1971 NFL playoffs
The Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl VI over the Miami Dolphins, 24-3. The 1971 NFL postseason had 7 games over 3 rounds.
Bracket
Divisional round
Conference championships
Super Bowl
Indianapolis Colts1
Cleveland Browns0
Kansas City Chiefs0
Miami Dolphins1Indianapolis Colts0Miami Dolphins1
San Francisco 49ers1
Washington Commanders0
Minnesota Vikings0
Dallas Cowboys1San Francisco 49ers0Dallas Cowboys1Champion
Miami Dolphins0
Dallas Cowboys11971 postseason leaders
Passing yards
- 1Bob GrieseMIA555
- 2Johnny UnitasIND367
- 3John BrodieSF360
- 4Roger StaubachDAL321
- 5Len DawsonKC246
Rushing yards
- 1Larry CsonkaMIA189
- 2Roger StaubachDAL75
- 3Calvin HillDAL74
- 4Leroy KellyCLE49
- 5Bob GrieseMIA21
Receiving yards
- 1Paul WarfieldMIA304
- 2Lance AlworthDAL78
- 3Bob HayesDAL76
- 4Mike DitkaDAL51
- 5Calvin HillDAL26
Super Bowl
Dallas Cowboys1-0Miami Dolphins
- Game 1Jan 16, 1972DAL 24 at MIA 3
Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins all-time: head to head
Conference championships
Dallas Cowboys1-0San Francisco 49ers
- Game 1Jan 2, 1972SF 3 at DAL 14
Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers all-time: head to head
Miami Dolphins1-0Indianapolis Colts
- Game 1Jan 2, 1972IND 0 at MIA 21
Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts all-time: head to head
Divisional round
Miami Dolphins1-0Kansas City Chiefs
- Game 1Dec 25, 1971MIA 27 at KC 24
Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs all-time: head to head
Dallas Cowboys1-0Minnesota Vikings
- Game 1Dec 25, 1971DAL 20 at MIN 12
Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings all-time: head to head
Indianapolis Colts1-0Cleveland Browns
- Game 1Dec 26, 1971IND 20 at CLE 3
Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns all-time: head to head
San Francisco 49ers1-0Washington Commanders
- Game 1Dec 26, 1971WSH 20 at SF 24
San Francisco 49ers and Washington Commanders all-time: head to head
Rounds are worked out from the bracket: a club’s second series of the postseason is the second round. Game links open the box score where one is on file, and the preview before the first pitch.