The Cleveland Browns defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 31 to 20, in the 1968 Eastern Conference divisional game on December 21, 1968.
Final
1st quarter
DAL
CLE
Don Cockroft 38-yard field goal
0
3
Chuck Howley 44-yard fumble return (Mike Clark kick)
7
3
2nd quarter
DAL
CLE
Mike Clark 16-yard field goal
10
3
Leroy Kelly 45-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
10
10
3rd quarter
DAL
CLE
Dale Lindsey 27-yard interception return (Don Cockroft kick)
10
17
Leroy Kelly 35-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)
10
24
Mike Clark 47-yard field goal
13
24
4th quarter
DAL
CLE
Ernie Green 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)
13
31
Walt Garrison 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
20
31
Cowboys
Browns
1st Downs
13
12
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
63
57
Total Yards
286
280
Yards per play
4.5
4.9
Passing
200
178
Comp - Att
12 - 32
13 - 25
Yards per pass
6.1
6.6
Interceptions thrown
4
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 5
2 - 25
Rushing
86
102
Rushing Attempts
30
30
Yards per rush
2.9
3.4
Penalties
4
6
Turnovers
4
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
4
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton | 9 | 23 | 163 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 |
D. Meredith | 3 | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.7 |
Team | 12 | 32 | 200 | 6.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perkins | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 |
C. Morton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
C. Baynham | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 |
W. Garrison | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
D. Meredith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
L. Shy | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 86 | 2.9 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | |
L. Rentzel | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | |
C. Baynham | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |
W. Garrison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | |
P. Norman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 12 | 205 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Clark | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Widby | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 51 |
Team | 5 | 205 | 41.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Baynham | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 17 |
D. Daniels | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 |
L. Shy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Team | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen | 13 | 25 | 203 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75.9 |
Team | 13 | 25 | 178 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 1 |
C. Harraway | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 |
E. Green | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 |
B. Nelsen | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Warfield | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | |
M. Morin | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
L. Kelly | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | |
G. Collins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
C. Harraway | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 13 | 203 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 39 |
Team | 7 | 253 | 36.1 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Davis | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 24 |
Team | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McDonald | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
B. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
More Browns Stats
PPG
16.4
28th
OPP PPG
23.7
18th
RUSH YDS/G
91.0
29th
PASS YDS/G
209.1
23rd
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