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Atlanta Falcons 31 at Cleveland Browns 14
Sunday, October 31, 1971
Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 72%, wind 11 mph
Weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 72%, wind 11 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (3-3-1) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Cleveland Browns (4-3-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Scoring
| ATL | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | Ken Burrow 39 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Falcons | Don Hansen 40 yard interception return (Bill Bell kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Falcons | Jim R. Mitchell 23 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3rd | Falcons | Cannonball Butler 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 28 | 0 |
| Browns | Bo Scott 12 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) | 28 | 7 | |
| 4th | Falcons | Bill Bell 27 yard field goal | 31 | 7 |
| Browns | Gary Collins 24 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 31 | 14 |
Team Stats
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 10 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 54-175-1 | 20-65-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-10-142-2-0 | 9-19-108-1-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-20 |
| Net pass yards | 142 | 88 |
| Total yards | 317 | 153 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-45 | 4-51 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ken Burrow | ATL | 2 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cannonball Butler | ATL | 21 | 63 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dick Shiner | ATL | 6 | 9 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Art Malone | ATL | 13 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 3 | 35 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Mallory | ATL | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Harmon Wages | ATL | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Willie Belton | ATL | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Lothridge | ATL | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sonny Campbell | ATL | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wes Chesson | ATL | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bo Scott | CLE | 11 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Nelsen | CLE | 9 | 19 | 108 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Collins | CLE | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fair Hooker | CLE | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Milt Morin | CLE | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Kelly | CLE | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Willie Belton | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Brown | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Don Hansen | ATL | 2 | 52 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Reaves | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ken Brown | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Leroy Kelly | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Reece Morrison | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bill Bell | ATL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Lothridge | ATL | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Don Cockroft | CLE | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 0 | ||||