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| Date | December 29, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tom Matte (Halfback; Baltimore) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 78,410 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Colts: Don Shula (head coach), John Mackey, Johnny Unitas Browns: Gene Hickerson, Leroy Kelly, Tommy McDonald, Paul Warfield | |||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jack Buck, Pat Summerall, and Tom Brookshier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Radio in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Reynolds | ||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland
Location in the United States
The 1968 NFL Championship Game was the 36th annual championship game. The winner of the game represented the National Football League (NFL) in the third AFL–NFL World Championship Game (also called the Super Bowl). The NFL title game was held December 29 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.[1][2]
- ^ Bledsoe, Terry (December 29, 1968). "Poor condition of gridiron may alter NFL title game". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Hand, Jack (December 29, 1968). "Colts rate edge over Browns in title game today". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. d1.