| League Championship |
| Baltimore Colts at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 29, 1968 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 78410 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 26 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 12 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 10 FG | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Timmy Brown 4 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 34 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 73 | ROT | Sam Ball |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 45 | RB | Jerry Hill |
| 41 | RB | Tom Matte |
| 87 | FL | Willie Richardson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 74 | LDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 32 | LLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 65 | LOG | John Demarie |
| 54 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 16 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 86 | FL | Gary Collins |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 56 | MLB | Bob Matheson |
| 51 | RLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellerman |
| 34 | RS | Mike Howell |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6/11 | 0/0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| CLE | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6/15 | 0/0 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 12t | 3 |
| Jerry Hill | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Timmy Brown | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Terry Cole | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 184 | 4.7 | 13 | 4 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 169 | 6.8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 169 | 6.8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 2 | 132 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 26.4 |
| Frank Ryan | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 19 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 43.1 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 2 | 151 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 29.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Willie Richardson | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 38 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 169 | 15.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Charley Harraway | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 151 | 11.6 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 39 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 5 | 167 | 33.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 167 | 33.4 | 42 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ben Davis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Reece Morrison | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ben Davis | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Ordell Braase | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| Fred Miller | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |