1971 New England Patriots Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Mazur (6-8)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1971 New England Patriots Statistics
1971 New England Patriots Roster

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots netted 238 points, but the defense yielded 325. Carl Garrett rushed for a team-best 784 yards for New England.

Jim Plunkett threw for 2,158 yards. Randy Vataha caught 51 passes for 872 yards.

Larry Carwell intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

John Mazur coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 238
Regular Season Points Against: 325

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 19, 1971 Oakland Raiders 6 at New England Patriots 20 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 26, 1971 Detroit Lions 34 at New England Patriots 7 L 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
October 3, 1971 Baltimore Colts 23 at New England Patriots 3 L 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0
October 10, 1971 New York Jets 0 at New England Patriots 20 W 2-2-0 0-0-0 2-2-0
October 17, 1971 New England Patriots 3 at Miami Dolphins 41 L 2-2-0 0-1-0 2-3-0
October 24, 1971 New England Patriots 21 at Dallas Cowboys 44 L 2-2-0 0-2-0 2-4-0
October 31, 1971 New England Patriots 10 at San Francisco 49ers 27 L 2-2-0 0-3-0 2-5-0
November 7, 1971 Houston Oilers 20 at New England Patriots 28 W 3-2-0 0-3-0 3-5-0
November 14, 1971 Buffalo Bills 33 at New England Patriots 38 W 4-2-0 0-3-0 4-5-0
November 21, 1971 New England Patriots 7 at Cleveland Browns 27 L 4-2-0 0-4-0 4-6-0
November 28, 1971 New England Patriots 20 at Buffalo Bills 27 L 4-2-0 0-5-0 4-7-0
December 5, 1971 Miami Dolphins 13 at New England Patriots 34 W 5-2-0 0-5-0 5-7-0
December 12, 1971 New England Patriots 6 at New York Jets 13 L 5-2-0 0-6-0 5-8-0
December 19, 1971 New England Patriots 21 at Baltimore Colts 17 W 5-2-0 1-6-0 6-8-0


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