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The 1960
1960 NFL season
The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Pete Rozelle was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams with the addition of the Dallas Cowboys. Also, the Cardinals...

Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

season was the team's 11th season with the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	August 14, 1960	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 28–14
2	August 18, 1960	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 27–24
3	August 27, 1960	at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	L 22–17
4	September 3, 1960	vs. San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... at Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...	W 26–24
5	September 10, 1960	vs. Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... at Akron Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...	W 16–10
6	September 17, 1960	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 14–10

Regular season schedule

Bye

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 25, 1960	at Philadelphia Eagles 1960 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1960 Philadelphia Eagles season, their 28th in the league, resulted in defeating the Green Bay Packers to win their third NFL Championship. It was their only postseason appearance in the twenty-eight seasons from 1950 to 1977.-Off Season:...	W 41–24
2	October 2, 1960	Pittsburgh Steelers 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season involved the team's fifth place finish in the Eastern Conference. They compiled a 5–6–1 record under head coach Buddy Parker, while playing their home games at Forbes Field.-Preseason:...	W 28–20
4	October 16, 1960	at Dallas Cowboys 1960 Dallas Cowboys season The 1960 Dallas Cowboys season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the National Football League. The team finished with no wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie, which placed them last in the Western Conference, and was the worst record in the NFL for that season.-Offseason:The NFL granted a...	W 48–7
5	October 23, 1960	Philadelphia Eagles 1960 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1960 Philadelphia Eagles season, their 28th in the league, resulted in defeating the Green Bay Packers to win their third NFL Championship. It was their only postseason appearance in the twenty-eight seasons from 1950 to 1977.-Off Season:...	L 31–29
6	October 30, 1960	at Washington Redskins 1960 Washington Redskins season The 1960 Washington Redskins involved the team's last-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference, with a dismal 1-9-2 record.This season was also the last one in their old stadium, Griffith Stadium.-Schedule:-References:...	W 31–10
7	November 6, 1960	New York Giants 1960 New York Giants season The 1960 New York Giants season was the 36th season for the club in the National Football League. The Mara family was opposed to the AFL adding a team in New York, but received an indemnity fee of ten million dollars.-Offseason:...	L 17–13
8	November 13, 1960	St. Louis Cardinals 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 41st year with the National Football League and the 1st season in St. Louis, after 40 seasons in Chicago...	W 28–27
9	November 20, 1960	at Pittsburgh Steelers 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season involved the team's fifth place finish in the Eastern Conference. They compiled a 5–6–1 record under head coach Buddy Parker, while playing their home games at Forbes Field.-Preseason:...	L 14–10
10	November 27, 1960	at St. Louis Cardinals 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 41st year with the National Football League and the 1st season in St. Louis, after 40 seasons in Chicago...	T 17–17
11	December 4, 1960	Washington Redskins 1960 Washington Redskins season The 1960 Washington Redskins involved the team's last-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference, with a dismal 1-9-2 record.This season was also the last one in their old stadium, Griffith Stadium.-Schedule:-References:...	W 27–16
12	December 11, 1960	Chicago Bears 1960 Chicago Bears season The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 5-6-1 record under George Halas finishing fifth in the NFL Western Conference, one game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team....	W 42–0
13	December 18, 1960	at New York Giants 1960 New York Giants season The 1960 New York Giants season was the 36th season for the club in the National Football League. The Mara family was opposed to the AFL adding a team in New York, but received an indemnity fee of ten million dollars.-Offseason:...	W 48–34

Awards and records

Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, 1,257 yards
Milt Plum
Milt Plum
Milton Ross Plum was an American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns , Detroit Lions , Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants of the National Football League.-Career:...

, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (2,297)

Milestones

Jim Brown, Third Consecutive 1,000 yard season
Jim Brown, Fourth Consecutive Rushing Title

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