| Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1968 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 50661 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 36 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jerry Smith 5 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Erich Barnes 40 interception return (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Pete Larson 2 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 20 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Paul Warfield 38 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Taylor 31 pass from Jim Ninowski (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 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 |
| 29 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 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 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 49 | SE | Bobby Mitchell |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Rock |
| 67 | LOG | John Wooten |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 62 | ROG | Ray Schoenke |
| 74 | ROT | Jim Snowden |
| 88 | TE | Pat Richter |
| 9 | QB | Sonny Jurgensen |
| 24 | HB | Pete Larson |
| 87 | FL | Jerry Smith |
| 26 | FB | Bob Brunet |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Walt Barnes |
| 79 | LDT | Dennis Crane |
| 72 | RDT | Joe Rutgens |
| 66 | RDE | Carl Kammerer |
| 52 | LLB | Mike Morgan |
| 60 | MLB | Jim Carroll |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 23 | LS | Brig Owens |
| 34 | RS | Jim Smith |
| 40 | RCB | Aaron Martin |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 18 | 99 | 5.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Bob Brunet | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Pete Larson | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Smith | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 205 | 9.3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.6 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Sonny Jurgensen | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 3 | 127 | 5.5 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 58.0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 0 | 115 | 7.2 | 31t | 1 | 2 | 17 | 99.7 |
| Gary Beban | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Milt Morin | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jerry Smith | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Pete Larson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Bob Brunet | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Pat Richter | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Aaron Martin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 59 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 4 | 0 | 37 | 9.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Rickie Harris | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Billy Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Rickie Harris | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |