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1970 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 297 points (21.2/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 228 points (16.3/g), 5th.
 Differential of 69 points (4.9/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 7th.

Simple Rating System: Total -1.3, Offense: -1.3, Defense: -0.0, SoS: -6.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Don Shula

 Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger
 Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger

Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 20 boxscore L 0-1 @ Boston Patriots 14 27 15 214 119 95 3 18 301 117 184 1
2 Sun September 27 boxscore W 1-1 @ Houston Oilers 20 10 20 284 127 157 1 19 307 181 126 3
3 Sat October 3 boxscore W 2-1 Oakland Raiders 20 13 7 279 175 104 1 14 334 154 180 4
4 Sat October 10 boxscore W 3-1 @ New York Jets 20 6 20 312 195 117 1 14 263 224 39 3
5 Sun October 18 boxscore W 4-1 @ Buffalo Bills 33 14 20 301 154 147 1 14 390 337 53 6
6 Sun October 25 boxscore L 4-2 Cleveland Browns 0 28 8 165 46 119 3 21 339 252 87 3
7 Sun November 1 boxscore L 4-3 @ Baltimore Colts 0 35 20 383 182 201 4 14 239 157 82 1
8 Sun November 8 boxscore L 4-4 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 24 14 245 128 117 4 17 291 178 113 2
9 Sun November 15 boxscore W 5-4 New Orleans Saints 21 10 20 406 225 181 4 18 319 191 128 3
10 Sun November 22 boxscore W 6-4 Baltimore Colts 34 17 12 251 136 115 19 296 187 109 4
11 Mon November 30 boxscore W 7-4 @ Atlanta Falcons 20 7 16 304 86 218 2 15 271 160 111 1
12 Sun December 6 boxscore W 8-4 Boston Patriots 37 20 18 301 93 208 2 19 243 176 67
13 Sun December 13 boxscore W 9-4 New York Jets 16 10 19 269 125 144 3 14 214 86 128 3
14 Sun December 20 boxscore W 10-4 Buffalo Bills 45 7 19 325 166 159 1 10 197 151 46 4
Playoffs
Division Sun December 27 boxscore L 10-5 @ Oakland Raiders 14 21 16 242 124 118 1 12 307 187 120 2