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Record: 8-4-2, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 300 points (21.4/g), 9th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 293 points (20.9/g), 19th.
Differential of 7 points (0.5/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.
Coached by John Madden (8-4-2)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 20 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 31 | 13 | 291 | 243 | 48 | 2 | 14 | 364 | 117 | 247 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 27 | box | T | 0-1-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 27 | 27 | 23 | 405 | 267 | 138 | 17 | 344 | 211 | 133 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sat | October 3 | box | L | 0-2-1 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 20 | 14 | 334 | 154 | 180 | 4 | 7 | 279 | 175 | 104 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 1-2-1 | Denver Broncos | 35 | 23 | 25 | 522 | 348 | 174 | 1 | 13 | 285 | 140 | 145 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 19 | box | W | 2-2-1 | Washington Redskins | 34 | 20 | 25 | 458 | 232 | 226 | 1 | 20 | 301 | 224 | 77 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 3-2-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 14 | 15 | 346 | 184 | 162 | 2 | 24 | 266 | 138 | 128 | 5 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 1 | box | T | 3-2-2 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 17 | 22 | 278 | 115 | 163 | 16 | 321 | 157 | 164 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 4-2-2 | Cleveland Browns | 23 | 20 | 21 | 294 | 134 | 160 | 2 | 12 | 240 | 110 | 130 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 5-2-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 24 | 19 | 16 | 325 | 258 | 67 | 2 | 20 | 312 | 196 | 116 | 3 |
| 10 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 6-2-2 | San Diego Chargers | 20 | 17 | 22 | 396 | 213 | 183 | 1 | 20 | 331 | 155 | 176 | 2 | |
| 11 | Thu | November 26 | box | L | 6-3-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 14 | 28 | 18 | 248 | 148 | 100 | 2 | 25 | 399 | 137 | 262 | 3 |
| 12 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 7-3-2 | @ | New York Jets | 14 | 13 | 16 | 250 | 179 | 71 | 3 | 12 | 257 | 99 | 158 | 2 |
| 13 | Sat | December 12 | box | W | 8-3-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 6 | 23 | 324 | 120 | 204 | 1 | 7 | 121 | 59 | 62 | 1 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 20 | box | L | 8-4-2 | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 38 | 17 | 358 | 270 | 88 | 9 | 16 | 296 | 171 | 125 | ||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sun | December 27 | box | W | 9-4-2 | Miami Dolphins | 21 | 14 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 3 | box | L | 9-5-2 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Yds | Ply | Y/P | 1stD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1stD | Att | Yds | TD | 1stD | TO | FL | 1stPy | |||
| Team Offense | 300 | 4829 | 908 | 5.3 | 270 | 210 | 418 | 2865 | 28 | 21 | 6.6 | 139 | 471 | 1964 | 7 | 4.2 | 107 | 30 | 9 | 24 |
| Team Defense | 293 | 4116 | 838 | 4.9 | 356 | 157 | 339 | 2089 | 22 | 19 | 5.5 | 104 | 460 | 2027 | 10 | 4.4 | 223 | 27 | 8 | 29 |
| Lg Rank Offense | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| Lg Rank Defense | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 25 | ||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryle Lamonica* | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 179 | 356 | 50.3 | 2516 | 22 | 6.2 | 15 | 4.2 | 60 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 14.1 | 179.7 | 76.5 | 15 | 127 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
| George Blanda | 43 | K | 14 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 52.7 | 461 | 6 | 10.9 | 5 | 9.1 | 44 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 15.9 | 32.9 | 79.4 | 4 | 37 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
| Ken Stabler | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 33 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 210 | 418 | 50.2 | 3029 | 28 | 6.7 | 21 | 5.0 | 60 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 216.4 | 75.5 | 19 | 164 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 157 | 339 | 46.3 | 2089 | 22 | 6.5 | 19 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 13.3 | 149.2 | 64.6 | 39 | 297 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | |||||||
| Hewritt Dixon* | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 861 | 1 | 39 | 4.4 | 61.5 | 14.1 | 31 | 207 | 6.7 | 1 | 46 | 2.2 | 14.8 | 1068 | 2 | 6 |
| Charlie H. Smith | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 168 | 681 | 3 | 24 | 4.1 | 48.6 | 12.0 | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 2 | 27 | 1.6 | 12.4 | 854 | 5 | 4 |
| Marv Hubbard | 24 | 13 | 0 | 51 | 246 | 1 | 15 | 4.8 | 18.9 | 3.9 | 246 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Pete Banaszak | 26 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 75 | 2 | 16 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 77 | 2 | 1 | |
| Larry Todd | 28 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 23 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daryle Lamonica* | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Warren Wells* | 28 | WR | 14 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 43 | 935 | 21.7 | 11 | 60 | 3.1 | 66.8 | 969 | 11 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 43 | K | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Don Highsmith | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rod Sherman | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 18 | 285 | 15.8 | 0 | 32 | 1.3 | 20.4 | 287 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Stabler | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Fred Biletnikoff* | 27 | WR | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45 | 768 | 17.1 | 7 | 51 | 3.2 | 54.9 | 768 | 7 | 0 | |
| Raymond Chester* | 22 | TE | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42 | 556 | 13.2 | 7 | 43 | 3.0 | 39.7 | 556 | 7 | 1 | |
| Drew Buie | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 33 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 471 | 1964 | 7 | 39 | 4.2 | 140.3 | 33.6 | 210 | 3029 | 14.4 | 28 | 60 | 15.0 | 216.4 | 4993 | 35 | 21 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 460 | 2027 | 10 | 4.4 | 144.8 | 32.9 | 157 | 2089 | 13.3 | 22 | 11.2 | 149.2 | 4116 | 32 | 17 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| Alvin Wyatt | 23 | RET | 11 | 0 | 25 | 231 | 1 | 63 | 9.2 | 13 | 286 | 0 | 32 | 22.0 | 517 |
| George Atkinson | 23 | SS | 14 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3.0 | 23 | 574 | 0 | 62 | 25.0 | 586 |
| Rod Sherman | 26 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 45 | 8.1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 19.5 | 391 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 20.5 | 287 | ||||||
| Art Thoms | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 15.0 | 30 | ||||||
| Jimmy Warren | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 23.5 | 47 | ||||||
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 37 | 308 | 1 | 63 | 8.3 | 44 | 1017 | 0 | 62 | 23.1 | 6318 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 40 | 0 | 54 | 1233 | 0 | 22.8 | ||||||||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | ||||
| Mike Eischeid | 30 | P | 14 | 0 | 79 | 3121 | 57 | 1 | 39.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| George Blanda | 43 | K | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 55.2% | 36 | 36 | 100.0% | |||||
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 55.2% | 36 | 36 | 100.0% | 79 | 3121 | 57 | 1 | 39.5 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 31 | 21 | 67.7% | 33 | 32 | 97.0% | 80 | 3328 | 41.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | |
| George Atkinson | 23 | SS | 14 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pete Banaszak | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Duane Benson | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| George Blanda | 43 | K | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Willie Brown* | 30 | rcb | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| George Buehler | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Raymond Chester* | 22 | TE | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tony Cline | 22 | LDE | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dan Conners | 29 | MLB | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Hewritt Dixon* | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Grayson | 31 | FS | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Marv Hubbard | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Daryle Lamonica* | 29 | QB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Laskey | 27 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Kent McCloughan | 30 | LCB | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Gus Otto | 27 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Otto*+ | 32 | C | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Art Shell | 24 | LT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rod Sherman | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Charlie H. Smith | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Gene Upshaw+ | 25 | LG | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Warren | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Warren Wells* | 28 | WR | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Nemiah Wilson | 27 | RCB | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 23 | RET | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 19 | 112 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Opp Total | 14 | 19 | 17 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 43 | K | 14 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 84 | |||||||||
| Warren Wells* | 28 | WR | 14 | 13 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Fred Biletnikoff* | 27 | WR | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Raymond Chester* | 22 | TE | 14 | 13 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Charlie H. Smith | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||
| Pete Banaszak | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Hewritt Dixon* | 30 | FB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| Marv Hubbard | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 23 | RET | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 300 | ||||||||
| Opp Total | 14 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 293 |