Week 1
Final
DAL
CLE1Q
0 - 3
D. Cockroft 38-yard field goal.
1Q
7 - 3
C. Howley 44-yard TD fumble return.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 3
M. Clark 16-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 10
L. Kelly 45-yard TD catch from B. Nelsen.
Made XP
3Q
10 - 17
D. Lindsey 27-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
3Q
10 - 24
L. Kelly 35-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
13 - 24
M. Clark 47-yard field goal.
4Q
13 - 31
E. Green 2-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
20 - 31
W. Garrison 2-yard TD catch from C. Morton.
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
1968 Capitol Division
Cowboys 
Giants 
Redskins 
Eagles 
Browns 
Cardinals 
Saints 
Steelers Game Summary
The Cleveland Browns decisively defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 31 to 20, in the 1968 Eastern Conference divisional game on December 21, 1968.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 9/23 | 163 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 60.6 |
D. Meredith #17 | 3/9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 9.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 13/25 | 203 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 2-25 | 75.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perkins #43 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
C. Morton #14 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Baynham #46 | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 12 |
W. Garrison #32 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Meredith #17 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
L. Shy #25 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 1 | 35 |
C. Harraway #31 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
E. Green #48 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes #22 | 0/0 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | 29 |
L. Rentzel #19 | 0/0 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 48 |
C. Baynham #46 | 0/0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
W. Garrison #32 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
P. Norman #84 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 49 |
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 18 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/0 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Edwards #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lindsey #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Davis #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Howell #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Barnes #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Clark #17 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Widby #10 | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 39 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Baynham #46 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Shy #25 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Daniels #21 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Davis #28 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McDonald #25 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
B. Davis #28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 9/23 | 163 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 60.6 |
D. Meredith #17 | 3/9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 9.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perkins #43 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
C. Morton #14 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Baynham #46 | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 12 |
W. Garrison #32 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Meredith #17 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
L. Shy #25 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes #22 | 0/0 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | 29 |
L. Rentzel #19 | 0/0 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | 48 |
C. Baynham #46 | 0/0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
W. Garrison #32 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
P. Norman #84 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Edwards #52 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Clark #17 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Widby #10 | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Baynham #46 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Shy #25 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Daniels #21 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 13/25 | 203 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 2-25 | 75.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 1 | 35 |
C. Harraway #31 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
E. Green #48 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 49 |
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 18 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/0 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | 45 |
G. Collins #86 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lindsey #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Davis #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Howell #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Barnes #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 39 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Davis #28 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McDonald #25 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
B. Davis #28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
286
Total Yds
280
200
Pass Yds
178
86
Rush Yds
102
0
Total Drives
0
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
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
13
1st Downs
12
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
5
Punts
7
4
Turnovers
2
4
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
4
Penalties
6
2.0
Sacks
1.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
