| Eastern Conference Championship |
| Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 28, 1969 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 69321 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 41 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bo Scott 2 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Milt Morin 6 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 29 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bo Scott 2 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Craig Morton 2 run (Mike Clark kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Walt Sumner 88 interception return (Don Cockroft kick) | 38 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lance Rentzel 5 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 38 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Gary Collins |
| 42 | WR | 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 |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 35 | RB | Bo Scott |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 50 | RLB | John Garlington |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellerman |
| 34 | RS | Mike Howell |
| 29 | RCB | Walt Sumner |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 19 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 72 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 57 | C | Malcolm Walker |
| 65 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 14 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 20 | RS | Mel Renfro |
| 31 | RCB | Otto Brown |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Bo Scott | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 8 | 2 |
| Reece Morrison | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Cockroft | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Walt Garrison | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Les Shy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 219 | 8.1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 103.8 |
| Jerry Rhome | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | 2 | 92 | 3.8 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11.1 |
| Roger Staubach | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 44 | 8.8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Bo Scott | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Jones | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Walt Sumner | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 88t | 1 |
| Jim Houston | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Rayfield Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bo Scott | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Richmond Flowers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Gregory | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Jim Kanicki | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| George Andrie | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Chuck Howley | 0.5 | 3.5 |
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