1968 NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs following the 1968 NFL season determined who would represent the league in Super Bowl III.
Tournament bracket
| Conference playoff | NFL Championship | |||||
| December 21, 1968 - Cleveland Stadium | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 20 | |||||
| December 29, 1968 - Cleveland Stadium | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | 31 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | |||||
| December 22, 1968 - Memorial Stadium | ||||||
| Baltimore Colts | 34 | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | 24 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 14 | |||||
Conference playoff games
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
Scoring
- CLE - FG Cockroft 38 CLE 3-0
- DAL - Howley 44 fumble return (Clark kick) DAL 7-3
- DAL - FG Clark 16 DAL 10-3
- CLE - Kelly 45 pass from Nelson run (Cockroft kick) 10-10
- CLE - Lindsey 27 interception return (Cockroft kick) CLE 17-10
- CLE - Kelly 35 run (Cockroft kick) CLE 24-10
- DAL - FG Clark 47 CLE 24-13
- CLE - Green 2 run (Cockroft kick) CLE 31-13
- DAL - Garrison 2 pass from Morton (Clark kick) CLE 31-20
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
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)
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
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)