48th season in franchise history
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.
1993 Cleveland Browns staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons Assistant strength/pass rush consultant - Joe Kim
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1993 Cleveland Browns roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad
Rookies in italics
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.
1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 14 6 3 23 • Browns 0 14 7 7 28
Scoring summary Q2 CLE Michael Jackson 62 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick)CLE 7–0 Q2 CLE Eric Metcalf 91 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick)CLE 14–0 Q2 PIT Barry Foster 4 yard run (Gary Anderson kick)CLE 14–7 Q2 PIT Barry Foster 1 yard run (Gary Anderson kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 PIT Gary Anderson 30 yard field goal PIT 17–14 Q3 CLE Ron Wolfley 4 yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick)CLE 21–17 Q3 PIT Gary Anderson 46 yard field goal CLE 21–20 Q4 PIT Gary Anderson 30 yard field goal PIT 23–21 Q4 CLE Eric Metcalf 75 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick) CLE 28–23
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Week 13: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Browns 0 0 7 7 14 Falcons 10 7 0 0 17
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta
Date : November 28Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 54,510TV announcers (NBC ) : Drew Goodman (play–by–play) and Beasley Reece (color commentator)[1]
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
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
CLE (11:29) – Philcox 3 yard rush (Stover kick) Falcons 17, Browns 14 Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Turnovers
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