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1971 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 4-8-2, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 266 points (19.0/g), 15th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 347 points (24.8/g), 24th.
 Differential of -81 points (-5.8/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 4.9-9.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.4/g), 1st.

Coached by J.D. Roberts (4-8-2)

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 Los Angeles Rams 24 20 21 276 154 122 1 11 262 144 118 1
2 Sun September 26 box L 1-1 San Francisco 49ers 20 38 16 263 173 90 2 17 319 125 194 2
3 Sun October 3 box T 1-1-1 @ Houston Oilers 13 13 16 263 79 184 2 13 263 156 107 3
4 Sun October 10 box L 1-2-1 @ Chicago Bears 14 35 18 263 188 75 4 26 427 225 202 3
5 Sun October 17 box W 2-2-1 Dallas Cowboys 24 14 10 157 49 108 2 20 300 204 96 6
6 Sun October 24 box L 2-3-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 6 28 15 202 144 58 2 25 364 80 284 1
7 Sun October 31 box L 2-4-1 @ Washington Redskins 14 24 16 212 106 106 1 21 377 204 173 6
8 Sun November 7 box T 2-4-2 Oakland Raiders 21 21 26 373 161 212 3 13 240 106 134 2
9 Sun November 14 box W 3-4-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 26 20 17 338 216 122 1 23 333 190 143 4
10 Sun November 21 box L 3-5-2 Minnesota Vikings 10 23 11 258 167 91 2 20 267 95 172 2
11 Sun November 28 box W 4-5-2 @ Green Bay Packers 29 21 18 273 110 163 15 262 167 95 6
12 Sun December 5 box L 4-6-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 28 45 20 263 207 56 1 22 421 128 293 1
13 Sun December 12 box L 4-7-2 Cleveland Browns 17 21 18 225 66 159 3 20 284 152 132 7
14 Sun December 19 box L 4-8-2 Atlanta Falcons 20 24 20 300 135 165 1 14 319 262 57 1