Английская Википедия:1971 New England Patriots season

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The 1971 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 2nd season in the National Football League and 12th overall. The 1971 season was the first that the team played as the New England Patriots, changing their name from the Boston Patriots, briefly to the Bay State Patriots before changing it again to the New England Patriots, in an effort to regionalize the franchise's equal distance from Boston and Providence.

The Patriots finished with six wins and eight losses, third place in the AFC East Division. It was the first season the Patriots played in the new Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, after playing in three different stadiums the previous three seasons in Boston.

During training camp, the Dallas Cowboys traded disgruntled running back Duane Thomas to the Patriots for Carl Garrett and Halvor Hagen on July 31. Thomas became embroiled in a conflict with head coach John Mazur, prompting Patriots general manager Upton Bell to request that Commissioner Pete Rozelle void the trade three days after it had been made. Rozelle granted Bell's request, and the traded players returned to where they had been prior to the deal.

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 19	Oakland Raiders	W 20–6	1–0	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
2	September 26	Detroit Lions	L 7–34	1–1	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
3	October 3	Baltimore Colts	L 3–23	1–2	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
4	October 10	New York Jets	W 20–0	2–2	Schaefer Stadium	Reacp
5	October 17	at Miami Dolphins	L 3–41	2–3	Miami Orange Bowl	Recap
6	October 24	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–44	2–4	Texas Stadium	Recap
7	October 31	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–27	2–5	Candlestick Park	Recap
8	November 7	Houston Oilers	W 28–20	3–5	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
9	November 14	Buffalo Bills	W 38–33	4–5	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
10	November 21	at Cleveland Browns	L 7–27	4–6	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
11	November 28	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–27	4–7	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
12	December 5	Miami Dolphins	W 34–13	5–7	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
13	December 12	at New York Jets	L 6–13	5–8	Shea Stadium	Recap
14	December 19	at Baltimore Colts	W 21–17	6–8	Memorial Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

External links

• Pro Football Reference – 1971 New England Patriots