Biggest NFL Comebacks In The 1971 Season

What was the biggest NFL comeback in the 1971 season?

The Miami Dolphins had the biggest comeback win of the 1971 season, having come back from a 18 point deficit. In week 9, the Dolphins were trailing 3-21 in the 2nd quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov 14, 1971, and came back and won the game 24-21.

What was the biggest NFL 4th quarter comeback in the 1971 season?

The Chicago Bears had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1971 season, having come back from a 14 point deficit. The Bears were trailing 3-17 in the 4th quarter against the Minnesota Vikings on Sep 26, 1971, and came back and won the game 20-17.

What NFL team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1971 season?

The Chicago Bears and the Oakland Raiders are tied for the most comebacks after trailing by at least 10 points in the 1971 season, with each having 3 wins after trailing by 10.

Biggest 1971 NFL Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Point Deficit Final Score
1 Nov 14, 1971 Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers 18 3-21, 2nd 24-21
2 Dec 19, 1971 Houston Oilers vs San Diego Chargers 16 14-30, 3rd 49-33
3 Sep 26, 1971 Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings 14 3-17, 4th 20-17
Nov 21, 1971 Oakland Raiders vs San Diego Chargers 14 10-24, 3rd 34-33
Oct 4, 1971 Oakland Raiders @ Cleveland Browns 14 0-14, 2nd 34-20
Sep 19, 1971 San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs 14 0-14, 3rd 21-14
7 Dec 5, 1971 Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals 13 7-20, 2nd 31-27
Sep 20, 1971 Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions 13 0-13, 2nd 16-13
9 Nov 14, 1971 Chicago Bears vs Washington Redskins 12 3-15, 3rd 16-15
Sep 19, 1971 Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers 12 3-15, 4th 17-15
11 Oct 17, 1971 Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals 11 13-24, 4th 27-24
Oct 24, 1971 Kansas City Chiefs vs Washington Redskins 11 6-17, 3rd 27-20
13 Nov 7, 1971 Detroit Lions @ Denver Broncos 10 0-10, 3rd 24-20
Oct 10, 1971 Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers 10 0-10, 2nd 31-10
Dec 25, 1971 Miami Dolphins @ Kansas City Chiefs 10 0-10, 2nd 27-24
Nov 14, 1971 New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers 10 0-10, 1st 26-20
Nov 14, 1971 New York Giants @ Atlanta Falcons 10 7-17, 3rd 21-17
Oct 3, 1971 New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins 10 0-10, 4th 14-10
Oct 17, 1971 Oakland Raiders vs Philadelphia Eagles 10 0-10, 3rd 34-10
Oct 24, 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers vs Houston Oilers 10 6-16, 3rd 23-16
21 Oct 18, 1971 Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers 9 0-9, 2nd 38-16
22 Dec 19, 1971 Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints 7 10-17, 4th 24-20
Nov 14, 1971 Baltimore Colts @ New York Jets 7 0-7, 3rd 14-13
Oct 17, 1971 Baltimore Colts @ New York Giants 7 0-7, 1st 31-7
Oct 31, 1971 Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys 7 0-7, 1st 23-19
Nov 28, 1971 Cleveland Browns @ Houston Oilers 7 3-10, 2nd 37-24
Nov 25, 1971 Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Rams 7 7-14, 2nd 28-21
Nov 7, 1971 Dallas Cowboys @ St. Louis Cardinals 7 3-10, 3rd 16-13
Sep 19, 1971 Dallas Cowboys @ Buffalo Bills 7 7-14, 2nd 49-37
Nov 21, 1971 Miami Dolphins vs Baltimore Colts 7 0-7, 3rd 17-14
Oct 24, 1971 Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets 7 0-7, 2nd 30-14
Dec 5, 1971 New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins 7 0-7, 1st 34-13
Nov 14, 1971 New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills 7 0-7, 1st 38-33
Sep 19, 1971 New York Giants @ Green Bay Packers 7 0-7, 2nd 42-40
Dec 19, 1971 New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals 7 0-7, 1st 35-21
Nov 21, 1971 New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills 7 0-7, 2nd 20-7
Nov 21, 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Giants 7 3-10, 2nd 17-13
Nov 15, 1971 San Diego Chargers vs St. Louis Cardinals 7 3-10, 3rd 20-17
Oct 31, 1971 San Diego Chargers vs New York Jets 7 7-14, 2nd 49-21
Dec 26, 1971 San Francisco 49ers vs Washington Redskins 7 3-10, 3rd 24-20
Dec 13, 1971 Washington Redskins @ Los Angeles Rams 7 0-7, 1st 38-24
42 Oct 24, 1971 Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions 6 14-20, 2nd 28-23
Oct 17, 1971 Los Angeles Rams @ Atlanta Falcons 6 10-16, 4th 24-16
Oct 17, 1971 Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers 6 7-13, 3rd 24-13
Nov 7, 1971 New England Patriots vs Houston Oilers 6 14-20, 4th 28-20
Sep 19, 1971 New England Patriots vs Oakland Raiders 6 0-6, 3rd 20-6
Oct 10, 1971 Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos 6 3-9, 2nd 27-16
Dec 12, 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals 6 7-13, 4th 21-13
49 Sep 19, 1971 Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers 4 3-7, 2nd 20-17
Sep 26, 1971 Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills 4 3-7, 2nd 29-14
Nov 28, 1971 New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers 4 3-7, 2nd 29-21
Dec 5, 1971 Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions 4 16-20, 4th 23-20
Dec 5, 1971 San Diego Chargers vs Minnesota Vikings 4 10-14, 4th 30-14

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