| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 17, 1968 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 41572 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 14 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 45 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 7 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | J.R. Wilburn 10 pass from Dick Shiner (Booth Lusteg kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ernie Green 62 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Booth Lusteg 13 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ernie Green 11 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 27 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Milt Morin 2 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray May 25 interception return (Booth Lusteg kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Paul Warfield 36 pass from Frank Ryan (Don Cockroft kick) | 38 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | J.R. Wilburn 19 pass from Dick Shiner (Booth Lusteg kick) | 38 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Charley Harraway 33 pass from Frank Ryan (Don Cockroft kick) | 45 | 24 |
| 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 |
| 16 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 48 | RB | Ernie Green |
| 44 | HB | Leroy Kelly |
| 87 | FL | Eppie Barney |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 74 | RDT | Bill Sabatino |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | J.R. Wilburn |
| 74 | LOT | John Brown |
| 79 | LOG | Larry Gagner |
| 56 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 66 | ROG | Bruce Van Dyke |
| 72 | ROT | Fran O'Brien |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 17 | QB | Dick Shiner |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 87 | FL | Roy Jefferson |
| 38 | FB | Earl Gros |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Lloyd Voss |
| 78 | LDT | Frank Parker |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 69 | LLB | Jerry Hillebrand |
| 59 | MLB | Ray May |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 47 | LCB | Marv Woodson |
| 9 | LS | John Foruria |
| 28 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 44 | RCB | Bob Wade |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | / | / | 5 | 61 | 1 | 0 | |
| PIT | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 7t | 1 |
| Ernie Green | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 47 | 1.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earl Gros | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 44 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 165 | 6.6 | 44 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 258 | 9.6 | 62t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119.1 |
| Frank Ryan | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 2 | 94 | 13.4 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101.8 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 3 | 352 | 10.1 | 62t | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Dick Shiner | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 5 | 188 | 5.4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 6 | 188 | 5.2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Milt Morin | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Ernie Green | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 62t | 2 |
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Eppie Barney | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Tommy McDonald | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 352 | 16.0 | 62t | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| J.R. Wilburn | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 19 | 2 |
| Dick Hoak | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Earl Gros | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 188 | 11.1 | 25 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Howell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Houston | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray May | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Andy Russell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 25t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 37 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 34 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ralph Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Shy | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 80 | 0 | |
| Jon Henderson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 226 | 28.3 | 80 | 0 | |