All NFL game summaries for 11/07/1971:

Chicago failed to cross Green Bay's 33-yard line until the fourth period when the Bears scored twice to tie the game at 14-14. Then a 62-yard kickoff return by Packer Dave Hampton and five consecutive runs for 24 yards by John Brockington set up Lou Michaels' winning field goal from the 22 with 59 seconds to play. Brockington rushed for 142 yards.

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

Line: Bears by 6

( 7- 0) GB  Carroll Dale 31 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Lou Michaels kick)
(14- 0) GB  John Brockington 7 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick)
(14- 7) CHI George Farmer 30 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)
(14-14) CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
(17-14) GB  Lou Michaels 22 yard field goal

                     GB              CHI
First Downs:         13              16
Rushes-yards:        43-171          22-75
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-14-133-1      19-38-205-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      133             205
Net yards/pass:      9.5             5.4
Total net yards:     304             280
Total plays:         57 (75% run)    60 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     4-43            2-30

Attendance: 55,049

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A pass from Dick Shiner to Art Malone in the closing minutes gave the Falcons a come-from-behind victory over the Bengals. Earlier in the final period Cincinnati had put on a four-play goal-line stand following a 51-yard field goal by Horst Muhlmann, his longest of the season. Bill Bell's 23-yard FG had provided the Falcons with an early edge.

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

Line: Falcons by 4

( 3- 0) ATL Bill Bell 23 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 24 yard field goal
( 3- 6) CIN Horst Muhlmann 51 yard field goal
( 9- 6) ATL Art Malone 46 yard pass from Dick Shiner (kick failed)

                     ATL             CIN
First Downs:         15              10
Rushes-yards:        45-155          30-94
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-15-150-0      10-24-88-2
Sacked-yards:        4-38            1-15
Net pass yards:      112             73
Net yards/pass:      5.9             2.9
Total net yards:     267             167
Total plays:         64 (70% run)    55 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             3.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     4-35            3-35

Attendance: 59,604

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The Lions came from behind and downed Denver on a pass from Greg Landry to Charlie Sanders with 2:19 left. Earlier, Landry had registered on a 76-yard pass to Earl McCullouch. Steve Owens ran for 109 yards and caught two Lion passes good for 85 more yards. Bobby Anderson scored twice for the Broncos, opening on a 12-yard pass and tallying in the final period on a 5-yard run.

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

Line: Lions by 6

( 0- 7) DEN Bobby Anderson 12 yard pass from Don Horn (Jim Turner kick)
( 0-10) DEN Jim Turner 21 yard field goal
( 7-10) DET Altie Taylor 36 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(14-10) DET Earl McCullouch 76 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
(14-13) DEN Jim Turner 40 yard field goal
(17-13) DET Errol Mann 10 yard field goal
(17-20) DEN Bobby Anderson 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(24-20) DET Charlie Sanders 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)

                     DET             DEN
First Downs:         19              20
Rushes-yards:        37-228          43-203
Yards/rush:          6.2             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-16-210-1      13-20-164-0
Sacked-yards:        2-20            1-7
Net pass yards:      190             157
Net yards/pass:      10.6            7.5
Total net yards:     418             360
Total plays:         55 (67% run)    64 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          7.6             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     4-40            5-65

Attendance: 51,200

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Miami fashioned the first shutout in its history and tied a club record of 302 yards rushing en route. It was the fifth straight victory for the Dolphins, and Bob Griese threw a pair of TD passes. Buffalo had a pair of scoring drives stopped inside the 15, once on a fumble and another on a pass interception.

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

Line: Dolphins by 17

( 0- 7) MIA Larry Csonka 12 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-14) MIA Paul Warfield 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-21) MIA Jim Mandich 10 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-28) MIA Mercury Morris 45 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-31) MIA Garo Yepremian 38 yard field goal
( 0-34) MIA Garo Yepremian 24 yard field goal

                     BUF             MIA
First Downs:         19              23
Rushes-yards:        29-206          38-302
Yards/rush:          7.1             7.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-30-165-2     9-19-95-0
Sacked-yards:        1-7             1-6
Net pass yards:      158             89
Net yards/pass:      5.1             4.5
Total net yards:     364             391
Total plays:         60 (48% run)    58 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        7-3             0-0
Turnovers:           5               0
Penalties-yards:     3-41            7-48

Attendance: 61,016

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The 49ers defense twice stopped the Vikings from scoring touchdowns from position inside San Francisco's 10-yard line in the third period, then San Francisco safety Rosey Taylor intercepted a Norm Snead pass at the 49ers three-yard line with one minute remaining. A six-yard touchdown pass from John Brodie to Gene Washington broke a 6-6 tie in the final period.

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

Line: Vikings by 4

( 3- 0) SF  Bruce Gossett 44 yard field goal
( 3- 3) MIN Fred Cox 18 yard field goal
( 6- 3) SF  Bruce Gossett 12 yard field goal
( 6- 6) MIN Fred Cox 16 yard field goal
(13- 6) SF  Gene Washington 6 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(13- 9) MIN Fred Cox 27 yard field goal

                     SF              MIN
First Downs:         14              10
Rushes-yards:        36-119          26-91
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-110-2     6-25-94-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             3-18
Net pass yards:      103             76
Net yards/pass:      3.3             2.7
Total net yards:     222             167
Total plays:         67 (53% run)    54 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     2-20            5-28

Attendance: 49,784

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The Patriots converted pass interceptions by LBs Steve Kiner and Jim Cheyunski into TDs in the final 5 minutes for a victory over the Oilers. Jim Nance went four yards after Kiner's interception and Carl Garrett plunged 2 for the other, 1:45 later. Dan Pastorini completed 18 of 36 for 260 yards for Houston.

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

Line: Oilers by 6

( 0- 7) NE  Hubie Bryant 10 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)
( 3- 7) HOU Mark Moseley 25 yard field goal
( 3-14) NE  Jack Maitland 2 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)
( 6-14) HOU Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal
(13-14) HOU Charlie Joiner 28 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Mark Moseley kick)
(20-14) HOU Dan Pastorini 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
(20-21) NE  Jim Nance 4 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)
(20-28) NE  Carl Garrett 2 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)

                     HOU             NE
First Downs:         16              21
Rushes-yards:        27-71           36-99
Yards/rush:          2.6             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-36-260-3     15-31-205-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-51
Net pass yards:      260             154
Net yards/pass:      7.2             4.4
Total net yards:     331             253
Total plays:         63 (42% run)    71 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     8-60            2-20

Attendance: 53,155

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The Saints rallied from a 14-0 deficit in the second half when they ran 49 plays to the Raiders 22 to gain their second tie of the season. Edd Hargett, substituting for Archie Manning, tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Dave Parks with eight seconds remaining, and Charlie Durkee kicked the tying extra point.

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

Line: Raiders by 13

( 7- 0) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 42 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(14- 0) OAK Pete Banaszak 4 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(14- 7) NO  Jim Strong 10 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick)
(21- 7) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 20 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(21-14) NO  Bob Gresham 2 yard rush (Charlie Durkee kick)
(21-21) NO  Dave Parks 10 yard pass from Edd Hargett (Charlie Durkee kick)

                     OAK             NO
First Downs:         13              26
Rushes-yards:        34-134          48-212
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-12-114-1      14-29-170-1
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-9
Net pass yards:      106             161
Net yards/pass:      8.2             5.4
Total net yards:     240             373
Total plays:         47 (72% run)    78 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     10-105          8-60

Attendance: 83,102

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Rookie running back Charlie Evans scored three times, rushed for 63 yards and caught six passes for 69 more, and wide receiver Coleman Zeno, playing his first game for the Giants, had four receptions for 90 yards as New York snapped a four-game losing streak. Fran Tarkenton threw his 212th touchdown pass, tying him with Y. A. Tittle for fourth place on the career list.

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

Line: Even

( 0- 7) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 0-14) NYG Charlie Evans 9 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 0-21) NYG Rich Kotite 43 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 3-21) SD  Dennis Partee 28 yard field goal
(10-21) SD  Gary Garrison 7 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
(17-21) SD  Gary Garrison 21 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
(17-28) NYG Charlie Evans 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(17-35) NYG Charlie Evans 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     SD              NYG
First Downs:         18              21
Rushes-yards:        21-92           37-157
Yards/rush:          4.4             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-35-240-3     16-20-270-0
Sacked-yards:        1-13            1-10
Net pass yards:      227             260
Net yards/pass:      6.3             12.4
Total net yards:     319             417
Total plays:         57 (36% run)    58 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             7.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             3-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     4-40            9-95

Attendance: 62,905

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The Jets eased Kansas City from a first-place tie with Oakland in the AFC's Western Division with a last-period field goal from 39 yards out by Bobby Howfield. Kansas City had a 71-yard TD march climaxed by a 6-yard swing pass from Len Dawson to rookie Mike Adamle.

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

Line: Chiefs by 13

( 0- 7) NYJ Emerson Boozer 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7- 7) KC  Mike Adamle 6 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7-10) NYJ Bobby Howfield 30 yard field goal
(10-10) KC  Jan Stenerud 19 yard field goal
(10-13) NYJ Bobby Howfield 39 yard field goal

                     KC              NYJ
First Downs:         10              11
Rushes-yards:        31-95           37-136
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-25-111-2     3-9-19-0
Sacked-yards:        2-16            2-10
Net pass yards:      95              9
Net yards/pass:      3.5             0.8
Total net yards:     190             145
Total plays:         58 (53% run)    48 (77% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     5-28            2-20

Attendance: 62,812

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Roy Gerela equaled a Steeler record with 4 FGs and Terry Bradshaw contributed a TD as the Steelers moved into a tie with Cleveland in the AFC Central Division. Bradshaw suffered a sprained ankle and left after guiding the Steelers to a 16-0 edge at the half. John Fuqua's 131 yards rushing was the third time the Pittsburgh RB had topped 100 during the season.

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

Line: Even

( 0- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 45 yard field goal
( 0-10) PIT Terry Bradshaw 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 0-13) PIT Roy Gerela 23 yard field goal
( 0-16) PIT Roy Gerela 17 yard field goal
( 2-16) CLE Safety, Bobby Walden tackled in end zone by Jim Houston
( 9-16) CLE Bo Scott 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 9-19) PIT Roy Gerela 13 yard field goal
( 9-26) PIT Dave Smith 40 yard pass from Terry Hanratty (Roy Gerela kick)

                     CLE             PIT
First Downs:         11              21
Rushes-yards:        32-129          48-230
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-22-114-2     7-21-163-1
Sacked-yards:        3-33            0-0
Net pass yards:      81              163
Net yards/pass:      3.2             7.8
Total net yards:     210             393
Total plays:         57 (56% run)    69 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     6-44            7-79

Attendance: 50,202

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Playing with one quarterback, Roger Staubach, for the first time in 1971 and using Austrian soccer kicker Toni Fritsch, who was activated from the taxi squad, the Cowboys pulled out the victory when Fritsch kicked his third field goal, a 26-yarder, with 1:53 remaining to be played. Staubach completed 20 of 31 passes for 199 yards and one touchdown.

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

Line: Cowboys by 4

( 3- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal
( 3- 3) STL Jim Bakken 41 yard field goal
( 3-10) STL Dave Williams 11 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
( 6-10) DAL Toni Fritsch 14 yard field goal
(13-10) DAL Mike Ditka 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Dan Reeves run)
(13-13) STL Jim Bakken 36 yard field goal
(16-13) DAL Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal

                     DAL             STL
First Downs:         20              11
Rushes-yards:        38-173          16-36
Yards/rush:          4.6             2.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-31-199-0     12-23-227-0
Sacked-yards:        1-0             4-35
Net pass yards:      199             192
Net yards/pass:      6.2             7.1
Total net yards:     372             228
Total plays:         70 (54% run)    43 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     8-98            5-53

Attendance: 50,486

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Philadelphia's defense recovered three Washington fumbles and Bill Bradley had two of the Eagles' four interceptions while blanking the Redskins until the final period. A 32-yard pass from Billy Kilmer to Clifton McNeil gave the Redskins a tie with 4:09 remaining.

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

Line: Redskins by 14

( 7- 0) PHI Ronnie Bull 12 yard pass from Pete Liske (Happy Feller kick)
( 7- 7) WAS Clifton McNeil 32 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)

                     PHI             WAS
First Downs:         10              14
Rushes-yards:        31-77           31-61
Yards/rush:          2.5             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-22-124-1     12-24-153-4
Sacked-yards:        3-29            2-17
Net pass yards:      95              136
Net yards/pass:      3.8             5.2
Total net yards:     172             197
Total plays:         56 (55% run)    57 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          3.1             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             4-3
Turnovers:           1               7
Penalties-yards:     11-97           9-78

Attendance: 53,041

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