The 1971 Washington Redskins season was the team's 40th in the 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.
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George Allen and members of the 1971 team with President Richard Nixon , two days before Thanksgiving .
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]
NFL Draft
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Player
Position
College
Dewey Stendahl
Kicker
UW–La Crosse
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1971 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks
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Defensive linemen
Linebackers
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Week P1 (Saturday, August 7, 1971): at San Diego Chargers
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2
3 4 Total
Redskins
3
7
0 0 10
Chargers
0
3
16 0 19
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SD
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Penalties–yards
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Week P2 (Saturday, August 14, 1971): at Denver Broncos
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2
3 4 Total
Redskins
7
3
7 0 17
Broncos
6
0
0 7 13
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DEN
Passing
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Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
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Week P3 (Saturday, August 21, 1971): vs. St. Louis Cardinals
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2
3 4 Total
Cardinals (1–1)
0
0
0 13 13
Redskins (2–1)
7
6
7 0 20
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Preseason week 3: St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : August 21, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 40,228TV : WMAL-TV
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Passing
Rushing
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WAS
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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Week P4 (Saturday, August 28, 1971): vs. Baltimore Colts
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1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
3
7
3 7 20
Redskins
0
0
0 14 14
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Preseason week 4: Baltimore Colts 20 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : August 28, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 46,045TV : WMAL-TV
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Rushing
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Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
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Week P5 (Saturday, September 4, 1971): at Miami Dolphins
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1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
3
0
0 7 10
Dolphins
0
6
14 7 27
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MIA
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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Time of Game: 2 hours, 27 minutes
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Dolphins
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Return yards
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Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
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Week P6 (Saturday, September 11, 1971): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
0
10
0 7 17
Redskins
7
0
3 7 17
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Preseason week 6: Cincinnati Bengals 17 at Washington Redskins 17 – Game summary
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : September 11, 1971Game time : 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 39,105TV : WMAL-TV
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Rushing
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Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 19
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 24–17
1–0
Busch Memorial Stadium
46,805
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2
September 26
at New York Giants
W 30–3
2–0
Yankee Stadium
62,795
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3
October 3
at Dallas Cowboys
W 20–16
3–0
Cotton Bowl
61,554
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4
October 10
Houston Oilers
W 22–13
4–0
RFK Stadium
53,041
Recap
5
October 17
St. Louis Cardinals
W 20–0
5–0
RFK Stadium
53,041
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6
October 24
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 20–27
5–1
Municipal Stadium
51,989
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7
October 31
New Orleans Saints
W 24–14
6–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
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8
November 7
Philadelphia Eagles
T 7–7
6–1–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
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9
November 14
at Chicago Bears
L 15–16
6–2–1
Soldier Field
55,049
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10
November 21
Dallas Cowboys
L 0–13
6–3–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
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11
November 28
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 20–13
7–3–1
Veterans Stadium
65,358
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12
December 5
New York Giants
W 23–7
8–3–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
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13
at Los Angeles Rams
W 38–24
9–3–1
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
80,402
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14
December 19
Cleveland Browns
L 13–20
9–4–1
RFK Stadium
53,041
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Week 1 (Sunday, September 19, 1971): at St. Louis Cardinals
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1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (1–0)
7
0
14 3 24
Cardinals (0–1)
0
10
0 7 17
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Week 1: Washington Redskins 24 at St. Louis Cardinals 17 – Game summary
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]
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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
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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
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INT
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Yds
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Kilmer
6/17
65
1
0
0
0
31
67.0
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Yds
Y/Rt
TD
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Duncan
4
90
22.5
0
0
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Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
7
3.5
0
0
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Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
7
286
40.9
50
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XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
3–3
1–3
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Int
Yds
TD
LG
PD
Petitbon
3
66
0
0
Owens
1
8
0
8
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Week 2 (Sunday, September 26, 1971): at New York Giants
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2
3 4 Total
Redskins (2–0)
14
3
3 10 30
Giants (1–1)
3
0
0 0 3
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Week 2: Washington Redskins 30 at New York Giants 3 – Game summary
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]
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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
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INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
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Kilmer
23/32
309
2
0
1
8
71
123.0
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Yds
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Duncan
1
23
23.0
0
0
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Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
5
42
8.4
0
0
Duncan
3
26
8.7
0
0
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Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
5
192
38.4
45
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XPM–XPA
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MFG
Knight
3–3
3–4
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Int
Yds
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LG
PD
Pardee
1
20
1
20
Petitbon
1
14
0
14
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Week 3 (Sunday, October 3, 1971): at Dallas Cowboys
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1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (3–0)
7
7
3 3 20
Cowboys (2–1)
0
9
0 7 16
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Week 3: Washington Redskins 20 at Dallas Cowboys 16 – Game summary
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]
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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
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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
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INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
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Kilmer
5/10
94
1
1
2
9
50
76.7
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Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
3
80
26.7
0
0
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Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
3
30
10.0
0
0
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Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
3
153
51.0
58
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XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
Knight
2–2
2–2
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Week 4 (Sunday, October 10, 1971): vs. Houston Oilers
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2
3 4 Total
Oilers (0–3–1)
0
10
3 0 13
Redskins (4–0)
6
10
0 6 22
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Week 4: Houston Oilers 13 at Washington Redskins 22 – Game summary
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]
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Scoring information
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Yards
TOP
HOU
WAS
1
Redskins
15-yard field goal by Knight
0
3
1
Redskins
36-yard field goal by Knight
0
6
2
Redskins
13-yard field goal by Knight
0
9
2
Oilers
Sledge 5-yard touchdown reception from Johnson , Moseley kick good
7
9
2
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—
—
Redskins
Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by McDole , Knight kick good
7
16
2
Oilers
42-yard field goal by Moseley
10
16
3
Oilers
25-yard field goal by Moseley
13
16
4
Redskins
17-yard field goal by Knight
13
19
4
Redskins
39-yard field goal by Knight
13
22
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
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22
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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
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C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
10/32
136
0
0
0
0
47
68.7
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Week 5 (Sunday, October 17, 1971): vs. St. Louis Cardinals
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2
3 4 Total
Cardinals (2–3)
0
0
0 0 0
Redskins (5–0)
10
0
3 7 20
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Week 5: St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary
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]
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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
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C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
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Kilmer
9/17
126
0
1
1
6
38
52.6
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Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
1
25
25.0
0
0
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Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
1
0
0.0
0
0
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Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
4
170
42.5
58
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XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
2–2
2–3
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Int
Yds
TD
LG
PD
Pardee
3
25
0
0
Bass
1
2
0
2
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Week 6 (Sunday, October 24, 1971): at Kansas City Chiefs
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1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (5–1)
10
7
0 3 20
Chiefs (5–1)
3
3
7 14 27
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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
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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
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Week 7 (Sunday, October 31, 1971): vs. New Orleans Saints
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1
2
3 4 Total
Saints (2–4–1)
0
0
0 14 14
Redskins (6–1)
0
17
0 7 24
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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
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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
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Week 8 (Sunday, November 7, 1971): vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles (2–5–1)
0
0
7 0 7
Redskins (6–1–1)
0
0
0 7 7
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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
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Week 9 (Sunday, November 14, 1971): at Chicago Bears
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Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (6–2–1)
6
6
3 0 15
Bears (6–3)
0
3
3 10 16
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Week 9: Washington Redskins 15 at Chicago Bears 16 – Game summary
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]
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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
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Week 10 (Sunday, November 21, 1971): vs. Dallas Cowboys
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Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys (7–3)
7
0
3 3 13
Redskins (6–3–1)
0
0
0 0 0
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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
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Individual stats
More information Redskins Passing, C/ATT1 ...
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
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Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
54
27.0
0
0
Jaqua
1
16
16.0
0
0
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Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
31
15.5
0
0
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More information Redskins Punting, Pnt ...
Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
4
173
43.3
50
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Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
0–1
22
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Week 11 (Sunday, November 28, 1971): at Philadelphia Eagles
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Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (7–3–1)
0
13
0 7 20
Eagles (3–7–1)
0
0
6 7 13
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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
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Week 12 (Sunday, December 5, 1971): vs. New York Giants
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Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants (4–8)
0
0
0 7 7
Redskins (8–3–1)
13
7
3 0 23
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Week 12: New York Giants 7 at Washington Redskins 23 – Game summary
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]
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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
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Individual stats
More information Redskins Passing, C/ATT1 ...
Redskins Passing
C/ATT1
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Yds
LG3
Rate
Kilmer
4/14
54
0
1
3
19
27
13.4
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Redskins Kick Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Duncan
2
52
26.0
0
0
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Redskins Punt Returns
Ret
Yds
Y/Rt
TD
Lng
Vactor
3
19
6.3
0
0
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Redskins Punting
Pnt
Yds
Y/P
Lng
Blck
Bragg
4
115
28.8
47
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Redskins Kicking
XPM–XPA
FGM–FGA
MFG
Knight
2–2
3–5
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Week 13 (Monday, December 13, 1971): at Los Angeles Rams
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Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (9–3–1)
7
17
7 7 38
Rams (7–5–1)
10
0
7 7 24
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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
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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
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Week 14 (Sunday, December 19, 1971): vs. Cleveland Browns
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Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Browns (9–5)
3
7
3 7 20
Redskins (9–4–1)
0
13
0 0 13
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Week 14: Cleveland Browns 20 at Washington Redskins 13 – Game summary
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]
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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
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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
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Passing
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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
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Rushing
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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
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Receiving
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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
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Kicking
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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%
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Punting
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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
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Kick Return
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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
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Punt Return
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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
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Sacks
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Interceptions
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Fumbles
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Tackles
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Tackles
Player
Pos
G
GS
Comb
Solo
Ast
TFL
QBHits
Sfty
Team Total
14
Opp Total
14
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Scoring Summary
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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
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Team
More information Team, Total Yds & TO ...
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
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Quarter-by-quarter
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Quarter-by-quarter
Team
1
2
3
4
T
Redskins
77
103
36
60
276
Opponent
26
42
39
83
190
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Playoff Game Officials
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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
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Richard Nixon play
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]
NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, December 26, 1971): at San Francisco 49ers
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Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins (9–5–1)
7
3
3 7 20
49ers (10–5)
0
3
14 7 24
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NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins 20 at San Francisco 49ers 24 – Game summary
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]
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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
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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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