Mind-numbing numbers

No team in the NFL has committed more penalties.

Only one other team besides the Browns has yet to go for it on fourth down. (The league-wide success rate is 52%)

The Browns are one of just five teams that have yet to recover an opponent’s fumble.

The Browns are the only team who has not forced a single fumble.

Cleveland’s offense is the worst in the league: dead last in points scored, yards per game, yards per play, passer rating, rushing touchdowns (0).

The Browns have the NFL’s worst kickoff return average (16.8), after leading the league last season (27.0).

After 159 plays from scrimmage, the team’s longest gain is just 24 yards.

Oddly significant oddity: Both last year and this year, a Browns’ loss to Pittsburgh was sandwiched by games with identical scores. In 2007, it was 33-30 overtime wins over a non-conference playoff team (Seattle) and the Ravens. This year, it’s 28-10 losses to a non-conference playoff team (Dallas) and the Ravens.

Wallow away…