Record 10–4 Head coach Don McCafferty Owner Carroll Rosenbloom | Division place 2nd AFC East Start date 1971 Home field Memorial Stadium | |
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Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 20–3
Lost Conference Championship (Dolphins) 21–0 People also search for 1970 Kansas City Chiefs season | ||
The 1971 Baltimore Colts season was the 19th season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts appeared to be on the verge of winning the AFC East again after beating the Miami Dolphins 14-3 in the next-to-last game of the season. However, the Colts would drop the final game of the season to the New England Patriots, forcing them to settle for the Wild Card with a 10-4 record. They lost to the Dolphins in the AFC Championship game. The Baltimore defense gave up a total of 140 points for 14 regular season (10 PPG) & in their four defeats, they lost by 15 points total.
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Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Playoffs
The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 4 seed and traveled to Cleveland to play the Cleveland Browns in the divisional round. The Colts led 14–0 at the half and would cruise to a 20–3 win. They then traveled south to play the Miami Dolphins and tried to make it to their second consecutive Super Bowl. Colts QB Johnny Unitas was intercepted 3 times as they were shut out by the Dolphins 21–0.