Well, let me tell ya ’bout them 1989 Cleveland Browns, ya know, the football fellas.
The 1989 Cleveland Browns Team
That year, 1989, them Browns was playin’ in the NFL, that’s the football league, big deal it was. Folks was always talkin’ ’bout ’em. They had this coach, Bud Carson, he was new that year. First season for him with the Browns, they said.
The Browns, they been around a long time, since 1946 I heard. Got their name from some fella named Paul Brown, he was a coach too, real popular.
1989 Season Performance
Now, them Browns, they did alright that year. Won 9 games, lost 6, and tied 1. That put ’em first in their division, the AFC Central, they called it. Second in the whole AFC, almost made it to the Super Bowl, but lost to them Denver Broncos. Score was 37 to 21, I think. Tough loss, that was.
Key Players on the 1989 Roster
- That Eric Metcalf, he was a fast one. Ran the ball real good, led the team with 633 yards, they said. A real go-getter, that boy.
- And Felix Wright, he was good at catchin’ them balls the other team threw. “Picked off” they called it. Kept the other team from scorin’, smart fella.
- Then there was Matt Bahr, he kicked the ball through them yellow posts, got ’em points that way.
- Al Baker, tough guy, played defense, stopped the other team from runnin’ the ball.
- Ted Banker, he was on the line, big fella, protected the quarterback.
- Robert Banks, another defense fella, helped stop the other team too.
They had a whole bunch of other fellas too, but I can’t remember all their names. You can look ’em up, they got lists and such.
What Happened in the Playoffs?
So, the Browns, they got into the playoffs, that’s when the best teams play each other. They did good, won some games, but then they lost to them Broncos. That ended their season. Folks was sad, but hey, that’s football. Win some, lose some.
More ’bout the 1989 Browns Team
That 1989 season, it was the Browns’ 40th year in the NFL. Big anniversary, I guess. Folks was hopin’ they’d go all the way, win the Super Bowl, but it wasn’t to be that year. Still, they was a good team, made folks proud.
They had a schedule, played games every week mostly. You could find all the scores and stats somewhere, if you like that kinda stuff. Who ran the most, who caught the most, all that. They even had coaches, tellin’ the fellas what to do. Lots of work went into it, I tell ya.
Finding More Info ’bout the 1989 Browns
Now, if you wanna know more ’bout them 1989 Browns, you can look it up. They got all sorts of stuff on the internet now, they tell me. Rosters, stats, schedules, even who they picked in the draft, that’s when they get new players. It’s all there, if you got the time.
End of the Story
So, that’s the story of them 1989 Cleveland Browns, as best as I can remember it. They was a good team, played hard, made it pretty far. Just couldn’t quite win it all. But hey, there’s always next year, right? That’s what folks always say ’bout football.
