Английская Википедия:1971 Cleveland Browns season

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The Browns hosting the Colts in the 1971 AFC Divisional Playoffs Game.

The 1971 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League.

After missing the playoffs the previous year, the Browns got off to a good start at 4–1 only to stumble losing 4 straight to fall to 4–5. However, the Browns would rebound to win the final 5 games of the season for the AFC Central Division title. Just as the 1967 Browns returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence, so, too, did the '71 club, which was in its first season under new head coach Nick Skorich after Blanton Collier's final team in 1970 had finished just 7–7, ending a string of three consecutive postseason berths.

As was the case in 1967, the '71 Browns went 9–5 and won a division crown. They captured the AFC Central for the first time, finishing three games in front of the soon-to-emerge Pittsburgh Steelers (6–8). In the playoffs the Browns would fall in the first round 20–3 to the Baltimore Colts. Running back Leroy Kelly was on the downside of his Pro Football Hall of Fame career, but he did manage to rush for 865 yards and 10 touchdowns – still good for a 14-game season. Wide receiver Fair Hooker led the team in receptions with 45.

Exhibition schedule

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1	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–38	0–1	Candlestick Park	40,000
2	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Los Angeles Rams	L 5–17	0–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	52,503
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Dallas Cowboys	L 15–16	0–3	Cotton Bowl	69,099
4	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	vs. Chicago Bears	L 19–20	0–4	Notre Dame Stadium	43,568
5	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	New York Giants	W 30–7	1-4	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	82,710
6	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–27	1-5	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,171

There was a doubleheader on September 4, 1971 Jets vs Steelers and Giants vs Browns.

Schedule

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1	September 19	Houston Oilers	W 31–0	1–0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	73,387	Recap
2	September 26	at Baltimore Colts	W 14–13	2–0	Memorial Stadium	56,837	Recap
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Oakland Raiders	L 20–34	2–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	84,285	Recap
4	October 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–17	3–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	83,391	Recap
5	October 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–24	4–1	Riverfront Stadium	60,284	Recap
6	October 24	Denver Broncos	L 0–27	4–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	75,674	Recap
7	October 31	Atlanta Falcons	L 14–31	4–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	76,825	Recap
8	November 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–26	4–4	Three Rivers Stadium	50,202	Recap
9	November 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–13	4–5	Municipal Stadium	50,388	Recap
10	November 21	New England Patriots	W 27–7	5–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	65,238	Recap
11	November 28	at Houston Oilers	W 37–24	6–5	Houston Astrodome	37,921	Recap
12	December 5	Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–27	7–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	82,705	Recap
13	December 12	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–17	8–5	Tulane Stadium	72,794	Recap
14	December 19	at Washington Redskins	W 20–13	9–5	RFK Stadium	53,041	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Houston

The Browns open the regular season by blasting the Oilers, 31-0, in Nick Skorich's first game as coach. Leroy Kelly scores the Browns' first two touchdowns on 1-yard runs, and Bill Nelsen and Mike Phipps both throw a touchdown pass. The Browns intercept five passes (two by rookie Clarence Scott) and yield just 11 first downs.

Week 2: At Baltimore

The Browns survived a late mistake and upset the defending Super Bowl-champion Colts, 14-13 at Baltimore. After Walt Sumner intercepts a Johnny Unitas pass with five seconds left (Cleveland's fifth interception), he attempts to lateral to Scott, who never touches the ball as Baltimore's Ray Perkins recovers at the Cleveland 27. But the Colts, out of timeouts, watch theclock expire before they can get off a field-goal attempt.

Week 5: At Cincinnati

The Browns edge the Bengals, 27-24, at Cincinnati on Bo Scott's third touchdown - a 4-yard run with 39 seconds remaining. The win improves Cleveland's record to 4-1 and drops Paul Brown's defending AFC Central-champion Bengals to 1-4. The Browns get a break when defensive end Jack Gregory recovers a fumble at the Cincinnati 10, setting up a Nelsen-to-Scott TD pass.

Week 10 vs. New England

The Browns snap a four-game losing streak with a 27-7 win over the Patriots at Cleveland Stadium. Kelly rushes for 113 yards and scores two touchdowns, one on a 7-yard pass from Nelsen for the game's first score. The Browns intercept four passes by New England rookie Jim Plunkett, who has trouble adjusting on a windy day.

Week 12 vs. Cincinnati

The Browns clinch their first AFC Central Division title with a 31-27 win over Cincinnati at Cleveland. Leroy Kelly, who surpassed the 100-yard mark for the 26th time, scores the first and last touchdowns to complement a 224-yard passing performance by Nelsen.

Postseason

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Divisional	December 26	Baltimore Colts	L 3–20	0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,082	Recap

External links

• 1971 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference
• 1971 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1971 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
• 1971 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com