Here’s a look at how the Browns ranked in various categories among the 32 teams during the just-completed regular season. Stats get tiresome after a while, so I’ve focused mostly on the key areas and those where the Browns were near the top or bottom of the league. Within each section, rankings are shown best to worst. A few noteworthy and/or surprising findings are in bold.
Offense:
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pass plays of 20+ yards: 53 (tied for 3rd)
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sacks allowed: 19 (tied for 3rd fewest)
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yards per play: 5.6 (6th)
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yards per rush: 4.3 (6th)
- yards per game: 351.3 (8th)
- points: 402, 25.1 per game (8th)
- fumbles lost: 9 (tied for 8th fewest)
- first downs per game: 19.7 (10th)
- rushing yards per game: 118.4 (10th)
- third-down conversion rate: 42.2% (11th)
- passer rating: 80.7 (17th)
- pass plays of 40+ yards: 6 (tied for 7th fewest)
- interceptions: 20 (tied for 6th most)
- completion percentage: 56.0 (30th)
Defense:
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pass plays of 40+ yards allowed: 3 (1st fewest)
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longest pass play allowed: 42 yards (1st shortest)
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passes defensed: 103 (tied for 4th)
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rushing TDs allowed: 8 (6th fewest)
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longest rush allowed: 37 (7th shortest)
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third-down conversion rate: 37% (8th lowest)
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fourth-down conversion rate: 44% (9th lowest)
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opponent passer rating: 83.4 (tied for 17th lowest)
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sacks: 28 (tied for 6th fewest)
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rush yards allowed per game: 129.5 (6th most)
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pass plays of 20+ yards allowed: 50 (5th most)
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rush plays of 20+ yards allowed: 14 (tied for 4th most)
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forced fumbles: 12 (tied for 4th fewest)
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passing TDs allowed: 29 (tied for 3rd most)
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yards per game allowed: 359.6 (3rd most)
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fourth-down conversions allowed: 11 (tied for 2nd most)
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first downs allowed per game: 20.9 (2nd most)
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defensive TDs: 1 (tied for 1st fewest)
Special teams:
- kickoff return average: 27.0 (1st)
- kickoff returns of 40+ yards: 7 (1st)
- punt return average: 13.5 (3rd)
- TDs via returns: 3 (tied for 3rd)
- average kickoff return allowed: 20.9 yards (tied for 6th fewest)
- net punting average: 35.8 (27th)
- percent of kickoffs for touchbacks: 5.9 (30th)
- field goal attempts blocked: 2 (tied for 1st)
Penalties:
- by opponents: 80 (4th fewest)
- yards by opponents: 581 (3rd fewest)
- against: 114 (3rd most)
- yards against: 868 (5th most)
