2008: The Year of the Brown

A 10-6 season with a high-scoring offense in 2007 has resulted in the NFL rewarding our beloved Brownies with 5 prime time appearances in 2008.

Five.

Unheard of. The previous high for primetime games for the Browns was three. Granted, in the glory days of the late 1980s there was only Monday Night Football whereas now we have Thursday, Sunday, AND Monday night telecasts to contend with. But still, 5 games in primetime means that the NFL brass (and not just The House of Gordon) expects big things from this team.

Dare we say they are the team to beat in the AFC North?

Sports Illustrated article.
Browns beat writer Tony Grossi article.

The schedule:

Preseason
Thur., Aug. 7 New York Jets 7:30 p.m. (WKYC TV-3)
Mon., Aug. 18 at New York Giants 8:00 p.m. (ESPN)
Sat., Aug. 23 at Detroit Lions 4:00 p.m. (WKYC TV-3)
Thur., Aug. 28 Chicago Bears 7:30 p.m. (WKYC TV-3)

Regular Season
Sun., Sept. 7 Dallas Cowboys 4:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sun., Sept. 14 Pittsburgh Steelers 8:15 p.m. (NBC)
Sun., Sept. 21 at Baltimore Ravens 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Sept. 28 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Oct. 5 Bye Week
Mon., Oct. 13 New York Giants 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun., Oct. 19 at Washington Redskins 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Oct. 26 at Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Nov. 2 Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Thur., Nov. 6 Denver Broncos 8:15 p.m. (NFL Network)
Mon., Nov. 17 at Buffalo Bills 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun., Nov. 23 Houston Texans 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Nov. 30 Indianapolis Colts 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Dec. 7 at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Mon., Dec. 15 at Philadelphia Eagles 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sun., Dec. 21 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m. (CBS)
Sun., Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 p.m. (CBS)