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| Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | |||
| Finish | Wins | Lossses | Ties | |||||
| 1970 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 17-0 |
| 1973 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 34-16 |
| 1975 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 31-28 |
| 1981 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 28-21 Won Conference Championship (Chargers)27-7 Lost Super Bowl XVI (49ers) 26-21 |
| 1982 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost First Round (Jets) 44-17 |
| 1988 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 21-13 Won Conference Championship (Bills) 21-10 Lost Super Bowl XXIII (49ers) 20-16 |
| 1990 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41-14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 20-10 |
| 2005 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 31-17 |