Sunday, October 10, 1971
New Orleans Saints 14, Chicago Bears 35| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (1-2-1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chicago Bears (3-1-0) | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| NOR | CHI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | Bob Wallace 25 yard pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NOR | James Ford 1 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) | 7 | 7 |
| CHI | Dick Gordon 35 yard pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 14 |
| CHI | George Farmer 23 yard pass from Don Shy (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 21 |
| CHI | Don Shy 1 yard rush (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 28 |
| CHI | George Seals 0 yard fumble return (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 35 |
| NOR | Hoyle Granger 11 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick) | 14 | 35 |
| NOR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-75-2 | 47-202-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-33-224-0-2 | 16-28-265-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-36 | 4-40 |
| Net pass yards | 188 | 225 |
| Total yards | 263 | 427 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-35 | 6-47 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Dick Gordon | CHI | 8 | 139 | 1 | ||||||||