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The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Browns play their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium, which opened in 1999, with administrative offices and training facilities in Berea, Ohio. The Browns’ official colors are brown, orange, and white. They are unique among the 32 member franchises of the NFL in that they do not have a logo on their helmets and are the only team named after a specific person, original coach Paul Brown.

The team was established in 1945 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1950 after the AAFC merged with the NFL. The Browns were playfully nicknamed as “somebody’s gotta lose” because they were usually one of the worst teams in whichever league they played, including when they were an inaugural member of the AAFC. Through most of their first 50 years, there were many coaches and front office personnel changes; however, Art Modell took control of the team starting in 1961. Under his watch, he hired legendary head coach Paul Brown—who became one of college football’s greatest coaches at Ohio State University—to lead his new team. A series of poor decisions by Modell led to declining attendance and even lower morale over time. During an ownership change in 1995, Art Modell fired long-time head coach Bill Belichick who later went on to have great success with the New England Patriots; this is often cited by fans as one of several turning points for the Browns franchise.

Cleveland’s significantly improved play under new Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer led to him being named Coach of the Year for 1988 and AFC Coach of the Year for 1989 and 1992; this included five playoff appearances (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989), four AFC Central championships (1986, 1987, 1989, and 1992), and three consecutive trips to the AFC Championship Game (1986–1988). Between 1995 and 1998 once again many changes took place among head coaching staff and front office personnel; this included owner Art Modell’s controversial decision to move the franchise to Baltimore following an acrimonious negotiation with local officials over stadium improvements that he claimed were necessary but would not be adequately compensated for if he kept them in Cleveland. This led to heated exchanges between him and Browns fans that continues through to this day.