What has happened in the world since the Browns made the playoffs?
The Cleveland Browns make world history by making the playoffs
The Cleveland Browns victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday guaranteed their spot in the playoffs. This is the first time that this has happened since 2002. When Jarvis Landry and Baker Mayfield joined the Cleveland Browns, they promised to change the culture surrounding the team.
However, that was no easy task to accomplish given the time that had passed since the Browns last made the playoffs.
2002 was a much different world and a lot has happened since the Browns have had the privilege to play in a playoff game. Here is a list of things that have happened since the last time the Browns played in the playoffs.
The world is currently suffering from one of the largest pandemics in history. Another global pandemic, SARS, also happened shortly after the Browns’ last trip to the playoffs in 2002. There have been two global pandemics during the Browns playoff hiatus.
In the time that it has taken the Browns to return to the Wild Card round of the playoffs, Tom Brady has won three NFL MVPs and five Super Bowls.
Many of the younger Browns players were not old enough to remember the last time the Browns were in the playoffs. Rookie and starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. was only two years old when the Browns made the playoffs in 2002.
At the time of the Browns’ last playoff berth, the most purchased cell phone was a Nokia. The social media giants of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook that we know today had not even been founded yet.
The Euro, which is the main currency in many European countries and the second most traded currency in the world today, was in the beginning stages of circulation when the Browns last made the playoffs.
In 2002, the first season of American Idol aired which was eventually won by Kelly Clarkson. This was also years before the first episode of The Office was filmed and later aired on NBC.
According to Billboard.com, the number one album the last time the Browns made the playoffs was “The Eminem Show” by rapper Eminem.
Since the last time, the Browns made the playoffs the world’s population has gone up by 1.5 billion people.
The Browns have also had their fair share of change since the last time that they made the playoffs since they have had 27 different starting quarterbacks and 11 different head coaches.
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Congratulations to the Browns for finally making the playoffs. Hopefully next week the 2020 Browns will be the first Browns team to win a playoff game since 1994.