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Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
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Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
Date
December 5, 1971
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
CIN 27 — CLE 31 F

Stadium

Cleveland Stadium

Capacity: 67,895

Inaugurated: 01/01/1931

Broadcast

Announcers

Jim Simpson, Kyle Rote

Summary

CIN and CLE combined for 342 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Essex Johnson led CIN with 109 rushing yards while Leroy Kelly paced CLE with 127. Through the air, Bob Trumpy topped CIN with 43 receiving yards while Frank Pitts led CLE with 103.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat CIN CLE
First Downs 15 22
Rush-Yds-TDs 34-232-3 38-182-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-23-118-0-1 14-28-224-2-2
Sacked-Yards 1-4 0-0
Net Pass Yards 114 224
Total Yards 346 406
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Turnovers 2 3
Penalties-Yards 6-47 4-20

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat CIN CLE
First Downs 15 22
Rush-Yds-TDs 34-232-3 38-182-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-23-118-0-1 14-28-224-2-2
Sacked-Yards 1-4 0-0
Net Pass Yards 114 224
Total Yards 346 406
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Turnovers 2 3
Penalties-Yards 6-47 4-20

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Browns Leroy Kelly 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) 0-7
Bengals Horst Muhlmann 46 yard field goal 3-7
Bengals Doug Dressler 4 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) 10-7
2 Bengals Fred Willis 9 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) 17-7
Bengals Horst Muhlmann 24 yard field goal 20-7
Browns Fair Hooker 39 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) 20-14
3 Browns Frank Pitts 53 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) 20-21
4 Bengals Essex Johnson 86 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) 27-21
Browns Don Cockroft 12 yard field goal 27-24
Browns Leroy Kelly 4 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) 27-31

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