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George Allen and members of the 1971 team with President Richard Nixon , two days before Thanksgiving . The 1971 Washington Redskins National Football League , and its 35th in Washington, D.C. The Redskins were led by first-year head coach George Allen , who had been the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams for the previous five seasons.
Coming into the 1971 season, the team had not made the postseason in 26 years . The Redskins had had only four winning seasons since their last playoff berth in 1945 , the most recent a 7–5–2 campaign in 1969 under Vince Lombardi , who died of colon cancer in September 1970.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Allen was Washington's fourth head coach in as many seasons. Lombardi succeeded Otto Graham , and assistant Bill Austin took over when Lombardi fell mortally ill in the summer of 1970 , and posted a 6–8 record.
Despite a broken left ankle suffered by leading receiver Charley Taylor in a week 6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs that forced him to miss the remainder of the season, the Redskins went 9–4–1, good for second place in the NFC East . They earned a wild card berth , but lost in the opening divisional round at San Francisco , 24–20.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Undrafted Free Agents [ edit ]
1971 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player
Position
College
Dewey Stendahl
Kicker
UW–La Crosse
Pre Season Game Officials
Pre Season
Week
Opponent
Referee
Umpire
Head Linesman
Line Judge
Back Judge
Field Judge
Pre season Game summaries [ edit ]
Preseason week 1: Washington Redskins 10 at San Diego Chargers 19 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
3
7
0 0 10
Chargers
0
3
16 0 19
at San Diego Stadium • San Diego, California
Date : August 7, 1971Game time : 11:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 43,186TV : WMAL-TV
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SD
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Redskins
Game Statistics
Chargers
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Preseason week 2: Washington Redskins 17 at Denver Broncos 13 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
7
3
7 0 17
Broncos
6
0
0 7 13
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
DEN
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Time of Game: 2 hours, 40 minutes
Redskins
Game Statistics
Broncos
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Preseason week 3: St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals (1–1)
0
0
0 13 13
Redskins (2–1)
7
6
7 0 20
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : August 21, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 40,228TV : WMAL-TV
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
STL
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
WAS
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cardinals
Game Statistics
Redskins
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Preseason week 4: Baltimore Colts 20 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
3
7
3 7 20
Redskins
0
0
0 14 14
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : August 28, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 46,045TV : WMAL-TV
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BAL
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
WAS
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colts
Game Statistics
Redskins
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Preseason week 5: Washington Redskins 10 at Miami Dolphinss 27 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
3
0
0 7 10
Dolphins
0
6
14 7 27
at Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida
Date : September 4, 1971Game time : 8:09 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 43,186Referee : Fred Wyant TV : WMAL-TV
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
MIA
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Time of Game: 2 hours, 27 minutes
Redskins
Game Statistics
Dolphins
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Preseason week 6: Cincinnati Bengals 17 at Washington Redskins 17 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
0
10
0 7 17
Redskins
7
0
3 7 17
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : September 11, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 39,105TV : WMAL-TV
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
CIN
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
WAS
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bengals
Game Statistics
Redskins
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 24–17
1–0
Busch Memorial Stadium
46,805
Recap
2
at New York Giants
W 30–3
2–0
Yankee Stadium
62,795
Recap
3
at Dallas Cowboys
W 20–16
3–0
Cotton Bowl
61,554
Recap
4
Houston Oilers
W 22–13
4–0
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
5
St. Louis Cardinals W 20–0
5–0
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
6
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 20–27
5–1
Municipal Stadium
51,989
Recap
7
New Orleans Saints
W 24–14
6–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
8
Philadelphia Eagles T 7–7
6–1–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
9
at Chicago Bears
L 15–16
6–2–1
Soldier Field
55,049
Recap
10
Dallas Cowboys
L 0–13
6–3–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
11
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 20–13
7–3–1
Veterans Stadium
65,358
Recap
12
New York Giants W 23–7
8–3–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
13
at Los Angeles Rams
W 38–24
9–3–1
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
80,402
Recap
14
Cleveland Browns
L 13–20
9–4–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Regular Season Game Officials
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.Regular Season Game summaries [ edit ] This section
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Week 1: Washington Redskins 24 at St. Louis Cardinals 17 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (1–0)
7
0
14 3 24
Cardinals (0–1)
0
10
0 7 17
at Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri
Date : September 19, 1971Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C); relative humidity 100%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (Light rain)Game attendance : 46,805Referee : Fred Silva TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Drees (play-by-play), George Connor (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)[ 7]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Billy Kilmer 6/17, 65 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Larry Brown 18 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Jerry Smith 2 REC, 35 YDS, 1 TD
STL
Passing
Jim Hart 5/15, 74 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing
MacArthur Lane 19 CAR, 54 YDS
Receiving
Jackie Smith 5 REC, 63 YDS, 2 TDs
Redskins
Game Statistics
Cardinals
10
First downs
13
38–148
Rushes–yards
38–117
65
Passing yards
138
6–17–0
Passes
10–27–4
0–0
Sacked–yards
0–0
65
Net passing yards
138
213
Total yards
255
171
Return yards
138
7–40.9
Punts
5–39.8
2–1
Fumbles–lost
3–3
3–25
Penalties–yards
6–39
Individual stats
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
6/17
65
1
0
0
0
31
67.0
Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
4
90
22.5
0
0
Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
7
3.5
0
0
Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
7
286
40.9
50
Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
3–3
1–3
Redskins Interceptions
Int
Yds
TD
LG
PD
Petitbon
3
66
0
0
Owens
1
8
0
8
Starting Lineups
Week 2: Washington Redskins 30 at New York Giants 3 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (2–0)
14
3
3 10 30
Giants (1–1)
3
0
0 0 3
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
Date : September 26, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 59%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) (Light rain)Game attendance : 62,795Referee : Ben Dreith TV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bill Mazer (studio reporter)[ 8]
Redskins
Game Statistics
Giants
19
First downs
13
30–126
Rushes–yards
25–68
309
Passing yards
139
23–32–0
Passes
14–30–2
1–8
Sacked–yards
5–51
301
Net passing yards
88
427
Total yards
156
125
Return yards
79
5–38.4
Punts
9–42.3
1–0
Fumbles–lost
2–0
15–178
Penalties–yards
9–72
Individual stats
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
23/32
309
2
0
1
8
71
123.0
Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
1
23
23.0
0
0
Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
5
42
8.4
0
0
Duncan
3
26
8.7
0
0
Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
5
192
38.4
45
Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
3–3
3–4
Redskins Interceptions
Int
Yds
TD
LG
PD
Pardee
1
20
1
20
Petitbon
1
14
0
14
Starting Lineups
Week 3: Washington Redskins 20 at Dallas Cowboys 16 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (3–0)
7
7
3 3 20
Cowboys (2–1)
0
9
0 7 16
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
Date : October 3, 1971Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 70 °F (21 °C); relative humidity 94%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Fog, Light rain)Game attendance : 61,554Referee : Jack Reader TV announcers (CBS ) : Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Eddie LeBaron (color commentator) and Frank Clarke (studio reporter)[ 9]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Billy Kilmer 5/10, 94 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Charley Harraway 18 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Roy Jefferson 2 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD
DAL
Passing
Craig Morton 11/26, 124 YDS
Rushing
Calvin Hill 19 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Walt Garrison 5 REC, 44 YDS
Redskins
Game Statistics
Cowboys
14
First downs
20
41–200
Rushes–yards
29–82
94
Passing yards
227
5–10–1
Passes
17–35–0
2–9
Sacked–yards
3–42
85
Net passing yards
185
285
Total yards
267
110
Return yards
134
3–51.0
Punts
5–42.6
3–2
Fumbles–lost
1–1
3–15
Penalties–yards
5–35
Individual stats
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
5/10
94
1
1
2
9
50
76.7
Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
3
80
26.7
0
0
Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
3
30
10.0
0
0
Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
3
153
51.0
58
Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
Knight
2–2
2–2
Starting Lineups
Week 4: Houston Oilers 13 at Washington Redskins 22 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Oilers (0–3–1)
0
10
3 0 13
Redskins (4–0)
6
10
0 6 22
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : October 10, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 57 °F (14 °C); relative humidity 96%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (Light rain)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Bernie Ulman TV announcers (KPRC-TV (Houston)) : Bill Enis (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (color commentator)[ 10]
Oilers
Game Statistics
Redskins
13
First downs
11
21–46
Rushes–yards
40–115
160
Passing yards
136
16–35–3
Passes
10–21–0
2–14
Sacked–yards
0–0
146
Net passing yards
136
192
Total yards
251
106
Return yards
165
7–44.7
Punts
5–36.2
2–2
Fumbles–lost
2–2
4–35
Penalties–yards
5–63
Individual stats
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
10/32
136
0
0
0
0
47
68.7
Starting Lineups
Week 5: St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals (2–3)
0
0
0 0 0
Redskins (5–0)
10
0
3 7 20
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : October 17, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 90%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) (Smoke haze)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Norm Schachter TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Buck (play-by-play), Alex Hawkins (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)[ 11]
Cardinals
Game Statistics
Redskins
11
First downs
21
14–25
Rushes–yards
47–229
180
Passing yards
126
15–30–4
Passes
9–17–1
0–0
Sacked–yards
1–6
180
Net passing yards
120
205
Total yards
349
100
Return yards
52
5–41.4
Punts
4–42.5
3–3
Fumbles–lost
2–1
4–30
Penalties–yards
7–60
Individual stats
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
9/17
126
0
1
1
6
38
52.6
Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
1
25
25.0
0
0
Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
1
0
0.0
0
0
Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
4
170
42.5
58
Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
2–2
2–3
Redskins Interceptions
Int
Yds
TD
LG
PD
Pardee
3
25
0
0
Bass
1
2
0
2
Starting Lineups
Week 6: Washington Redskins 20 at Kansas City Chiefs 27 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (5–1)
10
7
0 3 20
Chiefs (5–1)
3
3
7 14 27
at Municipal Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri
Date : October 24, 1971Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 84%; wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn) (Drizzle)Game attendance : 51,989Referee : Jack Vest TV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Ron Barr (studio reporter)[ 12]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Billy Kilmer 15/38, 220 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Charley Harraway 12 CAR, 58 YDS
Receiving
Charley Taylor 7 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TDs
KC
Passing
Len Dawson 10/23, 203 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Ed Podolak 24 CAR, 110 YDS
Receiving
Otis Taylor 5 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TDs
Redskins
Game Statistics
Chiefs
16
First downs
20
25–99
Rushes–yards
39–162
220
Passing yards
203
15–38–1
Passes
10–23–2
2–15
Sacked–yards
5–40
205
Net passing yards
163
304
Total yards
325
176
Return yards
131
4–44.0
Punts
5–47.8
2–1
Fumbles–lost
0–0
8–72
Penalties–yards
2–20
Week 7: New Orleans Saints 14 at Washington Redskins 24 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Saints (2–4–1)
0
0
0 14 14
Redskins (6–1)
0
17
0 7 24
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : October 31, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 68 °F (20 °C); relative humidity 91%; wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn) (Overcast)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Jim Tunney TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter)[ 13]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NO
Passing
Edd Hargett 9/21, 134 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing
James Ford 15 CAR, 64 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Al Dodd 3 REC, 59 YDS
WAS
Passing
Billy Kilmer 13/22, 204 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing
Larry Brown 20 CAR, 113 YDS
Receiving
Boyd Dowler 5 REC, 71 YDS
Saints
Game Statistics
Redskins
16
First downs
21
31–106
Rushes–yards
37–173
163
Passing yards
204
12–27–1
Passes
13–22–2
6–57
Sacked–yards
0–0
106
Net passing yards
204
212
Total yards
377
91
Return yards
137
9–42.9
Punts
2–40.0
2–0
Fumbles–lost
4–4
13–123
Penalties–yards
6–61
Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles 7 at Washington Redskins 7 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles (2–5–1)
0
0
7 0 7
Redskins (6–1–1)
0
0
0 7 7
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : November 7, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 47 °F (8 °C); relative humidity 56%; wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn) (Cloudy)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Fred Silva TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)[ 14]
Eagles
Game Statistics
Redskins
10
First downs
14
31–77
Rushes–yards
31–61
124
Passing yards
153
10–22–1
Passes
12–24–4
3–29
Sacked–yards
4–17
95
Net passing yards
136
172
Total yards
197
86
Return yards
108
7–37.4
Punts
5–43.8
2–0
Fumbles–lost
4–3
11–97
Penalties–yards
9–78
Week 9: Washington Redskins 15 at Chicago Bears 16 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (6–2–1)
6
6
3 0 15
Bears (6–3)
0
3
3 10 16
at Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois
Date : November 14, 1971Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 56 °F (13 °C); relative humidity 75%; wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn) (Clear)Game attendance : 55,049Referee : Tommy Bell TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)[ 15]
Redskins
Game Statistics
Bears
15
First downs
20
28–88
Rushes–yards
34–205
206
Passing yards
214
24–36–0
Passes
15–33–0
2–11
Sacked–yards
5–34
195
Net passing yards
180
283
Total yards
385
100
Return yards
57
5–32.8
Punts
4–40.3
0–0
Fumbles–lost
1–1
2–10
Penalties–yards
6–44
Week 10: Dallas Cowboys 13 at Washington Redskins 0 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys (7–3)
7
0
3 3 13
Redskins (6–3–1)
0
0
0 0 0
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : November 21, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 41 °F (5 °C); relative humidity 65%; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn) (Cloudy)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Dick Jorgensen TV announcers (CBS ) : Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Eddie LeBaron (color commentator) and Frank Clarke (studio reporter)[ 16]
Cowboys
Game Statistics
Redskins
16
First downs
15
37–146
Rushes–yards
21–65
151
Passing yards
194
11–21–0
Passes
19–32–2
3–18
Sacked–yards
3–27
133
Net passing yards
167
279
Total yards
232
37
Return yards
101
4–38.0
Punts
4–43.3
2–1
Fumbles–lost
1–0
6–30
Penalties–yards
3–50
Individual stats
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
10/16
118
0
0
3
18
28
75.7
Jurgensen
9/16
76
0
2
1
8
15
29.2
Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
54
27.0
0
0
Jaqua
1
16
16.0
0
0
Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
31
15.5
0
0
Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
4
173
43.3
50
Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
0–1
22
Starting Lineups
Week 11: Washington Redskins 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 13 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (7–3–1)
0
13
0 7 20
Eagles (3–7–1)
0
0
6 7 13
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : November 28, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 43 °F (6 °C); relative humidity 70%; wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn) (Partly cloudy)Game attendance : 65,358Referee : Ben Dreith TV announcers (CBS ) : Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)[ 17]
Redskins
Game Statistics
Eagles
10
First downs
16
28–102
Rushes–yards
27–100
155
Passing yards
192
10–19–0
Passes
13–28–2
0–0
Sacked–yards
1–12
155
Net passing yards
180
257
Total yards
280
127
Return yards
120
4–43.5
Punts
6–40.2
4–2
Fumbles–lost
0–0
7–68
Penalties–yards
9–79
Week 12: New York Giants 7 at Washington Redskins 23 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants (4–8)
0
0
0 7 7
Redskins (8–3–1)
13
7
3 0 23
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : December 5, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 29 °F (−2 °C); relative humidity 86%; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn); wind chill 21 °F (−6 °C)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Bob Frederic TV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bill Mazer (studio reporter)[ 18]
Giants
Game Statistics
Redskins
15
First downs
9
27–89
Rushes–yards
36–155
173
Passing yards
54
16–33–5
Passes
4–14–1
1–8
Sacked–yards
3–19
165
Net passing yards
35
254
Total yards
190
97
Return yards
163
3–37.0
Punts
4–28.8
2–0
Fumbles–lost
2–0
3–39
Penalties–yards
6–67
Individual stats
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
4/14
54
0
1
3
19
27
13.4
Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
52
26.0
0
0
Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
3
19
6.3
0
0
Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
4
115
28.8
47
Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
2–2
3–5
Starting Lineups
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Billy Kilmer 14/19, 246 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Larry Brown 27 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Roy Jefferson 8 REC, 137 YDS, 2 TDs
LA
Passing
Roman Gabriel 17/44, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing
Larry Smith 13 CAR, 49 YDS
Receiving
Larry Smith 6 REC, 48 YDS
Redskins
Game Statistics
Rams
15
First downs
17
40–79
Rushes–yards
27–104
246
Passing yards
219
14–19–1
Passes
17–44–3
1–6
Sacked–yards
1–5
240
Net passing yards
214
319
Total yards
318
99
Return yards
145
5–43.8
Punts
4–39.3
2–2
Fumbles–lost
1–1
3–31
Penalties–yards
8–51
Week 14: Cleveland Browns 20 at Washington Redskins 13 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Browns (9–5)
3
7
3 7 20
Redskins (9–4–1)
0
13
0 0 13
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : December 19, 1971Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 27 °F (−3 °C); relative humidity 66%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn); wind chill 18 °F (−8 °C) (Overcast)Game attendance : 53,041Referee : Norm Schachter TV announcers (NBC ) : Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Johnny Morris (color commentator)[ 20]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
CLE
Passing
Bill Nelsen 15/23, 165 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Leroy Kelly 18 CAR, 50 YDS
Receiving
Milt Morin 3 REC, 40 YDS
WAS
Passing
Billy Kilmer 18/33, 229 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing
Larry Brown 26 CAR, 81 YDS
Receiving
Larry Brown 4 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Browns
Game Statistics
Redskins
13
First downs
22
28–69
Rushes–yards
35–117
165
Passing yards
229
15–23–2
Passes
18–33–2
1–11
Sacked–yards
0–0
154
Net passing yards
229
223
Total yards
346
115
Return yards
186
4–37.3
Punts
1–46.0
1–0
Fumbles–lost
3–2
4–20
Penalties–yards
3–23
Passing
Passing
Player
Pos
G
GS
QBrec
Cmp
Att
Cmp%
Yds
TD
TD%
Int
Int%
Y/A
AY/A
Y/C
Y/G
Lng
Rate
Sk
Yds
NY/A
ANY/A
Sk%
4QC
GWD
Kilmer QB
14
13
8–4–1
166
306
54.2
2221
13
4.2
13
4.2
71
7.3
6.2
13.4
158.6
74.0
16
110
5
6.56
5.55
1
0
Jurgensen QB
5
1
1–0–0
16
28
57.1
170
0
0.0
2
7.1
30
6.1
2.9
10.6
34.0
45.2
1
8
3.4
5.59
2.48
Team Total
14
9–4–1
182
334
54.5
2391
13
3.9
15
4.5
71
7.2
5.9
13.1
170.8
71.6
17
118
4.8
6.48
5.29
1
0
Opp Total
14
191
411
46.5
2448
11
2.7
29
7.1
6.0
3.32
12.8
174.9
45.1
36
321
8.1
4.8
2.3
Rushing
Rushing
Player
Pos
G
GS
Att
Yds
TD
Lng
Y/A
Y/G
A/G
Brown RB
13
13
253
948
4
34
3.7
72.9
19.5
Harraway FB
14
14
156
635
2
57
4.1
45.4
11.1
Mason RB
10
1
31
85
0
11
2.7
8.5
3.1
Jurgensen QB
5
1
3
29
0
11
9.7
5.8
0.6
Burnet RB
7
0
10
27
0
5
2.7
3.9
1.4
Jefferson WR
14
14
2
13
0
13
6.5
0.9
0.1
Hull RB
11
0
2
8
0
6
4.0
0.7
0.2
Kilmer QB
14
13
17
5
2
3
0.3
0.4
1.2
Smith TE
8
7
1
5
0
5
5.0
0.6
0.1
Wyche QB
1
0
1
4
0
4
4.0
4.0
1.0
Petitbon SS
14
13
1
–2
0
–2
–2.0
–0.1
0.1
Team Total
14
477
1757
8
57
3.7
125.5
34.1
Opp Total
14
408
1396
7
3.4
99.7
29.1
Receiving
Receiving
Player
Pos
G
GS
Rec
Yds
Y/R
TD
Lng
R/G
Y/G
Ctch%
Jefferson WR
14
14
47
701
14.9
4
70
3.4
50.1
0.0%
Dowler WR
12
7
26
352
13.5
0
30
2.2
29.3
0.0%
Taylor WR
6
6
24
370
15.4
4
71
4.0
61.7
0.0%
Harraway FB
14
14
20
121
6.1
0
20
1.4
8.6
0.0%
Smith TE
8
7
16
227
14.2
1
31
2.0
28.4
0.0%
Brown RB
13
13
16
176
11.0
2
36
1.2
13.5
0.0%
McNeil WR
8
1
14
244
17.4
2
36
1.8
30.5
0.0%
Mason RB
10
1
12
109
9.1
0
18
1.2
10.9
0.0%
Alston TE
12
7
5
87
17.4
0
21
0.4
7.3
0.0%
Brunet RB
7
0
2
4
2.0
0
5
0.3
0.6
0.0%
Team Total
14
182
2391
13.1
13
71
13.0
170.8
Opp Total
14
191
2127
11.1
11
13.6
151.9
Kicking
Kicking
Games
0–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
50+
Scoring
Player
Pos
G
GS
FGA
FGM
FGA
FGM
FGA
FGM
FGA
FGM
FGA
FGM
FGA
FGM
Lng
FG%
XPA
XPM
XP%
Knight K
14
0
12
10
9
6
14
8
11
3
3
2
49
29
52
59.2%
27
27
100.0%
Team Total
14
12
10
9
6
14
8
11
3
3
2
49
29
59.2%
27
27
100.0%
Opp Total
14
33
17
51.5%
20
19
95.0%
Punting
Punting
Player
Pos
G
GS
Pnt
Yds
Lng
Blck
Y/P
Bragg P
14
0
58
2348
59
1
40.5
Team Total
14
58
2348
59
1
40.5
Opp Total
14
77
3172
41.2
Kick Return
Kick Return
Player
Pos
G
GS
Rt
Yds
TD
Lng
Y/Rt
Duncan DB
14
0
22
233
0
33
10.6
Vactor DB
14
0
23
194
0
30
8.4
Team Total
14
45
427
0
33
9.5
Opp Total
14
17
87
0
5.1
Punt Return
Punt Return
Player
Pos
G
GS
Ret
Yds
TD
Lng
Y/R
Duncan DB
14
0
27
724
0
48
26.8
Jaqua DB
14
1
6
78
0
19
13.0
McLinton LB
14
0
5
46
0
13
9.2
Bass RCB
14
14
4
61
0
26
15.3
Tillman LB
9
0
1
4
0
4
4.0
Team Total
14
43
913
0
48
21.2
Opp Total
14
61
1066
0
17.5
Sacks
Interceptions
Interceptions
Player
Pos
G
GS
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
Bass RCB
14
14
8
78
1
38
Petitbon SS
14
13
5
102
0
42
Pardee LLB
14
14
5
58
1
20
Fischer LCB
14
14
3
103
1
53
McDole LDE
14
14
3
18
1
18
Owens FS
14
14
2
27
0
19
Duncan DB
14
0
1
46
1
46
Pottios MLB
14
14
1
31
0
31
Hanburger RLB
14
14
1
17
0
17
Team Total
14
29
480
5
53
Opp Total
14
Fumbles
Tackles
Tackles
Player
Pos
G
GS
Comb
Solo
Ast
TFL
QBHits
Sfty
Team Total
14
Opp Total
14
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary
Player
Pos
G
GS
RshTD
RecTD
PR TD
KR TD
FblTD
IntTD
OthTD
AllTD
XPM
XPA
FGM
FGA
Sfty
Pts
Pts/G
Knight K
14
0
27
27
29
49
114
8.1
Brown RB
13
13
4
2
6
36
2.8
Jefferson WR
14
14
4
4
24
1.7
Taylor WR
6
6
4
4
24
4.0
Harraway RB
14
14
2
2
12
0.9
Kilmer QB
14
13
2
2
12
0.9
McNeil WR
8
1
2
2
12
1.5
Bass RCB
14
14
1
1
6
0.4
Duncan DB
14
14
1
1
6
0.4
Fischer LCB
14
14
1
1
6
0.4
Hanburger RLB
14
14
1
1
6
0.4
McDole LDE
14
14
1
1
6
0.4
Pardee LLB
14
14
1
1
6
0.4
Smith TE
8
7
1
1
6
0.8
Team Total
14
8
13
1
5
27
27
27
29
49
276
Opp Total
14
7
11
1
1
20
19
20
17
33
190
Team
Team
Total Yds & TO
Passing
Rushing
Penalties
Player
PF
Yds
Ply
Y/P
TO
FL
1stD
Cmp
Att
Yds
TD
Int
NY/A
1stD
Att
Yds
TD
Y/A
1stD
Pen
Yds
1stPy
Team Stats
276
4030
828
4.9
35
20
212
182
334
2273
13
15
6.5
112
477
1757
8
3.7
77
80
801
23
Opp Stats
190
3523
855
4.1
41
12
213
191
411
2127
11
29
4.8
119
408
1396
7
3.4
73
93
720
21
Lg Rank Offense
12
13
11
22
17
19
10
17
8
5
12
14
21
20
Lg Rank Defense
4
4
6
20
17
24
12
5
1
4
5
4
3
4
Quarter-by-quarter
Quarter-by-quarter
Team
1
2
3
4
T
Redskins
77
103
36
60
276
Opponent
26
42
39
83
190
Playoff Game Officials
Playoff
Round
Opponent
Referee
Umpire
Head Linesman
Line Judge
Back Judge
Field Judge
Alternate
NFC Divisional Playoff @ San Francisco
(40) Pat Haggerty
(15) Ralph Morcroft
(44) Walt Peters
(28) Bill Schleibaum
(5) Ray Douglas
(31) Dick Dolack
(74) Ray Dodez
There was a rumor that President Richard Nixon called a key play that caused the Redskins to lose to the 49ers in the divisional round of the playoffs. Nixon, a friend of George Allen, once attended a practice game where he tried the same play to much better results.[ 21]
Playoff Game summaries [ edit ]
NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins 20 at San Francisco 49ers 24 – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (9–5–1)
7
3
3 7 20
49ers (10–5)
0
3
14 7 24
at Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California
Date : December 26, 1971Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 44 °F (7 °C); relative humidity 82%; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn) (Overcast)Game attendance : 45,327Referee : Pat Haggerty TV announcers (CBS ) : Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)[ 22]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
WAS
Passing
Billy Kilmer 11/27, 106 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Larry Brown 27 CAR, 84 YDS
Receiving
Larry Brown 6 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD
SF
Passing
John Brodie 10/19, 176 YDS, 2 TDs
Rushing
Vic Washington 16 CAR, 59 YDS
Receiving
Ted Kwalick 3 REC, 26 YDS
Redskins
Game Statistics
49ers
13
First downs
11
39–99
Rushes–yards
39–112
106
Passing yards
176
11–27–1
Passes
10–19–0
1–13
Sacked–yards
1–3
93
Net passing yards
163
192
Total yards
285
247
Return yards
109
5–46.2
Punts
10–33.7
3–2
Fumbles–lost
0–0
4–55
Penalties–yards
3–41
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