1968 NFL playoffs
Appearance
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
- 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)
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)