The Detroit Lions were 7-6-1 in 1971. They finished 2nd in the NFC Central and 6th in the NFC.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 14 | 341 | 4,577 | 862 | 5.3 | 2,376 | 532 | 4.5 | 2,453 | 299 | 8.2 | 31 | 252 | 269 | 131 | 104 | 34 | 69 | 747 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 11th | 22nd | 3rd | 15th | 11th | 2nd | 2nd | 18th | 1st | 8th | 15th | |
Opponent | 14 | 286 | 3,859 | 756 | 5.1 | 1,842 | 432 | 4.3 | 2,163 | 306 | 7.1 | 18 | 146 | 210 | 97 | 99 | 14 | 97 | 942 |
Opponent Rank | 16th | 11th | 2nd | 20th | 15th | 8th | 17th | 4th | 2nd | 18th | 25th | 1st | 6th | 12th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | |
Net | +55 | +718 | +106 | +0.2 | +534 | +100 | +0.2 | +290 | -7 | +1.1 | +13 | +106 | +59 | +34 | +5 | +20 | -28 | -195 | |
Net Rank | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 12th | 5th | 4th | 11th | 7th | 13th | 6th | 22nd | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 11th | 1st | 1st | 1st |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |