1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1971 | H | Baltimore Colts | 3-20 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 70734 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Billy Andrews | 52 | RLB | 6-0 | 223 | 26 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Briggs | 84 | DT | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | Heidelberg | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 204 | 26 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Brown | 21 | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 22 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Don Cockroft | 12 | K | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Adams State | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 86 | WR | 6-4 | 211 | 31 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Copeland | 64 | C | 6-2 | 242 | 26 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Cornell | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 22 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 28 | RCB | 5-11 | 183 | 26 | Defiance | 1 | 1 |
| John Demarie | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Dieken | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 22 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| John Garlington | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Chip Glass | 83 | TE | 6-4 | 236 | 24 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Gregory | 81 | RDE | 6-5 | 249 | 27 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; Delta State | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Hall | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 23 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Hickerson | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 248 | 36 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 54 | C | 6-4 | 247 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Fair Hooker | 43 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Houston | 82 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 34 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Howell | 34 | RS | 6-1 | 189 | 28 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Johnson | 71 | LDT | 6-3 | 268 | 29 | New Mexico State; Los Angeles State | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Jones | 41 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Jones | 80 | DE | 6-6 | 250 | 23 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 24 | DB | 6-0 | 184 | 28 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 44 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 29 | Morgan State | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kingrea | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 22 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Lindsey | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 28 | Kentucky; Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Bob McKay | 78 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Milt Morin | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 243 | 29 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 |
| Reece Morrison | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 26 | Texas State | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 30 | El Cerritos JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Phipps | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 24 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 198 | 28 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Schafrath | 77 | OT | 6-3 | 253 | 34 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 213 | 28 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Clarence Scott | 22 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Sherk | 72 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Grays Harbor JC; Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Snidow | 88 | LDE | 6-4 | 249 | 30 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Sumner | 29 | LS | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3/13 23.1% | 0/0 % | 3 | 16 | |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4/14 28.6% | 1/1 100.0% | 5 | 43 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Kelly | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 69 | 2.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 128 | 3.0 | 13 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelsen | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 9 | 104 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14.3 | 4 | 34 | 70 | 18.8 |
| Mike Phipps | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 3 | 27 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 62.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 12 | 131 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.1 | 5 | 35 | 96 | 19.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 7 | 143 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 62.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Scott | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Leroy Kelly | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Fair Hooker | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Milt Morin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chip Glass | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 143 | 11.0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Snidow | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clarence Scott | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 177 | 35.4 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 177 | 35.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 149 | 24.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Kelly | 3 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Dave Jones | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 27 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Brown | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bo Scott | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Doug Dieken | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 30 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fair Hooker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McKay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Sumner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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