Houston Oilers 0 at Cleveland Browns 31
Sunday, September 19, 1971
Houston Oilers 0, Cleveland Browns 31
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Houston Oilers (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns (1-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| | HOU | CLE |
| CLE | Leroy Kelly 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| CLE | Leroy Kelly 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 14 |
| CLE | Don Cockroft 24 yard field goal | 0 | 17 |
| CLE | Gary Collins 8 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 24 |
| CLE | Frank Pitts 18 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 31 |
| HOU | CLE |
| First downs | 11 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 15-35-0 | 34-108-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-39-245-0-5 | 19-39-280-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-37 | 1-11 |
| Net pass yards | 208 | 269 |
| Total yards | 243 | 377 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-65 | 7-72 |