h1. Cleveland Browns - An Unstable Sports Franchise - Oct 2015 Update

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Compare Cleveland to two of the Browns’ divisional opponents: the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

h2. Baltimore Ravens

The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens in 1996. 2015 is the Ravens' 20th season. During this time, the Ravens have had:

* 3 head coaches (counting current coach)
* 2 Super Bowl appearances
* 2 Super Bowl wins


h2. Pittsburgh Steelers

Since 1970, 46 seasons counting this year, the Steelers have had:

* 3 head coaches (counting current coach)
* 8 Super Bowl appearances
* 6 Super Bowl wins


h2. Pitt and Balt Combined:

Since 1970 for the Steelers and Ravens combined, including the 2015 season:

* 66 total seasons
* 6 head coaches
* 4 former header coaches
* 10 Super Bowl appearances
* 8 Super Bowl wins
* Average head coach lifespan: 11.0 years.


h2. Cleveland v2.0

In the late 1990s, the NFL granted Cleveland a new Browns team which began play in 1999.

2015 is the 17th season for the new Browns.

Current head coach Mike Pettine is the 8th Browns head coach, since 1999.

Average head coach lifespan since 1999: 2.1 years.