The 1968 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season with the National Football League .
The Browns made it to the playoffs for the 2nd straight year thanks to a 8-game winning streak and the brillant play of quarterback Bill Nelsen who replaced Frank Ryan as the starting quarterback prior to week 4 of their season.
Offseason
NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft .
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Exhibition schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
August 9, 1968
at Los Angeles Rams
L 23–21
64,020
2
August 18, 1968
at San Francisco 49ers
W 31–17
26,801
3
August 24, 1968
at New Orleans Saints
L 40–27
70,045
4
August 30, 1968
at Buffalo Bills
W 22–12
45,448
5
September 7, 1968
Green Bay Packers
L 31–9
84,918
Regular season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 15, 1968
at New Orleans Saints
W 24–10
74,215
2
September 22, 1968
at Dallas Cowboys
L 28–7
68,733
3
September 29, 1968
Los Angeles Rams
L 24–6
82,514
4
October 5, 1968
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 31–24
81,865
5
October 13, 1968
St. Louis Cardinals
L 27–21
79,349
6
October 20, 1968
at Baltimore Colts
W 30–20
60,238
7
October 27, 1968
Atlanta Falcons
W 30–7
67,723
8
November 3, 1968
at San Francisco 49ers
W 33–21
31,359
9
November 10, 1968
New Orleans Saints
W 35–17
71,025
10
November 17, 1968
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 45–24
41,572
11
November 24, 1968
Philadelphia Eagles
W 47–13
62,338
12
December 1, 1968
New York Giants
W 45–10
83,193
13
December 8, 1968
at Washington Redskins
W 24–21
50,661
14
December 14, 1968
St. Louis Cardinals
L 27–16
39,746
Playoffs
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Eastern Conference
December 21, 1968
Dallas Cowboys
W 31–20
81,497
NFL Championship
December 29, 1968
Baltimore Colts
L 34–0
80,628
Standings
Awards and honors
References
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