The NFL season is in its home stretch, and with the playoff picture becoming more clear fans are sizing up their team's prospects for making it to the Super Bowl, arguably the biggest single event in U.

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The Cleveland Browns have won many championships as a franchise but no Super Bowls. Cleveland won a championship in its inaugural NFL season in 1950 and again in 1954, 1955 and 1964. However, it’s been tough sledding since then – the Browns have never even appeared in a Super Bowl.

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