The Cleveland Browns got schooled by the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 14, on October 31, 1971.

1971 Cleveland Browns

Final

ATL

Falcons

3-3-1

31

CLE

Browns

4-3-0

14

1

14

0

2

7

0

3

7

7

4

3

7

Total

31

14

1st quarter

ATL

CLE

Falcons

Ken Burrow 39-yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick)

7

0

Falcons

Don Hansen 40-yard interception return (Bill Bell kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

ATL

CLE

Falcons

Jim Mitchell 23-yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick)

21

0

3rd quarter

ATL

CLE

Falcons

Cannonball Butler 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

28

0

Browns

Bo Scott 12-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

28

7

4th quarter

ATL

CLE

Falcons

Bill Bell 27-yard field goal

31

7

Browns

Gary Collins 24-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)

31

14

Falcons

Browns

1st Downs

17

10

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

41

Total Yards

317

153

Yards per play

5.0

3.7

Passing

142

88

Comp - Att

7 - 10

9 - 19

Yards per pass

14.2

4.2

Interceptions thrown

0

4

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 20

Rushing

175

65

Rushing Attempts

54

20

Yards per rush

3.2

3.3

Penalties

5

4

Turnovers

0

4

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

0

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dick Shiner 6 9 115 12.8 2 0 149.3
Billy Lothridge 1 1 27 27.0 0 0 118.8
Team 7 10 142 14.2 2 0 0 152.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Cannonball Butler 21 63 3.0 1
Art Malone 13 56 4.3 0
Harmon Wages 9 25 2.8 0
Willie Belton 6 22 3.7 0
Sonny Campbell 4 13 3.3 0
Wes Chesson 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 54 175 3.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ken Burrow 2 71 35.5 1
Jim Mitchell 3 35 11.7 1
John Mallory 1 27 27.0 0
Wes Chesson 1 9 9.0 0
Team 7 142 14.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bill Bell 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Billy Lothridge 4 132 33.0
Team 4 132 33.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 2 83 41.5 0
Team 2 83 41.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Belton 2 16 8.0 0
Team 2 16 8.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bill Nelsen 9 19 108 5.7 1 4 43.2
Team 9 19 88 5.7 1 4 2 43.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Bo Scott 11 46 4.2 1
Leroy Kelly 9 19 2.1 0
Team 20 65 3.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Gary Collins 2 36 18.0 1
Fair Hooker 3 30 10.0 0
Milt Morin 3 30 10.0 0
Bo Scott 1 12 12.0 0
Team 9 108 5.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Don Cockroft 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Don Cockroft 4 191 47.8
Team 4 191 47.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Reece Morrison 4 126 31.5 0
Ken Brown 2 42 21.0 0
Team 6 168 28.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leroy Kelly 2 19 9.5 0
Team 2 19 9.5 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

1,616

Flacco

Joe Flacco

RUSH

813

Ford

Jerome Ford

REC

1,250

Cooper

Amari Cooper

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.3

10th

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

118.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

235.9

19th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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HOU Texans

1-0-0

45

Final

14

CLE Browns

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM