most passing yards in a playoff game by a browns quarterback

Bernie Kosar has the most passing yards by a Browns quarterback in a playoff game, with 489 yards in the 1986 AFC divisional game against the Jets on January 3, 1987.

NAMEYDSDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPATTPCTAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
489
1/3/1987
AFC Divisional
CLE CLE
vs
NYJ NYJ
33
64
51.6
7.6
1
2
69.1
1.6
3.1
4
11
2Kelly Holcomb
K. Holcomb
429
1/5/2003
AFC Wild Card
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
26
43
60.5
10.0
3
1
107.6
7.0
2.3
1
5
3Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
356
1/17/1988
AFC Championship
CLE CLE
@
DEN DEN
26
41
63.4
8.7
3
1
105.3
7.3
2.4
2
20
4Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
307
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
34
46
73.9
6.7
1
2
80.6
2.2
4.3
4
39
5Otto Graham
O. Graham
298
12/24/1950
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
vs
LA LA
22
33
66.7
9.0
4
1
122.2
12.1
3.0
41
6Paul McDonald
P. McDonald
281
1/8/1983
AFC Wild Card
CLE CLE
@
RAI RAI
18
37
48.6
7.6
1
0
83.3
2.7
0.0
6
53
7Otto Graham
O. Graham
280
12/23/1951
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
@
LA LA
19
40
47.5
7.0
1
3
47.9
2.5
7.5
5
47
8Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
268
1/1/1995
AFC Wild Card
CLE CLE
vs
NE NE
20
30
66.7
8.9
1
0
106.0
3.3
0.0
2
14
9Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
263
1/10/2021
AFC Wild Card
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
21
34
61.8
7.7
3
0
115.2
8.8
0.0
0
0
10Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
259
1/11/1987
AFC Championship
CLE CLE
vs
DEN DEN
18
32
56.3
8.1
2
2
77.5
6.3
6.3
1
3
11Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
251
1/6/1990
AFC Divisional
CLE CLE
vs
BUF BUF
20
29
69.0
8.7
3
0
130.1
10.3
0.0
2
16
12Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
229
1/9/1988
AFC Divisional
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
20
31
64.5
7.4
3
1
105.4
9.7
3.2
0
0
13Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
219
12/28/1969
NFL Divisional
CLE CLE
@
DAL DAL
18
27
66.7
8.1
1
0
103.8
3.7
0.0
1
7
14Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
210
1/14/1990
AFC Championship
CLE CLE
@
DEN DEN
19
44
43.2
4.8
2
3
44.7
4.5
6.8
4
20
15Otto Graham
O. Graham
209
12/26/1955
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
@
LA LA
14
25
56.0
8.4
2
3
70.7
8.0
12.0
1
7
16Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
206
12/27/1964
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
vs
BAL BAL
11
18
61.1
11.4
3
1
117.1
16.7
5.6
1
9
17Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
204
1/17/2021
AFC Divisional
CLE CLE
@
KC KC
23
37
62.2
5.5
1
1
74.6
2.7
2.7
1
8
18Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
203
12/21/1968
NFL Divisional
CLE CLE
vs
DAL DAL
13
25
52.0
8.1
1
1
75.9
4.0
4.0
2
25
19Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
194
12/24/1967
NFL Divisional
CLE CLE
@
DAL DAL
14
30
46.7
6.5
2
1
76.3
6.7
3.3
5
31
20Otto Graham
O. Graham
191
12/28/1952
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
20
35
57.1
5.5
0
1
60.5
0.0
2.9
21Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
183
1/4/1981
AFC Divisional
CLE CLE
vs
OAK OAK
13
40
32.5
4.6
0
3
17.0
0.0
7.5
2
14
22Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
181
1/4/1970
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
@
MIN MIN
17
33
51.5
5.5
1
2
52.7
3.0
6.1
2
10
23Mike Pagel
M. Pagel
179
12/24/1988
AFC Wild Card
CLE CLE
vs
HOU HOU
17
25
68.0
7.2
2
1
98.6
8.0
4.0
0
0
24Otto Graham
O. Graham
163
12/26/1954
NFL Championship
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
9
12
75.0
13.6
3
2
116.7
25.0
16.7
0
0
25Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
144
1/7/1995
AFC Divisional
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
13
31
41.9
4.6
1
2
40.3
3.2
6.5
2
13

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Team Rankings

PPG

15.8

30th

OPP PPG

23.0

17th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

29th

PASS YDS/G

189.6

31st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
Browns Browns
2
6
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
CLE CLE
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
11/30
SF SF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

2 - 6 - 0

13

Final

32

NE Patriots

6 - 2 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM