| Eastern Conference Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1968 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 81497 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 33 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chuck Howley 44 opponents fumble recovery (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 16 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 45 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dale Lindsey 27 interception return (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 35 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 47 FG | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ernie Green 2 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 2 pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 20 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 72 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 57 | C | Malcolm Walker |
| 65 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 46 | RB | Craig Baynham |
| 43 | RB | Don Perkins |
| 19 | FL | Lance Rentzel |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 21 | RS | Dick Daniels |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| 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 |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| 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 | LS | Ernie Kellerman |
| 34 | RS | Mike Howell |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 35t | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2t | 1 |
| Bill Nelsen | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 163 | 7.1 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.6 |
| Don Meredith | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 42 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9.7 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 203 | 8.1 | 45t | 1 | 2 | 25 | 75.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Gary Collins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dale Lindsey | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Tommy McDonald | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Craig Baynham | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dick Daniels | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Les Shy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ben Davis | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Chuck Howley | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| Ron East | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Jack Gregory | 1.0 | 5.0 |
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