NFL leaders as of 11/25/1971:
Team Rankings:
| Rush Pass Total Offense Games Yds/Gm Yds/Gm Yds/Gm 1 SD 10 116.5 239.6 356.1 2 DAL 11 148.1 200.5 348.5 3 SF 10 141.2 196.5 337.7 4 DET 11 182.7 151.9 334.6 5 MIA 10 187.2 140.5 327.7 6 OAK 10 161.6 148.5 310.1 7 ATL 10 140.4 165.6 306.0 8 NYG 10 117.0 184.1 301.1 9 BAL 10 155.5 142.9 298.4 10 DEN 10 147.5 148.7 296.2 11 LA 11 150.3 145.8 296.1 12 PIT 10 121.4 170.8 292.2 13 WAS 10 130.4 161.4 291.8 14 KC 11 129.5 161.8 291.3 15 CIN 10 147.3 139.5 286.8 16 STL 10 104.3 182.1 286.4 17 GB 10 167.1 110.6 277.7 18 CLE 10 101.5 161.8 263.3 19 NO 10 116.8 143.7 260.5 20 CHI 10 110.0 141.6 251.6 21 NE 10 120.4 125.7 246.1 22 HOU 10 68.6 171.5 240.1 23 BUF 10 92.7 140.1 232.8 24 MIN 10 106.6 118.2 224.8 25 PHI 10 74.1 146.3 220.4 26 NYJ 10 126.4 82.6 209.0 |
| Rush Pass Total Defense Games Yds/Gm Yds/Gm Yds/Gm 1 BAL 10 78.5 108.4 186.9 2 SF 10 118.3 123.6 241.9 3 MIN 10 117.2 125.1 242.3 4 WAS 10 103.4 141.4 244.8 5 ATL 10 134.8 121.7 256.5 6 DAL 11 78.4 181.4 259.7 7 KC 11 90.3 179.7 270.0 8 MIA 10 123.9 146.9 270.8 9 DEN 10 130.0 141.9 271.9 10 CIN 10 121.3 151.1 272.4 11 DET 11 128.5 145.1 273.5 12 HOU 10 131.7 150.8 282.5 13 OAK 10 116.3 167.1 283.4 14 LA 11 121.5 162.5 284.0 15 GB 10 124.8 169.0 293.8 16 STL 10 131.8 170.0 301.8 17 NYJ 10 158.3 144.1 302.4 18 NYG 10 141.5 163.2 304.7 19 CLE 10 167.3 138.8 306.1 20 NE 10 140.7 169.7 310.4 21 PIT 10 99.4 211.8 311.2 22 SD 10 167.9 146.8 314.7 23 NO 10 162.3 152.9 315.2 24 CHI 10 150.6 170.0 320.6 25 PHI 10 155.9 180.5 336.4 26 BUF 10 189.8 157.9 347.7 |
| Passing | Team(s) | Att | Cmp | Pct | Yards | Per Att |
Per Cmp |
TD | TD% | Int | Int% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | MIA | 183 | 97 | 53.0 | 1,532 | 8.37 | 15.8 | 17 | 9.3 | 5 | 2.7 | 100.7 |
| Virgil Carter | CIN | 136 | 82 | 60.3 | 1,049 | 7.71 | 12.8 | 7 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.2 | 92.4 |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 166 | 96 | 57.8 | 1,335 | 8.04 | 13.9 | 8 | 4.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 92.3 |
| Bob Berry | ATL | 135 | 86 | 63.7 | 1,360 | 10.07 | 15.8 | 9 | 6.7 | 10 | 7.4 | 88.5 |
| Greg Landry | DET | 204 | 107 | 52.5 | 1,789 | 8.77 | 16.7 | 15 | 7.4 | 9 | 4.4 | 88.5 |
| Daryle Lamonica | OAK | 166 | 85 | 51.2 | 1,280 | 7.71 | 15.1 | 14 | 8.4 | 7 | 4.2 | 87.4 |
| Len Dawson | KC | 242 | 133 | 55.0 | 2,042 | 8.44 | 15.4 | 13 | 5.4 | 11 | 4.5 | 82.0 |
| Roman Gabriel | LA | 268 | 140 | 52.2 | 1,734 | 6.47 | 12.4 | 12 | 4.5 | 7 | 2.6 | 76.6 |
| Fran Tarkenton | NYG | 293 | 176 | 60.1 | 2,026 | 6.91 | 11.5 | 9 | 3.1 | 12 | 4.1 | 74.1 |
| Craig Morton | DAL | 131 | 72 | 55.0 | 1,026 | 7.83 | 14.2 | 6 | 4.6 | 7 | 5.3 | 73.5 |
| John Hadl | SD | 319 | 175 | 54.9 | 2,382 | 7.47 | 13.6 | 15 | 4.7 | 17 | 5.3 | 72.4 |
| Billy Kilmer | WAS | 227 | 123 | 54.2 | 1,588 | 7.00 | 12.9 | 8 | 3.5 | 9 | 4.0 | 71.6 |
| Edd Hargett | NO | 144 | 68 | 47.2 | 895 | 6.22 | 13.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2.8 | 67.3 |
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 278 | 157 | 56.5 | 1,812 | 6.52 | 11.5 | 9 | 3.2 | 15 | 5.4 | 64.6 |
| Jim Plunkett | NE | 235 | 104 | 44.3 | 1,451 | 6.17 | 14.0 | 14 | 6.0 | 12 | 5.1 | 63.3 |
| Bill Nelsen | CLE | 234 | 125 | 53.4 | 1,638 | 7.00 | 13.1 | 8 | 3.4 | 15 | 6.4 | 60.5 |
| Gary Cuozzo | MIN | 153 | 71 | 46.4 | 821 | 5.37 | 11.6 | 6 | 3.9 | 6 | 3.9 | 59.8 |
| Earl Morrall | BAL | 167 | 84 | 50.3 | 1,210 | 7.25 | 14.4 | 7 | 4.2 | 12 | 7.2 | 58.2 |
| Jim Hart | STL | 155 | 77 | 49.7 | 1,047 | 6.75 | 13.6 | 5 | 3.2 | 9 | 5.8 | 58.2 |
| John Brodie | SF | 305 | 160 | 52.5 | 2,013 | 6.60 | 12.6 | 12 | 3.9 | 21 | 6.9 | 57.7 |
| Pete Beathard | STL | 120 | 55 | 45.8 | 918 | 7.65 | 16.7 | 5 | 4.2 | 9 | 7.5 | 54.8 |
| Archie Manning | NO | 133 | 60 | 45.1 | 861 | 6.47 | 14.3 | 6 | 4.5 | 9 | 6.8 | 53.5 |
| Rick Arrington | PHI | 111 | 52 | 46.8 | 555 | 5.00 | 10.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 5 | 4.5 | 49.2 |
| Pete Liske | PHI | 177 | 88 | 49.7 | 1,125 | 6.36 | 12.8 | 5 | 2.8 | 13 | 7.3 | 48.8 |
| Bobby Douglass | CHI | 139 | 63 | 45.3 | 805 | 5.79 | 12.8 | 4 | 2.9 | 9 | 6.5 | 46.6 |
| Scott Hunter | GB | 123 | 55 | 44.7 | 899 | 7.31 | 16.3 | 6 | 4.9 | 15 | 12.2 | 46.5 |
| Dennis Shaw | BUF | 182 | 89 | 48.9 | 1,129 | 6.20 | 12.7 | 8 | 4.4 | 18 | 9.9 | 43.8 |
| Don Horn | DEN | 173 | 89 | 51.4 | 1,056 | 6.10 | 11.9 | 3 | 1.7 | 14 | 8.1 | 42.4 |
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 185 | 80 | 43.2 | 1,063 | 5.75 | 13.3 | 5 | 2.7 | 17 | 9.2 | 32.8 |
Others (10 or more attempts):
| Passing | Team(s) | Att | Cmp | Pct | Yards | Per Att |
Per Cmp |
TD | TD% | Int | Int% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Munson | DET | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 104 | 5.78 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 77.1 |
| George Blanda | OAK | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 114 | 8.77 | 19.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 15.4 | 77.1 |
| Dick Shiner | ATL | 57 | 30 | 52.6 | 463 | 8.12 | 15.4 | 5 | 8.8 | 5 | 8.8 | 72.5 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | GB | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 250 | 7.35 | 14.7 | 3 | 8.8 | 3 | 8.8 | 67.0 |
| Ken Anderson | CIN | 98 | 52 | 53.1 | 565 | 5.77 | 10.9 | 4 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.1 | 66.9 |
| Bob Davis | NYJ | 103 | 43 | 41.7 | 600 | 5.83 | 14.0 | 9 | 8.7 | 6 | 5.8 | 66.0 |
| Charley Johnson | HOU | 75 | 37 | 49.3 | 509 | 6.79 | 13.8 | 3 | 4.0 | 5 | 6.7 | 57.0 |
| Bob Lee | MIN | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 146 | 5.84 | 10.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 56.4 |
| Norm Snead | MIN | 66 | 33 | 50.0 | 419 | 6.35 | 12.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 56.3 |
| George Mira | MIA | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 86 | 5.73 | 21.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 51.0 |
| Steve Ramsey | DEN | 74 | 36 | 48.6 | 504 | 6.81 | 14.0 | 3 | 4.1 | 6 | 8.1 | 50.7 |
| Jack Concannon | CHI | 77 | 42 | 54.5 | 334 | 4.34 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.9 | 49.4 |
| Terry Hanratty | PIT | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 93 | 7.75 | 31.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 47.6 |
| Al Woodall | NYJ | 97 | 42 | 43.3 | 395 | 4.07 | 9.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 46.5 |
| Kent Nix | CHI | 96 | 37 | 38.5 | 539 | 5.61 | 14.6 | 5 | 5.2 | 7 | 7.3 | 44.6 |
| James Harris | BUF | 100 | 49 | 49.0 | 493 | 4.93 | 10.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 41.8 |
| Dave Lewis | CIN | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 18 | 1.80 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 |
| Randy Johnson | NYG | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | 20 | 1.82 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 |
| Ken Stabler | OAK | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 268 | 5.58 | 11.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 4 | 8.3 | 39.2 |
| Jerry Rhome | LA | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 66 | 3.67 | 13.2 | 1 | 5.6 | 1 | 5.6 | 37.7 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | WAS | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 119 | 5.41 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 36.0 |
| Johnny Unitas | BAL | 88 | 39 | 44.3 | 382 | 4.34 | 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6.8 | 28.7 |
| Mike Phipps | CLE | 43 | 12 | 27.9 | 155 | 3.60 | 12.9 | 1 | 2.3 | 4 | 9.3 | 11.1 |
| Lynn Dickey | HOU | 56 | 18 | 32.1 | 293 | 5.23 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 16.1 | 11.1 |
Rushing Team(s) Att Yards Avg TD
Steve Owens DET 200 870 4.3 7
John Brockington GB 146 806 5.5 3
Larry Csonka MIA 144 774 5.4 5
Floyd Little DEN 191 742 3.9 3
Willie Ellison LA 162 682 4.2 2
Larry Brown WAS 162 656 4.0 1
Altie Taylor DET 143 609 4.3 3
Ed Podolak KC 152 588 3.9 9
Donny Anderson GB 145 584 4.0 4
Vic Washington SF 125 572 4.6 1
Marv Hubbard OAK 117 570 4.9 3
Leroy Kelly CLE 159 568 3.6 6
Ken Willard SF 156 565 3.6 3
Norm Bulaich BAL 110 565 5.1 5
O.J. Simpson BUF 134 558 4.2 3
Jim Kiick MIA 115 554 4.8 2
Cannonball Butler ATL 152 531 3.5 2
Carl Garrett NE 112 523 4.7 1
Duane Thomas DAL 127 504 4.0 5
Frenchy Fuqua PIT 123 502 4.1 4
Charlie Harraway WAS 119 498 4.2 2
John Riggins NYJ 113 481 4.3 0
Mike Garrett SD 100 463 4.6 3
Bobby Anderson DEN 116 460 4.0 3
Greg Landry DET 60 455 7.6 1
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Receiving Team(s) Att Yards Avg TD
Billy Parks SD 41 609 14.9 4
Ron Shanklin PIT 41 556 13.6 4
Ted Kwalick SF 41 548 13.4 4
Otis Taylor KC 40 861 21.5 5
Fred Biletnikoff OAK 40 672 16.8 6
Dave Smith PIT 39 603 15.5 5
Bob Tucker NYG 39 481 12.3 2
Walt Garrison DAL 39 391 10.0 1
Gene Washington SF 37 661 17.9 3
Randy Vataha NE 34 561 16.5 5
George Farmer CHI 34 526 15.5 4
Dick Gordon CHI 34 469 13.8 4
Gary Garrison SD 33 712 21.6 4
Bob Grim MIN 33 542 16.4 5
Roy Jefferson WAS 33 486 14.7 1
Milt Morin CLE 33 482 14.6 2
Paul Warfield MIA 32 814 25.4 11
Harold Jackson PHI 32 386 12.1 1
Mike Garrett SD 32 231 7.2 2
Fair Hooker CLE 31 454 14.6 0
Frenchy Fuqua PIT 31 259 8.4 0
John Gilliam STL 30 625 20.8 1
Marlin Briscoe BUF 30 444 14.8 5
Lance Rentzel LA 30 423 14.1 3
Bobby Anderson DEN 30 282 9.4 1
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Kick Returns Team(s) Att Yards Avg TD
Ron Jessie DET 13 413 31.8 2
Dave Hampton GB 30 867 28.9 0
Al Nelson PHI 11 317 28.8 0
Rocky Thompson NYG 26 741 28.5 1
Cliff Harris DAL 23 653 28.4 0
Travis Williams LA 20 558 27.9 0
Ron Smith CHI 22 610 27.7 0
Clarence Davis OAK 18 494 27.4 0
Speedy Duncan WAS 19 501 26.4 0
Vic Washington SF 24 628 26.2 0
Alvin Wyatt BUF 21 545 26.0 0
Willie Belton ATL 19 493 25.9 0
Mel Gray STL 23 588 25.6 0
Jim Thrower PHI 12 299 24.9 0
Robert Holmes KC-HOU 11 271 24.6 0
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Punt Returns Team(s) Att Yards Avg TD
Lem Barney DET 11 115 10.5 0
Leroy Kelly CLE 25 255 10.2 0
Bill Thompson DEN 25 234 9.4 0
Ted Vactor WAS 19 177 9.3 0
Jake Scott MIA 26 241 9.3 0
Speedy Duncan WAS 19 176 9.3 0
Jon Staggers PIT 23 204 8.9 1
George Atkinson OAK 17 145 8.5 0
Chris Farasopoulos NYJ 16 135 8.4 0
Alvin Wyatt BUF 13 89 6.8 1
Al Dodd NO 12 82 6.8 0
Bill Bradley PHI 17 114 6.7 0
Bruce Taylor SF 29 179 6.2 0
Ron Smith CHI 18 111 6.2 0
Cliff Harris DAL 11 66 6.0 0
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Punting Team(s) Punts Yards Avg
Jerrel Wilson KC 51 2,395 47.0
Dave Lewis CIN 58 2,624 45.2
Bobby Walden PIT 55 2,469 44.9
Dennis Partee SD 39 1,713 43.9
Ron Widby DAL 46 1,987 43.2
Herman Weaver DET 34 1,463 43.0
Julian Fagan NO 55 2,342 42.6
Billy Van Heusen DEN 54 2,299 42.6
Pat Studstill LA 58 2,453 42.3
Tom McNeill PHI 58 2,442 42.1
Don Cockroft CLE 46 1,905 41.4
Tom Blanchard NYG 48 1,965 40.9
Dan Pastorini HOU 58 2,365 40.8
Spike Jones BUF 49 1,998 40.8
Mike Bragg WAS 44 1,794 40.8
David Lee BAL 41 1,670 40.7
Jim McCann SF 33 1,336 40.5
Donny Anderson GB 35 1,408 40.2
Jerry DePoyster OAK 34 1,364 40.1
Larry Seiple MIA 40 1,596 39.9
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Kicking Team(s) FG PAT Pts
Garo Yepremian MIA 21/30 25/25 88
Errol Mann DET 17/30 31/31 82
Curt Knight WAS 21/33 17/17 80
Bruce Gossett SF 19/30 20/20 77
George Blanda OAK 13/18 33/34 72
Jan Stenerud KC 14/27 28/28 70
Jim O'Brien BAL 15/20 24/25 69
Jim Turner DEN 18/27 13/13 67
Horst Muhlmann CIN 15/24 21/21 66
Roy Gerela PIT 15/24 21/21 66
David Ray LA 13/21 26/26 65
Fred Cox MIN 17/23 14/14 65
Mike Clark DAL 11/22 30/30 63
Jim Bakken STL 13/19 19/19 58
Dennis Partee SD 11/18 24/24 57
Bill Bell ATL 10/16 22/26 52
Mac Percival CHI 11/24 16/16 49
Don Cockroft CLE 9/21 21/21 48
Lou Michaels GB 8/14 19/20 43
Mark Moseley HOU 10/16 11/12 41
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