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1970 Washington Redskins

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 297 points (21.2/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 314 points (22.4/g), 21st.
 Differential of -17 points (-1.2/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 6.5-7.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 9th.

Coached by Bill Austin (6-8-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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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 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 26 13 209 85 124 2 21 324 174 150 1
2 Sun September 27 box L 0-2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 27 20 254 107 147 3 22 297 123 174 3
3 Sun October 4 box W 1-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 33 21 21 316 139 177 1 15 237 101 136 4
4 Sun October 11 box W 2-2 Detroit Lions 31 10 21 352 225 127 1 16 251 152 99 1
5 Mon October 19 box L 2-3 @ Oakland Raiders 20 34 20 301 224 77 25 458 232 226 1
6 Sun October 25 box W 3-3 Cincinnati Bengals 20 0 20 324 112 212 1 14 221 101 120 4
7 Sun November 1 box W 4-3 @ Denver Broncos 19 3 12 199 102 97 2 14 246 106 140 5
8 Sun November 8 box L 4-4 Minnesota Vikings 10 19 21 334 179 155 1 14 163 53 110
9 Sun November 15 box L 4-5 @ New York Giants 33 35 17 411 244 167 1 29 485 299 186 2
10 Sun November 22 box L 4-6 Dallas Cowboys 21 45 20 304 135 169 2 22 370 189 181 1
11 Sun November 29 box L 4-7 New York Giants 24 27 18 356 189 167 2 23 401 251 150 1
12 Sun December 6 box L 4-8 @ Dallas Cowboys 0 34 9 166 99 67 4 24 424 148 276 1
13 Sun December 13 box W 5-8 Philadelphia Eagles 24 6 17 316 122 194 1 13 206 155 51 1
14 Sun December 20 box W 6-8 St. Louis Cardinals 28 27 20 287 146 141 3 14 250 181 69 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 297 4129 815 5.1 249 203 342 2108 23 10 5.7 100 444 2021 11 4.6 122 24 14 27
Team Defense 314 4333 866 5.0 407 205 374 2265 14 15 5.7 125 468 2068 19 4.4 266 28 13 16
Lg Rank Offense 11 9 3 20 17 4 1 12 14 5 12 2 2 10
Lg Rank Defense 21 24 25 13 15 6 22 21 19 25 25 24 20 19

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Sonny Jurgensen 36 QB 14 14 6-8-0 202 337 59.9 2354 23 6.8 10 3.0 66 7.0 6.3 11.7 168.1 91.5 25 214 5.9 5.3 6.9
Frank Ryan 34 1 0 1 4 25.0 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.8 0.8 3.0 3.0 39.6 4 35 -4.0 -4.0 50.0
Mike Bragg 24 P 14 0 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 26.5 14 6-8-0 203 342 59.4 2357 23 6.7 10 2.9 66 6.9 6.2 11.6 168.4 90.5 29 249 5.7 5.1 7.8
Opp Total 14 205 374 54.8 2265 14 3.7 15 4.0 6.1 4.6 11.0 161.8 68.8 24 169 5.7 3.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Larry Jr. Brown*+ 23 RB 13 13 237 1125 5 75 4.7 86.5 18.2 37 341 9.2 2 66 2.8 26.2 1466 7 6
Charlie Harraway 26 FB 13 13 146 577 5 57 4.0 44.4 11.2 24 136 5.7 0 29 1.8 10.5 713 5 1
Henry Dyer 25 12 2 21 102 0 12 4.9 8.5 1.8 4 37 9.3 0 20 0.3 3.1 139 0 2
Dave Kopay 28 12 0 13 49 0 14 3.8 4.1 1.1 7 24 3.4 0 9 0.6 2.0 73 0 0
Bob Brunet 24 6 0 9 37 0 11 4.1 6.2 1.5 3 28 9.3 0 14 0.5 4.7 65 0 0
Sonny Jurgensen 36 QB 14 14 6 39 1 14 6.5 2.8 0.4 39 1 4
Danny Pierce 22 2 0 5 6 0 8 1.2 3.0 2.5 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 3.0 12 0 3
Jerry Smith 27 TE 14 14 2 29 0 20 14.5 2.1 0.1 43 575 13.4 9 41 3.1 41.1 604 9 0
Walter Roberts 28 WR 14 12 2 15 0 21 7.5 1.1 0.1 27 411 15.2 1 66 1.9 29.4 426 1 3
Mike Bragg 24 P 14 0 2 25 0 40 12.5 1.8 0.1 25 0 0
Charley Taylor 29 WR 10 10 1 17 0 17 17.0 1.7 0.1 42 593 14.1 8 41 4.2 59.3 610 8 1
Jon Henderson 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 176 13.5 3 56 0.9 12.6 176 3 0
Pat Richter 29 11 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 30 15.0 0 26 0.2 2.7 30 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 444 2021 11 75 4.6 144.4 31.7 203 2357 11.6 23 66 14.5 168.4 4378 34 26
Opp Total 14 468 2068 19 4.4 147.7 33.4 205 2265 11.0 14 14.6 161.8 4333 33 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ted Vactor 26 RET 14 0 2 7 0 4 3.5 28 700 0 51 25.0 707
Rickie Harris 27 FS 14 12 14 10 0 8 0.7 10 208 0 31 20.8 218
Walter Roberts 28 WR 14 12 10 28 0 9 2.8 454
Jim Harris 24 3 0 9 172 0 31 19.1 172
Henry Dyer 25 12 2 5 78 0 29 15.6 217
Chris Hanburger 29 RLB 14 14 2 33 0 20 16.5 33
Pat Richter 29 11 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 30
Mike Bass 25 RCB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bill Brundige 22 RDT 14 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
Jon Henderson 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 176
Dave Kopay 28 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 73
Marlin McKeever 30 MLB 14 12 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Rusty Tillman 24 14 2 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Team Total 26.5 14 27 45 0 9 1.7 61 1223 0 51 20.0 5646
Opp Total 14 35 0 49 1181 1 24.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mike Bragg 24 P 14 0 61 2493 66 1 40.9
Curt Knight 27 K 14 0 6 6 5 5 7 5 9 4 27 20 74.1% 34 33 97.1%
Team Total 26.5 14 6 6 5 5 7 5 9 4 27 20 74.1% 34 33 97.1% 61 2493 66 1 40.9
Opp Total 14 26 18 69.2% 37 36 97.3% 56 2201 39.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Bruce Anderson 26 RDE 10 8 0 2 0 0
Mike Bass 25 RCB 14 14 4 37 0 22 1 1 0 0
Larry Jr. Brown*+ 23 RB 13 13 6 1 0 0
Bill Brundige 22 RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Henry Dyer 25 12 2 2 1 0 0
Pat Fischer 30 LCB 14 14 2 13 0 10 0 1 0 0
Chris Hanburger 29 RLB 14 14 1 12 0 12 0 2 6 0
Charlie Harraway 26 FB 13 13 1 1 0 0
Jim Harris 24 3 0 1 1 0 0
Rickie Harris 27 FS 14 12 3 67 0 25 4 1 0 0
Len Hauss* 28 C 14 14 0 1 2 0
John Hoffman 27 LDE 13 9 0 2 0 0
Jon Jaqua 22 14 2 1 25 0 25 0 2 0 0
Sonny Jurgensen 36 QB 14 14 4 1 0 0
Marlin McKeever 30 MLB 14 12 0 1 0 0
Harold McLinton 23 LLB 14 13 0 1 0 0
Brig Owens 27 SS 14 14 4 86 0 32
Danny Pierce 22 2 0 3 0 0 0
Walter Roberts 28 WR 14 12 3 2 0 0
Charley Taylor 29 WR 10 10 1 0 0 0
Steve Wright 28 14 1 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 15 240 0 32 26 23 8 0
Opp Total 14 29 22 9 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Curt Knight 27 K 14 0 33 20 93
Jerry Smith 27 TE 14 14 9 54
Charley Taylor 29 WR 10 10 8 48
Larry Jr. Brown*+ 23 RB 13 13 5 2 42
Charlie Harraway 26 FB 13 13 5 30
Jon Henderson 26 14 0 3 18
Sonny Jurgensen 36 QB 14 14 1 6
Walter Roberts 28 WR 14 12 1 6
Team Total 26.5 14 11 23 33 20 297
Opp Total 14 19 14 1 36 18 1 314