The 1970 Denver Broncos season was the team's 11th season in professional football and first in the NFL after the merger . The Broncos duplicated their record from the previous season with five wins, eight losses, and one tie. They placed last in the new AFC West . Floyd Little became the first player to lead his conference in rushing for a last place team. [1]
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Record
Attendance
1
September 20
at Buffalo Bills
W 25–10
War Memorial Stadium
1–0
34,882
2
September 27
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 16–13
Mile High Stadium
2–0
50,705
3
October 4
Kansas City Chiefs
W 26–13
Mile High Stadium
3–0
50,705
4
October 11
at Oakland Raiders
L 23–35
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
3–1
54,436
5
October 18
Atlanta Falcons
W 24–10
Mile High Stadium
4–1
50,705
6
October 25
at San Francisco 49ers
L 14–19
Kezar Stadium
4–2
39,515
7
November 1
Washington Redskins
L 3–19
Mile High Stadium
4–3
50,705
8
November 8
at San Diego Chargers
L 21–24
San Diego Stadium
4–4
48,327
9
November 15
Oakland Raiders
L 19–24
Mile High Stadium
4–5
50,959
10
November 22
at New Orleans Saints
W 31–6
Tulane Stadium
5–5
66,837
11
November 29
Houston Oilers
L 21–31
Astrodome
5–6
35,733
12
December 6
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 0–16
Municipal Stadium
5–7
50,454
13
December 13
San Diego Chargers
T 17–17
Mile High Stadium
5–7–1
50,959
14
December 20
Cleveland Browns
L 13–27
Mile High Stadium
5–8–1
51,001
Standings [ ] [2]
Awards and honors [ ] Floyd Little, AFC Rushing champion External links [ ] References [ ]
↑ Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 297
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