Week 12
Final
CIN
CLE1Q
0 - 7
L. Kelly 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
3 - 7
H. Muhlmann 46-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
10 - 7
D. Dressler 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
17 - 7
F. Willis 9-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
20 - 7
H. Muhlmann 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
20 - 14
F. Hooker 39-yard TD catch from B. Nelsen.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
20 - 21
F. Pitts 53-yard TD catch from B. Nelsen.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
27 - 21
E. Johnson 86-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
27 - 24
D. Cockroft 12-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
27 - 31
L. Kelly 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
224
Nelsen
CLE
Rush Yds
127
Kelly
CLE
Rec Yds
103
Pitts
CLE
Scrim TD
2
Kelly
CLE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1971 AFC Central
Browns
Steelers
Oilers
BengalsGame Summary
The Cleveland Browns squeaked out a win over the Cincinnati Bengals, 31 to 27, on December 5, 1971.
Game Info
December 4, 1971
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Carter #11 | 13/23 | 118 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 52.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 14/28 | 224 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 71.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #19 | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 |
F. Willis #44 | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 |
D. Dressler #44 | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 |
V. Carter #11 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Trumpy #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Myers #25 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dressler #44 | 0/0 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
E. Johnson #19 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Pitts #25 | 0/0 | 103 | 20.6 | 1 | 0 |
F. Hooker #43 | 0/0 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Beauchamp #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Kellermann #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Muhlmann #16 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis #15 | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Robinson #18 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
F. Willis #44 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brown #30 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #21 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Parrish #20 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Thomas #17 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Carter #11 | 13/23 | 118 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 52.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #19 | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 |
F. Willis #44 | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 |
D. Dressler #44 | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 |
V. Carter #11 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Trumpy #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
C. Myers #25 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Dressler #44 | 0/0 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
E. Johnson #19 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Beauchamp #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Muhlmann #16 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis #15 | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Robinson #18 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
F. Willis #44 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Parrish #20 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Thomas #17 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Nelsen #16 | 14/28 | 224 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 71.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Nelsen #16 | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Pitts #25 | 0/0 | 103 | 20.6 | 1 | 0 |
F. Hooker #43 | 0/0 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Morin #89 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
B. Scott #35 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Kellermann #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft #12 | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brown #30 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Brown #21 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kelly #44 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
346
Total Yds
406
114
Pass Yds
224
232
Rush Yds
182
58
Total Plays
66
6.0
Yards Per Play
6.2
4.8
Yards Per Pass
8.0
6.8
Yards Per Rush
4.8
15
1st Downs
22
5
Punts
5
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
4
0.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
