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1971 NFL NFC East standings
The Dallas Cowboys won the 1971 NFL NFC East division race at 11-3, 1.5 games ahead of the Washington Redskins.
🏆The 1971 playoffs, game by game
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NFC East standings, 1971
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (DAL) y | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | - | 8-2 | W7 |
| Washington Redskins (WAS) x | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 | 1.5 | 5-4-1 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (PHI) | 6 | 7 | 1 | .464 | 4.5 | 6-3-1 | W3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 6.5 | 2-7-1 | L2 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 7 | 2-8 | L5 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- y
- clinched the division
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Dallas Cowboys trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 5.
- The Dallas Cowboys took first place for good in Week 10.
- The Dallas Cowboys won 7 games in a row from Week 8 to Week 14, the longest run of the race.
- The Washington Redskins led by 2 games as late as Week 7.
- The Dallas Cowboys went 8-1 from Week 5 to Week 14, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 1.5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Dallas Cowboys spent 7 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.