1967N - Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns
At Cleveland Municipal Stadium Sunday, September 17, 1967
Browns stun Cowboys, 42-26.
Cleveland - The Cleveland Browns avenged a Thanksgiving Day loss in Dallas last season that dashed their playoff dreams with a resounding 42-26 defeat of the Cowboys. Dallas had control of the ball game for the first half, but QB Don Meredith made an errant pass late in the half and deep in his own territory that changed the complexion of the game. Jim Houston stepped in front of Bob Hayes and intercepted the ball. Houston dashed down the sidelines for a Browns touchdown that cut the Dallas lead to ten. Cleveland came out at the half a revived bunch, and scored another touchdown, a Leroy Kelly five-yard scamper. On the following offensive play, Don Perkins fumbled, and Bill Glass picked up the ball and returned it 20 yards for another Cleveland score and a miracleous 21-17 lead. The stunned Cowboys went three-and-out on their next possession, and the Browns struck quickly again - a 37 yard Ernie Green touchdown run. The Cowboys opened the fourth quarter with a 28 yard Villanueva field goal to close within eight points. The Dallas defense kept the momentum by holding the Browns, and Meredith found TE Pettis Norman for a touchdown. However, Villanueva missed the PAT, but Dallas was within a field goal with over 11 minutes remained to play. The two-headed Cleveland rushing attack of Kelly and Green took over as Frank Ryan chipped in with a pair of passes to Gary Collins and Paul Warfield. Kelly capped the eight minute drive with a one yard plunge and a 35-26 lead. Meredith sought to rally his Cowboys, but his first pass was intercepted by Ross Finchtner who returned it 37 yards for the third Browns defensive score on the day. At the two minute warning, Cleveland Muncipal Stadium was a scene of bedlam as the Browns celebrated the victory.

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Dallas Cowboys 0 17 0 9 26
Cleveland Browns 0 7 21 14 42
Scoring Plays Cowboys Browns
2nd Quarter
Cowboys 14:52 B.Hayes 33 yard pass from D.Meredith ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 7-78, 3:39 ) 7 0
Cowboys 12:02 D.Perkins 9 yard run ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 3-26, 0:57 ) 14 0
Cowboys 7:34 D.Villanueva 30 yard field goal ( 6-13, 3:23 ) 17 0
Browns 2:11 J.Houston 34 yard interception return ( L.Groza kick ) 17 7
3rd Quarter
Browns 9:22 L.Kelly 5 yard run ( L.Groza kick ) ( 8-56, 2:56 ) 17 14
Browns 9:14 B.Glass 20 yard fumble return ( L.Groza kick ) 17 21
Browns 5:33 E.Green 37 yard run ( L.Groza kick ) ( 4-67, 2:18 ) 17 28
4th Quarter
Cowboys 14:56 D.Villanueva 28 yard field goal ( 11-59, 5:37 ) 20 28
Cowboys 11:11 P.Norman 10 yard pass from D.Meredith ( D.Villanueva kick missed ) ( 5-88, 2:27 ) 26 28
Browns 2:41 L.Kelly 1 yard run ( L.Groza kick ) ( 13-71, 8:30 ) 26 35
Browns 2:00 R.Fichtner 37 yard interception return ( L.Groza kick ) 26 42

MVP: Leroy Kelly HB\P\KR\PR (Cleveland)
Rushing: 92 Yds, 2 TD, Receiving: 1 Catch, 5 Yds.

Unavailable
DAL: H.Deters (K), L.Stephens (DE)
CLE: C.McNeil (WR)
In-Game Injuries
DAL: None.
CLE: None.
Temp: 68°. Clear Skies. Wind 7 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
12:31 2:22 DAL 43 3 8 Punt 15:00 2:29 CLE 33 4 14 Interception
9:00 2:47 CLE 48 7 21 Downs 10:09 1:09 CLE 9 3 1 Punt
3:31 3:39 DAL 22 7 78 Touchdown 6:13 2:42 CLE 27 6 14 Punt
12:59 0:57 CLE 26 3 26 Touchdown 14:52 1:53 CLE 9 3 5 Punt
10:57 3:23 CLE 36 6 13 Field Goal 12:02 1:05 CLE 40 2 -4 Fumble
3:50 1:39 DAL 15 3 5 TurnoverTD 7:34 3:44 CLE 20 5 18 Punt
2:11 2:11 DAL 37 3 3 End of Half 12:18 2:56 CLE 44 8 56 Touchdown
15:00 2:42 DAL 14 3 9 Punt 7:51 2:18 CLE 33 4 67 Touchdown
9:22 0:08 DAL 20 1 0 TurnoverTD 14:56 1:18 CLE 40 3 6 Punt
9:14 1:23 DAL 14 3 -1 Punt 11:11 8:30 CLE 29 13 71 Touchdown
5:33 5:37 DAL 20 11 59 Field Goal 0:42 0:42 DAL 31 2 11 End of Game
13:38 2:27 DAL 12 5 88 Touchdown
2:41 0:41 DAL 27 2 -9 TurnoverTD
2:00 0:34 DAL 5 3 2 Punt
1:26 0:44 DAL 33 4 -2 Downs
31:14 DAL 30 64 300 28:46 CLE 32 53 259
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Dallas Cowboys 8:40 8:18 9:46 4:30 31:14
Cleveland Browns 6:20 6:42 5:14 10:30 28:46
Team Statistics Cowboys Browns
Total Points 26 42
1st Downs 14 16
Rushing 3 10
Passing 11 6
Penalty 0 0
3rd-Down Conversions 6-15 5-10
4th-Down Conversions 0-2 0-0
Red Zone Conversions 265-667 430-1000
Penalties-Yards 5-31 2-13
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Time Of Pos. 31:14 28:46
Total Net Yards 321 264
Total Plays 64 53
Average Gain 5.0 5.0
Net Yards Rushing 73 169
Rushes 34 31
Avg. Per Rush 2.1 5.5
Net Yards Passing 248 95
Completions 13 10
Attempts 28 20
Completion % 46.4 50.0
Yards Per Completion 20.2 10.4
Times Sacked 2 2
Had Intercepted 2 1
Touchdowns 3 6
Rushing 1 3
Passing 2 0
Other 0 3
Extra Points 3-2 6-6
Field Goals 2-2 0-0
Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Dan Reeves 15 35 2.3 9 0 Leroy Kelly 19 92 4.8 10 2
Don Perkins 12 32 2.7 9 1 Ernie Green 11 67 6.1 37 1
Don Meredith 5 2 0.4 3 0 Frank Ryan 1 10 10.0 10 0
Les Shy 2 4 2.0 4 0
Totals 34 73 2.1 9 1 Totals 31 169 5.5 37 3
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Don Meredith 28 13 263 2 15 2 66 2 74 Frank Ryan 20 10 104 2 9 0 23 1 45
Totals 28 13 263 2 15 2 66 2 74 Totals 20 10 104 2 9 0 23 1 45
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Dan Reeves 4 94 23.5 33 0 Ernie Green 4 14 3.5 10 0
Bob Hayes 3 108 36.0 66 1 Paul Warfield 2 31 15.5 16 0
Don Perkins 2 20 10.0 10 0 Gary Collins 2 36 18.0 23 0
Walt Garrison 1 12 12.0 12 0 Ralph Smith 1 18 18.0 18 0
Lance Rentzel 1 10 10.0 10 0 Leroy Kelly 1 5 5.0 5 0
Les Shy 1 9 9.0 9 0
Pettis Norman 1 10 10.0 10 1
Totals 13 263 20.2 66 2 Totals 10 104 10.4 23 0
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Mike A. Johnson 7 1 22 - - - - - - Dale Lindsey 8 - - - - 2 - 1 -
Mel Renfro 7 - - - - - - 1 - Jim Kanicki 7 - - - - 3 - - -
Lee Roy Jordan 5 - - - 1 - - 1 - Paul Wiggin 6 - - - 1 1 - - -
Chuck Howley 5 - - - - - - - - Jim Houston 6 1 34 1 - 1 - - -
Phil Clark 5 - - - - - - - - Johnny Brewer 5 - - - - - - - -
Harold Hays 4 - - - - - - - - Jack Gregory Jr. 4 - - - - - - - -
Bob Lilly 4 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 George Youngblood 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Mike Gaechter 4 - - - - - - - - Erich Barnes 3 - - - - - - - -
Willie Townes 4 - - - - - 1 - - Mike Howell 3 - - - - - - - -
George Andrie 3 - - - - - - - - Bill Glass 3 - - - 1 - - - -
Cornell Green 3 - - - - - - 1 - Walter Johnson 2 - - - - - - - -
Dallas Linebacker 3 - - - - - - - - Ross Fichtner 2 1 37 1 - - - 1 -
Dave Edwards 2 - - - - - - 1 - Frank Parker 2 - - - - - - - -
Jethro Pugh 2 - - - - - - - - Bob Matheson 2 - - - - - - - -
Ron East 1 - - - - - - - - Billy Andrews 1 - - - - - - - -
Dick Daniels - - - - - - - 1 - Ben Davis 1 - - - - - - 1 -
Ernie Kellerman 1 - - - - - - - -
Carl Ward 1 - - - - - - 1 -
Totals 59 1 22 - 2 - 2 5 1 Totals 61 2 71 2 2 7 - 5 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Don Perkins 1 1 0 0 0 Frank Ryan 1 1 0 0 0
Don Meredith 1 0 1 0 0 Ben Davis 1 1 0 0 0
Lee Roy Jordan 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Glass 0 0 0 1 20
Mike Gaechter 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 2 1 1 2 0 Totals 2 2 0 1 20
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Danny Villanueva 4 173 43.2 0 1 54 Leroy Kelly 5 205 41.0 0 2 53
Totals 4 173 43.2 0 1 54 Totals 5 205 41.0 0 2 53
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Bob Hayes 2 29 14.5 2 23 0 Ben Davis 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
Leroy Kelly 1 0 0.0 1 0 0
Carl Ward 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
Totals 2 29 14.5 3 23 0 Totals 3 20 6.7 1 11 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Walt Garrison 4 38 9.5 13 0 Ben Davis 4 103 25.8 32 0
Mel Renfro 1 9 9.0 9 0 Carl Ward 1 39 39.0 39 0
Totals 5 47 9.4 13 0 Totals 5 142 28.4 39 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Danny Villanueva 2 2 30 3 2 Lou Groza 0 0 0 6 6
Totals 2 2 30 3 2 Totals 0 0 0 6 6

 

Dallas Cowboys
15:00 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 56 yards to CLE 4. Ben Davis to CLE 33 for 29 yards.
Cleveland Browns
14:51 1 & 10 CLE 33 Leroy Kelly Inside to CLE 36 for 3 yards. AP
14:09 2 & 7 CLE 36 Leroy Kelly Inside to CLE 45 for 9 yards. R1 DPZ
13:21 1 & 10 CLE 45 Ernie Green Outside to CLE 47 for 2 yards. AP
12:39 2 & 8 CLE 47 Frank Ryan long intended for Paul Warfield. INTERCEPTED by Mike A. Johnson at DAL 21.
Mike A. Johnson to DAL 43 for 22 yards. BFS
Dallas Cowboys
12:31 1 & 10 DAL 43 Don Perkins Outside to DAL 46 for 3 yards. B+R
11:50 2 & 7 DAL 46 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 48 for 2 yards. AP
11:01 3 & 5 DAL 48 Dan Reeves Outside to CLE 49 for 3 yards. B+R
10:18 4 & 2 CLE 49 Danny Villanueva punts 40 yards to CLE 9. Fair catch by Leroy Kelly. IRN
Cleveland Browns
10:09 1 & 10 CLE 9 Frank Ryan P/A - medium incomplete to Gary Collins. RUN
10:00 2 & 10 CLE 9 Ernie Green Outside to CLE 10 for 1 yard. BAL
9:14 3 & 9 CLE 10 Frank Ryan medium incomplete to Leroy Kelly. B+R
9:06 4 & 9 CLE 10 Leroy Kelly punts 38 yards to CLE 48. Fair catch by Bob Hayes. ORN
Dallas Cowboys
9:00 1 & 10 CLE 48 Don Meredith P/A - medium short incomplete to Don Perkins. AP
8:51 2 & 10 CLE 48 Dan Reeves Outside pushed ob at CLE 46 for 2 yards. AP
8:42 3 & 8 CLE 46 Don Meredith flare to Walt Garrison pushed ob at CLE 34 for 12 yards. (Walt Garrison Injured) P1 BLB
8:32 1 & 10 CLE 34 Don Perkins Outside to CLE 29 for 5 yards. DPZ
7:52 2 & 5 CLE 29 Don Meredith QB Scramble to CLE 26 for 3 yards. DPZ
7:04 3 & 2 CLE 26 Don Perkins Inside to CLE 27 for -1 yards. RUN
6:20 4 & 3 CLE 27 Don Meredith medium short incomplete to Dan Reeves. RUN
Cleveland Browns
6:13 1 & 10 CLE 27 Frank Ryan medium short incomplete to Gary Collins. SFM
6:07 2 & 10 CLE 27 Leroy Kelly Inside to CLE 35 for 8 yards. DPZ
5:23 3 & 2 CLE 35 Ernie Green Outside to CLE 37 for 2 yards. R2 RUN
4:42 1 & 10 CLE 37 Frank Ryan P/A - medium incomplete to Gary Collins. APT
4:35 2 & 10 CLE 37 Leroy Kelly Draw to CLE 41 for 4 yards. BFS
3:47 3 & 6 CLE 41 Frank Ryan medium short incomplete to Ernie Green. BAL
3:38 4 & 6 CLE 41 Leroy Kelly punts 37 yards to DAL 22. Fair catch by Lance Rentzel. IRN
Dallas Cowboys
3:31 1 & 10 DAL 22 Don Meredith P/A - medium long incomplete to Bob Hayes. RBL
PENALTY on Dallas, Holding, 11 yards, enforced at DAL 22, No play.
3:23 1 & 21 DAL 11 Dan Reeves Draw to DAL 14 for 3 yards. SFM
2:36 2 & 18 DAL 14 Don Meredith medium to Dan Reeves to DAL 45 for 31 yards. P2 BLB
1:55 1 & 10 DAL 45 Don Meredith medium to Lance Rentzel to CLE 45 for 10 yards. P3 AP
1:14 1 & 10 CLE 45 Dan Reeves Inside to CLE 42 for 3 yards. SFM
0:27 2 & 7 CLE 42 Dan Reeves Outside pushed ob at CLE 37 for 5 yards. AP
0:20 3 & 2 CLE 37 Don Perkins Inside to CLE 33 for 4 yards. R1 RBL
15:00 1 & 10 CLE 33 Don Meredith medium long to Bob Hayes for 33 yards. TOUCHDOWN 6 - 0 P4 RUN
14:52 CLE 2 Play Flagged Dead
PENALTY on Dallas, False start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 2, No play.
14:52 CLE 7 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 7 - 0
14:52 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 58 yards to CLE 2. Ben Davis to CLE 33 for 31 yards.
PENALTY on Cleveland, Holding on the return, 8 yards, enforced at CLE 17.
Cleveland Browns
14:43 1 & 10 CLE 9 Frank Ryan medium incomplete to Paul Warfield. B+R
14:34 2 & 10 CLE 9 Frank Ryan screen to Ernie Green to CLE 10 for 1 yard. APT
13:51 3 & 9 CLE 10 Leroy Kelly Draw to CLE 14 for 4 yards. B+R
13:08 4 & 5 CLE 14 Leroy Kelly punts 35 yards to CLE 49. Bob Hayes to CLE 26 for 23 yards. IRN
Dallas Cowboys
12:59 1 & 10 CLE 26 Don Meredith screen to Dan Reeves to CLE 9 for 17 yards. P5 SFM
12:16 1 & GL CLE 9 Don Meredith medium short incomplete to Dan Reeves. AP
12:08 2 & GL CLE 9 Don Perkins Draw for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN 13 - 0 R2 BLB
12:02 CLE 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 14 - 0
12:02 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 52 yards to CLE 8. Ben Davis to CLE 40 for 32 yards.
Cleveland Browns
11:53 1 & 10 CLE 40 Play Flagged Dead AP
PENALTY on Cleveland, False start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 40, No play.
11:53 1 & 15 CLE 35 Leroy Kelly Draw to CLE 42 for 7 yards. SFM
11:05 2 & 8 CLE 42 Frank Ryan sacked by Bob Lilly to CLE 36 for -6 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Lee Roy Jordan (DAL). B+R
Dallas Cowboys
10:57 1 & 10 CLE 36 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Bob Hayes. AP
10:48 2 & 10 CLE 36 Dan Reeves Outside to CLE 35 for 1 yard. B+R
10:01 3 & 9 CLE 35 Don Meredith flare to Don Perkins to CLE 25 for 10 yards. P6 B+R
9:14 1 & 10 CLE 25 Don Perkins Inside to CLE 22 for 3 yards. AP
8:31 2 & 7 CLE 22 Dan Reeves Outside to CLE 23 for -1 yards. AP
7:46 3 & 8 CLE 23 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Dan Reeves. SFM
7:38 4 & 8 CLE 23 Danny Villanueva 30 yard field goal is Good 17 - 0
7:34 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Cleveland Browns
7:34 1 & 10 CLE 20 Leroy Kelly Outside to CLE 26 for 6 yards. RUN
6:52 2 & 4 CLE 26 Leroy Kelly Inside to CLE 31 for 5 yards. R3 AP
6:04 1 & 10 CLE 31 Frank Ryan sacked by Lee Roy Jordan to CLE 28 for -3 yards. AP
5:24 2 & 13 CLE 28 Frank Ryan screen to Ernie Green to CLE 38 for 10 yards. B+R
4:44 3 & 3 CLE 38 Leroy Kelly Outside to CLE 38 for 0 yards. RUN
3:57 4 & 3 CLE 38 Leroy Kelly punts 53 yards to DAL 9. Bob Hayes to DAL 15 for 6 yards. ORN
Dallas Cowboys
3:50 1 & 10 DAL 15 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 20 for 5 yards. AP
3:05 2 & 5 DAL 20 Dan Reeves Outside to DAL 20 for 0 yards. SFM
2:20 3 & 5 DAL 20 Don Meredith P/A - medium intended for Bob Hayes. INTERCEPTED by Jim Houston at DAL 34.
Jim Houston for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN 17 - 6 SFM
Cleveland Browns
2:11 DAL 2 Lou Groza extra point is Good 17 - 7
2:11 CLE 40 Lou Groza kicks 32 yards to DAL 28. Mel Renfro to DAL 37 for 9 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
2:04 1 & 10 DAL 37 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 36 for -1 yards. BLB
1:57 2 & 11 DAL 36 Don Meredith flare to Don Perkins to DAL 46 for 10 yards. BAL
1:11 3 & 1 DAL 46 Don Meredith QB Sneak to DAL 45 for -1 yards. B+R
0:22 4 & 2 DAL 45 Play Flagged Dead IRN
PENALTY on Dallas, Delay of game, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 45, No play.
Cleveland Browns
15:00 CLE 40 Lou Groza kicks 58 yards to DAL 2. Walt Garrison pushed ob at DAL 14 for 12 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
14:51 1 & 10 DAL 14 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 23 for 9 yards. AP
14:04 2 & 1 DAL 23 Play Flagged Dead RUN
PENALTY on Dallas, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 23, No play.
13:55 2 & 6 DAL 18 Don Meredith QB Run to DAL 20 for 2 yards. RUN
13:14 3 & 4 DAL 20 Don Perkins Outside to DAL 23 for 3 yards. AP
12:26 4 & 1 DAL 23 Danny Villanueva punts 44 yards to CLE 33. Carl Ward to CLE 44 for 11 yards. IRN
Cleveland Browns
12:18 1 & 10 CLE 44 Frank Ryan screen to Ernie Green pushed ob at CLE 46 for 2 yards. B+R
12:10 2 & 8 CLE 46 Frank Ryan quick toss to Ralph Smith pushed ob at DAL 36 for 18 yards. P1 BLB
12:02 1 & 10 DAL 36 Frank Ryan P/A - medium long to Paul Warfield pushed ob at DAL 20 for 16 yards. P2 AP
11:54 1 & 10 DAL 20 Frank Ryan medium short incomplete to Paul Warfield. BLB
11:45 2 & 10 DAL 20 Leroy Kelly Inside to DAL 16 for 4 yards. B+R
11:01 3 & 6 DAL 16 Frank Ryan QB Scramble to DAL 6 for 10 yards. R4 APT
10:15 1 & GL DAL 6 Leroy Kelly Inside to DAL 5 for 1 yard. RBL
9:31 2 & GL DAL 5 Leroy Kelly Outside for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN 17 - 13 R5 AP
9:22 DAL 2 Lou Groza extra point is Good 17 - 14
9:22 CLE 40 Lou Groza kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Dallas Cowboys
9:22 1 & 10 DAL 20 Don Perkins Inside for 0 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Bill Glass (CLE), Returned for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN 17 - 20 RUN
Cleveland Browns
9:14 DAL 2 Lou Groza extra point is Good 17 - 21
9:14 CLE 40 Lou Groza kicks 59 yards to DAL 1. Walt Garrison to DAL 14 for 13 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
9:04 1 & 10 DAL 14 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 13 for -1 yards. AP
8:16 2 & 11 DAL 13 Don Meredith medium short incomplete to Don Perkins. SFM
8:08 3 & 11 DAL 13 Don Meredith medium long incomplete to Bob Hayes. BFS
7:59 4 & 11 DAL 13 Danny Villanueva punts 54 yards to CLE 33. Leroy Kelly to CLE 33 for 0 yards. ORN
Cleveland Browns
7:51 1 & 10 CLE 33 Ernie Green Outside to CLE 36 for 3 yards. BFS
7:06 2 & 7 CLE 36 Leroy Kelly Inside to CLE 40 for 4 yards. SFM
6:23 3 & 3 CLE 40 Frank Ryan P/A - quick toss to Gary Collins to DAL 37 for 23 yards. P3 RBL
5:39 1 & 10 DAL 37 Ernie Green Inside for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN 17 - 27 R6 AP
5:33 DAL 2 Lou Groza extra point is Good 17 - 28
5:33 CLE 40 Lou Groza kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Dallas Cowboys
5:33 1 & 10 DAL 20 Don Meredith P/A - medium incomplete to Lance Rentzel. DPZ
5:25 2 & 10 DAL 20 Don Meredith medium short to Dan Reeves to DAL 33 for 13 yards. P7 RUN
4:42 1 & 10 DAL 33 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Pettis Norman. RUN
4:35 2 & 10 DAL 33 Don Perkins Outside pushed ob at DAL 27 for -6 yards. RUN
4:27 3 & 16 DAL 27 Don Meredith flare to Dan Reeves to CLE 40 for 33 yards. P8 DPZ
3:38 1 & 10 CLE 40 Don Meredith P/A - medium long incomplete to Bob Hayes. B+R
3:31 2 & 10 CLE 40 Don Perkins Inside to CLE 37 for 3 yards. RUN
2:51 3 & 7 CLE 37 Don Meredith medium to Bob Hayes to CLE 28 for 9 yards. P9 AP
2:07 1 & 10 CLE 28 Les Shy Inside to CLE 28 for 0 yards. DPZ
1:25 2 & 10 CLE 28 Don Meredith medium short to Les Shy to CLE 19 for 9 yards. RUN
0:38 3 & 1 CLE 19 Don Meredith QB Sneak to CLE 21 for -2 yards. SY
15:00 4 & 3 CLE 21 Danny Villanueva 28 yard field goal is Good 20 - 28
14:56 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 59 yards to CLE 1. Carl Ward to CLE 40 for 39 yards.
Cleveland Browns
14:47 1 & 10 CLE 40 Ernie Green Inside to CLE 46 for 6 yards. RUN
14:00 2 & 4 CLE 46 Frank Ryan quick toss incomplete to Paul Warfield. BFS
13:52 3 & 4 CLE 46 Frank Ryan medium short incomplete to Gary Collins. APT
13:44 4 & 4 CLE 46 Leroy Kelly punts 42 yards to DAL 12. Fair catch by Bob Hayes. ORN
Dallas Cowboys
13:38 1 & 10 DAL 12 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 15 for 3 yards. AP
12:55 2 & 7 DAL 15 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 19 for 4 yards. RUN
12:13 3 & 3 DAL 19 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 24 for 5 yards. R3 RBL
11:32 1 & 10 DAL 24 Don Meredith P/A - medium long to Bob Hayes pushed ob at CLE 10 for 66 yards. P10 AP
11:20 1 & GL CLE 10 Don Meredith medium to Pettis Norman for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN 26 - 28 P11 AP
11:11 CLE 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is No Good
11:11 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 58 yards to CLE 2. Ben Davis to CLE 29 for 27 yards.
Cleveland Browns
11:01 1 & 10 CLE 29 Frank Ryan P/A - flare to Ernie Green to CLE 30 for 1 yard. AP
10:13 2 & 9 CLE 30 Ernie Green Outside to CLE 34 for 4 yards. AP
9:28 3 & 5 CLE 34 Frank Ryan medium short to Leroy Kelly to CLE 39 for 5 yards. P4 AP
8:40 1 & 10 CLE 39 Leroy Kelly Outside pushed ob at CLE 45 for 6 yards. BFS
8:30 2 & 4 CLE 45 Leroy Kelly Outside to Midfield for 5 yards. R7 APT
7:42 1 & 10 50 Frank Ryan P/A - medium to Gary Collins pushed ob at DAL 37 for 13 yards. P5 AP
7:33 1 & 10 DAL 37 Ernie Green Inside to DAL 35 for 2 yards. BLB
6:45 2 & 8 DAL 35 Frank Ryan P/A - medium short to Paul Warfield to DAL 20 for 15 yards. P6 RBL
5:57 1 & 10 DAL 20 Ernie Green Inside to DAL 19 for 1 yard. AP
5:12 2 & 9 DAL 19 Leroy Kelly Outside to DAL 17 for 2 yards. BLB
4:26 3 & 7 DAL 17 Leroy Kelly Draw to DAL 7 for 10 yards. R8 B+R
3:37 1 & GL DAL 7 Ernie Green Inside to DAL 1 for 6 yards. RBL
2:50 2 & GL DAL 1 Leroy Kelly Inside for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN 26 - 34 R9 SY
2:41 DAL 2 Lou Groza extra point is Good 26 - 35
2:41 CLE 40 Lou Groza kicks 40 yards to DAL 20. Walt Garrison pushed ob at DAL 27 for 7 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
2:35 1 & 10 DAL 27 Don Meredith sacked by Paul Wiggin to DAL 18 for -9 yards. B+R
2:09 2 & 19 DAL 18 Don Meredith medium long intended for Bob Hayes. INTERCEPTED by Ross Fichtner at DAL 37.
Ross Fichtner for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN 26 - 41 SFM
Cleveland Browns
2:00 DAL 2 Lou Groza extra point is Good 26 - 42
2:00 CLE 40 Lou Groza kicks 56 yards to DAL 4. Walt Garrison to DAL 16 for 12 yards.
PENALTY on Dallas, Holding on the return, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 10.
Dallas Cowboys
1:52 1 & 10 DAL 5 Dan Reeves Draw to DAL 7 for 2 yards. TIMEOUT Dallas PRE
1:41 2 & 8 DAL 7 Don Meredith medium short incomplete to Lance Rentzel. PRE
1:34 3 & 8 DAL 7 Don Meredith drops the snap.
Recovered by Don Meredith (DAL). PRE
1:26 4 & 8 DAL 7 Danny Villanueva punts 35 yards to DAL 42. Ben Davis to DAL 33 for 9 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Mike Gaechter (DAL). ORN
Dallas Cowboys
1:19 1 & 10 DAL 33 Don Meredith medium long incomplete to Bob Hayes. PRE
1:10 2 & 10 DAL 33 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Lance Rentzel. PRE
1:03 3 & 10 DAL 33 Les Shy Draw to DAL 37 for 4 yards. TIMEOUT Dallas PRE
0:53 4 & 6 DAL 37 Don Meredith sacked by Bill Glass to DAL 31 for -6 yards. BLB
Cleveland Browns
0:42 1 & 10 DAL 31 Leroy Kelly Inside to DAL 23 for 8 yards. TIMEOUT Dallas RBL
0:32 2 & 2 DAL 23 Ernie Green Inside to DAL 20 for 3 yards. R10 RUN