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1971<br />
Record: 7-6-1, 2nd NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/20 L 13-16 Minnesota 54,418<br />
9/26 W 34-7 at New England 61,057<br />
10/3 W 41-38 Atlanta 54,418<br />
10/10 W 31-28 Green Bay 54,418<br />
10/17 W 31-7 at Hou<strong>st</strong>on 45,885<br />
10/24 L 23-28 Chicago 54,418<br />
11/1 T 14-14 at Green Bay (Mil) 47,961<br />
11/7 W 24-20 at Denver 51,200<br />
11/14 L 13-21 Los Angeles 54,418<br />
11/21 W 28-3 at Chicago 55,049<br />
11/25 W 32-21 Kansas City 54,418<br />
12/5 L 20-23 Philadelphia 54,418<br />
12/11 L 10-29 at Minnesota 49,784<br />
12/19 L 27-31 at San Francisco 45,580<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
WR 25 Earl McCulloch<br />
LT 75 Jim Yarbrough<br />
LG 63 Chuck Walton<br />
C 54 Ed Flanagan<br />
RG 66 Bob Kowalkowski<br />
RT 76 Rockne Freitas<br />
TE 88 Charlie Sanders<br />
WR 49 Larry Walton<br />
QB 11 Greg Landry<br />
RB 42 Altie Taylor<br />
RB 36 Steve Owens<br />
Defense<br />
LE 83 Jim Mitchell<br />
LT 77 Dick Eve<br />
RT 82 Jerry Rush<br />
RE 74 Larry Hand<br />
LLB 50 Paul Naumoff<br />
MLB 53 Mike Lucci<br />
RLB 55 Wayne Walker<br />
LCB 20 Lem Barney<br />
RCB 44 Dick LeBeau<br />
LS 28 Mike Weger<br />
RS 48 Tom Vaughn<br />
Pro Bowl Selections: Ed Flanagan (C), Greg Landry (QB), Mike Lucci (LB), Steve Owens (RB), Charlie<br />
Sanders (TE)<br />
Team Stati<strong>st</strong>ics Det Opp<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs 269 210<br />
Rushing 131 97<br />
Passing 104 99<br />
Penalty 34 14<br />
Total Net Yards 4577 3859<br />
Avg. Per Game 326.9 275.6<br />
Total Plays 862 756<br />
Avg. Per Play 5.3 5.1<br />
Net Yards Rushing 2376 1842<br />
Avg. Per Game 169.7 131.6<br />
Total Rushes 532 432<br />
Net Yards Passing 2201 2017<br />
Avg. Per Game 157.2 144.1<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong> 31/252 18/146<br />
Gross Yards 2453 2163<br />
Att./Completions 299/157 306/163<br />
Completion Pct. 52.5 53.3<br />
Had Intercepted 14 22<br />
Punts/Average 42/41/7 58/40.2<br />
Penalties/Yards 69/738 97/942<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong> 35/19 23/11<br />
Touchdowns 39 35<br />
Rushing 15 15<br />
Passing 17 17<br />
Returns 7 3<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Lions 70 117 96 58 0 341<br />
Opponents 52 105 55 74 0 286<br />
Scoring<br />
Mann<br />
Owens<br />
Taylor<br />
Walton<br />
Sanders<br />
McCullouch<br />
Landry<br />
Jessie<br />
Lucci<br />
Farr<br />
Barney<br />
Bell<br />
Weger<br />
Walker<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
10<br />
5<br />
5<br />
5<br />
3<br />
3<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
39<br />
35<br />
Ru<br />
0<br />
8<br />
4<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
15<br />
15<br />
Pa<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
5<br />
5<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
17<br />
17<br />
Rt<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
2<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
7<br />
3<br />
PAT<br />
37/37<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
2/2<br />
39/39<br />
35/35<br />
FG<br />
22/37<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
22/37<br />
13/25<br />
S<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Pts<br />
103<br />
60<br />
30<br />
30<br />
30<br />
18<br />
18<br />
14<br />
12<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
2<br />
341<br />
286<br />
Rushing<br />
Owens<br />
Taylor<br />
Landry<br />
Farr<br />
Gipson<br />
Munson<br />
Triplett<br />
Jessie<br />
Walton<br />
McCullouch<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
246<br />
174<br />
76<br />
22<br />
4<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
532<br />
432<br />
Yds<br />
1035<br />
736<br />
530<br />
64<br />
12<br />
9<br />
4<br />
0<br />
-7<br />
-7<br />
2376<br />
1842<br />
Avg<br />
4.2<br />
4.2<br />
7.0<br />
2.9<br />
3.0<br />
3.0<br />
1.0<br />
0.0<br />
-7.0<br />
-7.0<br />
4.5<br />
4.3<br />
Lg<br />
23<br />
36t<br />
52<br />
14<br />
5<br />
6<br />
6<br />
0<br />
-7<br />
-7<br />
52<br />
41<br />
TD<br />
8<br />
4<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
15<br />
15<br />
Receiving<br />
Owens<br />
Sanders<br />
L. Walton<br />
Taylor<br />
McCullouch<br />
Cotton<br />
Farr<br />
Jessie<br />
Hughes<br />
Gipson<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Rec<br />
32<br />
31<br />
30<br />
26<br />
21<br />
6<br />
5<br />
4<br />
1<br />
1<br />
157<br />
163<br />
Yds<br />
350<br />
502<br />
491<br />
270<br />
552<br />
88<br />
60<br />
87<br />
32<br />
21<br />
2453<br />
2163<br />
Avg<br />
10.9<br />
16.2<br />
16.4<br />
10.4<br />
26.3<br />
14.7<br />
12.0<br />
21.8<br />
32.0<br />
21.0<br />
15.6<br />
13.3<br />
Lg<br />
74t<br />
49t<br />
60t<br />
64<br />
76t<br />
34<br />
39<br />
51<br />
32<br />
21<br />
76t<br />
66<br />
TD<br />
2<br />
5<br />
5<br />
1<br />
3<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
17<br />
17<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
Landry 261 136 2237 52.1 8.57 16 6.1 13 5.0 76t 29/232 80.9<br />
Munson 38 21 216 55.3 5.68 1 2.6 1 2.6 34 1/5 69.6<br />
L. Walton 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1/15 0.0<br />
Lions 299 157 2453 52.5 8.20 17 5.7 14 4.7 76t 21/252 79.5<br />
Opponents 306 163 2163 53.3 7.07 17 5.6 22 7.2 66 18/146 64.5<br />
Interceptions Int Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
LeBeau 6 76 12.7 40 0<br />
Lucci 5 74 14.8 27t 2<br />
Rasmussen 4 31 7.8 19 0<br />
Barney 3 78 26.0 28t 1<br />
Walker 2 12 6.0 8 0<br />
Weger 1 16 16.0 16 0<br />
Vaughn 1 8 8.0 8 0<br />
Lions 22 295 13.4 40 3<br />
Opponents 14 207 14.8 51 1<br />
Punting<br />
Weaver<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
42<br />
42<br />
58<br />
Yds<br />
1752<br />
1752<br />
2329<br />
Avg<br />
41.7<br />
41.7<br />
46.2<br />
Lg<br />
63<br />
63<br />
61<br />
B<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Barney<br />
L. Walton<br />
Vaughn<br />
Thompson<br />
Hughes<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
14<br />
6<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
23<br />
18<br />
FC<br />
2<br />
6<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
9<br />
6<br />
Yds<br />
122<br />
38<br />
30<br />
4<br />
0<br />
194<br />
111<br />
Avg<br />
8.7<br />
6.3<br />
15.0<br />
4.0<br />
0.0<br />
8.4<br />
6.2<br />
Lg<br />
38<br />
25<br />
19<br />
4<br />
0<br />
38<br />
15<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Jessie<br />
Barney<br />
Clark<br />
Gipson<br />
Williams<br />
Triplett<br />
Person<br />
Mooney<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
16<br />
9<br />
8<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
2<br />
51<br />
70<br />
Yds<br />
470<br />
222<br />
216<br />
105<br />
112<br />
70<br />
26<br />
8<br />
1233<br />
1627<br />
Avg<br />
29.4<br />
24.7<br />
27.0<br />
21.0<br />
28.0<br />
23.3<br />
13.0<br />
4.0<br />
24.2<br />
23.2<br />
Lg<br />
102t<br />
48<br />
55<br />
27<br />
40<br />
38<br />
15<br />
8<br />
102t<br />
48<br />
TD<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
Field Goals<br />
Mann<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
1-19<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
1/1<br />
20-29<br />
8/8<br />
8/8<br />
10/10<br />
30-39<br />
8/9<br />
8/9<br />
9/10<br />
40-49<br />
7/8<br />
7/8<br />
8/11<br />
50+<br />
0/3<br />
0/3<br />
1/1<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC Central W L T Pct. Pts. OP<br />
Minnesota 11 3 0 .786 245 139<br />
DETROIT 7 6 1 .538 341 286<br />
Chicago 6 8 0 .429 185 276<br />
Green Bay 4 6 2 .333 274 298<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Dallas 11 3 0 .786 406 222<br />
Washington 9 4 1 .692 276 190<br />
Philadelphia 6 7 1 .462 221 302<br />
St. Louis 4 9 1 .308 231 279<br />
NY Giants 4 10 0 .286 228 362<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
San Francisco 9 5 0 .643 300 216<br />
Los Angeles 8 5 1 .615 313 260<br />
Atlanta 7 6 1 .538 274 277<br />
New Orleans 4 8 2 .333 266 347<br />
AFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 285 273<br />
Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 246 292<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 4 9 1 .308 251 330<br />
Cincinnati 4 10 0 .286 284 265<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Miami 10 3 1 .769 315 174<br />
Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 313 140<br />
New England 6 8 0 .429 238 325<br />
NY Jets 6 8 0 .429 212 299<br />
Buff alo 1 13 0 .071 184 394<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Kansas City 10 3 1 .769 302 208<br />
Oakland 6 4 2 .667 344 278<br />
San Diego 6 8 0 .429 311 341<br />
Denver 4 9 1 .308 203 275<br />
Dal defeated Min, 20-12, and SF defeated Was, 24-20, in NFC playoff s. Dal defeated SF, 14-3, for NFC title.<br />
Mia defeated KC, 27-24, and Bal defeated Cle, 20-3, in AFC playoff s. Mia defeated Bal, 21-0, for AFC title.<br />
Dal defeated Mia, 24-3, for NFL title in SB VI.<br />
IN 1971: The 26th Amendment to <strong>the</strong> U. S. Con<strong>st</strong>itution lowers voting age to 18.
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