Week 1
Final
BAL
CLE2Q
7 - 0
D. Nottingham 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 0
D. Nottingham 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 3
D. Cockroft 14-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
17 - 3
J. O'Brien 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
20 - 3
J. O'Brien 15-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
143
Unitas
BAL
Rush Yds
92
Nottingham
BAL
Rec Yds
73
Mitchell
BAL
Scrim TD
2
Nottingham
BAL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1971 AFC East
BALCLE
Dolphins
Colts
Patriots
Jets
Bills
Browns
Steelers
Oilers
BengalsGame Summary
The Cleveland Browns were easily defeated by the Baltimore Colts, 20 to 3, in the 1971 AFC divisional game on December 26, 1971.
Game Info
December 25, 1971
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Unitas #19 | 13/21 | 143 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 62.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 9/21 | 104 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 4-34 | 18.8 |
M. Phipps #15 | 3/6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 62.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nottingham #36 | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 2 | 13 |
T. Matte #41 | 16 | 26 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 |
D. McCauley #23 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Nowatzke #35 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 15 |
B. Scott #35 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mitchell #84 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 26 |
E. Hinton #33 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
T. Matte #41 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
R. Perkins #27 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Nottingham #36 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. Havrilak #17 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scott #35 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 13 |
F. Hooker #43 | 0/0 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/0 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
C. Glass #83 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Stukes #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Volk #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Snidow #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. O'Brien #80 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lee #49 | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 46 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Pittman #42 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Morrison #26 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #21 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dieken #73 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Volk #21 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 48 | 0 |
D. Jones #41 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Unitas #19 | 13/21 | 143 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 62.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Nottingham #36 | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 2 | 13 |
T. Matte #41 | 16 | 26 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 |
D. McCauley #23 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Nowatzke #35 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mitchell #84 | 0/0 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 26 |
E. Hinton #33 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
T. Matte #41 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
R. Perkins #27 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Nottingham #36 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. Havrilak #17 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Stukes #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Volk #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. O'Brien #80 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lee #49 | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 46 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Pittman #42 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Volk #21 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 9/21 | 104 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 4-34 | 18.8 |
M. Phipps #15 | 3/6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 62.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 15 |
B. Scott #35 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Scott #35 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 13 |
F. Hooker #43 | 0/0 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
L. Kelly #44 | 0/0 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
C. Glass #83 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Snidow #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 44 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Morrison #26 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #21 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dieken #73 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 48 | 0 |
D. Jones #41 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
271
Total Yds
165
143
Pass Yds
96
128
Rush Yds
69
64
Total Plays
56
4.2
Yards Per Play
2.9
6.8
Yards Per Pass
3.0
3.0
Yards Per Rush
2.9
16
1st Downs
11
6
Punts
5
3
Turnovers
5
1
Interceptions Thrown
3
2
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
3
43
Penalty Yards
16
5
Sacks
0
35
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0
