However, the NFL worked with city officials to guarantee a return of the Browns in Cleveland in 1999 and they played their first game at their current stadium, Huntington Bank Field, on Sept.

The Browns have played at their current stadium -- Huntington Bank Field -- since 1999, when they returned to Cleveland as an expansion franchise. AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File In early August ...

The Browns have played on the shores of Lake Erie since their 1946 founding—first at Cleveland Stadium from '46 to 1995, and then at Huntington Bank Field since their 1999 reinstatement.