Sunday, October 31, 1971
New England Patriots 10, San Francisco 49ers 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| San Francisco 49ers (5-2-0) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| NWE | SFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | Ken Willard 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SFO | Bruce Gossett 35 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| SFO | Bruce Gossett 41 yard field goal | 0 | 13 |
| NWE | Randy Vataha 23 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 13 |
| NWE | Charlie Gogolak 32 yard field goal | 10 | 13 |
| SFO | Gene A. Washington 71 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 20 |
| SFO | Forrest Blue 25 yard fumble return (Bruce Gossett kick) | 10 | 27 |
| NWE | SFO | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-177-0 | 36-71-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-20-102-1-0 | 10-21-200-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-33 | 2-24 |
| Net pass yards | 69 | 176 |
| Total yards | 246 | 247 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-40 | 6-60 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Gene A. Washington | SFO | 5 | 160 | 1 | ||||||||