2004 Cleveland Browns season

2004 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Butch Davis Terry Robiskie (interim)
Home field	Cleveland Browns Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th AFC North
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2004 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 56th season and 52nd with the National Football League. They compiled a meager 30 wins in the first six years since their 1999 return to the league, averaging only 5 wins a season, with one playoff appearance and zero postseason wins.

2004 NFL Draft

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick
1	6	Kellen Winslow	Tight End	Miami
2	59	Sean Jones	Safety	Georgia
4	106	Luke McCown	Quarterback	Louisiana Tech
5	161	Amon Gordon	Defensive Lineman	Stanford
6	176	Kirk Chambers	Offensive Lineman	Stanford
7	208	Adimchinobi Echemandu	Running Back	California

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	September 12, 2004	Baltimore Ravens	W 20–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1–0	73,068
2	September 19, 2004	Dallas Cowboys	L 12–19	Texas Stadium	1–1	63,119
3	September 26, 2004	New York Giants	L 10–27	Giants Stadium	1–2	78,521
4	October 3, 2004	Washington Redskins	W 17–13	Cleveland Browns Stadium	2–2	73,348
5	October 10, 2004	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–34	Heinz Field	2–3	63,609
6	October 17, 2004	Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–17	Cleveland Browns Stadium	3–3	73,263
7	October 24, 2004	Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–34	Cleveland Browns Stadium	3–4	73,394
8	Bye
9	November 7, 2004	Baltimore Ravens	L 13–27	M&T Bank Stadium	3–5	69,781
10	November 14, 2004	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–24	Cleveland Browns Stadium	3–6	73,703
11	November 21, 2004	New York Jets	L 7–10	Cleveland Browns Stadium	3–7	72,547
12	November 28, 2004	Cincinnati Bengals	L 48–58	Paul Brown Stadium	3–8	65,677
13	December 5, 2004	New England Patriots	L 15–42	Cleveland Browns Stadium	3–9	73,028
14	December 12, 2004	Buffalo Bills	L 7–37	Ralph Wilson Stadium	3–10	72,330
15	December 19, 2004	San Diego Chargers	L 0–21	Cleveland Browns Stadium	3–11	72,489
16	December 26, 2004	Miami Dolphins	L 7–10	Pro Player Stadium	3–12	73,169
17	January 2, 2005	Houston Texans	W 22–14	Reliant Stadium	4–12	70,724

Standings

AFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	0	.938	5–1	11–1	372	231	W14
Baltimore Ravens	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	317	268	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	374	372	W2
Cleveland Browns	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	276	390	W1

End of Butch Davis era

On November 30, Butch Davis resigned as Head Coach and General Manager of the team. He was succeeded by offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie. Robiskie promoted tight end coach Rob Chudzinski to offensive coordinator.