Cleveland Browns: Top 10 rushing games of all-time (Part 1)
By Thomas Moore
The Cleveland Browns have a storied history when it comes to running the ball. Here are the first five of the Top 10 rushing games in franchise history.
The Cleveland Browns have some of the greatest and familiar names when it comes to running backs in NFL history.
Starting with Marion Motley, who led the team from the All-American Football Conference into the NFL, through Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly, Greg Pruitt, Kevin Mack and Earnest Byner, to name a few, the Browns have been spectacular, at times, at running the ball.
Dating back to the franchise’s inaugural year in 1946 as a founding member of the All-American Football Conference, nine different players have surpassed 1,000 rushing yards in a single season, with Jim Brown hitting the mark a franchise-record nine times.
The NFL has changed over the years, however, and the running game is not as highly prized as it once was, but in Cleveland, where the weather turns nasty in November (or sooner if we’re unlucky), the need and ability to run the ball still holds value.
With that in mind, we take a look at the 10 best rushing days in franchise history, starting today with Nos. 10 through 6. (Part 2 will appear tomorrow.) As always, we have to thank Jonathan Knight for his book, The Browns Bible, which always proves to be an invaluable resource.
Next: No. 10 (tied): Earnest Byner plugs the Oilers