NFL Films: 1986 Cleveland Browns Highlights

Source:NFL Films- Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Also known as the Mistake by The Lake.

Source:The Daily Post

"Browns center Mike Baab put together this creative video, based on his love of Conan The Barbarian comics, to benefit charity in 1986. The 17 minute video, "filmed" at Cleveland Metro Parks Squires Castle, features many of the star players of the 1986 Browns, some great game footage from early in the season against the Detroit Lions, and the original song "Hard Die The Heroes" by Cleveland's Michael Stanley Band. Yes, that is Tiny Tim playing "The Lord Of The League."  Transferred in HD." 

From Cindy Scott 

"1986 Browns Highlights" 

Source:NFL Films- the 1986 AFC Divisional between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns.

From Comrade Dobler 

The three best teams in the NFL in 1986 were the New York Giants, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns. The Giants clearly deserved to be number one having won the Super Bowl that year and were the most consistent team in the NFL in 1986. The question is who would be number two? The Redskins or Browns 

Some my say the Denver Broncos aren’t in the top three, even though they won the AFC and played in the Super Bowl and beat both the Browns and Redskins that year. The Redskins and Browns simply had better teams, better personal and better records. The Broncos won enough to get to the Super Bowl. And a lot of that credit goes to their head coach Dan Reeves. 

The Browns of this era were an NFC caliber and style team as far as physical strength toughness and speed on both sides of the ball. But simply didn’t win the games they needed to, to play in the Super Bowl. The two AFC Final’s they lost in 86 and 87, where they had the best team in both games, but didn't win those games.