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