All NFL game summaries for 11/21/1971:

The Jets made a season-high total of five interceptions to hand the Bills their 15th consecutive loss. Don Maynard's TD pass from Bob Davis gave the Jets' veteran WR 85 TD receptions lifetime and broke him out of a second place tie on the all-time list with Tommy McDonald.

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

Line: Jets by 7

( 0- 7) BUF Marlin Briscoe 41 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ Don Maynard 33 yard pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick)
(10- 7) NYJ Bobby Howfield 37 yard field goal
(17- 7) NYJ George Nock 19 yard pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick)
(20- 7) NYJ Bobby Howfield 31 yard field goal

                     NYJ             BUF
First Downs:         10              12
Rushes-yards:        42-153          23-78
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-14-81-1       13-33-150-5
Sacked-yards:        1-3             4-31
Net pass yards:      78              119
Net yards/pass:      5.2             3.2
Total net yards:     231             197
Total plays:         57 (73% run)    60 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               6
Penalties-yards:     7-73            4-30

Attendance: 41,577

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Middle linebacker Mike Lucci ran 27 yards for a touchdown with one of the three passes he intercepted and the Lions defense trapped Chicago passer Bobby Douglass eight times for 62 yards in Detroit's best defensive effort of the season. The victory moved Detroit into second place in the NFC Central.

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

Line: Even

( 7- 0) DET Steve Owens 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 7- 3) CHI Mac Percival 41 yard field goal
(14- 3) DET Altie Taylor 19 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(21- 3) DET Mike Lucci 27 yard interception return (Errol Mann kick)
(28- 3) DET Steve Owens 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)

                     DET             CHI
First Downs:         14              8
Rushes-yards:        35-186          26-112
Yards/rush:          5.3             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-15-75-0       6-26-68-4
Sacked-yards:        1-5             8-62
Net pass yards:      70              6
Net yards/pass:      4.4             0.2
Total net yards:     256             118
Total plays:         51 (68% run)    60 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             2.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     8-82            9-107

Attendance: 55,049

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Cincinnati reversed an earlier loss, beating the Oilers on a pair of rushing TDs by rookie Fred Willis while Virgil Carter got off two TD passes. Charley Johnson relieved Dan Pastorini and connected with a 56-yard pass to Charley Joiner for the Oilers TD.

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

Line: Bengals by 8

( 0- 7) CIN Fred Willis 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-14) CIN Bruce Coslet 6 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 3-14) HOU Mark Moseley 37 yard field goal
( 3-21) CIN Fred Willis 5 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 6-21) HOU Mark Moseley 26 yard field goal
( 6-28) CIN Bob Trumpy 31 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(13-28) HOU Charlie Joiner 56 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Mark Moseley kick)

                     HOU             CIN
First Downs:         13              19
Rushes-yards:        19-70           44-120
Yards/rush:          3.7             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-27-215-1     13-16-151-0
Sacked-yards:        5-44            1-8
Net pass yards:      171             143
Net yards/pass:      5.3             8.4
Total net yards:     241             263
Total plays:         51 (37% run)    61 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     4-32            2-15

Attendance: 59,390

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The Browns snapped a four-game losing streak, longest in club history, beating New England. Leroy Kelly carried 23 times for 113 yards, making it the 24th time he rushed for 100-or-more yards in a game. He also scored once rushing and once on a pass from Bill Nelsen.

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

Line: Browns by 10

( 0- 7) CLE Leroy Kelly 7 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
( 0-10) CLE Don Cockroft 34 yard field goal
( 7-10) NE  Tom Beer 18 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)
( 7-17) CLE Frank Pitts 35 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7-24) CLE Leroy Kelly 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7-27) CLE Don Cockroft 31 yard field goal

                     NE              CLE
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        27-123          43-175
Yards/rush:          4.6             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-32-169-4     12-26-158-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-12
Net pass yards:      169             146
Net yards/pass:      5.3             5.2
Total net yards:     292             321
Total plays:         59 (45% run)    71 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     5-41            6-56

Attendance: 65,238

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Len Dawson threw three TD passes, spoiling Jerry Smith's debut as head coach of the Broncos. He connected with Elmo Wright, Jim Otis and Morris Stroud. Steve Ramsey made his first start as Denver QB, and completed six passes to Jerry Simmons for 153 yards.

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

Line: Chiefs by 14

( 0- 7) KC  Morris Stroud 39 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 0-14) KC  Elmo Wright 69 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 3-14) DEN Jim Turner 12 yard field goal
( 3-21) KC  Ed Podolak 17 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 3-28) KC  Jim Otis 12 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(10-28) DEN Floyd Little 26 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)

                     DEN             KC
First Downs:         15              16
Rushes-yards:        27-129          32-132
Yards/rush:          4.8             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-37-231-3     12-22-288-1
Sacked-yards:        4-41            3-33
Net pass yards:      190             255
Net yards/pass:      4.6             10.2
Total net yards:     319             387
Total plays:         68 (39% run)    57 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             6.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-10            5-45

Attendance: 49,945

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One of Gene Howard's three interceptions set up a Roman Gabriel-to-Jack Snow touchdown pass and Jim Nettles returned another interception 29 yards for a second TD as the Rams swept the season series with the 49ers and moved a half-game ahead of San Francisco in the NFC West battle for first place.

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

Line: Even

( 3- 0) SF  Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal
( 3- 7) LA  Jack Snow 13 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
( 6- 7) SF  Bruce Gossett 26 yard field goal
( 6-14) LA  Jim Nettles 29 yard interception return (David Ray kick)
( 6-17) LA  David Ray 49 yard field goal

                     SF              LA
First Downs:         21              8
Rushes-yards:        34-96           30-124
Yards/rush:          2.8             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-42-297-4     5-16-69-1
Sacked-yards:        1-11            2-20
Net pass yards:      286             49
Net yards/pass:      6.7             2.7
Total net yards:     382             173
Total plays:         77 (44% run)    48 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     9-108           3-25

Attendance: 80,050

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The Dolphins moved into a 1½-game lead in the AFC's East with a victory before the largest regular season crowd in Orange Bowl history. Playing despite an injured knee, Larry Csonka carried 15 times for 93 yards for Miami. The Dolphins' margin proved to be a 20-yard FG by Garo Yepremian in the fourth quarter, followed by an end-zone interception by Dick Anderson which ended Baltimore's final threat.

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

Line: Dolphins by 3

( 7- 0) BAL Don Nottingham 4 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 7- 7) MIA Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-14) MIA Marv Fleming 10 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14-14) BAL Norm Bulaich 4 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14-17) MIA Garo Yepremian 20 yard field goal

                     BAL             MIA
First Downs:         14              16
Rushes-yards:        29-100          36-168
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-177-3     10-16-90-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             1-9
Net pass yards:      168             81
Net yards/pass:      6.2             4.8
Total net yards:     268             249
Total plays:         56 (51% run)    53 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     6-60            3-29

Attendance: 75,312

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Bob Lee made his first start of the season at quarterback for Minnesota and directed an offense that produced its first touchdowns in three games. Strong safety Charley West had two interceptions for the second straight game and his 61-yard return of a missed field goal set up a four-yard scoring run by Lee.

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

Line: Vikings by 7

( 3- 0) MIN Fred Cox 33 yard field goal
( 3- 3) NO  Charlie Durkee 19 yard field goal
( 6- 3) MIN Fred Cox 47 yard field goal
(13- 3) MIN Bob Lee 4 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(20- 3) MIN Clint Jones 4 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(23- 3) MIN Fred Cox 32 yard field goal
(23-10) NO  Dave Parks 4 yard pass from Archie Manning (Charlie Durkee kick)

                     MIN             NO
First Downs:         20              11
Rushes-yards:        42-172          26-91
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-25-146-1     15-32-176-2
Sacked-yards:        4-51            1-9
Net pass yards:      95              167
Net yards/pass:      3.3             5.1
Total net yards:     267             258
Total plays:         71 (59% run)    59 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     3-45            5-65

Attendance: 83,130

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George Blanda's fourth-period field goal provided the Raiders with their winning points and Dan Conners' interception near the goal line with 1:11 left enabled Oakland to turn back San Diego by a point. Daryle Lamonica threw three TD passes, his rival John Hadl had his second 300-yards-plus game, and Oakland punter Jerry DePoyster killed the clock by taking a safety in the end zone.

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

Line: Raiders by 14

( 0- 3) OAK George Blanda 34 yard field goal
( 3- 3) SD  Dennis Partee 14 yard field goal
(10- 3) SD  Jeff Queen 2 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(17- 3) SD  Mike Garrett 11 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(17-10) OAK Raymond Chester 16 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(24-10) SD  Mike Garrett 18 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
(24-17) OAK Raymond Chester 13 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(24-24) OAK Pete Banaszak 2 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(24-27) OAK George Blanda 40 yard field goal
(24-34) OAK Rod Sherman 32 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(31-34) SD  Walker Gillette 15 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
(33-34) SD  Safety, Jerry DePoyster tackled in end zone by Ray White

                     SD              OAK
First Downs:         22              21
Rushes-yards:        31-96           35-170
Yards/rush:          3.1             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-36-321-1     16-26-190-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             0-0
Net pass yards:      312             190
Net yards/pass:      8.4             7.3
Total net yards:     408             360
Total plays:         68 (45% run)    61 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     7-72            3-35

Attendance: 54,681

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Pittsburgh clung to its tie with Cleveland in the AFC Central Division by shading the New York Giants, although clearly out-statisticked. Fran Tarkenton threw for 302 yards and ran for 12, boosting his lifetime figures to 1,025 completions, 5th in NFL history. His one rush boosted him over the 2,000 yard mark. Cornerback John Rowser picked off a Tarkenton pass and returned it 70 yards for a TD.

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

Line: Steelers by 4

( 7- 0) NYG Rich Houston 26 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 7- 3) PIT Roy Gerela 25 yard field goal
(10- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 25 yard field goal
(10-10) PIT John Rowser 70 yard interception return (Roy Gerela kick)
(13-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 29 yard field goal
(13-17) PIT Ron Shanklin 4 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

                     NYG             PIT
First Downs:         22              11
Rushes-yards:        29-146          24-115
Yards/rush:          5.0             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-41-302-2     12-20-75-0
Sacked-yards:        3-29            1-15
Net pass yards:      273             60
Net yards/pass:      6.2             2.9
Total net yards:     419             175
Total plays:         73 (39% run)    45 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     4-40            2-10

Attendance: 50,008

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The Eagles defense had four interceptions and the same number of fumble recoveries to provide the offense with the opportunity to post its highest point total in over two seasons. Harold Jackson caught eight passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. Bill Bradley's two interceptions lifted his NFC-leading total to nine, which tied the club record.

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

Line: Cardinals by 7

( 7- 0) PHI Steve Smith 5 yard fumble return (Tom Dempsey kick)
(14- 0) PHI Harold Jackson 6 yard pass from Pete Liske (Tom Dempsey kick)
(17- 0) PHI Tom Dempsey 41 yard field goal
(17- 7) STL George Hoey 103 yard kickoff return (Jim Bakken kick)
(17-14) STL MacArthur Lane 40 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(17-17) STL Jim Bakken 27 yard field goal
(20-17) PHI Tom Dempsey 27 yard field goal
(20-20) STL Jim Bakken 20 yard field goal
(23-20) PHI Tom Dempsey 45 yard field goal
(30-20) PHI Lee Bouggess 5 yard pass from Pete Liske (Tom Dempsey kick)
(37-20) PHI Ben Hawkins 5 yard fumble return (Tom Dempsey kick)

                     PHI             STL
First Downs:         17              15
Rushes-yards:        36-133          21-85
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-144-0     19-36-294-4
Sacked-yards:        1-10            3-46
Net pass yards:      134             248
Net yards/pass:      5.0             6.4
Total net yards:     267             333
Total plays:         63 (57% run)    60 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             5-4
Turnovers:           2               8
Penalties-yards:     3-42            3-37

Attendance: 48,658

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QB Roger Staubach scrambled 29 yards for the game's only touchdown in the first period and Mike Clark added a pair of field goals as the Cowboys shut off the Redskins running game and moved into first place in the NFC Eastern Division. It marked the second straight game in which Washington failed to score a touchdown.

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

Line: Cowboys by 3

( 7- 0) DAL Roger Staubach 29 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(10- 0) DAL Mike Clark 26 yard field goal
(13- 0) DAL Mike Clark 48 yard field goal

                     DAL             WAS
First Downs:         16              15
Rushes-yards:        37-146          21-65
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-151-0     19-32-194-2
Sacked-yards:        3-18            3-27
Net pass yards:      133             167
Net yards/pass:      5.5             4.8
Total net yards:     279             232
Total plays:         61 (60% run)    56 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     6-30            3-50

Attendance: 53,041

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