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DT Phil Taylor helps lead the Browns defense this season.

(John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns and stopping the run have not been synomous for years. In fact, the Browns haven't finished a season holding the opponent's rushing average per game below 100 yards since 1987, when the Browns allowed an average of 95.5 rushing yards a game, writes Fox Sports Ohio reporter Fred Greetham.

In 1987, the Browns were 10-5 and lost in the AFC Championship game. The best average since the team returned in 1999 was 129.4 per game in 2010 and the team finished 5-11, writes Greetham.

Running free has been in the norm against the Browns in recent years, but that has changed under defensive coordinator Ray Horton.

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