Browns lost their next four games and seven of their last nine to finish with a 7–9 record.

NFL Draft

Traded 1x11 to Denver Broncos for 1x14 and 3x83^[1]
1x14: C Steve Everitt
2x42: DE Dan Footman
Traded 3rd Rounder to Detroit Lions for DT Jerry Ball
3x83: LB Mike Caldwell
Traded 4th Rounder to Chicago Bears for C Jay Hilgenberg
5x124: OT Herman Arvie
6x153: LB Rich McKenzie
7x180: LB Travis Hill
Traded 8th Rounder to Los Angeles Rams for LB Frank Stams

Personnel

Staff

**1993 Cleveland Browns staff**
	Front office Owner and president – Art Modell Director of player personnel – Michael Lombardi Director of College Scouting – Dom Anile Head coaches Head coach – Bill Belichick Offensive coaches Running backs – Steve Crosby Wide receivers – Richard Mann Tight ends – Mike Sheppard Offensive line – Kirk Ferentz Assistant offensive line/tight ends - Pat Hill Offensive assistant – Ernie Adams			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Nick Saban Defensive line – John Mitchell Outside linebackers – Woody Widenhofer Inside linebackers – Jim Bates Defensive assistant - Phil Savage Special teams coaches Special teams – Scott O'Brien Coaching Assistant – Kevin Spencer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons Assistant strength/pass rush consultant - Joe Kim

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Roster

**1993 Cleveland Browns roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 8 Brad Goebel 17 Todd Philcox 12 Vinny Testaverde Running backs (RB) 23 Randy Baldwin 33 Leroy Hoard 34 Kevin Mack 21 Eric Metcalf 44 Tommy Vardell FB 26 Ron Wolfley FB Wide receivers (WR) 83 Mark Carrier 81 Michael Jackson 87 Keenan McCardell 86 Patrick Rowe 84 Rico Smith Tight ends (TE) 88 Brian Kinchen LS 80 Thomas McLemore 49 Clarence Williams		Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Herman Arvie T 72 Bob Dahl G 61 Steve Everitt C 64 Houston Hoover G 66 Tony Jones T 68 Ed King G 69 Rod Milstead G 61 Gene Williams T 67 Wally Williams G Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Jerry Ball DT 90 Rob Burnett 78 Dan Footman DE 94 Bill Johnson DT 96 James Jones DT 92 Michael Dean Perry DT 98 Anthony Pleasant DE 75 Pio Sagapolutele DE		Linebackers (LB) 56 Mike Caldwell OLB 51 Gerald Dixon OLB 59 Mike Johnson MLB 52 Pepper Johnson OLB 57 Clay Matthews OLB 99 Rich McKenzie OLB 50 Frank Stams OLB 54 Eddie Sutter MLB Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams 11 Brian Hansen P 3 Matt Stover K				Practice squad -- Greg Briggs S 71 Jerome Brown DT 2 Kerry Ferrell WR 53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserved 77 Orlando Brown T (IR) 52 Richard Brown LB (IR) 38 Bernard Ellison CB (IR) 93 Travis Hill LB (PUP) 24 Terry Taylor CB (IR) 85 Lawyer Tillman WR (IR) Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 5	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–14	1–0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	75,508
2	September 13	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–13	2–0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,218
3	September 19	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 19–16	3–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	48,617
4	September 26	at Indianapolis Colts	L 10–23	3–1	Hoosier Dome	59,654
5	Bye
6	October 10	Miami Dolphins	L 14–24	3–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,138
7	October 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–17	4–2	Riverfront Stadium	55,647
8	October 24	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–23	5–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,118
9	Bye
10	November 7	Denver Broncos	L 14–29	5–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	77,818
11	November 14	at Seattle Seahawks	L 5–22	5–4	Kingdome	54,622
12	November 21	Houston Oilers	L 20–27	5–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	71,668
13	November 28	at Atlanta Falcons	L 14–17	5–6	Georgia Dome	54,510
14	December 5	New Orleans Saints	W 17–13	6–6	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	60,388
15	December 12	at Houston Oilers	L 17–19	6–7	Houston Astrodome	58,720
16	December 19	New England Patriots	L 17–20	6–8	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	48,618
17	December 26	at Los Angeles Rams	W 42–14	7–8	Anaheim Stadium	34,155
18	January 2, 1994	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–16	7–9	Three Rivers Stadium	49,208

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 3 at Raiders

Week Three: Cleveland Browns (2–0) at Los Angeles Raiders (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	19	19
Raiders	10	3	0	3	16

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Date: September 19, 1993
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 48,617
TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
Box Score, Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Browns	Passing	Vinny Testaverde	10/22, 159 Yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tommy Vardell	14 Rush, 104 Yds
	Receiving	Mark Carrier	5 Rec, 73 Yds
Raiders	Passing	Jeff Hostetler	11/25, 94 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Greg Robinson	18 Rush, 59 Yds
	Receiving	Steve Smith	4 Rec, 42 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CLE	LA
1	9:22				Raiders	Andrew Glover 2-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Hostetler, Jeff Jaeger kick good	0	7
1	1:07				Raiders	24-yard field goal by Jeff Jaeger	0	10
2	12:12				Raiders	27-yard field goal by Jeff Jaeger	0	13
4	8:23				Browns	32-yard field goal by Matt Stover	3	13
4	4:58				Raiders	53-yard field goal by Jeff Jaeger	3	16
4	2:26				Browns	Lawyer Tillman 12-yard touchdown reception from Vinny Testaverde, Matt Stover kick good	10	16
4	1:41				Raiders	Safety, Jeff Gossett ran out of end zone	12	16
4	0:02				Browns	Eric Metcalf 1-yard touchdown run, Matt Stover kick good	19	16
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							19	16

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	6	3	23
• Browns	0	14	7	7	28

Date: October 24
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 78,118
Game weather: 54 °F or 12.2 °C; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)

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Week 13: at Atlanta

Week 13: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	7	7	14
Falcons	10	7	0	0	17

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Date: November 28
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 54,510
TV announcers (NBC): Drew Goodman (play–by–play) and Beasley Reece (color commentator)
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Game information

First quarter

ATL (3:25) – Johnson 51 yard field goal
Falcons 3, Browns 0
ATL (14:23) – Rison 14 yard pass from Hebert (Johnson kick)
Falcons 10, Browns 0

Second quarter

ATL (10:14) – Pritchard 8 yard pass from Hebert (Johnson kick)
Falcons 17, Browns 0

Third quarter

CLE (15:00) – Philcox (Stover kick)
Falcons 17, Browns 7

Fourth quarter

CLE (11:29) – Philcox 3 yard rush (Stover kick)
Falcons 17, Browns 14

Top passers

CLE – Todd Philcox 14/26, 207 yds, 1 TD
ATL – Bobby Hebert 21/29, 214 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

CLE – Eric Metcalf 13 carr, 61 yds
ATL – Erric Pegram 22 carr, 58 yds

Top receivers

CLE – Eric Metcalf 5 rec, 43 yds
ATL – Andre Rison 5 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

Turnovers

CLE – 1
ATL – 1

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Houston Oilers	12	4	0	.750	368	238	W11
⁽⁶⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	308	281	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	304	307	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	187	319	L1