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1970 Denver Broncos

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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 253 points (18.1/g), 18th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 264 points (18.9/g), 12th.
 Differential of -11 points (-0.8/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 21st.

Coached by Lou Saban (5-8-1)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 20 box W 1-0 @ Buffalo Bills 25 10 11 282 146 136 3 8 149 56 93 4
2 Sun September 27 box W 2-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 13 12 226 144 82 4 14 245 227 18 3
3 Sun October 4 box W 3-0 Kansas City Chiefs 26 13 17 240 100 140 1 14 121 33 88 5
4 Sun October 11 box L 3-1 @ Oakland Raiders 23 35 13 285 140 145 1 25 522 348 174 1
5 Sun October 18 box W 4-1 Atlanta Falcons 24 10 18 223 132 91 1 15 216 140 76 5
6 Sun October 25 box L 4-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 14 19 15 283 121 162 3 16 362 234 128
7 Sun November 1 box L 4-3 Washington Redskins 3 19 14 246 106 140 5 12 199 102 97 2
8 Sun November 8 box L 4-4 @ San Diego Chargers 21 24 21 341 151 190 1 18 235 144 91
9 Sun November 15 box L 4-5 Oakland Raiders 19 24 20 312 196 116 3 16 325 258 67 2
10 Sun November 22 box W 5-5 @ New Orleans Saints 31 6 25 452 302 150 1 11 263 214 49 3
11 Sun November 29 box L 5-6 @ Houston Oilers 21 31 14 247 164 83 5 12 332 234 98 3
12 Sun December 6 box L 5-7 @ Kansas City Chiefs 0 16 7 146 70 76 6 8 222 18 204
13 Sun December 13 box T 5-7-1 San Diego Chargers 17 17 14 264 152 112 3 15 231 145 86 1
14 Sun December 20 box L 5-8-1 Cleveland Browns 13 27 16 280 101 179 4 15 283 201 82 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 253 3827 883 4.3 217 183 403 2025 11 28 4.5 112 436 1802 17 4.1 84 41 13 21
Team Defense 264 3705 838 4.4 199 191 379 2354 20 16 5.5 118 409 1351 7 3.3 67 32 16 14
Lg Rank Offense 18 18 17 8 19 23 24 25 15 9 2 9 22 7
Lg Rank Defense 12 7 4 15 18 22 21 9 7 3 4 4 16 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
14 Pete Liske 28 QB 11 9 5-4-0 112 238 47.1 1340 7 2.9 11 4.6 74 5.6 4.1 12.0 121.8 55.3 28 228 4.2 2.8 10.5
13 Steve Tensi 28 7 2 0-2-0 38 80 47.5 539 3 3.8 8 10.0 42 6.7 3.0 14.2 77.0 42.7 6 35 5.9 2.4 7.0
12 Chuck Pastrana 26 5 3 0-2-1 29 75 38.7 420 1 1.3 9 12.0 58 5.6 0.5 14.5 84.0 22.5 8 60 4.3 -0.3 9.6
11 Bobby Anderson 23 RET 14 0 4 7 57.1 59 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 8.4 8.4 14.8 4.2 84.8 1 5 6.8 6.8 12.5
44 Floyd Little* 28 RB 14 14 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 5 -1.7 -1.7 33.3
42 Billy Van Heusen 24 wr 14 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.2 14 5-8-1 183 403 45.4 2358 11 2.7 28 6.9 74 5.9 3.3 12.9 168.4 44.5 44 333 4.5 2.2 9.8
Opp Total 14 191 379 50.4 2810 20 5.3 16 4.2 7.4 6.6 14.7 200.7 75.0 50 456 5.5 4.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
44 Floyd Little* 28 RB 14 14 209 901 3 80 4.3 64.4 14.9 17 161 9.5 0 39 1.2 11.5 1062 3 6
11 Bobby Anderson 23 RET 14 0 83 368 4 27 4.4 26.3 5.9 9 140 15.6 0 37 0.6 10.0 508 4 1
33 Willis Crenshaw 29 FB 12 12 69 200 5 25 2.9 16.7 5.8 18 105 5.8 1 35 1.5 8.8 305 6 3
35 Clem Turner 25 11 0 29 106 2 14 3.7 9.6 2.6 8 23 2.9 0 11 0.7 2.1 129 2 0
22 Fran Lynch 25 14 2 20 81 1 19 4.1 5.8 1.4 7 69 9.9 0 36 0.5 4.9 150 1 1
12 Chuck Pastrana 26 5 3 14 89 1 14 6.4 17.8 2.8 89 1 1
14 Pete Liske 28 QB 11 9 7 42 1 14 6.0 3.8 0.6 42 1 3
13 Steve Tensi 28 7 2 4 14 0 15 3.5 2.0 0.6 14 0 1
84 Mike Haffner 28 WR 11 6 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 12 196 16.3 1 28 1.1 17.8 197 1 1
88 Al Denson 28 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 47 646 13.7 2 42 3.4 46.1 646 2 0
83 Jim Whalen 27 TE 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 503 14.0 3 34 2.6 35.9 503 3 1
42 Billy Van Heusen 24 wr 14 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 382 23.9 2 74 1.1 27.3 382 2 1
81 Billy Masters 26 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 83 9.2 2 18 0.6 5.9 83 2 0
89 John Embree 26 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 50 12.5 0 20 0.6 7.1 50 0 0
Team Total 26.2 14 436 1802 17 80 4.1 128.7 31.1 183 2358 12.9 11 74 13.1 168.4 4160 28 23
Opp Total 14 409 1351 7 3.3 96.5 29.2 191 2354 12.3 20 13.6 168.1 3705 27 35

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
36 Bill Thompson 24 RCB 9 9 23 233 0 45 10.1 9 188 0 29 20.9 421
44 Floyd Little* 28 RB 14 14 22 187 0 24 8.5 6 126 0 28 21.0 1375
11 Bobby Anderson 23 RET 14 0 21 520 0 39 24.8 1028
20 Charlie Greer 24 SS 14 14 14 123 0 38 8.8 123
86 Jerry Hendren 23 10 0 8 197 0 30 24.6 197
43 Pete Jaquess 30 13 2 4 13 0 7 3.3 13
78 Ken Criter 23 14 1 2 20 0 10 10.0 20
54 Chip Myrtle 25 14 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
35 Clem Turner 25 11 0 1 31 0 31 31.0 160
56 Dave Washington 22 RLB 13 11 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Team Total 26.2 14 63 556 0 45 8.8 49 1114 0 39 22.7 5830
Opp Total 14 56 0 24 544 0 22.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
42 Billy Van Heusen 24 wr 14 5 87 3732 64 0 42.9
3 Bobby Howfield 34 K 14 0 3 2 6 3 7 5 10 6 6 2 32 18 56.3% 28 27 96.4%
Team Total 26.2 14 3 2 6 3 7 5 10 6 6 2 32 18 56.3% 28 27 96.4% 87 3732 64 0 42.9
Opp Total 14 36 23 63.9% 28 27 96.4% 89 3996 44.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
11 Bobby Anderson 23 RET 14 0 1 1 0 0
72 Sam Brunelli 27 LT 13 12 0 2 1 0
63 Dave Costa 29 RDT 14 14 0 3 5 0
33 Willis Crenshaw 29 FB 12 12 3 1 0 0
78 Ken Criter 23 14 1 0 1 0 0
50 Carl Cunningham 26 LLB 14 14 0 2 2 0
24 Booker Edgerson 31 6 0 0 1 0 0
52 Fred Forsberg 26 MLB 14 13 0 1 0 0
28 Cornell Gordon 29 LCB 14 14 3 26 0 24
20 Charlie Greer 24 SS 14 14 4 20 0 15 2 4 25 0
84 Mike Haffner 28 WR 11 6 1 0 0 0
59 Larry Kaminski 25 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
14 Pete Liske 28 QB 11 9 3 0 0 0
44 Floyd Little* 28 RB 14 14 6 1 0 0
22 Fran Lynch 25 14 2 1 0 0 0
47 Paul Martha 28 FS 13 12 6 99 0 50 1 2 14 0
54 Chip Myrtle 25 14 2 0 1 0 0
12 Chuck Pastrana 26 5 3 1 0 0 0
13 Steve Tensi 28 7 2 1 1 0 0
36 Bill Thompson 24 RCB 9 9 2 65 0 33 1 1 0 0
42 Billy Van Heusen 24 wr 14 5 1 0 0 0
37 Bob Wade 26 3 2 1 10 0 10
56 Dave Washington 22 RLB 13 11 0 2 3 0 1
83 Jim Whalen 27 TE 14 13 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.2 14 16 220 0 50 23 25 50 0 1
Opp Total 14 44 35 19

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
3 Bobby Howfield 34 K 14 0 27 18 81
33 Willis Crenshaw 29 FB 12 12 5 1 6 36
11 Bobby Anderson 23 RET 14 0 4 4 24
44 Floyd Little* 28 RB 14 14 3 3 18
83 Jim Whalen 27 TE 14 13 3 3 18
88 Al Denson 28 WR 14 14 2 2 12
81 Billy Masters 26 14 2 2 2 12
35 Clem Turner 25 11 0 2 2 12
42 Billy Van Heusen 24 wr 14 5 2 2 12
84 Mike Haffner 28 WR 11 6 1 1 6
14 Pete Liske 28 QB 11 9 1 1 6
22 Fran Lynch 25 14 2 1 1 6
12 Chuck Pastrana 26 5 3 1 1 6
56 Dave Washington 22 RLB 13 11 1 2
Team Total 26.2 14 17 11 28 27 18 1 251
Opp Total 14 7 20 27 23 264