by While a lot of Cleveland fans moan about the Browns not defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh during the regular season since 2003, they actually have a streak a lot longer and worse than that.
The last time the Browns defeated the New Patriots on the road was October 25, 1992. This was Week 8 of the 1992 season. Bill Belichick was in his second year as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Since this 19-17 victory, the Browns have lost 7 straight times at Gillette Stadium.
If you thought the stats from the Browns recent victory over Miami were ugly, barely doing anything on offense and still winning, just look at these crazy stats from that rainy afternoon in New England.
Cleveland Place Kicker Matt Stover attempted 7 field goals, connecting on 4 of them to be the Browns leading scorer with 13 points.
The Browns starting QB that day was Mike Tomczak who went 14 of 29 for 186 yards and a touchdown. He also took two sacks.
The Browns leading rusher that day was Tommy Vardell with 80 yards on 17 carries while their defense held the Patriots to only 77 yards rushing as a team.
The Browns built a 9-0 lead, before New England scored the next 17 to take a 17-9 lead into the fourth quarter. The Browns trailed 17-12 with 31 seconds left in the game when Tomczak found Scott Galbraith for a 6 yard touchdown pass to win the game.
The Browns top receiver that day was the now deceased Michael Jackson with 3 catches for a paltry 30 yards.
The Browns defense sacked Patriot quarterback Hugh Millen 5 times.
The Patriots fired head coach Dick MacPherson after finishing the season 2-14, bringing in legendary Bill Parcels as his successor.
This loss moved the Patriots to 0-7 and improved the Browns to 4-3. They went on to go 7-6 at one point, before losing their final 3 games to finish 7-9 and miss the playoffs.
When the Cleveland Browns selected Bernie Kosar in the 1985 Supplemental draft, few knew just how much that would impact the next decade of Cleveland Browns football. They were coming off of a rough patch, but had a long history of winning. The fans were passionate and ready to support a winner.
What happened next was a decade of ups and downs the likes of which were dramatic enough that it often seemed like a Hollywood script was unfolding before our very eyes. There was a drive, a fumble, even retired quarterback Don Strock made his return straight off of a golf course. Beloved coach, Marty Schottenheimer, left and Bud Carson arrived to take the Browns back to the verge of the Super Bowl in 1990, only to fall short, once again being defeated by the emerging icon, John Elway, wearing number seven for the Denver Broncos.
Bill Belichick would arrive soon after in 1991, a visionary before his time that never quite got it with the Browns, and by the time he departed, cut a hometown hero and was the captain of sinking ship as Modell announced the move on that dreadful November day. One could wonder what would have happened had the Browns not left Cleveland in 1995, but no one can dispute the absolute thrill ride the hometown boy, Bernie Kosar, from Boardman Ohio took us all on for ten glorious years. This is the story of Cleveland Browns, the passionate fans and a decade that truly was the last great era in Cleveland football.
Interviews include Brian Brennan, Reggie Langhorne, Tommy Vardell, Leroy Hoard, Matt Stover, Ed Sutter, George Lilja, Felix Wright, Brian Kinchen, Brian Hansen, and Michael Jackson.
