The Cleveland Browns eked out a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, 31 to 27, on December 5, 1971.

Final

Bengals

4-8-0

27

Browns

7-5-0

31

Team

CIN

CLE

1

10

7

2

10

7

3

0

7

4

7

10

Total

27

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CIN

CLE

Leroy Kelly 1-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

0

7

Horst Muhlmann 46-yard field goal

3

7

Doug Dressler 4-yard run (Horst Muhlmann kick)

10

7

2nd quarter

CIN

CLE

Fred Willis 9-yard run (Horst Muhlmann kick)

17

7

Horst Muhlmann 24-yard field goal

20

7

Fair Hooker 39-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)

20

14

3rd quarter

CIN

CLE

Frank Pitts 53-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)

20

21

4th quarter

CIN

CLE

Essex Johnson 86-yard run (Horst Muhlmann kick)

27

21

Don Cockroft 12-yard field goal

27

24

Leroy Kelly 4-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

27

31

Bengals

Browns

1st Downs

15

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

58

66

Total Yards

346

406

Yards per play

6.0

6.2

Passing

114

224

Comp - Att

13 - 23

14 - 28

Yards per pass

4.8

8

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 4

0 - 0

Rushing

232

182

Rushing Attempts

34

38

Yards per rush

6.8

4.8

Penalties

6

4

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Bengals

Browns

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Virgil Carter	13	23	118	5.1	0	1		52.4
Team	13	23	114	5.1	0	1	1	52.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Essex Johnson	4	109	27.3	1
Fred Willis	17	79	4.6	1
Doug Dressler	12	39	3.3	1
Virgil Carter	1	5	5.0	0
Team	34	232	6.8	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Bob Trumpy	3	43	14.3
Doug Dressler	6	26	4.3
Chip Myers	3	26	8.7
Essex Johnson	1	23	23.0
Team	13	118	5.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Horst Muhlmann	2	3		3	9
Team	2	3		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dave Lewis	5	229	45.8
Team	5	229	45.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Paul Robinson	3	71	23.7
Fred Willis	3	49	16.3
Team	6	120	20.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Lemar Parrish	1	16	16.0
Speedy Thomas	2	2	1.0
Team	3	18	6.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bill Nelsen	14	28	224	8.0	2	2		71.1
Team	14	28	224	8.0	2	2	0	71.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Leroy Kelly	23	127	5.5	2
Bo Scott	12	61	5.1	0
Bill Nelsen	3	-6	-2.0	0
Team	38	182	4.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Pitts	5	103	20.6	1
Fair Hooker	5	80	16.0	1
Milt Morin	3	35	11.7	0
Bo Scott	1	6	6.0	0
Team	14	224	8.0	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Don Cockroft	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Don Cockroft	5	211	42.2
Team	5	211	42.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ken Brown	2	50	25.0
Stan Brown	1	24	24.0
Team	3	74	24.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Leroy Kelly	2	10	5.0	0
Team	2	10	5.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,616

Flacco

RUSH

813

Ford

REC

1,250

Cooper

Team Rankings

PPG

23.3

10th

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

118.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

235.9

19th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Texans

1-0-0

45

Final

14

Browns

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Cleveland Browns eked out a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, 31 to 27, on December 5, 1971.

Final

Bengals

27

Browns

31

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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1,616

813

1,250

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule