Kansas City Chiefs 20 at Houston Oilers 16
Sunday, September 26, 1971
Kansas City Chiefs 20, Houston Oilers 16
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City Chiefs (1-1-0) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Houston Oilers (0-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| | KAN | HOU |
| KAN | Wendell Hayes 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| KAN | Jan Stenerud 43 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| HOU | Ken Houston 68 yard fumble return (Braden Beck kick) | 10 | 7 |
| KAN | Jan Stenerud 11 yard field goal | 13 | 7 |
| HOU | Braden Beck 15 yard field goal | 13 | 10 |
| HOU | Charlie Joiner 12 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (kick failed) | 13 | 16 |
| KAN | Warren McVea 4 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 16 |
| KAN | HOU |
| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-79-2 | 20-26-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-24-207-0-0 | 13-28-175-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Net pass yards | 207 | 172 |
| Total yards | 286 | 198 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-65 | 5-64 |