| Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1966 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 84721 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 57 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 10 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Meredith 3 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Milt Morin 15 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 30 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 47 FG | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 2 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Paul Warfield 21 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 1 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 21 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 68 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 72 | LOG | Tony Liscio |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | ROE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 35 | FL | Pete Gent |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Larry Stephens |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Colvin |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LDH | Cornell Green |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 25 | RS | Obert Logan |
| 41 | RDH | Warren Livingston |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Paul Warfield |
| 70 | LOT | John Brown |
| 6 | LOG | John Wooten |
| 56 | C | John Morrow |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 13 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 44 | HB | Leroy Kelly |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| 48 | FB | Ernie Green |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 83 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 20 | LS | Ross Fichtner |
| 24 | RS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 34 | RCB | Mike Howell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dan Reeves | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Don Meredith | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Mel Renfro | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ernie Green | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 |
| Frank Ryan | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 4 | 288 | 6.4 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 47.3 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 0 | 159 | 6.6 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Pete Gent | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Ernie Green | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ross Fichtner | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 58 | 0 |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Walt Garrison | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Charley Harraway | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Walt Roberts | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 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 |