The Cleveland Browns defeated the New England Patriots, 27 to 7, on November 21, 1971.

1971 Cleveland Browns

Final

CLE

Browns

5-5-0

27

1

0

10

2

7

0

3

0

7

4

0

10

Total

7

27

1st quarter

NE

CLE

Browns

Leroy Kelly 7-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)

0

7

Browns

Don Cockroft 34-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

NE

CLE

Patriots

Tom Beer 18-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)

7

10

3rd quarter

NE

CLE

Browns

Frank Pitts 35-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)

7

17

4th quarter

NE

CLE

Browns

Leroy Kelly 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

7

24

Browns

Don Cockroft 31-yard field goal

7

27

Patriots

Browns

1st Downs

19

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

59

71

Total Yards

292

321

Yards per play

4.9

4.5

Passing

169

146

Comp - Att

13 - 32

12 - 26

Yards per pass

5.3

5.2

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 12

Rushing

123

175

Rushing Attempts

27

43

Yards per rush

4.6

4.1

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

4

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim Plunkett 13 32 169 5.3 1 4 28.8
Team 13 32 169 5.3 1 4 0 28.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jim Nance 14 62 4.4 0
Carl Garrett 12 56 4.7 0
Jim Plunkett 1 5 5.0 0
Team 27 123 4.6 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Randy Vataha 4 65 16.3 0
Ron Sellers 2 26 13.0 0
Carl Garrett 2 24 12.0 0
Reggie Rucker 2 24 12.0 0
Tom Beer 1 18 18.0 1
Jim Nance 2 12 6.0 0
Team 13 169 5.3 1 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
Charlie Gogolak 0 1 1 1
Team 0 1 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Janik 4 161 40.3
Team 4 161 40.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Carl Garrett 4 81 20.3 0
Reggie Rucker 2 45 22.5 0
Team 6 126 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bill Nelsen 12 23 158 6.9 2 0 103.2
Mike Phipps 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 12 26 146 6.1 2 0 2 91.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Leroy Kelly 23 113 4.9 1
Bo Scott 14 43 3.1 0
Mike Phipps 1 15 15.0 0
Reece Morrison 4 3 0.8 0
Bill Nelsen 1 1 1.0 0
Team 43 175 4.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Frank Pitts 4 75 18.8 1
Fair Hooker 2 27 13.5 0
Leroy Kelly 2 21 10.5 1
Milt Morin 2 16 8.0 0
Bo Scott 1 14 14.0 0
Gary Collins 1 5 5.0 0
Team 12 158 6.1 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Don Cockroft 2 3 3 9
Team 2 3 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Gary Collins 5 162 32.4
Team 5 162 32.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Reece Morrison 1 52 52.0 0
Stan Brown 1 27 27.0 0
Team 2 79 39.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leroy Kelly 2 17 8.5 0
Team 2 17 8.5 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