Cowboys 20-31 Browns (Dec 21, 1968)

DAL

CLE

1

7

3

2

3

7

3

14

4

7

20

31

1Q

0 - 3

D. Cockroft 38-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

7 - 3

C. Howley 44-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 3

M. Clark 16-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 10

L. Kelly 45-yard TD catch from B. Nelsen.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

10 - 17

D. Lindsey 27-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

10 - 24

L. Kelly 35-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

13 - 24

M. Clark 47-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

13 - 31

E. Green 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

20 - 31

W. Garrison 2-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

203

Nelsen

CLE

Rush Yds

87

Kelly

CLE

Rec Yds

86

Warfield

CLE

Scrim TD

2

Kelly

CLE

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Craig Morton

DAL QB #14

Bill Nelsen

CLE QB #16

163

Pass Yds

203

1

Pass TD

1

Int

1

DAL

Team Stats

CLE

286

Total Yds

280

13

1st Downs

12

4

Turnovers

2

1968 Capitol Division

DAL CLE

Team	W	L	PCT
Cowboys	12	2	.857
Giants	7	7	.500
Redskins	5	9	.357
Eagles	2	12	.143

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals	9	4	1	.679
Saints	4	9	1	.321
Steelers	2	11	1	.179

Game Summary

The Cleveland Browns decisively defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 31 to 20, in the 1968 Eastern Conference divisional game on December 21, 1968.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	9/23	163	7.1	1	1	0-0	60.6
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	3/9	42	4.7	0	3	1-5	9.7

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bill Nelsen B. Nelsen #16	13/25	203	8.1	1	1	2-25	75.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Perkins D. Perkins #43	14	51	3.6	15
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	2	14	7.0	11
Craig Baynham C. Baynham #46	10	7	0.7	12
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	1	6	6.0	6
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	1	5	5.0	5
Les Shy L. Shy #25	2	3	1.5	3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Leroy Kelly L. Kelly #44	20	87	4.4	1	35
Charlie Harraway C. Harraway #31	5	12	2.4	0	4
Ernie Green E. Green #48	3	5	1.7	1	2
Bill Nelsen B. Nelsen #16	2	-2	-1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	83	16.6	0	29
Lance Rentzel L. Rentzel #19	0/0	75	25.0	0	48
Craig Baynham C. Baynham #46	0/0	34	34.0	0	34
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	8	4.0	1	6
Pettis Norman P. Norman #84	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Warfield P. Warfield #42	0/0	86	21.5	0	49
Milt Morin M. Morin #89	0/0	47	11.8	0	18
Leroy Kelly L. Kelly #44	0/0	46	23.0	1	45
Gary Collins G. Collins #86	0/0	26	13.0	0	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dave Edwards D. Edwards #52	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Dale Lindsey D. Lindsey #51	0-0	1
Ben Davis B. Davis #28	0-0	1
Mike Howell M. Howell #34	0-0	1
Erich Barnes E. Barnes #40	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Clark M. Clark #17	2/4	2/2	8	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ron Widby R. Widby #10	5	205	41.0	51

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	7	253	36.1	39

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Craig Baynham C. Baynham #46	2	33	16.5
Les Shy L. Shy #25	1	8	8.0
Dick Daniels D. Daniels #21	2	31	15.5

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ben Davis B. Davis #28	4	67	16.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tommy McDonald T. McDonald #25	2	6	3.0	3	0
Ben Davis B. Davis #28	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	9/23	163	7.1	1	1	0-0	60.6
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	3/9	42	4.7	0	3	1-5	9.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Perkins D. Perkins #43	14	51	3.6	15
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	2	14	7.0	11
Craig Baynham C. Baynham #46	10	7	0.7	12
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	1	6	6.0	6
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	1	5	5.0	5
Les Shy L. Shy #25	2	3	1.5	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	83	16.6	0	29
Lance Rentzel L. Rentzel #19	0/0	75	25.0	0	48
Craig Baynham C. Baynham #46	0/0	34	34.0	0	34
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	8	4.0	1	6
Pettis Norman P. Norman #84	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dave Edwards D. Edwards #52	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Clark M. Clark #17	2/4	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ron Widby R. Widby #10	5	205	41.0	51

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Craig Baynham C. Baynham #46	2	33	16.5
Les Shy L. Shy #25	1	8	8.0
Dick Daniels D. Daniels #21	2	31	15.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bill Nelsen B. Nelsen #16	13/25	203	8.1	1	1	2-25	75.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Leroy Kelly L. Kelly #44	20	87	4.4	1	35
Charlie Harraway C. Harraway #31	5	12	2.4	0	4
Ernie Green E. Green #48	3	5	1.7	1	2
Bill Nelsen B. Nelsen #16	2	-2	-1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Paul Warfield P. Warfield #42	0/0	86	21.5	0	49
Milt Morin M. Morin #89	0/0	47	11.8	0	18
Leroy Kelly L. Kelly #44	0/0	46	23.0	1	45
Gary Collins G. Collins #86	0/0	26	13.0	0	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Dale Lindsey D. Lindsey #51	0-0	1
Ben Davis B. Davis #28	0-0	1
Mike Howell M. Howell #34	0-0	1
Erich Barnes E. Barnes #40	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	7	253	36.1	39

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ben Davis B. Davis #28	4	67	16.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tommy McDonald T. McDonald #25	2	6	3.0	3	0
Ben Davis B. Davis #28	1	0	0.0	0	0

DAL

CLE

1

7

3

2

3

7

3

14

4

7

20

31

DAL

Team Stats

CLE

286

Total Yds

280

200

Pass Yds

178

86

Rush Yds

102

63

Total Plays

57

4.5

Yards Per Play

4.9

6.1

Yards Per Pass

6.6

2.9

Yards Per Rush

3.4

13

1st Downs

12

5

Punts

7

4

Turnovers

2

4

Interceptions Thrown

1

0

Fumbles Lost

1

4

Penalties

6

2.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

0

0-1 DAL

CLE 1-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1968 Capitol Division

Game Summary

Team Stats