| Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 15, 1968 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 74215 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 84 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Billy Kilmer 1 run (Charlie Durkee kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 30 pass from Frank Ryan (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 22 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Charlie Durkee 40 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 8 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Glass 17 interception return (Don Cockroft kick) | 24 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 65 | LOG | John Demarie |
| 54 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 13 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 44 | HB | Leroy Kelly |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| 31 | FB | Charley Harraway |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 56 | MLB | Bob Matheson |
| 51 | RLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 24 | SS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 34 | FS | Mike Howell |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | Dave Parks |
| 73 | LOT | Jerry Sturm |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 54 | C | Joe Wendryhoski |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Jerry Jones |
| 87 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 32 | HB | Tom Barrington |
| 46 | FL | Danny Abramowicz |
| 33 | FB | Randy Schultz |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Brian Schweda |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 76 | RDT | Dave Rowe |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 35 | LLB | Ted Davis |
| 59 | MLB | Fred Whittingham |
| 82 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 21 | LCB | John Douglas |
| 45 | LS | Elbert Kimbrough |
| 16 | RS | Bo Burris |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 78 | 2 | 2 | |
| NO | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 20 | 107 | 5.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 153 | 4.4 | 16 | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Randy Schultz | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 85 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 201 | 10.1 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 81.5 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 201 | 10.1 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 81.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 3 | 152 | 4.9 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 23.3 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 3 | 152 | 4.9 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 23.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 201 | 20.1 | 47 | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Parks | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Randy Schultz | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Barrington | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 47 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Hester | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 47 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bill Glass | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 17t | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 59 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 276 | 46.0 | 58 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Nate James | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 47 | 0 | |