1971 Cincinnati Bengals Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (4-10)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1971 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
1971 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bengals chalked up 284 points, and the defensive squad yielded 265. Fred Willis carried the ball for a team-best 590 yards for Cincinnati, while Essex Johnson also buoyed the ground attack.

Virgil Carter passed for 1,624 yards. Bob Trumpy paced all receivers, grabbing 40 passes for 531 yards.

Lemar Parrish intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 284
Regular Season Points Against: 265

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 19, 1971 Philadelphia Eagles 14 at Cincinnati Bengals 37 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 26, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 3, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 17 at Green Bay Packers 20 L 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
October 10, 1971 Miami Dolphins 23 at Cincinnati Bengals 13 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
October 17, 1971 Cleveland Browns 27 at Cincinnati Bengals 24 L 1-2-0 0-2-0 1-4-0
October 24, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 27 at Oakland Raiders 31 L 1-2-0 0-3-0 1-5-0
October 31, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 6 at Houston Oilers 10 L 1-2-0 0-4-0 1-6-0
November 7, 1971 Atlanta Falcons 9 at Cincinnati Bengals 6 L 1-3-0 0-4-0 1-7-0
November 14, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 24 at Denver Broncos 10 W 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-7-0
November 21, 1971 Houston Oilers 13 at Cincinnati Bengals 28 W 2-3-0 1-4-0 3-7-0
November 28, 1971 San Diego Chargers 0 at Cincinnati Bengals 31 W 3-3-0 1-4-0 4-7-0
December 5, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 27 at Cleveland Browns 31 L 3-3-0 1-5-0 4-8-0
December 12, 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 at Cincinnati Bengals 13 L 3-4-0 1-5-0 4-9-0
December 19, 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 21 at New York Jets 35 L 3-4-0 1-6-0 4-10-0


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