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1971 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 274 points (19.6/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 277 points (19.8/g), 13th.
 Differential of -3 points (-0.2/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 6.9-7.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.

Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (7-6-1)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 box W 1-0 San Francisco 49ers 20 17 16 266 165 101 1 22 372 206 166 7
2 Sun September 26 box T 1-0-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 20 20 20 437 287 150 1 20 317 125 192 3
3 Sun October 3 box L 1-1-1 @ Detroit Lions 38 41 16 342 295 47 5 23 318 95 223 2
4 Sun October 10 box L 1-2-1 St. Louis Cardinals 9 26 15 213 119 94 6 16 263 112 151
5 Sun October 17 box L 1-3-1 Los Angeles Rams 16 24 14 249 135 114 4 18 306 182 124 4
6 Sun October 24 box W 2-3-1 New Orleans Saints 28 6 25 364 80 284 1 15 202 144 58 2
7 Sun October 31 box W 3-3-1 @ Cleveland Browns 31 14 17 317 142 175 10 153 88 65 4
8 Sun November 7 box W 4-3-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 9 6 15 267 112 155 1 10 167 73 94 2
9 Sun November 14 box L 4-4-1 New York Giants 17 21 13 219 139 80 2 19 324 152 172 3
10 Mon November 22 box W 5-4-1 Green Bay Packers 28 21 27 386 182 204 2 7 143 40 103 1
11 Sun November 28 box L 5-5-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 7 24 4 123 55 68 3 19 304 47 257 3
12 Sun December 5 box W 6-5-1 Oakland Raiders 24 13 17 327 214 113 5 20 328 120 208 5
13 Sun December 12 box L 6-6-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 3 24 8 130 69 61 4 18 290 119 171 1
14 Sun December 19 box W 7-6-1 @ New Orleans Saints 24 20 14 319 262 57 1 20 300 135 165 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 274 3959 810 4.9 221 167 285 2256 16 21 7.1 108 494 1703 12 3.4 99 36 15 14
Team Defense 277 3787 874 4.3 360 164 343 1638 9 20 4.4 106 500 2149 19 4.3 237 38 18 17
Lg Rank Offense 13 15 15 24 11 9 13 2 7 16 12 23 14 11
Lg Rank Defense 13 8 15 9 1 1 15 3 24 21 23 18 12 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bob Berry 29 QB 11 11 136 226 60.2 2005 11 4.9 16 7.1 84 8.9 6.2 14.7 182.3 75.9 21 150 7.5 5.0 8.5
Dick Shiner 29 10 3 30 57 52.6 463 5 8.8 5 8.8 47 8.1 5.1 15.4 46.3 72.5 10 89 5.6 3.0 14.9
Leo Hart 22 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Billy Lothridge 29 P 9 0 1 1 100.0 27 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 27.0 27.0 27.0 3.0 118.7 0 0 27.0 27.0 0.0
Team Total 25.1 14 167 285 58.6 2495 16 5.6 21 7.4 84 8.8 6.0 14.9 178.2 75.4 31 239 7.1 4.7 9.8
Opp Total 14 164 343 47.8 1638 9 2.6 20 5.8 4.8 2.4 10.0 117.0 46.3 31 257 4.4 1.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Cannonball Butler 28 FB 13 0 186 594 2 19 3.2 45.7 14.3 15 143 9.5 2 27 1.2 11.0 737 4 7
Art Malone 23 RB 13 0 120 438 6 19 3.7 33.7 9.2 34 380 11.2 2 46 2.6 29.2 818 8 5
Harmon Wages 25 14 0 64 266 1 27 4.2 19.0 4.6 19 249 13.1 1 47 1.4 17.8 515 2 2
Willie Belton 23 RET 14 0 56 237 1 16 4.2 16.9 4.0 3 22 7.3 0 10 0.2 1.6 259 1 9
Sonny Campbell 23 14 0 29 79 0 8 2.7 5.6 2.1 3 40 13.3 0 29 0.2 2.9 119 0 1
Bob Berry 29 QB 11 11 19 31 0 9 1.6 2.8 1.7 31 0 4
Dick Shiner 29 10 3 10 9 1 4 0.9 0.9 1.0 9 1 3
Jim R. Mitchell 24 TE 13 0 4 25 0 24 6.3 1.9 0.3 33 593 18.0 5 43 2.5 45.6 618 5 3
Joe Profit 22 4 0 3 10 1 4 3.3 2.5 0.8 10 1 2
Ken Burrow 23 WR 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 33 741 22.5 6 84 2.4 52.9 746 6 1
Wes Chesson 22 WR 14 0 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 20 224 11.2 0 24 1.4 16.0 220 0 0
Ray Jarvis 22 2 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 6.5 0.5 13 0 0
Ray Poage 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 71 17.8 0 31 1.0 17.8 71 0 0
Greg Brezina 25 RLB 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.2 3 0 0
George Kunz* 24 RT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.1 2 0 0
John Mallory 25 SS 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 27 27.0 0 27 0.1 1.9 27 0 1
Team Total 25.1 14 494 1703 12 27 3.4 121.6 35.3 167 2495 14.9 16 84 11.9 178.2 4198 28 39
Opp Total 14 500 2149 19 4.3 153.5 35.7 164 1638 10.0 9 11.7 117.0 3787 28 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Willie Belton 23 RET 14 0 30 163 0 32 5.4 28 706 0 58 25.2 1128
Cannonball Butler 28 FB 13 0 13 372 0 82 28.6 1109
Joe Profit 22 4 0 10 247 0 35 24.7 257
John Mallory 25 SS 14 0 5 3 0 2 0.6 30
Sonny Campbell 23 14 0 4 95 0 33 23.8 214
Ray Brown 22 FS 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Dick Enderle 24 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
John Matlock 27 12 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
Tom McCauley 24 4 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
John Small 25 LDT 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Harmon Wages 25 14 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 536
Team Total 25.1 14 37 174 0 32 4.7 59 1477 0 82 25.0 5849
Opp Total 14 26 0 52 1228 1 23.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Bill Bell 24 K 14 0 4 4 7 5 5 3 5 1 21 13 61.9% 33 29 87.9% 16 577 48 0 36.1
Billy Lothridge 29 P 9 0 44 1639 58 1 37.3
Team Total 25.1 14 4 4 7 5 5 3 5 1 21 13 61.9% 33 29 87.9% 60 2216 58 1 36.9
Opp Total 14 23 20 87.0% 31 31 100.0% 63 2608 41.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Ron Acks 27 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Willie Belton 23 RET 14 0 9 1 0 0
Bob Berry 29 QB 11 11 4 2 0 0
Greg Brezina 25 RLB 14 0 3 22 0 11 0 3 8 0
Ray Brown 22 FS 10 0 3 32 0 23 0 1 11 0
Ken Burrow 23 WR 14 0 1 1 0 0
Cannonball Butler 28 FB 13 0 7 3 0 0
Sonny Campbell 23 14 0 1 2 11 0
Glen Condren 29 RDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
Don Hansen 27 MLB 14 0 3 56 1 40 0 3 14 0
Tom Hayes 25 RCB 14 14 3 27 0 27 0 3 69 1
Greg Lens 26 7 0 0 1 0 0
John Mallory 25 SS 14 0 1 3 54 1
Art Malone 23 RB 13 0 5 3 0 0
Tom McCauley 24 4 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Miller 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim R. Mitchell 24 TE 13 0 3 1 55 1
Tommy Nobis 28 4 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Profit 22 4 0 2 1 0 0
Ken Reaves 27 LCB 14 0 6 43 0 31 0 1 0 0
Bill Sandeman 29 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dick Shiner 29 10 3 3 2 -6 0
John Small 25 LDT 14 0 0 3 17 0
Jeff Van Note 25 C 14 14 1 0 0 0
Harmon Wages 25 14 0 2 1 0 0
Team Total 25.1 14 20 180 1 40 39 39 233 3 1
Opp Total 14 31 32 14

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bill Bell 24 K 14 0 29 13 68
Art Malone 23 RB 13 0 6 2 48
Ken Burrow 23 WR 14 0 6 36
Jim R. Mitchell 24 TE 13 0 5 1 36
Cannonball Butler 28 FB 13 0 2 2 24
Tom Hayes 25 RCB 14 14 1 2 18
Harmon Wages 25 14 0 1 1 12
Willie Belton 23 RET 14 0 1 6
Don Hansen 27 MLB 14 0 1 6
John Mallory 25 SS 14 0 1 6
Joe Profit 22 4 0 1 6
Dick Shiner 29 10 3 1 6
John Zook 24 RDE 14 0 1 2
Team Total 25.1 14 12 16 3 1 2 29 13 1 274
Opp Total 14 19 9 1 31 20 277