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Cleveland Browns: 15 greatest moments in team history

By Randy Gurzi

14 Nov 1999: Dylan McCutcheon #33of the Cleveland Browns celebrates with teammate Earl Little #20 during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Browns defeated the Steelers 16-15. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport
14 Nov 1999: Dylan McCutcheon #33of the Cleveland Browns celebrates with teammate Earl Little #20 during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Browns defeated the Steelers 16-15. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport /
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28 Oct 1990: Running back Kevin Mack of the Cleveland Browns runs with the ball during a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won the game, 20-17.
28 Oct 1990: Running back Kevin Mack of the Cleveland Browns runs with the ball during a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won the game, 20-17. /

Greatest moments in Cleveland Browns history: 7. Mack and Byner go for 1,000 yards

For just a brief moment, Nich Chubb crossed the 1,000-yard rushing plateau for the Cleveland Browns, a mark that hasn’t been topped since Peyton Hillis did so back in 2010. Then, Chubb ended up losing yards on his next couple of carries to finish out Week 17 of the 2018 season meaning that the Browns still have had no player finish over that mark since Hillis.

Their struggles to find a bell cow weren’t always this bad, and in fact, the Browns once had two players go for more than 1,000-yards in the same season. Both Kevin Mack and Earnest Byner were able to accomplish the feat in 1985, which was Byner’s second season in the league. As for Mack, he was playing his first year in the NFL after spending 1984 in the USFL.

Both backs received more than 200 carries as they were getting close to a 50-50 split and complemented one another well. Byner was more of an athletic back with receiving prowess, whereas the 224-pound Mack was given the nickname “Mack Truck” for his ability to run over defenders.

Listed as a fullback, Mack ended the season with 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns. For Byner, he finished with 1,002 yards and eight touchdowns. It was just the third time in NFL history that teammates had more than 1,000-yards and is still the best season on the ground Cleveland has ever had.

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