| Eastern Conference Championship |
| Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 24, 1967 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 70786 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Craig Baynham 3 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 4 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 86 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 10 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Milt Morin 13 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Craig Baynham 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Don Perkins 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Cornell Green 60 interception return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 45 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Craig Baynham 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 52 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Paul Warfield 75 pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 60 | LOG | John Wooten |
| 54 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 41 | TE | Ralph Smith |
| 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 |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 83 | RLB | Johnny Brewer |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 34 | LS | Mike Howell |
| 20 | RS | Ross Fichtner |
| 24 | RCB | Ernie Kellerman |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 72 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 53 | C | Mike Connelly |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 19 | FL | Lance Rentzel |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Willie Townes |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 62 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 20 | RS | Mel Renfro |
| 23 | RCB | Mike Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| DAL | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 159 | 5.9 | 46 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 24 | 2 |
| Craig Baynham | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 9 | 2 |
| Walt Garrison | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 178 | 3.9 | 25 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 194 | 6.5 | 75t | 2 | 5 | 31 | 76.3 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 194 | 6.5 | 75t | 2 | 5 | 31 | 76.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 13 | 11 | 84.6 | 0 | 212 | 16.3 | 86t | 2 | 1 | 2 | 158.3 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 225 | 14.1 | 86t | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 75t | 1 |
| Milt Morin | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 13t | 1 |
| Ernie Green | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 194 | 13.9 | 75t | 2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 5 | 144 | 28.8 | 86t | 1 |
| Lance Rentzel | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3t | 1 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 86t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cornell Green | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gary Collins | 7 | 229 | 32.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 279 | 39.9 | 51 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 0 | 141 | 47.0 | 68 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 155 | 38.8 | 68 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ben Davis | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Larry Stephens | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Paul Wiggin | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Bob Lilly | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| Willie Townes | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| Jethro Pugh | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 31.0 |