Sports headlines for Sunday December 5, 1971:

• Ellison's Day: 247 Yards In 45-28 Ram Win
• Nicklaus 'Awful,' But Leads By One

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Today's Top Performances
Passing Jim Hart (STL) 236 yards Greg Landry (DET) 230 yards Bill Nelsen (CLE) 224 yards Jim Plunkett (NE) 223 yards Bob Berry (ATL) 220 yards	Rushing Willie Ellison (LA) 247 yards Marv Hubbard (OAK) 143 yards Larry Brown (WAS) 129 yards Leroy Kelly (CLE) 127 yards Floyd Little (DEN) 125 yards	Receiving Randy Vataha (NE) 129 yards Frank Pitts (CLE) 103 yards Mel Gray (STL) 102 yards Ken Burrow (ATL) 96 yards John Gilliam (STL) 96 yards

Team 1 2 3 4 F Buffalo Bills (1-11-0) 0 0 0 0 0 Baltimore Colts (9-3-0) 0 0 14 10 24 Att: 58,476 at Memorial Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F Chicago Bears (6-6-0) 0 3 0 0 3 Denver Broncos (4-7-1) 0 3 0 3 6 Att: 51,200 at Mile High Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Cincinnati Bengals (4-8-0) 10 10 0 7 27 Cleveland Browns (7-5-0) 7 7 7 10 31 Att: 82,705 at Municipal Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F Green Bay Packers (3-7-2) 0 3 3 10 16 St. Louis Cardinals (4-7-1) 0 9 0 7 16 Att: 50,443 at Busch Memorial Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Miami Dolphins (9-2-1) 7 3 3 0 13 New England Patriots (5-7-0) 17 3 14 0 34 Att: 61,457 at Foxboro Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F Minnesota Vikings (9-3-0) 7 7 0 0 14 San Diego Chargers (5-7-0) 7 3 0 20 30 Att: 54,505 at San Diego Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F New Orleans Saints (4-6-2) 7 0 14 7 28 Los Angeles Rams (7-4-1) 21 14 0 10 45 Att: 73,610 at L.A. Memorial Coliseum Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F New York Giants (4-8-0) 0 0 0 7 7 Washington Redskins (8-3-1) 13 7 3 0 23 Att: 53,041 at RFK Memorial Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Oakland Raiders (7-3-2) 3 0 10 0 13 Atlanta Falcons (6-5-1) 7 10 0 7 24 Att: 58,850 at Atlanta Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F Philadelphia Eagles (4-7-1) 7 9 0 7 23 Detroit Lions (7-4-1) 0 0 10 10 20 Att: 54,418 at Tiger Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7-0) 0 3 0 0 3 Houston Oilers (2-9-1) 16 6 0 7 29 Att: 37,778 at Astrodome Game Summary

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