| Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1968 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 60238 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 2 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 23 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Paul Warfield 6 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Eppie Barney 2 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 17 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 33 FG | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 4 run (Don Cockroft kick blocked) | 27 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 11 FG | 30 | 13 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Willie Richardson 8 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 30 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 44 | HB | Leroy Kelly |
| 87 | FL | Eppie Barney |
| 48 | FB | Ernie Green |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 84 | RDT | Marvin Upshaw |
| 80 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 56 | MLB | Bob Matheson |
| 51 | RLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 24 | SS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 34 | FS | Mike Howell |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| 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 |
| 41 | HB | Tom Matte |
| 87 | FL | Willie Richardson |
| 45 | FB | Jerry Hill |
| 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 |
| 55 | RLB | Ron Porter |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 30 | 130 | 4.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Bill Nelsen | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 23t | 1 |
| Jerry Hill | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 0 | 137 | 6.0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 120.8 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 130 | 7.2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 73.8 |
| Johnny Unitas | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 3 | 12 | 1.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Milt Morin | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Eppie Barney | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Ernie Green | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Mackey | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Glass | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 52 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ben Davis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Nate James | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Terry Cole | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 35 | 0 | |
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