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Cincinnati Bengals 27 at Cleveland Browns 31
Sunday, December 5, 1971
Cincinnati Bengals 27, Cleveland Browns 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals (4-8-0) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Cleveland Browns (7-5-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| CIN | CLE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Leroy Kelly 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| CIN | Horst Muhlmann 46 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| CIN | Doug Dressler 4 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 7 |
| CIN | Fred Willis 9 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 17 | 7 |
| CIN | Horst Muhlmann 24 yard field goal | 20 | 7 |
| CLE | Fair Hooker 39 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 20 | 14 |
| CLE | Frank Pitts 53 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 20 | 21 |
| CIN | Essex Johnson 86 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 27 | 21 |
| CLE | Don Cockroft 12 yard field goal | 27 | 24 |
| CLE | Leroy Kelly 4 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 31 |
| CIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 34-232-3 | 38-182-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-23-118-0-1 | 14-28-224-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 114 | 224 |
| Total yards | 346 | 406 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-47 | 4-20 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Essex Johnson | CIN | 4 | 109 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Leroy Kelly | CLE | 23 | 127 | 2 | ||||||||
| Frank Pitts | CLE | 5 | 103 | 1 | ||||||||