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):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	131.7  (12)	180.2  (5)	311.8  (10)	18
	DEFENSE	152.3  (17)	144.0  (9)	296.3  (15)	18
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	100.2  (22)	176.0  (7)	276.2  (16)	19
	DEFENSE	160.3  (19)	118.8  (5)	279.2  (11)	19

Line: Browns by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (3-3-1)	14	7	7	3	31
Cleveland Browns (4-3-0)	0	0	7	7	14

( 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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