After watching the Cleveland Browns lose another heart-breaker this Sunday… I started to think back 37+ years ago to when the entire city used to rally behind our NFL team.

I wish things were like they were back in the late 80’s. Here’s fifteen (15) reasons why:

(This spammy Buzzfeed-like blog was originally written on Medium on December 8th 2013)

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15 — We had faith in our quarterback

14 — Our fullback was named after a truck

13 — Our receivers flew high & wide

12 — And never seemed to drop a pass

11 — We had the best damn tight-end who ever played

10 — A kicker with a one Bahr helmet

9 — A slippery ice cube return on a cold lakefront Sunday

8 — On defense we didn’t need an MVP. We had MDP.

7 — Saved by the Bell by Bob Golic so many times

6 — We crushed them into white powder like Johnson & Johnson

5 — Clay Matthews, before there was Clay Matthews

4 — We barked like dogs at the (Warren) moon

3 — There’s no cute one-liner for this moment from Ernest Byner

2 — It was his party, so we all hailed Marty

1 — Like it or not, it started at the top. This team was simply “a work of Art”

What is your favorite Cleveland Browns team?