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2008 Cleveland BrownsW2008 Cleveland Browns↗

NFL · AFC North · 4–12 (.250) · 4th in division · PF 232 · PA 350 · Coach Romeo Crennel

◀ 2007 2009 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	917	985
EPA per play	-0.16	+0.04
Pass EPA per play	-0.23	+0.12
Rush EPA per play	-0.07	-0.02
Success rate	35.8%	46.5%
Pass rate	56.2%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.7%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2008-09-07	1	vs Dallas Cowboys	L 10–28	0–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-09-14	2	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–10	0–2	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-09-21	3	@ Baltimore Ravens	L 10–28	0–3	M&T Bank Stadium
2008-09-28	4	@ Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–12	1–3	Paul Brown Stadium
2008-10-13	6	vs New York Giants	W 35–14	2–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-10-19	7	@ Washington Redskins	L 11–14	2–4	FedExField
2008-10-26	8	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	W 23–17	3–4	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
2008-11-02	9	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 27–37	3–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-11-06	10	vs Denver Broncos	L 30–34	3–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-11-17	11	@ Buffalo Bills	W 29–27	4–6	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2008-11-23	12	vs Houston Texans	L 6–16	4–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-11-30	13	vs Indianapolis Colts	L 6–10	4–8	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-12-07	14	@ Tennessee Titans	L 9–28	4–9	LP Field
2008-12-15	15	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–30	4–10	Lincoln Financial Field
2008-12-21	16	vs Cincinnati Bengals	L 0–14	4–11	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-12-28	17	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–31	4–12	Heinz Field

Roster (63)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
3	Derek Anderson	QB	6-6	235	Oregon State	3	RES
7	Bruce Gradkowski	QB	6-1	217	Toledo	2	ACT
10	Brady Quinn	QB	6-3	235	Notre Dame	1	RES
11	Ken Dorsey	QB	6-4	215	Miami	5	RES
13	Richard Bartel	QB	6-4	230	Tarleton State; SMU	1	ACT
41	Charles Ali	FB	6-2	255	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	1	ACT
47	Lawrence Vickers	FB	6-0	250	Colorado	2	ACT
28	Allen Patrick	RB	6-1	196	Oklahoma; Independence Comm. College	0	ACT
29	Jason Wright	RB	5-10	212	Northwestern	4	RES
31	Jamal Lewis	RB	5-11	245	Tennessee	8	ACT
35	Jerome Harrison	RB	5-9	205	Washington State; Pasadena College; Eastern Michigan	2	ACT
44	Jed Collins	RB	6-1	252	Washington State	0	DEV
12	Syndric Steptoe	WR	5-9	200	Arizona	1	ACT
16	Josh Cribbs	WR	6-1	192	Kent State	3	ACT
17	Braylon Edwards	WR	6-3	214	Michigan	3	ACT
18	Donte' Stallworth	WR	6-0	220	Tennessee	6	ACT
83	Steve Sanders	WR	6-3	205	Bowling Green	2	DEV
89	Paul Hubbard	WR	6-2	225	Wisconsin	0	ACT
80	Kellen Winslow	TE	6-4	240	Miami	4	ACT
82	Steve Heiden	TE	6-5	270	South Dakota State	9	RES
85	John Madsen	TE	6-5	240	Utah; Snow	2	ACT
86	Martin Rucker	TE	6-5	251	Missouri	0	ACT
87	Darnell Dinkins	TE	6-4	260	Pittsburgh	6	ACT
88	Brad Cieslak	TE	6-3	260	Northern Illinois	3	ACT
66	Hank Fraley	C	6-3	310	Robert Morris	8	ACT
22	Brandon McDonald	CB	5-10	185	Memphis; Jones County JC	1	ACT
23	Travis Daniels	CB	6-1	195	LSU	3	ACT
24	Eric Wright	CB	5-10	200	UNLV; USC	1	ACT
25	Terry Cousin	CB	5-9	185	South Carolina	11	ACT
30	Gerard Lawson	CB	5-10	195	Oregon State	0	ACT
93	Louis Leonard	DE	6-4	325	Fresno State	1	ACT
98	Robaire Smith	DE	6-5	310	Michigan State	8	RES
99	Corey Williams	DE	6-4	320	Arkansas State	4	ACT
97	Santonio Thomas	DT	6-4	305	Miami	3	ACT
20	Mike Adams	FS	5-11	205	Delaware	4	ACT
21	Brodney Pool	FS	6-2	214	Oklahoma	3	ACT
65	Eric Steinbach	G	6-6	295	Iowa	5	ACT
68	Seth McKinney	G	6-3	310	Texas A&M	6	ACT
70	Rex Hadnot	G	6-2	310	Houston	4	ACT
72	Ryan Tucker	G	6-6	315	TCU	11	RES
79	Scott Young	G	6-4	312	BYU; Dixie College (UT)	3	ACT
52	D'Qwell Jackson	ILB	6-0	242	Maryland	2	ACT
53	Kris Griffin	ILB	6-3	245	Indiana PA, University of; Geneva; Penn State Beaver	3	ACT
54	Andra Davis	ILB	6-1	255	Florida	6	ACT
58	Beau Bell	ILB	6-1	250	UNLV	0	RES
94	Leon Williams	ILB	6-3	248	Miami	2	ACT
4	Phil Dawson	K	5-11	200	Texas	10	ACT
59	Titus Brown	LB	6-3	250	Mississippi State	0	ACT
64	Ryan Pontbriand	LS	6-2	255	Rice	5	ACT
71	Ahtyba Rubin	NT	6-2	315	Iowa State; Trinity Valley CC	0	ACT
91	Shaun Smith	NT	6-2	325	South Carolina; Butler County JC	5	ACT
92	Shaun Rogers	NT	6-4	350	Texas	7	ACT
51	Shantee Orr	OLB	6-0	246	Michigan	5	ACT
55	Willie McGinest	OLB	6-5	270	USC	14	ACT
95	Kamerion Wimbley	OLB	6-4	258	Florida State	2	ACT
96	Alex Hall	OLB	6-5	250	Saint Augustine's College	0	ACT
15	Dave Zastudil	P	6-3	220	Ohio	6	ACT
26	Sean Jones	SS	6-1	220	Georgia	4	ACT
27	Nick Sorensen	SS	6-3	210	Virginia Tech	7	ACT
42	Hamza Abdullah	SS	6-2	216	Washington State	3	ACT
61	Isaac Sowells	T	6-3	320	Indiana	2	ACT
73	Joe Thomas	T	6-6	312	Wisconsin	1	ACT
77	Kevin Shaffer	T	6-5	318	Tulsa	6	ACT

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Hank Fraley	Seth McKinney
FB	Lawrence Vickers	Charles Ali
LG	Eric Steinbach	Scott Young
LT	Joe Thomas	Isaac Sowells
QB	Bruce Gradkowski	Richard Bartel
RB	Jamal Lewis	Jerome Harrison	Allen Patrick
RG	Rex Hadnot
RT	Kevin Shaffer
TE	Martin Rucker	John Madsen	Kellen Winslow
WR	Donte' Stallworth	Braylon Edwards	Josh Cribbs

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Brodney Pool	Mike Adams
LCB	Eric Wright	Terry Cousin
LE	Corey Williams	Santonio Thomas
LOLB	Willie McGinest	Shantee Orr
MLB	Andra Davis	Leon Williams
NT	Shaun Rogers	Ahtyba Rubin
RCB	Brandon McDonald	Travis Daniels	Gerard Lawson
RE	Shaun Smith	Louis Leonard
ROLB	Kamerion Wimbley	Alex Hall
SS	Sean Jones	Nick Sorensen	Hamza Abdullah
WLB	D'Qwell Jackson	Kris Griffin	Titus Brown

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Dave Zastudil
K	Phil Dawson
KOR	Josh Cribbs	Jerome Harrison
LS	Ryan Pontbriand	Seth McKinney
P	Dave Zastudil
PR	Josh Cribbs	Syndric Steptoe	Brandon McDonald

Biggest contracts on the books in 2008

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Derek Anderson	QB	2008	3	$24.0M	$8.0M	$7.0M	6.9%
Joe Thomas	LT	2007	5	$33.5M	$6.7M	$23.0M	6.1%
Kellen Winslow	TE	2005	6	$24.0M	$3.9M	$4.4M	4.6%
Kellen Winslow	TE	2004	6	$15.3M	$2.5M	$11.1M	3.2%
Phil Dawson	K	2005	5	$7.0M	$1.4M	$1.6M	1.6%
D'Qwell Jackson	LB	2006	4	$4.2M	$1.1M	$2.4M	1.0%
Mike Adams	S	2007	2	$1.2M	$607,500	$100,000	0.6%
Ahtyba Rubin	IDL	2008	4	$1.8M	$449,366	$92,465	0.4%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2008 (6)

Date	Trade
2008-03-01	CLV → DET: Leigh Bodden, 2008 round 3 pick 87 DET → CLV: Shaun Rogers
2008-03-01	CLV → GNB: 2008 round 2 pick 56 GNB → CLV: Corey Williams
2008-04-27	CLV → DAL: 2008 round 4 pick 122, 2008 round 5 pick 155 DAL → CLV: 2008 round 4 pick 104
2008-04-27	CLV → DAL: 2009 round 3 pick 69 DAL → CLV: 2008 round 4 pick 111
2008-04-27	CLV → PHI: 2009 round 5 pick 141 PHI → CLV: 2008 round 6 pick 191
2008-08-20	CLV → MIA: 2008 round None MIA → CLV: Travis Daniels

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