NFL game summary for 11/14/1971:
Kansas City held the Browns scoreless until the final minute when Bill Nelsen connected with a scoring pass to Milt Morin in Cleveland's fourth straight defeat, longest streak in the club's history. The Chiefs limited Cleveland to 45 yards rushing.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 99.4 (22) | 153.1 (12) | 252.5 (18) | 26 |
| DEFENSE | 170.9 (23) | 127.2 (4) | 298.1 (17) | 20 | |
 | OFFENSE | 123.8 (15) | 148.1 (15) | 271.9 (16) | 16 |
| DEFENSE | 82.6 (2) | 164.6 (17) | 247.2 (6) | 19 |
Line: Chiefs by 13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (4-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs (6-2-1) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
( 0- 3) KC Jan Stenerud 14 yard field goal
( 0- 6) KC Jan Stenerud 27 yard field goal
( 0-13) KC Wendell Hayes 26 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7-13) CLE Milt Morin 18 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
CLE KC
First Downs: 15 23
Rushes-yards: 19-45 43-183
Yards/rush: 2.4 4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-33-247-2 15-24-234-0
Sacked-yards: 0-0 3-33
Net pass yards: 247 201
Net yards/pass: 7.5 7.4
Total net yards: 292 384
Total plays: 52 (36% run) 70 (61% run)
Yards/play: 5.6 5.5
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 2-2
Turnovers: 3 2
Penalties-yards: 4-33 5-56
Attendance: 50,388
Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 22 for 117 yards (2 int); Bill Nelsen, 7 of 11 for 130 yards and 1 TD KC: Len Dawson, 15 of 24 for 234 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CLE: Bo Scott, 10 for 15 yards; Leroy Kelly, 9 for 30 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 20 for 69 yards; Jim Otis, 11 for 44 yards; Wendell Hayes, 9 for 52 yards; Warren McVea, 1 for 12 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 8 yards; Willie Frazier, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Frank Pitts, 5 for 129 yards; Fair Hooker, 4 for 46 yards; Bo Scott, 3 for 22 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 14 yards; Bo Cornell, 1 for 18 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD KC: Ed Podolak, 4 for 50 yards; Otis Taylor, 3 for 66 yards; Morris Stroud, 3 for 55 yards; Elmo Wright, 3 for 28 yards; Wendell Hayes, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CLE: Stan Brown, 2 for 30 yards KC: Kerry Reardon, 1 for 23 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 3 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 5 for 58 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
KC: Emmitt Thomas, 2 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 189 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 304 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/2
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 22 for 117 yards (2 int); Bill Nelsen, 7 of 11 for 130 yards and 1 TD KC: Len Dawson, 15 of 24 for 234 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CLE: Bo Scott, 10 for 15 yards; Leroy Kelly, 9 for 30 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 20 for 69 yards; Jim Otis, 11 for 44 yards; Wendell Hayes, 9 for 52 yards; Warren McVea, 1 for 12 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 8 yards; Willie Frazier, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Frank Pitts, 5 for 129 yards; Fair Hooker, 4 for 46 yards; Bo Scott, 3 for 22 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 14 yards; Bo Cornell, 1 for 18 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD KC: Ed Podolak, 4 for 50 yards; Otis Taylor, 3 for 66 yards; Morris Stroud, 3 for 55 yards; Elmo Wright, 3 for 28 yards; Wendell Hayes, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CLE: Stan Brown, 2 for 30 yards KC: Kerry Reardon, 1 for 23 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 3 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 5 for 58 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
KC: Emmitt Thomas, 2 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 189 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 304 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/2