“The Nod That Changed a Season: Brian Sipe to Dave Logan, 1980”
So, this is why Browns quarterback Brian Sipe, with his team trailing 21-20 and facing a third down-and-25 situation at the Green Bay Packers’ 46…
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The Moment Everything Changed at Cleveland Stadium
This is where the story gets good. Oh, yeah, this is where the story gets really good. A longtime friend of mine took his then…
Kardiac Kids Run Out of Magic After Costly Let Down
Having the lead in an NFL game is a good thing, right? Well, yes, of course. But there are exceptions to every rule, and one…
Browns Face Do-or-Die Third-and-20 in Waning Seconds
The Browns had hit a rough patch at the worst possible time in their game against the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 19, 1980 at…
“Answering the Call: How the ’80 Browns Rebounded After a Rough Start”
Coming off a 16-7 loss to the Houston Oilers on Monday Night Football in Week 2 to drop their record to 0-2, the 1980 Browns had their…
One Question That Sparked a Turnaround
Sam Rutigliano is well known for all of his great quips during his 6-1/2 years as head coach of the Browns. He is, without doubt,…
Terrible Start to 1980 Season
To a man, the Browns players and coaches — everybody in the entire organization, really — went into the 1980 season fully confident that the…
“1980: Hope, Hype… and the Question That Defined the Browns
The Browns marched into 1980, Sam Rutigliano‘s third season as head coach, with all kinds of confidence. And well they should have. Everything was moving…
Proof in Defeat: The 1979 Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The best thing about the Browns’ 1979 season is that they proved they had the stuff to beat Pittsburgh. And beating the Steelers was a…
Cleveland Browns Getting Out of Neutral
The Browns were stuck in neutral in the first two years of the head-coaching tenure of Sam Rutigliano. After finishing 6-8 in 1977 in the final season…