1971 NFL Season Standings |
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| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 315 | 174 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 |
| Baltimore Colts* | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 313 | 140 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 238 | 325 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 212 | 299 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 184 | 394 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns* | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 285 | 273 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 246 | 292 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| Houston Oilers | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 251 | 330 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 284 | 265 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 302 | 208 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 344 | 278 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 311 | 341 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| Denver Broncos | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 203 | 275 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
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| Eastern Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 406 | 222 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Washington Redskins* | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 276 | 190 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 221 | 302 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 231 | 279 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 228 | 362 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 245 | 139 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 341 | 286 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 185 | 276 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 274 | 298 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers* | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 300 | 216 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 313 | 260 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 274 | 277 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 266 | 347 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 |
| 1971 NFL | 11776 | 47367 | 4.0 | 86t | 333 | |||||||||
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