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1971 Washington Redskins
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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 276 points (19.7/g), 12th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 190 points (13.6/g), 4th.
Differential of 86 points (6.1/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by George Allen (9-4-1)
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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 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 17 | 10 | 213 | 65 | 148 | 1 | 13 | 255 | 138 | 117 | 7 |
| 2 | Sun | September 26 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | New York Giants | 30 | 3 | 19 | 427 | 301 | 126 | 13 | 156 | 88 | 68 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 3 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 16 | 14 | 285 | 85 | 200 | 3 | 20 | 267 | 185 | 82 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 4-0 | Houston Oilers | 22 | 13 | 11 | 251 | 136 | 115 | 2 | 13 | 192 | 146 | 46 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 5-0 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 0 | 21 | 349 | 120 | 229 | 2 | 11 | 205 | 180 | 25 | 7 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 24 | box | L | 5-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 27 | 16 | 304 | 205 | 99 | 2 | 20 | 325 | 163 | 162 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 31 | box | W | 6-1 | New Orleans Saints | 24 | 14 | 21 | 377 | 204 | 173 | 6 | 16 | 212 | 106 | 106 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 7 | box | T | 6-1-1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 7 | 14 | 197 | 136 | 61 | 7 | 10 | 172 | 95 | 77 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 14 | box | L | 6-2-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 15 | 16 | 15 | 283 | 195 | 88 | 20 | 385 | 180 | 205 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 21 | box | L | 6-3-1 | Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 13 | 15 | 232 | 167 | 65 | 2 | 16 | 279 | 133 | 146 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 28 | box | W | 7-3-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 13 | 10 | 257 | 155 | 102 | 2 | 16 | 280 | 180 | 100 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | December 5 | box | W | 8-3-1 | New York Giants | 23 | 7 | 9 | 190 | 35 | 155 | 1 | 15 | 254 | 165 | 89 | 5 | |
| 13 | Mon | December 13 | box | W | 9-3-1 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 38 | 24 | 15 | 319 | 240 | 79 | 3 | 17 | 318 | 214 | 104 | 4 |
| 14 | Sun | December 19 | box | L | 9-4-1 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 20 | 22 | 346 | 229 | 117 | 4 | 13 | 223 | 154 | 69 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sun | December 26 | box | L | 9-5-1 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||