Team: | Denver Broncos |
Year: | 1970 |
Record: | 5–8–1 |
Division Place: | 4th AFC West |
Coach: | Lou Saban |
General Manager: | Lou Saban |
Owner: | Gerald Phipps |
Stadium: | Mile High Stadium |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Shortnavlink: | Broncos seasons |
The 1970 Denver Broncos season was the team's 11th season in professional football and first in the National Football League (NFL) after the merger. Led by fourth-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban, the Broncos posted a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie, the same as the previous season, and were last in the new four-team AFC West division.
Denver won four of its first five games,[1] but then had only one win and one tie in the final nine games. Running back Floyd Little became the first player to lead his conference in rushing for a last place team.[2]
See main article: 1970 NFL draft.
See main article: 1970 NFL season.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
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1 | September 20 | at Buffalo Bills | W 25–10 | 1–0 | War Memorial Stadium | 34,882 | Recap | |
2 | September 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–13 | 2–0 | Mile High Stadium | 50,705 | Recap | |
3 | October 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 26–13 | 3–0 | Mile High Stadium | 50,705 | Recap | |
4 | October 11 | at Oakland Raiders | L 23–35 | 3–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,436 | Recap | |
5 | October 18 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24–10 | 4–1 | Mile High Stadium | 50,705 | Recap | |
6 | October 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–19 | 4–2 | Kezar Stadium | 39,515 | Recap | |
7 | November 1 | Washington Redskins | L 3–19 | 4–3 | Mile High Stadium | 50,705 | Recap | |
8 | November 8 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–24 | 4–4 | San Diego Stadium | 48,327 | Recap | |
9 | November 15 | Oakland Raiders | L 19–24 | 4–5 | Mile High Stadium | 50,959 | Recap | |
10 | November 22 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–6 | 5–5 | Tulane Stadium | 66,837 | Recap | |
11 | November 29 | at Houston Oilers | L 21–31 | 5–6 | Astrodome | 35,733 | Recap | |
12 | December 6 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 0–16 | 5–7 | Municipal Stadium | 50,454 | Recap | |
13 | December 13 | San Diego Chargers | T 17–17 | 5–7–1 | Mile High Stadium | 50,959 | Recap | |
14 | December 20 | Cleveland Browns | L 13–27 | 5–8–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,001 | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
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Broncos | Game Statistics | 49ers | |
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15 | First downs | 16 | |
33–162 | Rushes–yards | 34–128 | |
134 | Passing yards | 234 | |
12–27–3 | 16–35–0 | ||
2–13 | Sacked–yards | 0–0 | |
121 | Net passing yards | 234 | |
283 | Total yards | 362 | |
88 | Return yards | 71 | |
8–40.6 | 7–39.3 | ||
0–0 | Fumbles–lost | 1–0 | |
5–50 | Penalties–yards | 9–87 | |
Time of possession |
Individual stats