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1971 NFL Season Overview

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Baltimore defeated Dallas 16-13 on Jim O'Brien's 32-yard field goal with five seconds to go in Super Bowl V at Miami, January 17. The NBC tele-cast was viewed in an estimated 23,980,000 homes, the largest audience ever for a one-day sports event. The NFC defeated the AFC 27-6 in the first AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Los Angeles, January 24. The Boston Patriots changed their name to the New England Patriots, March 25. Their new stadium, Schaefer Stadium, was dedicated in a 20-14...

Baltimore defeated Dallas 16-13 on Jim O'Brien's 32-yard field goal with five seconds to go in Super Bowl V at Miami, January 17. The NBC tele-cast was viewed in an estimated 23,980,000 homes, the largest audience ever for a one-day sports event. The NFC defeated the AFC 27-6 in the first

1971 NFL Champions

defeated Miami Dolphins

Commissioner Pete Rozelle

Union Director Ed Garvey

Players' President John Gordy

1971 NFL Draft

Pick Player Team

1 Jim Plunkett QB Patriots

2 Archie Manning QB Saints

3 Dan Pastorini QB Oilers

4 J.D. Hill WR Bills

5 Richard Harris DE Eagles

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Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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