2004 Cleveland Browns season

56th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Cleveland Browns 2004 Randy Lerner Butch Davis (resigned November 30, 3–8 record) Terry Robiskie (1–4 record) (interim) Cleveland Browns Stadium 4–12 4th AFC North Did not qualify None Browns seasons The 2004 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 56th season and 52nd with the National Football League. The Browns were looking to improve on their 5–11 record from 2003 and return to their 2002 playoff position; however, hindered by a tough schedule they regressed further and only won four games. 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. On September 12, the Browns defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 20–3, marking the team's only Week 1 win since returning to the NFL in 1999 until they defeated the Carolina Panthers in 2022, 26–24. In the 24 seasons since the Browns returned to the league, the Browns opening week record is 3–20–1. 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 tackle Stanford 6 176 Kirk Chambers Offensive tackle Stanford 7 208 Adimchinobi Echemandu Running back California Personnel 2004 Cleveland Browns Owner and chairman – Randy Lerner President and chief executive officer – John Collins Director of Pro Personnel - Jeremy Green Pro Personnel Coordinator - Steve Sabo Director of college personnel – Phil Neri Head coach and General Manager – Butch Davis (Resigned after Week 12) Interim Head Coach - Terry Robiskie Offensive coordinator – Terry Robiskie Interim Offensive coordinator and Tight Ends - Rob Chudzinski Quarterbacks – Steve Hagen Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide receivers – Fred Graves Offensive line – Larry Zierlein Assistant offensive line – Mike Sullivan Defensive coordinator – Dave Campo Defensive line – Andre Patterson Linebackers – George Edwards Secondary – Chuck Pagano Defensive Backs – Todd Bowles Defensive assistant – Phillip Banko Special teams coordinator – Jerry Rosburg Head strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris Assistant strength and conditioning – Tom Myslinski Assistant strength and conditioning - Rob Phillips Roster 2004 Cleveland Browns 53 17 8 15 Josh Harris 10 Kelly Holcomb 12 Luke McCown 23 Adimchinobe Echemandu 31 William Green 42 Terrelle Smith FB 44 Lee Suggs 89 Richard Alston 81 Antonio Bryant 19 Frisman Jackson 84 Andre King 86 Dennis Northcutt 82 Steve Heiden 49 Keith Heinrich 83 Aaron Shea 65 Kirk Chambers OT 75 Javiar Collins OT 71 Damion Cook G 70 Enoch DeMar G 67 Melvin Fowler C 73 Joaquin Gonzalez G 62 Craig Osika C 77 Ross Verba OT 66 Paul Zukauskas G 74 Nick Eason DT 98 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 94 Amon Gordon DT 90 Corey Jackson DE 96 Kenard Lang DE 97 Alvin McKinley DT 93 Michael Myers DE/DT 78 Tyrone Rogers DE 99 Orpheus Roye DT 61 Gerard Warren DT 59 Kevin Bentley OLB 48 Sherrod Coates OLB 55 Barry Gardner MLB 57 Warrick Holdman OLB 51 Chaun Thompson OLB 53 Mason Unck MLB 56 Eric Westmoreland OLB 35 Dyshod Carter CB 25 Chris Crocker FS 24 Robert Griffith SS 37 Anthony Henry CB 22 Michael Jameson SS 39 Michael Lehan CB 20 Earl Little FS 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 34 Lewis Sanders CB  4 Phil Dawson K  8 Derrick Frost P 64 Ryan Pontbriand LS -- Jason Andersen C (IR) 7px 28 Leigh Bodden CB (IR) 7px 52 Brant Boyer OLB (IR) 7px 92 Courtney Brown DE (IR) 7px 54 Andra Davis MLB (IR) 7px 87 André Davis WR (IR) 7px 50 Jeff Faine C (IR) 7px  5 Jeff Garcia QB (IR) 7px 63 Kelvin Garmon G (IR) 7px 29 Michael Grant S (IR) 7px 68 Sterling Harris OT (IR) 7px 26 Sean Jones S (PUP) 7px 40 Ben Miller RB (IR) 7px 88 Chad Mustard TE (IR) 7px 58 Ben Taylor LB (IR) 7px 72 Ryan Tucker OT (IR) 7px 80 Kellen Winslow II TE (IR) 7px 91 Felipe Claybrooks DE 79 Lewis Dawson OT -- Brandon Haw S 85 C. 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Jones WR -- Sultan McCullough RB 36 Corey McIntyre FB -- Deryck Toles LB -- Keith Willis TE Schedule Football statistics site Football Outsiders calculated that the 2004 Browns played the toughest schedule of any NFL team between 1989 and 2013, based on strength of opponent,Kenneth Arthur Football Outsiders https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2014/let-me-check-my-schedule Let Me Check My Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20180825074229/https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2014/let-me-check-my-schedule 2014 August 25, 2018 although Pro Football ReferencePro Football Reference Teams https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2004.htm 2004 Cleveland Browns argues that their schedule was only the fifth-toughest in this span and twelfth-toughest non-strike since 1971.Tougher schedules according to Pro Football Reference in non-strike seasons since 1971 were suffered by, in descending order of toughness, the 2010 Buffalo Bills, the 1975 Browns and 1975 Jets (equal), the 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2010 Miami Dolphins, the 1979 Cincinnati Bengals, the 1977 Kansas City Chiefs, the 1973 San Francisco 49ers, and lastly by the 1991 Phoenix Cardinals and 2015 San Francisco 49ers (equal). The Browns played just one game – their Week 16 contest against the Miami Dolphins – against a team with fewer than six wins, and played five against opponents with 12 or more wins, including a total of three against Steelers and Patriots who were a combined 28–2 against their remaining opponents. Apart from their AFC North division games, the Browns played against the AFC East and NFC East according to the conference rotation, and played the Chargers and Texans based on 2003 divisional positions. Week Date Opponent Result Record Stadium Attendance 1 September 12 Baltimore Ravens W 20–3 1–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,068 2 September 19 at Dallas Cowboys L 12–19 1–1 Texas Stadium 63,119 3 September 26 at New York Giants L 10–271–2 Giants Stadium 78,521 4 October 3 Washington Redskins W 17–13 2–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,348 5 October 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–34 2–3 Heinz Field 63,609 6 October 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 34–17 3–3 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,263 7 October 24 Philadelphia Eagles L 31–34 (OT) 3–4 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,394 8 Bye 9 November 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 13–27 3–5 M&T Bank Stadium 69,781 10 November 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–24 3–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,703 11 November 21 New York Jets L 7–10 3–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,547 12 November 28 at Cincinnati Bengals L 48–58 3–8 Paul Brown Stadium 65,677 13 December 5 New England Patriots L 15–42 3–9 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,028 14 December 12 at Buffalo Bills L 7–37 3–10 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,330 15 December 19 San Diego Chargers L 0–21 3–11 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,489 16 December 26 at Miami Dolphins L 7–10 3–12 Pro Player Stadium 73,169 17 January 2 at Houston Texans W 22–14 4–12 Reliant Stadium 70,724Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text. 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