NFL playoffs, 1968

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The NFL playoffs following the 1968 NFL season determined who would represent the league in Super Bowl III.

Contents

[edit] Tournament bracket

  Conference playoff NFL Championship
             
December 21, 1968 - Cleveland Stadium
 Dallas Cowboys 20  
 Cleveland Browns 31  
 
December 29, 1968 - Cleveland Stadium
     Cleveland Browns 0
   Baltimore Colts 34
December 22, 1968 - Memorial Stadium
 Baltimore Colts 24
 Minnesota Vikings 14  

[edit] Conference playoff games

[edit] Eastern Conference

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 3 3 7 20
Browns 3 7 14 7 31

Cleveland Browns 31, Dallas Cowboys 20

December 21, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Scoring

  • CLE - FG Cockroft 38
  • DAL - Howley 44 fumble return (Clark kick)
  • DAL - FG Clark 16
  • CLE - Kelly 45 pass from Nelson run (Cockroft kick)
  • CLE - Lindsey 27 interception return (Cockroft kick)
  • CLE - Kelly 35 run (Cockroft kick)
  • DAL - FG Clark 47
  • CLE - Green 2 run (Cockroft kick)
  • DAL - Garrison 2 pass from Morton (Clark kick)

[edit] Western Conference

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 0 14 14
Colts 0 7 14 3 24

Baltimore Colts 24, Minnesota Vikings 14

December 22, 1968 at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Scoring

  • BAL - Mitchell 3 pass from Morrall (Michaels kick)
  • BAL - Mackey 49 pass from Morrall (Michaels kick)
  • BAL - Curtis 60 fumble return (Michaels kick)
  • MIN - Martin 1 pass from Kapp (Cox kick)
  • BAL - FG Michaels 33
  • MIN - Brown 7 pass from Kapp (Cox kick)

[edit] NFL Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 0 17 7 10 34
Browns 0 0 0 0 0

Baltimore Colts 34, Cleveland Browns 0

December 29, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
For more details on this topic, see NFL Championship Game, 1968.

Scoring

  • BAL - FG Michaels 28
  • BAL - Matte 1 run (Michaels kick)
  • BAL - Matte 12 run (Michaels kick)
  • BAL - Matte 2 run (Michaels kick)
  • BAL - FG Michaels 10
  • BAL - Brown 4 run (Michaels kick)
Preceded by:
NFL playoffs, 1967		 NFL playoffs
1968		 Succeeded by:
NFL playoffs, 1969
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