NFL game summary for 12/19/1971:

Mike Howell's 68-yard return with an intercepted pass set up a four-yard touchdown pass from Bill Nelsen to Chip Glass in the fourth period to provide Cleveland with its fifth straight victory. Washington finished with a 9-4-1 record, best by the Redskins since 1945.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cleveland Browns	OFFENSE	114.5  (20)	165.0  (8)	279.5  (17)	43
	DEFENSE	162.3  (22)	133.7  (4)	296.0  (17)	36
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	126.2  (14)	157.2  (10)	283.4  (15)	31
	DEFENSE	102.1  (4)	151.8  (12)	253.8  (4)	39

Line: Redskins by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (9-5-0)	3	7	3	7	20
Washington Redskins (9-4-1)	0	13	0	0	13

( 3- 0) CLE Don Cockroft 30 yard field goal
( 3- 3) WAS Curt Knight 18 yard field goal
(10- 3) CLE Gary Collins 17 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
(10-10) WAS Larry Brown 29 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
(10-13) WAS Curt Knight 35 yard field goal
(13-13) CLE Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal
(20-13) CLE Chip Glass 4 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)

                     CLE             WAS
First Downs:         13              22
Rushes-yards:        28-69           35-117
Yards/rush:          2.5             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-23-165-2     18-33-229-2
Sacked-yards:        1-11            0-0
Net pass yards:      154             229
Net yards/pass:      6.4             6.9
Total net yards:     223             346
Total plays:         52 (53% run)    68 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     4-20            3-23

Attendance: 53,041

Passing:
CLE: Bill Nelsen, 15 of 23 for 165 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 18 of 33 for 229 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 18 for 50 yards; Bo Scott, 9 for 19 yards; Bill Nelsen, 1 for 0 yards
WAS: Larry Brown, 26 for 81 yards; Charlie Harraway, 9 for 36 yards

Receiving:
CLE: Milt Morin, 3 for 40 yards; Fair Hooker, 3 for 34 yards; Frank Pitts, 3 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 30 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 10 yards; Gary Collins, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Chip Glass, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD
WAS: Larry Brown, 4 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Roy Jefferson, 4 for 46 yards; Charlie Harraway, 4 for 32 yards; Clifton McNeil, 3 for 55 yards; Jerry Smith, 3 for 27 yards

Kick returns:
CLE: Ken Brown, 3 for 42 yards
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 4 for 134 yards; Jon Jaqua, 1 for 19 yards

Punt returns:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 1 for 2 yards
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 1 for 33 yards

Interceptions:
CLE: Mike Howell, 1 for 68 yards; Jerry Sherk, 1 for 3 yards
WAS: Mike Bass, 1 for 0 yards; Ron McDole, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 149 yards
WAS: Mike Bragg, 1 for 46 yards

Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 2/2
WAS: Curt Knight, 2/4

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