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1971 Cincinnati Bengals

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 284 points (20.3/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 265 points (18.9/g), 9th.
 Differential of 19 points (1.4/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by Paul Brown (4-10-0)

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 Philadelphia Eagles 37 14 23 532 296 236 1 17 315 276 39 4
2 Sun September 26 box L 1-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 21 15 253 225 28 1 15 288 208 80 3
3 Sun October 3 box L 1-2 @ Green Bay Packers 17 20 10 178 88 90 2 18 318 62 256 3
4 Sun October 10 box L 1-3 Miami Dolphins 13 23 19 330 116 214 1 16 312 181 131 1
5 Sun October 17 box L 1-4 Cleveland Browns 24 27 15 339 107 232 2 17 269 205 64 3
6 Sun October 24 box L 1-5 @ Oakland Raiders 27 31 17 250 139 111 1 19 316 114 202 2
7 Sun October 31 box L 1-6 @ Houston Oilers 6 10 9 83 -52 135 1 9 177 83 94 5
8 Sun November 7 box L 1-7 Atlanta Falcons 6 9 10 167 73 94 2 15 267 112 155 1
9 Sun November 14 box W 2-7 @ Denver Broncos 24 10 19 473 260 213 1 10 221 99 122 1
10 Sun November 21 box W 3-7 Houston Oilers 28 13 19 263 143 120 2 13 241 171 70 2
11 Sun November 28 box W 4-7 San Diego Chargers 31 0 28 411 238 173 2 8 130 83 47 6
12 Sun December 5 box L 4-8 @ Cleveland Browns 27 31 15 346 114 232 2 22 406 224 182 3
13 Sun December 12 box L 4-9 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 21 14 348 222 126 5 16 272 146 126 3
14 Sun December 19 box L 4-10 @ New York Jets 21 35 23 293 155 138 18 374 164 210 2