The New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Cleveland Browns, 21 to 17, on December 12, 1971.
1st quarter
CLE
NO
Bo Scott 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
CLE
NO
Charlie Durkee 28-yard field goal
7
3
Virgil Robinson 4-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)
7
10
3rd quarter
CLE
NO
Leroy Kelly 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)
14
10
4th quarter
CLE
NO
Walter Johnson 0-yard fumble return (Don Cockroft kick)
21
10
Jim Strong 7-yard run (Charlie Durkee kick)
21
17
Browns
Saints
1st Downs
20
18
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
65
59
Total Yards
284
225
Yards per play
4.4
3.8
Passing
152
66
Comp - Att
11 - 21
7 - 23
Yards per pass
6.6
2.5
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 25
3 - 35
Rushing
132
159
Rushing Attempts
42
33
Yards per rush
3.1
4.8
Penalties
5
8
Turnovers
7
3
Fumbles lost
5
3
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Nelsen | 9 | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 34.3 | |
Mike Phipps | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 93.8 | |
Leroy Kelly | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
Team | 11 | 21 | 152 | 8.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Brown | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 |
Bo Scott | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 1 |
Mike Phipps | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
Leroy Kelly | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 1 |
Bill Nelsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Bo Cornell | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 132 | 3.1 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fair Hooker | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
Bo Scott | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Frank Pitts | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
Milt Morin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Team | 11 | 177 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 7 | 5 | 3 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Cockroft | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Cockroft | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | |
Team | 3 | 101 | 33.7 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stan Brown | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Jones | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archie Manning | 6 | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | |
Edd Hargett | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 7 | 23 | 66 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45.7 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Strong | 14 | 88 | 6.3 | 1 |
Bob Gresham | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 |
Edd Hargett | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
Virgil Robinson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
Archie Manning | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
Team | 33 | 159 | 4.8 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Newland | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | |
Dave Parks | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Bob Gresham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Archie Manning | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 7 | 101 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 6 | 3 | 5 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Durkee | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Julian Fagan | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | |
Team | 6 | 238 | 39.7 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virgil Robinson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoff Pass Yards Leaders
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Playoff QB Rating Leaders
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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32.0
28.7
27.5
27.5
27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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15.8
20.0
22.0
24.0
24.0
Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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425.0
417.0
389.0
386.0
383.7
Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
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155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
125.0
Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
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367.0
343.0
307.0
279.0
265.0
Playoff Sack Leaders
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7.0
7.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Best Record ATS
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13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
12-7
10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
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5-11-1
5-11-1
6-11
6-10-1
6-10-1