| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 19, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | Houston Oilers | 31 | 0 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | September 26, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 13 | box |
| 3 | Mon | October 4, 1971 | L | Cleveland Browns | Oakland Raiders | 20 | 34 | box | |
| 4 | Sun | October 10, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 17 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 17, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 27 | 24 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 24, 1971 | L | Cleveland Browns | Denver Broncos | 0 | 27 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | October 31, 1971 | L | Cleveland Browns | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 31 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | November 7, 1971 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 26 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 21, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | New England Patriots | 27 | 7 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | November 28, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Houston Oilers | 37 | 24 | box |
| 11 | Sun | December 5, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 27 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | December 12, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | New Orleans Saints | 21 | 17 | box |
| 13 | Sun | December 19, 1971 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Washington Redskins | 20 | 13 | box |
| 14 | Sun | December 26, 1971 | L | Cleveland Browns | Baltimore Colts | 3 | 20 | box |