# Browns Break Joe Thomas' Super Bowl Trick

> Joe Thomas admits Browns' 11-year losing streak broke his Super Bowl illusion.
- Title: Browns Break Joe Thomas' Super Bowl Trick · New York Post
- Summary: Joe Thomas admits Browns' 11-year losing streak broke his Super Bowl illusion. Joe Thomas, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, broke his own Super Bowl illusion…
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- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/sports/how-the-browns-even-broke-franchise-icon-andrew-thomas-trick-yourself-every-year
- Published: 2026-09-16T19:08:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: joe thomas, cleveland browns, pro football hall of fame, browns losing streak, super bowl, nfl, news, entertainment
## Browns' Losing Streak
Cleveland Browns fans and players feel despair after 11 seasons of losing with the team going 48-119 in Joe Thomas' career.
## Thomas' Super Bowl Trick
Joe Thomas said he tricked himself every year into believing the Browns were a Super Bowl roster.

> The way I entered every season was like, if I need to get the most out of myself, I’ve got to convince myself this is a Super Bowl roster
## Patriots Loss
Thomas recalled crying after a 30-0 loss to the Patriots in 2016, realizing he'd been fooling himself for years.

> We lost like 30-0. And I remember sitting in the car after the game, and I was just crying.
## Team Psychologist
Thomas met with a team psychologist after nearly a decade of feeling he couldn't impact games.

> I ended up meeting with the team psychologist, just talking to somebody about it
## Final Season
The Browns went 0-16 in Thomas' final season, the third winless season in NFL history.
## Hall of Fame
Joe Thomas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 2023.
## Key takeaway

Joe Thomas, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, broke his own Super Bowl illusion after 11 seasons with the Browns, who went 0-16 in his final year.