1977 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Head coach |
Forrest Gregg Dick Modzelewski (interim) |
Owner | Art Modell |
Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
Local radio | WHK |
Results | |
Record | 6–8–0 |
Division place | 4th AFC Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 | CLE | Don Cockroft 41 yard field goal | Browns 3–0 | |
2 | CLE | Don Cockroft 25 yard field goal | Browns 6–0 | |
2 | CLE | Larry Poole 12 yard run (Don Cockroft kick) | Browns 13–0 | |
3 | CIN | Chris Bahr 25 yard field goal | Browns 13–3 |
The 1977 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 28th season with the National Football League. After a 6-4 start, the Browns lost their final four games of the season, to finish with a disappointing 6-8 record. With one game left in the season, head coach Forrest Gregg was fired and replaced by Dick Modzelewski.
The following were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.
The 1977 season started with a league rival and an impressive win.
The Cleveland Browns had not hosted nor been in a Monday Night Football game since the 1973 season, when they lost at home against the Miami Dolphins. The Cleveland Stadium was sold out that beautiful night along the lakefront and the crowd looked forward to a great game. Indeed, the game went into overtime, and with a little more than 10 minutes left in over time, Don Cockroft kicked a 35-yard field goal to end the game with a win for the Browns. Howard Cosell said that it was one of the most exciting finishes to a Monday Night Football game that he ever witnessed.