Sunday October 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/31/1971:



Atlanta's reserve quarterback, Dick Shiner, completed two of his first four passes for touchdowns to lead the Falcons to a victory over the Browns. The Falcons had a 28-0 edge before Bo Scott scored on a 12-yard reception in the third period. Atlanta intercepted four times with Don Hansen's going for a 40-yard touchdown.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE131.7  (12)180.2  (5)311.8  (10)18
DEFENSE152.3  (17)144.0  (9)296.3  (15)18
OFFENSE100.2  (22)176.0  (7)276.2  (16)19
DEFENSE160.3  (19)118.8  (5)279.2  (11)19

Line: Browns by 4

Team1234F
Atlanta Falcons (3-3-1)1477331
Cleveland Browns (4-3-0)007714

( 7- 0) ATL Ken Burrow 39 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick) (14- 0) ATL Don Hansen 40 yard interception return (Bill Bell kick) (21- 0) ATL Jim Mitchell 23 yard pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick) (28- 0) ATL Cannonball Butler 1 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) (28- 7) CLE Bo Scott 12 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) (31- 7) ATL Bill Bell 27 yard field goal (31-14) CLE Gary Collins 24 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
                     ATL             CLE
First Downs:         17              10
Rushes-yards:        54-175          20-65
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-10-142-0      9-19-108-4
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-20
Net pass yards:      142             88
Net yards/pass:      14.2            4.2
Total net yards:     317             153
Total plays:         64 (84% run)    41 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     5-45            4-51

Attendance: 76,825

Passing:
ATL: Dick Shiner, 6 of 9 for 115 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Lothridge, 1 of 1 for 27 yards CLE: Bill Nelsen, 9 of 19 for 108 yards and 1 TD (4 int)
Rushing:
ATL: Cannonball Butler, 21 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Art Malone, 13 for 56 yards; Harmon Wages, 9 for 25 yards; Willie Belton, 6 for 22 yards; Sonny Campbell, 4 for 13 yards; Wes Chesson, 1 for -4 yards CLE: Bo Scott, 11 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Kelly, 9 for 19 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Ken Burrow, 2 for 71 yards and 1 TD; John Mallory, 1 for 27 yards; Wes Chesson, 1 for 9 yards CLE: Fair Hooker, 3 for 30 yards; Milt Morin, 3 for 30 yards; Gary Collins, 2 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Bo Scott, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 83 yards CLE: Reece Morrison, 4 for 126 yards; Ken Brown, 2 for 42 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Willie Belton, 2 for 16 yards CLE: Leroy Kelly, 2 for 19 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Don Hansen, 2 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Ray Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Ken Reaves, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
ATL: Billy Lothridge, 4 for 132 yards CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 191 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Bill Bell, 1/1


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