 While the Browns made it back to the playoffs in 1971 and 1972, they fell into mediocrity through the mid-1970s.A revival of sorts took place in 1979 and 1980, when quarterback Brian Sipe engineered a series of last-minute wins and the Browns came to be called the "Kardiac Kids".Under Sipe, however, the Browns did not make it past the first round of the playoffs.