| 1984 Cleveland Browns season | |
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| Owner | Art Modell |
| Head coach | Sam Rutigliano (fired October 15; 1-7 record) Marty Schottenheimer (interim; 4–4 record) |
| Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| Local radio | WHK |
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| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | TEOzzie Newsome |
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The 1984 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 35th season with the National Football League. At the season's mid-way point, head coach Sam Rutigliano was fired after starting 1–7. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Marty Schottenheimer, who went 4–4 to finish the season. Schottenheimer would coach the Browns until 1988, guiding the Browns to a .620 winning percentage in his tenure with the team.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3 | atSeattle Seahawks | L 0–33 | 0–1 | Kingdome | 59,540 |
| 2 | September 9 | atLos Angeles Rams | L 17–20 | 0–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 43,043 |
| 3 | September 16 | Denver Broncos | L 14–24 | 0–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 61,980 |
| 4 | September 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–10 | 1–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 77,312 |
| 5 | September 30 | atKansas City Chiefs | L 6–10 | 1–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,785 |
| 6 | October 7 | New England Patriots | L 16–17 | 1–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 53,036 |
| 7 | October 14 | New York Jets | L 20–24 | 1–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 55,673 |
| 8 | October 21 | atCincinnati Bengals | L 9–12 | 1–7 | Riverfront Stadium | 50,667 |
| 9 | October 28 | New Orleans Saints | L 14–16 | 1–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 52,489 |
| 10 | November 4 | atBuffalo Bills | W 13–10 | 2–8 | Rich Stadium | 33,343 |
| 11 | November 11 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–41 | 2–9 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 60,092 |
| 12 | November 18 | atAtlanta Falcons | W 23–7 | 3–9 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 28,280 |
| 13 | November 25 | Houston Oilers | W 27–10 | 4–9 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 46,077 |
| 14 | December 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–20 | 4–10 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 51,774 |
| 15 | December 9 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 20–23 | 4–11 | Three Rivers Stadium | 55,825 |
| 16 | December 16 | atHouston Oilers | W 27–20 | 5–11 | Houston Astrodome | 33,676 |
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Pittsburgh Steelers(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 387 | 310 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 6–6 | 339 | 339 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 250 | 297 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 240 | 437 | L2 |
Week 11: San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers (10–1) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| Browns (2–9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
atCleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| SF | Passing | Joe Montana | 24/30, 263 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Wendell Tyler | 17 CAR, 87 YDS | |
| Receiving | Freddie Solomon | 5 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TDs | |
| CLE | Passing | Paul McDonald | 13/33, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Boyce Green | 13 CAR, 38 YDS | |
| Receiving | Bruce Davis | 4 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD |
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| 23 | First downs | 10 |
| 39–213 | Rushes–yards | 20–43 |
| 263 | Passing yards | 220 |
| 24–30–1 | Passes | 13–33–1 |
| 1–8 | Sacked–yards | 2–12 |
| 255 | Net passing yards | 208 |
| 468 | Total yards | 251 |
| 90 | Return yards | 125 |
| 2–38.5 | Punts | 6–37.0 |
| 1–1 | Fumbles–lost | 5–3 |
| 7–45 | Penalties–yards | 5–32 |
| 35:27 | Time of Possession | 24:33 |
Week 12: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Paul McDonald threw three touchdown passes, two to Brian Brennan and the Browns defense stifled the Houston offense. The Browns are 3-2 under Marty Schotteheimer and the 27 points were the most their offense has scored this season. "The Browns is a very active team, using all their assets", said Oilers' coach Hugh Campbell.
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