It had been a long time -- a long, long time as the song goes -- since the Cleveland Browns started a season 4-0 at home.
That stretch, 23,037 days came to an end on Sunday when the Browns matched the start of the 1963 team by beating the Houston Texans, 27-24.
Getting there wasn't easy. The Browns fell behind, 17-0, before scoring 20 straight points.
Prosperity didn't last as Houston took the lead again with a touchdown.
However, Quinshon Judkins scored on a 5-yard run with 53 seconds left to give the Browns the victory.
Rewinding 63 years to that Cleveland Browns team. It did not make it to 5-0 at home, losing to the New York Giants, 33-6.
The team did finish 10-4 overall, second in the NFL East. The great Jim Brown led the way, rushing for a then-NFL
record 1,863 yards and a league-leading 12 touchdowns.
The Browns did not make the playoffs in 1963. Those slots went to the Chicago Bears, who won the NFL championship, 14-10, over the New York Giants.
Adding insult to not making the postseason, Cleveland did have a postseason appearance. Back then there was a Playoff Bowl between division runners-up. The Browns lost to the Green Bay Packers, 40-23, in that game, which was played at the Orange Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Cleveland Browns go to 4-0 at home for first time since 1963
