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1971 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 285 points (20.4/g), 10th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 273 points (19.5/g), 10th.
 Differential of 12 points (0.9/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 7.4-6.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 18th.

Coached by Nick Skorich (9-5-0)

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 Houston Oilers 31 0 21 377 269 108 2 11 243 208 35 6
2 Sun September 26 box W 2-0 @ Baltimore Colts 14 13 18 267 149 118 4 12 178 41 137 8
3 Mon October 4 box L 2-1 Oakland Raiders 20 34 20 334 178 156 3 20 328 160 168 2
4 Sun October 10 box W 3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 27 17 20 350 219 131 3 11 222 112 110 1
5 Sun October 17 box W 4-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 27 24 17 269 205 64 3 15 339 107 232 2
6 Sun October 24 box L 4-2 Denver Broncos 0 27 6 60 36 24 4 18 365 85 280
7 Sun October 31 box L 4-3 Atlanta Falcons 14 31 10 153 88 65 4 17 317 142 175
8 Sun November 7 box L 4-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 9 26 11 210 81 129 3 21 393 163 230 1
9 Sun November 14 box L 4-5 @ Kansas City Chiefs 7 13 15 292 247 45 3 23 384 201 183 2
10 Sun November 21 box W 5-5 New England Patriots 27 7 19 321 146 175 19 292 169 123 4
11 Sun November 28 box W 6-5 @ Houston Oilers 37 24 19 311 151 160 4 10 216 170 46 5
12 Sun December 5 box W 7-5 Cincinnati Bengals 31 27 22 406 224 182 3 15 346 114 232 2
13 Sun December 12 box W 8-5 @ New Orleans Saints 21 17 20 284 152 132 7 18 225 66 159 3
14 Sun December 19 box W 9-5 @ Washington Redskins 20 13 13 223 154 69 2 22 346 229 117 4
Playoffs
Division Sun December 26 box L 9-6 Baltimore Colts 3 20

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 285 3857 859 4.5 231 188 376 2299 14 27 5.8 127 461 1558 19 3.4 89 45 18 15
Team Defense 273 4194 848 4.9 349 156 339 1967 12 24 5.4 100 484 2227 14 4.6 232 40 16 17
Lg Rank Offense 10 18 13 11 9 14 21 11 15 20 3 24 21 17
Lg Rank Defense 10 17 9 6 4 8 8 10 18 23 15 24 8 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
Bill Nelsen 30 QB 14 13 9-4-0 174 325 53.5 2319 13 4.0 23 7.1 53 7.1 4.4 13.3 165.6 60.3 22 222 6.0 3.4 6.3
Mike Phipps 24 14 1 0-1-0 13 47 27.7 179 1 2.1 4 8.5 39 3.8 0.2 13.8 12.8 14.6 0 0 3.8 0.2 0.0
Leroy Kelly* 29 RB 14 0 1 4 25.0 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 5.8 5.8 23.0 1.6 51.0 0 0 5.8 5.8 0.0
Team Total 26.6 14 9-5-0 188 376 50.0 2521 14 3.7 27 7.2 53 6.7 3.8 13.4 180.1 54.2 22 222 5.8 3.1 5.5
Opp Total 14 156 339 46.0 1967 12 3.5 24 7.1 5.8 3.0 12.6 140.5 46.9 25 203 5.4 2.2

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
Leroy Kelly* 29 RB 14 0 234 865 10 35 3.7 61.8 16.7 25 252 10.1 2 29 1.8 18.0 1117 12 7
Bo Scott 28 FB 14 0 179 606 9 35 3.4 43.3 12.8 30 233 7.8 1 35 2.1 16.6 839 10 4
Bill Nelsen 30 QB 14 13 13 -18 0 1 -1.4 -1.3 0.9 -18 0 10
Bo Cornell 22 14 0 11 12 0 6 1.1 0.9 0.8 1 18 18.0 0 18 0.1 1.3 30 0 1
Ken Brown 26 RET 10 0 11 47 0 17 4.3 4.7 1.1 47 0 3
Mike Phipps 24 14 1 6 35 0 15 5.8 2.5 0.4 35 0 1
Reece Morrison 26 8 0 5 -2 0 4 -0.4 -0.3 0.6 -2 0 0
Milt Morin* 29 TE 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 40 581 14.5 2 31 2.9 41.5 582 2 2
Don Cockroft 26 P 14 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 0.1 12 0 0
Fair Hooker 24 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 45 649 14.4 1 48 3.2 46.4 649 1 0
Frank Pitts 28 wr 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 487 18.0 4 53 2.1 37.5 487 4 0
Gary Collins 31 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 231 15.4 3 29 1.2 17.8 231 3 0
Dave Jones 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 66 16.5 0 21 0.3 4.7 66 0 0
Chip Glass 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 4 4.0 1 4 0.1 0.3 4 1 0
Team Total 26.6 14 461 1558 19 35 3.4 111.3 32.9 188 2521 13.4 14 53 13.4 180.1 4079 33 29
Opp Total 14 484 2227 14 4.6 159.1 34.6 156 1967 12.6 12 11.1 140.5 4194 26 31

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
Leroy Kelly* 29 RB 14 0 30 292 0 74 9.7 1 11 0 11 11.0 1420
Ken Brown 26 RET 10 0 15 330 0 35 22.0 377
Dave Jones 24 14 0 9 63 0 20 7.0 129
Reece Morrison 26 8 0 9 267 0 52 29.7 265
Frank Pitts 28 wr 13 0 9 238 0 35 26.4 725
Stan Brown 22 6 0 7 157 0 32 22.4 157
Ernie Kellermann 28 ss 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 1 5 0 5 5.0 9
Bo Cornell 22 14 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 49
Doug Dieken 22 lt 14 5 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Chip Glass 24 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 5
Jim Houston 34 LLB/mlb 14 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Team Total 26.6 14 40 359 0 74 9.0 46 1065 0 52 23.2 5503
Opp Total 14 26 0 55 1252 0 22.8

Kicking & Punting

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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
Don Cockroft 26 P 14 0 3 2 6 6 9 6 9 1 1 28 15 53.6% 34 34 100.0% 62 2508 59 2 40.5
Gary Collins 31 WR 13 0 5 162 42 0 32.4
Team Total 26.6 14 3 2 6 6 9 6 9 1 1 28 15 53.6% 34 34 100.0% 67 2670 59 2 39.9
Opp Total 14 31 21 67.7% 30 30 100.0% 66 2798 42.4

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
Billy Andrews 26 RLB 14 0 3 34 0 19 0 1 0 0
Ken Brown 26 RET 10 0 3 2 0 0
Stan Brown 22 6 0 1 0 0 0
Gary Collins 31 WR 13 0 0 1 0 0
Bo Cornell 22 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ben Davis 26 RCB 12 0 2 18 0 15 0 1 0 0
John Garlington 25 llb 14 0 1 0 0 0
Jack Gregory 27 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Houston 34 LLB/mlb 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Howell 28 FS 14 0 2 93 0 68
Walter Johnson 29 LDT 14 0 0 2 0 1
Dave Jones 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ernie Kellermann 28 ss 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Leroy Kelly* 29 RB 14 0 7 2 0 0
Dale Lindsey 28 MLB/rlb 14 0 2 50 0 29
Milt Morin* 29 TE 14 0 2 0 0 0
Reece Morrison 26 8 0 0 1 0 0
Bill Nelsen 30 QB 14 13 10 5 -9 0
Mike Phipps 24 14 1 1 0 0 0
Frank Pitts 28 wr 13 0 0 1 17 0
Bo Scott 28 FB 14 0 4 0 0 0
Clarence R. Scott 22 LCB 13 13 4 47 0 21
Jerry Sherk 23 RDT 14 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0
Ron Snidow 30 lde 13 0 0 3 10 0
Walt Sumner 24 SS/lcb 14 0 5 35 0 25 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 24 283 0 68 29 26 18 1 1
Opp Total 14 22 31 15

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Don Cockroft 26 P 14 0 34 15 79
Leroy Kelly* 29 RB 14 0 10 2 72
Bo Scott 28 FB 14 0 9 1 60
Frank Pitts 28 wr 13 0 4 24
Gary Collins 31 WR 13 0 3 18
Milt Morin* 29 TE 14 0 2 12
Chip Glass 24 14 0 1 6
Fair Hooker 24 WR 14 0 1 6
Walter Johnson 29 LDT 14 0 1 6
Doug Dieken 22 lt 14 5 1 2
Team Total 26.6 14 19 14 1 34 15 1 285
Opp Total 14 14 12 30 21 273