The Cleveland Browns were 9-5 in 1971. They finished 1st in the AFC Central and 5th in the AFC. They fell to the Baltimore Colts, 20 to 3, in the 1971 AFC divisional game on December 26, 1971.
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1971 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 14 | 285 | 3,857 | 859 | 4.5 | 1,558 | 461 | 3.4 | 2,521 | 376 | 6.7 | 22 | 222 | 231 | 89 | 127 | 15 | 68 | 612 |
Team Rank | 10th | 18th | 10th | 18th | 20th | 15th | 24th | 9th | 11th | 12th | 6th | 18th | 13th | 16th | 4th | 15th | 7th | 3rd | |
Opponent | 14 | 273 | 4,194 | 848 | 4.9 | 2,227 | 484 | 4.6 | 2,170 | 339 | 6.4 | 25 | 203 | 232 | 115 | 100 | 17 | 86 | 772 |
Opponent Rank | 10th | 17th | 11th | 17th | 23rd | 18th | 24th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 19th | 20th | 14th | 21st | 7th | 12th | 6th | 12th | |
Net | +12 | -337 | +11 | -0.5 | -669 | -23 | -1.2 | +351 | +37 | +0.3 | -3 | +19 | -1 | -26 | +27 | -2 | -18 | -160 | |
Net Rank | 12th | 18th | 10th | 20th | 22nd | 16th | 25th | 6th | 8th | 10th | 12th | 11th | 13th | 22nd | 3rd | 16th | 2nd | 4th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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