| Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1967 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 81039 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 79 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 5 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 22 pass from Don Meredith (Harold Deters kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dan Reeves 17 pass from Don Meredith (Harold Deters kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chuck Howley 28 interception return (Harold Deters kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gary Collins 12 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 68 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 72 | LOG | Tony Liscio |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 19 | FL | Lance Rentzel |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Willie Townes |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 62 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 20 | RS | Mel Renfro |
| 37 | RCB | Phil Clark |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 60 | LOG | John Wooten |
| 54 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 41 | TE | Ralph Smith |
| 13 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 44 | HB | Leroy Kelly |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| 48 | FB | Ernie Green |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 83 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 20 | RS | Ross Fichtner |
| 34 | RCB | Mike Howell |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 19 | 4 | 3 | |
| CLE | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dan Reeves | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Danny Villanueva | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 181 | 4.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 5t | 1 |
| Ernie Green | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 11 | 0.6 | 5t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 205 | 8.9 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 100.8 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 1 | 205 | 8.9 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 100.8 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 3 | 239 | 6.5 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 42.5 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 3 | 239 | 6.5 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 42.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 50 | 1 |
| Lance Rentzel | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17t | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 205 | 14.6 | 50 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ernie Green | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ralph Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 239 | 14.1 | 29 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Mike Gaechter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 28t | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ross Fichtner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 48 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 3 | -8 | -4.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | -8 | -4.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ben Davis | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Carl Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Walt Garrison | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Carl Ward | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 | |