Original: Browns owner Art Modell fired Carson halfway through the 1990 season, following a 42-0 home loss to the eventual 1990 AFC Champion Buffalo Bills. Browns' offensive coordinator Jim Shofner became head coach and the demoralized Browns finished the season with a franchise worst 3-13 record.
Simplified: Browns owner Art Modell fired Carson halfway through the 1990 season, which ended with a 3-13 record.