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Sunday October 10, 1971
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NFL game summary for 10/10/1971:



Milt Morin caught eight passes for 126 yards and a TD as the Browns increased their lead to a full game in the AFC's Central Division. Cleveland marched 85 yards in the last period for a final TD on Leroy Kelly's 7-yard run, and consumed seven minutes en route. Preston Pearson carried 7 times for 73 yards in his best rushing effort for the Steelers.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE142.7  (9)164.7  (13)307.3  (11)11
DEFENSE80.7  (3)193.0  (22)273.7  (10)9
Cleveland BrownsOFFENSE127.3  (12)198.7  (6)326.0  (7)9
DEFENSE113.3  (10)136.3  (6)249.7  (5)16

Line: Browns by 6

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2-0)073717
Cleveland Browns (3-1-0)10100727

( 0- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 25 yard field goal
( 0-10) CLE Milt Morin 19 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
( 0-17) CLE Bo Scott 18 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7-17) PIT Dave Smith 22 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
( 7-20) CLE Don Cockroft 20 yard field goal
(10-20) PIT Roy Gerela 33 yard field goal
(17-20) PIT Ron Shanklin 11 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(17-27) CLE Leroy Kelly 7 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
                     PIT             CLE
First Downs:         11              20
Rushes-yards:        20-110          40-131
Yards/rush:          5.5             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-28-136-1     18-27-236-1
Sacked-yards:        3-24            2-17
Net pass yards:      112             219
Net yards/pass:      3.6             7.6
Total net yards:     222             350
Total plays:         51 (39% run)    69 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-2
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     10-98           3-25

Attendance: 83,391
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 12 of 27 for 126 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Bobby Walden, 1 of 1 for 10 yards
CLE: Bill Nelsen, 18 of 27 for 236 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
PIT: Frenchy Fuqua, 10 for 22 yards; Preston Pearson, 7 for 73 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 15 yards
CLE: Bo Scott, 22 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Kelly, 17 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Bill Nelsen, 1 for -5 yards

Receiving:
PIT: Bob Adams, 4 for 31 yards; Dave Smith, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Frenchy Fuqua, 3 for 32 yards; Ron Shanklin, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Frank Lewis, 1 for 22 yards
CLE: Milt Morin, 8 for 126 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Kelly, 5 for 26 yards; Bo Scott, 4 for 54 yards; Fair Hooker, 1 for 30 yards

Kick returns:
PIT: Glen Edwards, 2 for 35 yards; Warren Bankston, 2 for 25 yards; Jim Brumfield, 1 for 22 yards
CLE: Ken Brown, 2 for 48 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 27 yards; Jim Houston, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
PIT: Jon Staggers, 1 for 45 yards; Glen Edwards, 1 for 0 yards
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 3 for 24 yards; Dave Jones, 2 for 8 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Mike Wagner, 1 for 26 yards
CLE: Clarence Scott, 1 for 20 yards

Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 7 for 301 yards
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 181 yards

Field Goals:
PIT: Roy Gerela, 1/2
CLE: Don Cockroft, 2/2




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