Detroit Lions 34 at New England Patriots 7
Sunday, September 26, 1971
Detroit Lions 34, New England Patriots 7
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|
| Detroit Lions (1-1-0) | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| New England Patriots (1-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | DET | NWE |
|---|
| DET | Errol Mann 23 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| DET | Altie Taylor 3 yard rush (Wayne H. Walker kick) | 10 | 0 |
| DET | Mike Lucci 26 yard interception return (Wayne H. Walker kick) | 17 | 0 |
| DET | Errol Mann 27 yard field goal | 20 | 0 |
| NWE | Randy Vataha 61 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 20 | 7 |
| DET | Steve Owens 74 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 27 | 7 |
| DET | Steve Owens 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) | 34 | 7 |
| DET | NWE |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 10 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-164-2 | 29-145-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-21-227-1-0 | 6-17-113-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-23 | 1-12 |
| Net pass yards | 204 | 101 |
| Total yards | 368 | 246 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 5-45 |
