The New Orleans Saints were 4-8-2 in 1971. They finished 4th in the NFC West and 10th 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 | 266 | 3,666 | 889 | 4.1 | 1,711 | 452 | 3.8 | 2,355 | 387 | 6.1 | 50 | 400 | 242 | 105 | 106 | 31 | 85 | 869 |
Team Rank | 15th | 19th | 5th | 24th | 15th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 9th | 21st | 26th | 2nd | 6th | 11th | 16th | 2nd | 22nd | 20th | |
Opponent | 14 | 347 | 4,438 | 852 | 5.2 | 2,200 | 495 | 4.4 | 2,472 | 333 | 7.4 | 24 | 234 | 260 | 129 | 110 | 21 | 98 | 967 |
Opponent Rank | 24th | 22nd | 12th | 24th | 22nd | 23rd | 22nd | 18th | 3rd | 24th | 21st | 12th | 25th | 24th | 12th | 21st | 1st | 1st | |
Net | -81 | -772 | +37 | -1.1 | -489 | -43 | -0.7 | -117 | +54 | -1.3 | +26 | +166 | -18 | -24 | -4 | +10 | -13 | -98 | |
Net Rank | 20th | 22nd | 9th | 25th | 19th | 18th | 21st | 17th | 6th | 23rd | 26th | 4th | 18th | 20th | 13th | 3rd | 4th | 7th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
Commanders | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Buccaneers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
Seahawks | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |