The Browns have been rife with seasons of disappointment since the franchise was reborn in 1999. But, at 2-10 with four games left in the season following a demoralizing 37-3 loss at home to the Bengals, this year might be the worst.
The last time the Browns won just two games in a season was that first expansion year of 1999, but that team wasn’t expected to do much. They went 2-14 with a pair of last-play miracle wins against the New Orleans Saints (a Tim Couch “Hail Mary” TD pass to Kevin Johnson) and the hated Pittsburgh Steelers (a 39-yard field goal by Phil Dawson into the wind at Three Rivers Stadium with no time on the clock) on the road.