| Regular Season: Week 1 |
 Oilers |
at |
 Browns |
Sunday, September 19, 1971 |
3:00PM |
HOU 0, CLE 31 |
| Regular Season: Week 2 |
Browns |
at |
 Colts |
Sunday, September 26, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 14, BAL 13 |
| Regular Season: Week 3 |
 Raiders |
at |
Browns |
Monday, October 4, 1971 |
3:00PM |
OAK 34, CLE 20 |
| Regular Season: Week 4 |
 Steelers |
at |
Browns |
Sunday, October 10, 1971 |
3:00PM |
PIT 17, CLE 27 |
| Regular Season: Week 5 |
Browns |
at |
 Bengals |
Sunday, October 17, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 27, CIN 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 6 |
 Broncos |
at |
Browns |
Sunday, October 24, 1971 |
3:00PM |
DEN 27, CLE 0 |
| Regular Season: Week 7 |
 Falcons |
at |
Browns |
Sunday, October 31, 1971 |
2:00PM |
ATL 31, CLE 14 |
| Regular Season: Week 8 |
Browns |
at |
Steelers |
Sunday, November 7, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 9, PIT 26 |
| Regular Season: Week 9 |
Browns |
at |
 Chiefs |
Sunday, November 14, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 7, KC 13 |
| Regular Season: Week 10 |
 Patriots |
at |
Browns |
Sunday, November 21, 1971 |
3:00PM |
NE 7, CLE 27 |
| Regular Season: Week 11 |
Browns |
at |
Oilers |
Sunday, November 28, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 37, HOU 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 12 |
Bengals |
at |
Browns |
Sunday, December 5, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CIN 27, CLE 31 |
| Regular Season: Week 13 |
Browns |
at |
 Saints |
Sunday, December 12, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 21, NO 17 |
| Regular Season: Week 14 |
Browns |
at |
 Redskins |
Sunday, December 19, 1971 |
3:00PM |
CLE 20, WAS 13 |
| Divisional Playoffs: Week 15 |
Colts |
at |
Browns |
Sunday, December 26, 1971 |
3:00PM |
BAL 20, CLE 3 |