1970 NFL Season
Leaders
Passing Yards: Shaw (BUF) - 3,546...Brodie (SF) - 2,889...Jurgensen (WAS) - 2,806...Tarkenton (MIN) - 2,618...Griese (MIA) - 2,505
Rushing Yards: Johnson (NYG) - 1,011...Lane (SLC) - 991...Brown (WAS) - 973...Anderson (GB) - 915...Csonka (MIA) - 911
Receiving Yards: Garrison (SDG) - 1,447...Briscoe (BUF) - 1,407...Hayes (DAL) - 1,282...Abramowicz (NO) - 1,028...Gordon (CHI) - 1,008
Scoring: Mann (DET) - 123...Yepremian (MIA) - 115...Gossett (SFO) - 115...Muhlmann (CIN) - 107...Cox (MIN) - 107
Interceptions: Robinson (KAN) - 10...Anderson (MIA) - 8...Martha (DEN) - 8...Barney (DET) - 8
Sacks: Jackson (DEN) - 12...Jones (LAM) - 12...Mays (KAN) - 12...Eller (MIN) - 12...Butkus (CHI) - 11
Division Winners
AFC East - Miami (11-3)
AFC Central - Cincinnati (8-5-1)
AFC West - Kansas City (8-5-1)
AFC Wildcard - Baltimore (10-3-1)
NFC East - Dallas (10-4)
NFC Central - Minnesota (13-1)
NFC West - San Francisco (9-5)
NFC Wildcard - NY Giants (8-4-2)
PLAYOFFS
Cincinnati (5) at Kansas City (34)
Baltimore (14) at Miami (47)
San Francisco (9) at Dallas (34)
NY Giants (10) at Minnesota (17)
Passing Yards: Shaw (BUF) - 3,546...Brodie (SF) - 2,889...Jurgensen (WAS) - 2,806...Tarkenton (MIN) - 2,618...Griese (MIA) - 2,505
Rushing Yards: Johnson (NYG) - 1,011...Lane (SLC) - 991...Brown (WAS) - 973...Anderson (GB) - 915...Csonka (MIA) - 911
Receiving Yards: Garrison (SDG) - 1,447...Briscoe (BUF) - 1,407...Hayes (DAL) - 1,282...Abramowicz (NO) - 1,028...Gordon (CHI) - 1,008
Scoring: Mann (DET) - 123...Yepremian (MIA) - 115...Gossett (SFO) - 115...Muhlmann (CIN) - 107...Cox (MIN) - 107
Interceptions: Robinson (KAN) - 10...Anderson (MIA) - 8...Martha (DEN) - 8...Barney (DET) - 8
Sacks: Jackson (DEN) - 12...Jones (LAM) - 12...Mays (KAN) - 12...Eller (MIN) - 12...Butkus (CHI) - 11
Division Winners
AFC East - Miami (11-3)
AFC Central - Cincinnati (8-5-1)
AFC West - Kansas City (8-5-1)
AFC Wildcard - Baltimore (10-3-1)
NFC East - Dallas (10-4)
NFC Central - Minnesota (13-1)
NFC West - San Francisco (9-5)
NFC Wildcard - NY Giants (8-4-2)
PLAYOFFS
Cincinnati (5) at Kansas City (34)
Baltimore (14) at Miami (47)
San Francisco (9) at Dallas (34)
NY Giants (10) at Minnesota (17)
AFC Championship - Kansas City at Miami
January 2nd, 1971 at The Orange Bowl...Temp 68, Cloudy w/Drizzle...6 mph wind
It's a cloudy, rainy day in Miami as the Dolphins host the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. Miami beat Baltimore 47-14 in the first round and Kansas City took care of Cincinnati 34-5.
Miami received the opening kick off and moved just over midfield before Bob Griese was intercepted by Johnny Robinson. Robinson returned the pick to the Dolphin 45 yard line. It took the Chiefs just one play to score. Len Dawson tossed a flare pass to Ed Podolak and Podolak bobbed and weaved 45 yards into the Miami end zone. The Chiefs grab a 7-0 lead just three minutes into the game. That 7-0 score carried into the 2nd quarter. Miami then got on the board with a 46 yard Garo Yepremian field goal, making the score 7-3. Kansas City punted the ball back to Miami and Yepremian made good again, this time from 37 yards and the score was now 7-6. Just before the end of the half, Miami got the ball back with 1:44 to play. Griese led the Dolphins in perfectly executed two minute drive down to the Chiefs 33 yard line. Yepremian came on with 19 seconds left in the half and drilled a 40 yard field goal. Miami heads to the locker room with a 9-7 lead. Miami held the lead until half way through the 3rd quarter. The Chiefs began a drive backed up at their own 9 yard line but solid runs by Robert Holmes gave them some breathing room out to their 29 yard line. Then once again Dawson came up with a big pass play. He connects with Otis Taylor for 68 yards down to the Miami 3 yard line. Holmes then carries into the end zone on the very next play and the Chiefs are back on top 14-9. The 3rd quarter would end with Dolphins on the move trying to answer the Chiefs touchdown. On the first play of the 4th quarter Yepremian came on to try a 39 yard field goal. For the first time today he missed and the score remains 14-9. But Miami would get a break as the Chiefs turned the ball back over to them when Dawson fumbled at their own 33 yard line. Manny Fernandez jumped on the ball to give the Dolphins great starting field position. The Chiefs defense stood tall though and forced Miami into another field goal try. Yepremian's kick was good from 34 yards out and then score was now 14-12 with 11:57 still to play. The Chiefs got the ball back and did a good job of killing of some clock, but they finally were forced to punt the ball back to Miami. The Dolphins take over at their own 13 yard line and 6:03 to play. Griese moved the Dolphins out to their own 41 yard line, before facing a 4th and 2. With just 1:52 to play this conversion was essential. Griese dropped back to pass looking for Paul Warfield. His pass sailed high and out of reach, giving the ball back to Kansas City. The Chiefs were then able to grind out a first down on a Podolak run. Killing the clock and giving Kansas City a 14-12 win and trip to the Super Bowl. MVP: Johnny Robinson S (Kansas City) Defense: 10 Tackles, INT, Sack For Kansas City, Wendell Hayes 32 yards rushing...Robert Holmes 23 yards rushing...Len Dawson 12/19, 188 yards, TD...Ed Podolak 62 yards receiving...Otis Taylor 95 yards receiving. For Miami, Larry Csonka 97 yards rushing, 20 yards receiving...Jim Kiick 44 yards rushing, 26 yards receiving...Bob Griese 18/31, 156 yards, INT...Paul Warfield 33 yards receiving... |
NFC Championship - Dallas at Minnesota
January 2nd, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium...Temp 16, Partly Cloudy...8 mph wind
A typical cold winter day in Minnesota as the Vikings hosted the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship game. Dallas defeated San Francisco 34-9 in the first round and Minnesota got by New York 17-10.
The weather may have bee cold, but the Cowboy defense was red hot. They force the Vikings into six turnovers (five fumbles, one interception) and score two touchdowns of their own, on the way to a 31-3 victory. It was the Vikings defense that actually made the first big play, Alan Page recovered a fumble by Walt Garrison on the Cowboys own 23 yard line. But two plays later the Vikings gave the ball back when Clint Jones fumbled and Chuck Howley recovered. After forcing the Cowboys to punt, Minnesota took a 3-0 lead on a 45 yard field goal by Fred Cox. Again the Vikings D forced a punt, but the Viking offense then imploded. Clint Jones fumbled for the 2nd time and Howley again recovered. But this time he scooped up the ball with nothing but open field in front of him. He goes 43 yards for a touchdown and the Cowboys lead 7-3. Just three plays later Dave Osborn fumbled and this time Ron East was in the right place at the right time. He only has to run 12 yards to find paydirt and the Cowboys are now in front 14-3. Gary Cuozzo and Craig Morton then trade interceptions as the game heads to the 2nd quarter. Midway through the quarter the Vikings turn the ball over again. Cuozzo completes a pass to John Henderson, but he's stripped of the ball. Lee Roy Jordan falls on it for Dallas at the Cowboy 49 yard line. Dallas converts that turnover into points as Morton fires a 17 yard touchdown pass to Bob Hayes. Dallas leads 21-3 and that would be the score at halftime. The Vikings weren't really able to recover from that last score. Their offense failed to really move the ball in the second half. Dallas added a 49 yard field goal by Mike Clark in the third quarter and a 4 yard touchdown run by Dan Reeves in the fourth. The final score, 31-3. The Cowboys will face Kansas City in the Super Bowl. MVP: Chuck Howley LB (Dallas) Defense: 6 tackles, 1 stuff, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 touchdown. For Dallas, Duane Thomas 51 yards rushing...Craig Morton 9/18, 116 yards, TD, INT...Lance Rentzel 68 yards receiving...Charlie Waters 9 tackles. For Minnesota, Dave Osborn 44 yards rushing, FMB, Clint Jones 30 yards rushing, 2 FMB...Gary Cuozzo 16/36, 168 yards, INT...Gene Washington 45 yards receiving. |
Super Bowl V - Kansas City v Dallas
January 16, 1971 at The Orange Bowl...Temp 67, Clear...9 mph wind
A beautiful setting from the Orange Bowl in Miami for the fifth Super Bowl. AFC Champion Kansas City against NFC Champion Dallas.
The Cowboys received to start the game and on their third play from scrimmage Duane Thomas fumbled. Jim Lynch recovered for Kansas City at Cowboy 18 yard line. The Cowboy defense stood tall and held the Chiefs to a 21 yard field goal by Jan Stenerud. But the Chiefs grab an early 3-0 lead. Later in the first quarter the Cowboys struck for their first score of the game. Walt Garrison scores on a 3 yard touchdown run to put Dallas up 7-3. The Cowboys began the scoring drive at the Kansas City 48 yard line after a short punt from Jerrel Wilson. The game moved into the 2nd quarter and just two plays into the quarter Stenerud missed a 48 yard field goal try. Most of the rest of the quarter produced very little offense. The Chiefs then got the ball back with 3:34 to play in the half. Len Dawson tossed a couple of flare passes to Ed Podolak that produced gains of 17 and 19 yards, moving down to the Cowboy 35 yard line at the two minute mark. The Chiefs picked up 10 more yards to the 25 yard line. After an incomplete pass, Dawson threw to Otis Taylor for a 25 yard touchdown. The Chiefs were now on top 10-7 as the game reached halftime. Kansas City's Robert Holmes lined up deep to receive the second half kick off and he fumbled the ball on the return. Herb Adderley recovered for Dallas and returned the ball to the Chiefs 15 yard line. Three Calvin Hill runs could only net 7 yards so Mike Clark came on and kicked 15 yard field goal to tie the game at 10-10. The Chiefs answered that score by controlling the ball for nearly eight minutes, capping the drive with a 15 yard touchdown run by Podolak. The Chiefs regain the lead 17-10. After forcing Dallas into a three and out, the Chief offense clicked again. This time Holmes made up for his earlier fumble by racing 15 yards for touchdown. It's now 24-10 Kansas City. Dallas got the ball back with just a couple of minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Before the quarter ended Craig Morton was intercepted by Willie Lanier to snuff out their drive. The Chiefs took over after the interception and again went on a long time consuming drive. Again they capped it with a touchdown as Wendell Hayes scored on a one yard run. The Chiefs were now in control 31-10 with less than 10 minutes left in the game. And stay in control is just what they did. Their defense never surrendered anything else to the Cowboys and their offense controlled the clock. When time expired it was the Kansas City Chiefs 31-10 winners over the Dallas Cowboys. They win Super Bowl V and are the champions of the 1970 season. MVP: Len Dawson QB (Kansas City) Passing: 275 yards, TD, 101 Rating. For Kansas City, Ed Podolak 31 yards rushing, TD, 80 yards receiving...Robert Holmes 30 yards rushing, TD, FMB...Len Dawson 18/30, 275 yards, TD...Otis Taylor 116 yards receiving. For Dallas, Calvin Hill 36 yards rushing...Walt Garrison 31 yards rushing, TD...Craig Morton 9/27, 115 yards, 2 INT...Lance Rentzel 37 yards receiving...Bob Lilly 12 tackles. |