| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 19, 1971 | W | Atlanta Falcons | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 17 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | September 26, 1971 | T | Atlanta Falcons | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 20 | box |
| 3 | Sun | October 3, 1971 | L | Atlanta Falcons | @ | Detroit Lions | 38 | 41 | box |
| 4 | Sun | October 10, 1971 | L | Atlanta Falcons | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 26 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 17, 1971 | L | Atlanta Falcons | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 24 | box | |
| 6 | Mon | November 22, 1971 | W | Atlanta Falcons | Green Bay Packers | 28 | 21 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | November 28, 1971 | L | Atlanta Falcons | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 24 | box |
| 8 | Sun | December 5, 1971 | W | Atlanta Falcons | Oakland Raiders | 24 | 13 | box | |
| 9 | Sun | December 12, 1971 | L | Atlanta Falcons | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 24 | box |
| 10 | Sun | December 19, 1971 | W | Atlanta Falcons | @ | New Orleans Saints | 24 | 20 | box |