1988 Cleveland Browns season
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 4 , 1988 at Kansas City Chiefs W 6-3 55,654
2 September 11 , 1988 New York Jets L 3-23 74,434
3 September 19 , 1988 Indianapolis Colts W 23-17 75,148
4 September 25 , 1988 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17-24 54,943
5 October 2 , 1988 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23-9 56,410
6 October 9 , 1988 Seattle Seahawks L 10-16 78,605
7 October 16 , 1988 Philadelphia Eagles W 19-3 78,787
8 October 23 , 1988 at Phoenix Cardinals W 29-21 61,261
9 October 30 , 1988 Cincinnati Bengals W 23-16 79,147
10 November 7 , 1988 at Houston Oilers L 17-24 51,467
11 November 13 , 1988 at Denver Broncos L 7-30 75,806
12 November 20 , 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27-7 77,131
13 November 27 , 1988 at Washington Redskins W 17-13 51,604
14 December 4 , 1988 Dallas Cowboys W 24-21 77,683
15 December 12 , 1988 at Miami Dolphins L 28-31 61,884
16 December 18 , 1988 Houston Oilers W 28-23 74,610
Regular season -- Schedule
The 1988 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 39th season with the National Football League. Despite taking the Browns to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, head coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired at the end of the 1988 season. He left the Browns having compiled a record of 44-27 (a 62% winning percentage) with the team. Schottenheimer would once again go through the same scenario with the Chargers, as in 2006, he was fired by them after the Chargers posted the best record in the NFL. The Browns finished the season with a 10-6 record, tied for second place in the AFC Central with the Houston Oilers. The Browns would be awarded second place by posting a better division record than the Oilers. The Browns would clinch a playoff berth for the 4th straight season. In the playoffs, they lost to the Oilers in the Wild Card game, 24-23. As of 2018, this remains the last time The Browns swept the Steelers.