Sunday October 24, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/24/1971:



Limited to one completion in ten attempts in the first half, Len Dawson found the mark in the second half and threw three TD passes for a victory which toppled Washington as the final unbeaten team in the NFL. Dawson connected twice to Otis Taylor and once to Elmo Wright. Charley Taylor, who caught a pair of TD passes from Redskins QB Billy Kilmer, suffered a fractured ankle.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE163.6  (8)141.4  (20)305.0  (11)8
DEFENSE67.6  (2)147.4  (10)215.0  (2)22
OFFENSE114.4  (16)168.0  (11)282.4  (16)9
DEFENSE63.0  (1)192.4  (21)255.4  (7)15

Line: Chiefs by 5

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (5-1-0)7100320
Kansas City Chiefs (5-1-0)3371427

( 7- 0) WAS Charley Taylor 4 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) ( 7- 3) KC Jan Stenerud 39 yard field goal ( 7- 6) KC Jan Stenerud 15 yard field goal (10- 6) WAS Curt Knight 33 yard field goal (17- 6) WAS Charley Taylor 36 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) (17-13) KC Otis Taylor 25 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) (20-13) WAS Curt Knight 23 yard field goal (20-20) KC Elmo Wright 15 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) (20-27) KC Otis Taylor 28 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
                     WAS             KC
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        25-99           39-162
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-38-220-1     10-23-203-2
Sacked-yards:        2-15            5-40
Net pass yards:      205             163
Net yards/pass:      5.1             5.8
Total net yards:     304             325
Total plays:         65 (38% run)    67 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     8-72            2-20

Attendance: 51,989

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 15 of 38 for 220 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) KC: Len Dawson, 10 of 23 for 203 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Charlie Harraway, 12 for 58 yards; Larry Brown, 11 for 40 yards; Tommy Mason, 1 for 1 yard; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 0 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 24 for 110 yards; Wendell Hayes, 9 for 31 yards; Warren McVea, 4 for 13 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 8 yards; Robert Holmes, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 7 for 125 yards and 2 TDs; Charlie Harraway, 2 for 30 yards; Mack Alston, 2 for 29 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 14 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 12 yards; Boyd Dowler, 1 for 10 yards KC: Otis Taylor, 5 for 105 yards and 2 TDs; Elmo Wright, 3 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Ed Podolak, 2 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 3 for 99 yards; Mike Bass, 1 for 15 yards KC: Robert Holmes, 4 for 95 yards; Wendell Hayes, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Ted Vactor, 2 for 12 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 2 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Pat Fischer, 1 for 50 yards; Mike Bass, 1 for 0 yards KC: Willie Lanier, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 176 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 239 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 2/4 KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/3


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