2016 Cleveland Browns season
Despite the team's performance, offensive tackle Joe Thomas became the fifth player in league history to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 10 seasons.
[3] On January 5, the Browns hired former New York Mets executive Paul DePodesta to be their chief strategy officer.
DePodesta brought over 20 years of experience in the Major League Baseball front offices, but had never held an executive position in the NFL before this.
[2] On January 13, the Browns hired former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson as head coach.
Jackson was the Bengals' offensive coordinator for the past two seasons and was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2011, in which they posted an 8–8 record.
[6] Notes On April 1, wide receiver Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement following an indefinite suspension by the NFL due to repeated violations of the league's substance abuse policy, causing him to miss the entire 2015 season.
On July 25, the NFL announced that Gordon would be reinstated on a conditional basis, and can stay with the team during a four-game ban to begin the season.
Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE) Defensive linemen (DL) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams Reserve Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
However, Dolphins QB, Ryan Tannehill, fumbled the ball, and the Browns secured possession.
However, recently signed Browns kicker, Cody Parkey, missed the 46-yard field goal, sending the game to overtime.
On their second possession, the Dolphins, who got the ball around midfield to start the drive, reached the endzone after a few plays and won the game.
With Tom Brady back from his four-game suspension due to his alleged role in Deflategate, the Browns hosted the Patriots.
Hoping to stop a 10-game losing streak dating back to last year, the Browns hosted the Jets in an AFC duel.
Attempting to stop their 11-game losing streak, the Cleveland Browns hosted the Dallas Cowboys.
With the loss, the Browns dropped to 0–9 for the first time since 1975 and clinched their ninth consecutive losing season.
The Browns led 7–6 at halftime, but the Ravens dominated the second half, outscoring them 22–0 and winning 28–7.
The Browns have now gone 24 consecutive seasons without winning a division title, extending the longest active streak in the NFL.
The Browns took on the Giants who were on a five-game winning streak and were coming off their 22–16 win over the Bears, but the Browns suffered their 12th straight loss this season due to three touchdown passes by Eli Manning to Odell Beckham Jr. and a fumble return by Jason Pierre-Paul for a touchdown.
The Bengals jumped out to a 20–0 halftime lead and never looked back, handing Cleveland a 23–10 loss.
The Browns also became the fourth team to start a season 0–14, joining the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1980 New Orleans Saints, and the 2008 Detroit Lions.
Thomas joins Pro Football Hall of Famers Merlin Olsen (14), Mel Renfro (10), Barry Sanders (10) and Lawrence Taylor (10) as the only players in NFL history to make the Pro Bowl in each of their first 10 seasons.
In their final home game of the year, the Browns hosted the San Diego Chargers on Christmas Eve afternoon, looking to get their first win.
The Chargers had a game-tying field goal attempt blocked by Jamie Meder with just under 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
However, the Chargers had no timeouts remaining and had to rush the field goal unit out in the final seconds.
Kicker Josh Lambo missed the potential game-tying field goal as time expired, allowing the Browns to pick up their first win of the season.
