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The 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

looked to improve from their league-worst 1–13 record from the previous year.

While work would still need to be done, the Steelers did improve somewhat on the field, finishing with a 5–9 record and third place in the newly formed AFC Central. It was the NFL's

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

weakest division that season, as the Steelers only finished three games behind the division-winning Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

--a team that was only in their third year of existence that season.

Offseason

The big changes that occurred the year before

1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers is what many consider to be the turning point of this once-moribund franchise. 1969 was the first season for Hall of Fame head coach Chuck Noll, the first season for defensive lineman "Mean Joe" Greene and L. C...

continued for 1970.

As a result of the NFL-AFL merger being finalized for the 1970 season

1970 NFL season

The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger.The merger forced a realignment between the combined league's clubs. Because there were 16 NFL teams and 10 AFL teams, three teams needed to transfer to balance the two new...

, three teams from the "old" NFL were moved to the newly formed AFC

American Football Conference

The American Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the National Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL....

alongside the former AFL

American Football League

The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...

teams. The Steelers agreed to be one of them after their archrivals, the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

, volunteered to join the AFL franchises in the AFC. The Browns mainly joined because of the possibility of an intrastate rivalry with the AFL's Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

(now known as the Battle of Ohio

Battle of Ohio (NFL)

In the National Football League, the Battle of Ohio refers to games played between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals. This rivalry has produced 2 of the 8 highest scoring games in NFL history...

), largely due to the animosity at the time between Browns owner Art Modell

Art Modell

Arthur B. Modell is an American businessman, entrepreneur and former National Football League team owner. He owned the Cleveland Browns franchise from 1961–1995 and the Baltimore Ravens franchise from 1996–2004. Modell is the grandson of the late Morris Modell who founded the northeast...

and Bengals owner & coach Paul Brown

Paul Brown

Paul Eugene Brown was a coach in American football and a major figure in the development of the National Football League...

, who was fired from the Browns by Modell after the 1962 season. The Steelers joined the AFC in order to keep the Browns-Steelers rivalry

Browns-Steelers rivalry

The Browns–Steelers rivalry is one of the most storied rivalries in the NFL. With 117 meetings and counting, it is the oldest rivalry and the most storied in the American Football Conference , surpassing any other rivalry in the conference by at least 5 contests. The two divisional foes have a...

alive on a regular basis, due to the proximity of the cities of Pittsburgh and Cleveland.

Another change came in the draft

1970 NFL Draft

The 1970 National Football League Draft was held on January 27–28, 1970.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...

. For the first time since 1956

1956 NFL Draft

The 1956 National Football League Draft was held on November 29, 1955.-Player selections:-Round one:* HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:...

, the Steelers owned the number one selection in the draft after winning a coin toss with the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

for the top pick, as the two teams had identical 1–13 records in 1969

1969 NFL season

The 1969 NFL season was the 50th regular season of the National Football League, and the last one before the AFL-NFL Merger. To honor the NFL's 50th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season.As per the...

. (The Steelers would've won the tiebreaker by modern NFL tiebreaker rules anyways, since the Bears' one win was against the Steelers in week 8 of that season.) Despite having selected Butler, Pennsylvania

Butler, Pennsylvania

The city of Butler is the county seat of Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated north of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,121 at the 2000 census.- History :...

native Terry Hanratty

Terry Hanratty

Terrence Hugh "Terry" Hanratty was a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, he earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his hometown team....

the year before, the Steelers went with the consensus number one pick and selected Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...

quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

Terry Bradshaw

Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

with the top pick. Later in the draft, the Steelers would select Southern University

Southern University

Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott’s Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section...

cornerback

Cornerback

A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...

Mel Blount with their third round pick. Both Bradshaw and Blount would be key members of the Steelers' Super Bowl

Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...

teams, and are now members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

.

The final change for 1970 was planned years in advance, even if the Steelers didn't get the number one pick or if they had decided to stay with the "old" NFL teams to form the NFC

National Football Conference

The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...

: their home venue. The Steelers moved into the brand-new Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...

at the start of the season, the latest of the so-called "cookie-cutter" stadiums to open at the time. The Steelers lost to the Houston Oilers

Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

19–7 in the first football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

game in the stadium, which had just opened that summer for the National League's

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

.

The opening of Three Rivers ended their relatively brief stay at Pitt Stadium

Pitt Stadium

Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, where they had only been playing at on a full-time basis for six years. Before that, the Steelers played most of their home games at Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, with occasional games being played at Pitt Stadium to take advantage of the larger capacity. The Steelers later returned the favor to the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

in 2000 when the Pitt Panthers football team

Pittsburgh Panthers football

Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football...

moved into Three Rivers for one season as an interim home before Heinz Field

Heinz Field

Heinz Field is a stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams, members of the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association respectively...

was ready in 2001. Pitt would also play their Backyard Brawl

Backyard Brawl

The Backyard Brawl is an annual football game between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-iannually and may also be used to refer to other...

games against West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers football

The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...

in years Pitt hosted the game during the existence of Three Rivers.

WTAE-TV

WTAE-TV

WTAE-TV is the ABC affiliated television station for Western Pennsylvania that is licensed to Pittsburgh, broadcasting on UHF channel 51 and identifying via PSIP as channel 4 . It also serves as an ABC affiliate for the Wheeling/Steubenville and Clarksburg/Weston, West Virginia market areas...

sportscaster Myron Cope

Myron Cope

Myron Cope , born Myron Sidney Kopelman, was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster who is best known for being "the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers."...

would join the Steelers radio network as color commentator for the 1970 season. Cope would remain a fixture of the Steelers radio network through the 2004 season

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers looked to rebound after a disappointing 6–10 season the year before, which saw the team go through the entire season without winning consecutive games....

and would become beloved by fans due to his enthusiasm and catchphrases behind the announcing booth. In 1975

1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 1975 season defending their AFC Central and Super Bowl IX titles from the 1974 season. Throughout the 1975 season they not only improved on their 10–3–1 record from the previous year, but once again won the AFC Central Division Title and their second franchise...

, Cope would invent the Terrible Towel

Terrible Towel

The Terrible Towel is a rally towel associated with the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team in the National Football League . Created in 1975 by then Steelers radio broadcaster Myron Cope, The Terrible Towel has spread in popularity; fans take their Towel to famous sites while on vacation...

, originally conceived as a gimmick in the Steelers playoff game against Baltimore

Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

but now a staple among Steelers fans.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 20, 1970	Houston Oilers	L 19–7
2	September 27, 1970	at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 16–13
3	October 3, 1970	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 15–7
4	October 11, 1970	Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 23–10
5	October 18, 1970	at Houston Oilers	W 7–3
6	October 25, 1970	at Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 31–14
7	November 2, 1970	Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...	W 21–10
8	November 8, 1970	New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 21–17
9	November 15, 1970	Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	L 31–14
10	November 22, 1970	at Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...	L 34–7
11	November 29, 1970	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 28–9
12	December 6, 1970	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	L 20–12
13	December 13, 1970	at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–16
14	December 20, 1970	at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 30–20

Week 1 (Sunday September 20, 1970): Houston Oilers

at Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 45,538
Referee: Walt Fitzgerald
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Houston – LeVias 22 pass from Johnson
Charley Johnson
Charley Lane Johnson is a former quarterback in the NFL. During his 15-year career he played for 3 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Denver Broncos. During his collegiate career at New Mexico State he became the only person to date to be named Most Valuable Player of the Sun Bowl...

(Gerela
Roy Gerela
Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....

kick) HOU 7–0
Houston – LeVias 10 pass from Johnson
Charley Johnson
Charley Lane Johnson is a former quarterback in the NFL. During his 15-year career he played for 3 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Denver Broncos. During his collegiate career at New Mexico State he became the only person to date to be named Most Valuable Player of the Sun Bowl...

(Gerela
Roy Gerela
Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....

kick) HOU 14–0
Houston – Safety, Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

forced out of end zone by Pritchard
Ron Pritchard
Ronald David Pritchard is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons with the Houston Oilers and the Cincinnati Bengals, first in the American Football League, then in the National Football League....

HOU 16–0
Houston – FG Gerela
Roy Gerela
Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....

8 HOU 19–0
Pittsburgh – Shanklin 15 pass from Hanratty
Terry Hanratty
Terrence Hugh "Terry" Hanratty was a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, he earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his hometown team....

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) HOU 19–7

Steelers play first regular season game at new stadium. Terry Bradshaw makes NFL debut a bad one going 4 for 16 for 40 yds. Terry Bradshaw would also be caught for safeties in his first three games.

Week 2 (Sunday September 27, 1970): Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001.It hosted the Denver Broncos, of the AFL and the NFL, from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies, of the National League, of the MLB, from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids, of MLS, from 1996-2001, the...

, Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,705
Referee: Jack Vest
Jack Vest
Jack Vest was an American athlete. He was a 12 letter man for East Tennessee State, winning honors in football, basketball and baseball between the years 1946-50. He is also to be found numerous times in the Buccaneer record book. He was an outstanding quarterback in football and averaged between...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Denver – Crenshaw
Willis Crenshaw
Willis Crenshaw was a National Football League running back from 1964 through 1970....

1 run (Howfield
Bobby Howfield
Robert Michael Howfield , commonly known as Bobby Howfield, is an English former professional sportsman who played both association football and American football.-Early and personal life:...

kick) DEN 7–0
Pittsburgh – Hoak
Dick Hoak
Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

4 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) T 7–7
Pittsburgh – FG Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

9 PIT 10–7
Pittsburgh – FG Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

13 PIT 13–7
Denver – Safety, Washington
Dave Washington
David V. Washington is a former American football linebacker who played for five teams in an eleven year career that lasted from 1970 to 1980 in the National Football League....

tackled Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

in end zone PIT 13–9
Denver – Van Heusen 38 pass from Tensi (Howfield
Bobby Howfield
Robert Michael Howfield , commonly known as Bobby Howfield, is an English former professional sportsman who played both association football and American football.-Early and personal life:...

kick)DEN 16–13

Week 3 (Saturday October 3, 1970): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 84,349
Referee: George Rennix
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – Safety, Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

tackled in end zone by Snidow
Ron Snidow
Ronald Wayne Snidow was a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns. He attended San Rafael High School in California. He played college football at the University of Oregon. The Washington Redskins drafted...

CLE 2–0
Pittsburgh – Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

22 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 7–2
Cleveland – Morrison 53 pass from Phipps
Mike Phipps
Michael Elston Phipps is a former professional American football quarterback who played collegiately for the Purdue University Boilermakers , and professionally for both the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears .-College career:After playing high school for Columbus High School in Columbus,...

(kick failed)CLE 8–7
Cleveland – Barnes
Erich Barnes
Erich Theodore Barnes was an American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was a six-time Pro Bowler. Before the NFL he was an outstanding all around athlete at Purdue University . Barnes was drafted fourth by the Bears in the 1958 NFL Draft and traded to the Giants in 1961...

38 pass interception return (Cockroft
Don Cockroft
Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...

kick) CLE 15–7

Week 4 (Sunday October 11, 1970): Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 42,140
Referee: Bernie Ulman
Bernie Ulman
Bernard "Bernie" Ulman was an American football and lacrosse official.-Personal:Ulman played as a lacrosse midfielder at the University of Maryland from 1938 to 1943 and also played football for the school...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

28 PIT 3–0
Buffalo – FG Guthrie 52 T 3–3
Pittsburgh – Smith
Dave Smith (wide receiver)
David Lewis Smith is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana and Waynesburg.Smith also played for the Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs....

6 pass from Hanratty
Terry Hanratty
Terrence Hugh "Terry" Hanratty was a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, he earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his hometown team....

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 10–3
Buffalo – Simpson
O. J. Simpson
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson , nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American collegiate and professional football player, football broadcaster, and actor...

4 run (Guthrie kick) T 10–10
Pittsburgh – FG Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

49 PIT 13–10
Pittsburgh – Pearson
Preston Pearson
Preston James Pearson is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Baltimore Colts , the Pittsburgh Steelers , and the Dallas Cowboys . Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Illinois, where he excelled at basketball...

2 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 20–10
Pittsburgh – FG Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

43 PIT 23–10

Week 5 (Sunday October 18, 1970): Houston Oilers

at the Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 42,799
Referee: Bob Finley
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Houston – FG Gerela
Roy Gerela
Roy Gerela is a former American football placekicker best known for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he won three Super Bowl rings....

34 HOU 3–0
Pittsburgh – Shanklin 67 pass from Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 7–3

Week 6 (Sunday October 25, 1970): Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Oakland, California

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,423
Referee: Norm Schachter
Norm Schachter
Dr. Norm Schachter in Brooklyn, New York was an American football official in the National Football League for 22 years from 1954 to 1975. Over his career in the NFL, he worked three Super Bowls , 11 conference championship games, and was the referee for the first Monday Night Football game in...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Oakland – Chester
Raymond Chester
Raymond Tucker Chester was an American football tight end.Chester was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played twelve years in the NFL for the Raiders and Colts, and made four Pro Bowl squads...

37 pass from Lamonica
Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Pat Lamonica is a former American collegiate and professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League, and later in the NFL....

(Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

kick) OAK 7–0
Pittsburgh – Pearson
Preston Pearson
Preston James Pearson is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Baltimore Colts , the Pittsburgh Steelers , and the Dallas Cowboys . Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Illinois, where he excelled at basketball...

2 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) T 7–7
Oakland – Wells
Warren Wells
Warren Wells is a former American college and Professional Football player, who played wide receiver for five seasons, one for the NFL's Detroit Lions and, after spending two years in the U.S...

44 pass from Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

(Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

kick) OAK 14–7
Oakland – FG Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

27 OAK 17–7
Oakland – Chester
Raymond Chester
Raymond Tucker Chester was an American football tight end.Chester was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played twelve years in the NFL for the Raiders and Colts, and made four Pro Bowl squads...

19 pass from Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

(Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

kick) OAK 24–7
Pittsburgh – Hughes 12 pass from Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) OAK 24–14
Oakland – Chester
Raymond Chester
Raymond Tucker Chester was an American football tight end.Chester was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played twelve years in the NFL for the Raiders and Colts, and made four Pro Bowl squads...

43 pass from Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

(Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

kick) OAK 31–14

Week 7 (Monday November 2, 1970): Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

at Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 38,968
Referee: Fred Swearingen
Fred Swearingen
Fred Swearingen, of Athens, Ohio, was a former official in the National Football League, serving as both a referee and field judge from 1960 through 1980. He wore number 21 for the major part of his career...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – Crabtree
Eric Crabtree
Eric Leslie Crabtree is a former American football wide receiver in the American Football League and the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Denver Broncos , the Cincinnati Bengals , and the New England Patriots .- See also :*Other American Football League players...

2 pass from Carter
Virgil Carter
Virgil R. Carter is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and the World Football League from 1967 through 1976. He was the first great quarterback from Brigham Young University.While at BYU Carter set six national, 19 conference, and 24...

(Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

kick) CIN 7–0
Pittsburgh – Hughes 27 pass from Hoak
Dick Hoak
Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) T 7–7
Cincinnati – FG Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

43 CIN 10–7
Pittsburgh – Hughes 72 pass from Hanratty
Terry Hanratty
Terrence Hugh "Terry" Hanratty was a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, he earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his hometown team....

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 14–10
Pittsburgh – Bankston
Warren Bankston
Warren Stephen Bankston is a former professional American football player who played ten seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders....

2 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick)PIT 21–10
First Monday night football game played at Three Rivers Stadium.

Week 8 (Sunday November 8, 1970): New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,028
Referee: Walt Fitzgerald
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

New York Jets – FG Turner 17 NYJ 3–0
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 1 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 7–3
Pittsburgh – Bankston
Warren Bankston
Warren Stephen Bankston is a former professional American football player who played ten seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders....

12 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 14–3
New York Jets – Mercein
Chuck Mercein
Charles Schley Mercein is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins and New York Jets...

15 pass from Woodall
Al Woodall
Frank Alley Woodall was an American football player. Woodall played college football at Duke where he was an All American. Woodall played several seasons with the Jets in the AFL and NFL. He became an insurance agent in the New York area after his football days...

(Turner kick) PIT 14–10
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 6 pass from Hanratty
Terry Hanratty
Terrence Hugh "Terry" Hanratty was a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, he earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his hometown team....

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) PIT 21–10
New York Jets – Nock
George Nock
George Verdell Nock is a former American football running back. He played in the American Football League for the New York Jets in 1969, and in the National Football League for the Jets and Washington Redskins....

1 run (Turner kick) PIT 21–17

Week 9 (Sunday November 15, 1970): Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

at Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,081
Referee: John McDonough
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Kansas City – FG Stenerud
Jan Stenerud
Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...

32 KC 3–0
Kansas City – Cannon
Billy Cannon
William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved...

20 pass from Dawson (Stenerud
Jan Stenerud
Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...

kick) KC 10–0
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 2 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) KC 10–7
Kansas City – Cannon
Billy Cannon
William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved...

8 pass from Dawson (Stenerud
Jan Stenerud
Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...

kick) KC 17–7
Kansas City – Taylor 42 pass from Dawson (Stenerud
Jan Stenerud
Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...

kick) KC 24–7
Pittsburgh – Staggers
Jon Staggers
Jonathan Leroy Staggers, Jr. is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Star football player for Helias High School in Jefferson City, Missouri. He played six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Green Bay Packers, and the Detroit Lions....

7 pass from Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

(Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) KC 24–14
Kansas City – Holmes 2 run (Stenerud
Jan Stenerud
Jan Stenerud is a former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs , and the NFL's Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , and Minnesota Vikings .-Background:...

kick) KC 31–14

Week 10 (Sunday November 22, 1970): Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 59,276
Referee: Jack Reader
Jack Reader
John Kenneth "Jack" Reader is a former American football official. After graduation from the College of the Holy Cross in 1950, football star Jack Reader became an on-field official...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – FG Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

17 CIN 3–0
Cincinnati – FG Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

13 CIN 6–0
Cincinnati – Carter
Virgil Carter
Virgil R. Carter is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and the World Football League from 1967 through 1976. He was the first great quarterback from Brigham Young University.While at BYU Carter set six national, 19 conference, and 24...

5 run (Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

kick) CIN 13–0
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 1 run (Mingo
Gene Mingo
Eugene L. Mingo is a former professional American football player who played several positions including halfback, placekicker, and return specialist...

kick) CIN 13–7
Cincinnati – Robinson
Paul Robinson (American football player)
Paul Harvey Robinson is a former professional American football running back for two seasons in the American Football League and five seasons in the National Football League. Paul Robinson played only one year at the University of Arizona, but in his first year as a professional, he gained 1,023...

15 run (Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

kick) CIN 20–7
Cincinnati – Trumpy
Bob Trumpy
Bob Trumpy is a former professional American Football tight end who played for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1969, and for the NFL Bengals from 1970 through 1977...

53 pass from Carter
Virgil Carter
Virgil R. Carter is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and the World Football League from 1967 through 1976. He was the first great quarterback from Brigham Young University.While at BYU Carter set six national, 19 conference, and 24...

(Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

kick) CIN 27–7
Cincinnati – Crabtree
Eric Crabtree
Eric Leslie Crabtree is a former American football wide receiver in the American Football League and the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Denver Broncos , the Cincinnati Bengals , and the New England Patriots .- See also :*Other American Football League players...

10 pass from Carter
Virgil Carter
Virgil R. Carter is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and the World Football League from 1967 through 1976. He was the first great quarterback from Brigham Young University.While at BYU Carter set six national, 19 conference, and 24...

(Muhlmann
Horst Muhlmann
Horst Herbert Erich Muhlmann was a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker in the American Football League and the National Football League for nine seasons...

kick) CIN 34–7

Week 11 (Sunday November 29, 1970): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 50,214
Referee: Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith
Ben Dreith is a former American professional football on-field official who worked from 1960 to 1969 in the American Football League and from 1970 to 1990 in the NFL. Prior to his teaching and officiating career, he was a three-sport athlete at the University of Northern Colorado.Dreith developed...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Shanklin 8 pass from Hanratty
Terry Hanratty
Terrence Hugh "Terry" Hanratty was a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, he earned two Super Bowl rings as the backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his hometown team....

(Watson kick) PIT 7–0
Cleveland – FG Cockroft
Don Cockroft
Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...

16 PIT 7–3
Cleveland – FG Cockroft
Don Cockroft
Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...

38 PIT 7–6
Pittsburgh – Beatty
Chuck Beatty
Charles "Chuck" Beatty is an American politician and former American football player. He played in the National Football League for four seasons.-Early life:...

30 interception return (Watson kick) PIT 14–6
Cleveland – FG Cockroft
Don Cockroft
Donald Lee Cockroft is a former American football punter and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns...

46 PIT 14–9
Pittsburgh -Shanklin 81 pass from Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

(Watson kick) PIT 21–9
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 57 pass from Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

(Watson kick) PIT 28–9

Week 12 (Sunday December 6, 1970): Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

at Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 46,418
Referee: Norm Schachter
Norm Schachter
Dr. Norm Schachter in Brooklyn, New York was an American football official in the National Football League for 22 years from 1954 to 1975. Over his career in the NFL, he worked three Super Bowls , 11 conference championship games, and was the referee for the first Monday Night Football game in...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Green Bay – Krause
Larry Krause
Larry Krause was a player in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1970 to 1974 as a running back. He played at the collegiate level at St. Norbert College.-References:...

100 kickoff return (kick failed) GB 6–0
Pittsburgh – FG Watson 15 GB 6–3
Pittsburgh – Smith
Dave Smith (wide receiver)
David Lewis Smith is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana and Waynesburg.Smith also played for the Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs....

87 pass from Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday...

(kick failed) PIT 9–6
Green Bay – McGeorge
Rich McGeorge
Richard Eugene McGeorge is a former professional American football player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League....

13 pass from Starr
Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 and head coach from 1975 to 1983, compiling a record of 52–76–3 ....

(Livingston
Dale Livingston
Dale Roger Livingston was an American football kicker who became the starting kicker on the first season Cincinnati Bengals team in 1968. Livingston played college football at Western Michigan University. He played on the 1966 Mid-American Conference Championship team and was selected to play in...

kick) GB 13–9
Pittsburgh – FG Watson 45 GB 13–12
Green Bay – Hilton 65 pass from Starr
Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 and head coach from 1975 to 1983, compiling a record of 52–76–3 ....

(Livingston
Dale Livingston
Dale Roger Livingston was an American football kicker who became the starting kicker on the first season Cincinnati Bengals team in 1968. Livingston played college football at Western Michigan University. He played on the 1966 Mid-American Conference Championship team and was selected to play in...

kick) GB 20–12

Week 13 (Sunday December 13, 1970): Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, often shortened to "Fulton County Stadium," was a multi-purpose stadium that formerly stood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.-History:...

, Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 54,162
Referee: Jack Vest
Jack Vest
Jack Vest was an American athlete. He was a 12 letter man for East Tennessee State, winning honors in football, basketball and baseball between the years 1946-50. He is also to be found numerous times in the Buccaneer record book. He was an outstanding quarterback in football and averaged between...
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Atlanta – Malone
Art Malone (football player)
Arthur Lee Malone is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Arizona State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1970 NFL Draft.He is the...

5 pass from Johnson
Randy Johnson (American football)
Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson was an American football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. In 1974 he played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League.Johnson graduated from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1962...

(Vinyard
Ken Vinyard
Ken Vinyard is a former placekicker in the National Football League. Vinyard was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and would play the following season with the Atlanta Falcons....

kick) ATL 7–0
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 10 run (kick failed) ATL 7–6
Pittsburgh – FG Watson 21 PIT 9–7
Atlanta – FG Vinyard
Ken Vinyard
Ken Vinyard is a former placekicker in the National Football League. Vinyard was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and would play the following season with the Atlanta Falcons....

35 ATL 10–9
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 1 run (Watson kick) PIT 16–10
Atlanta – FG Vinyard
Ken Vinyard
Ken Vinyard is a former placekicker in the National Football League. Vinyard was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and would play the following season with the Atlanta Falcons....

17 PIT 16–13
Atlanta – Mitchell
Jim Mitchell (football player)
James Robert "Jim" Mitchell was a professional American football player. A 6'2", 234 lbs. tight end from Prairie View A&M University, Mitchell played 11 seasons from 1969-1979 for the Atlanta Falcons and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1969 and 1972 seasons...

12 run (Vinyard
Ken Vinyard
Ken Vinyard is a former placekicker in the National Football League. Vinyard was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and would play the following season with the Atlanta Falcons....

kick)ATL 20–16
Atlanta – Flatley
Paul Flatley
Paul Richard Flatley is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Northwestern Wildcats from 1960 to 1962 and later in the National Football League from 1963 to 1970....

18 pass from Johnson
Randy Johnson (American football)
Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson was an American football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. In 1974 he played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League.Johnson graduated from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1962...

(Vinyard
Ken Vinyard
Ken Vinyard is a former placekicker in the National Football League. Vinyard was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1969 NFL Draft and would play the following season with the Atlanta Falcons....

kick) ATL 27–16

Week 14 (Sunday December 20, 1970): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Franklin Field

Franklin Field

Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's stadium for football, field hockey, lacrosse, sprint football, and track and field . It is also used by Penn students for recreation, and for intramural and club sports, including touch football and cricket, and is the site of Penn's graduation...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 55,252
Referee: Bob Finley
TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Fuqua 72 run (Watson kick) PIT 7–0
Philadelphia – Hawkins 21 pass from Snead
Norm Snead
Norman Bailey Snead is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for Wake Forest University and was drafted in the first round of...

(kick failed) PIT 7–6
Philadelphia – Dirks recovered blocked kick in end zone (Moseley
Mark Moseley
Mark DeWayne Moseley is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Houston Oilers , the Washington Redskins , and the Cleveland Browns . He won the Most Valuable Player Award during the strike-shortened 1982 season...

kick) PIT 13–7
Pittsburgh – Fuqua 85 run (Watson kick) PIT 14–13
Philadelphia – Ballman
Gary Ballman
Gary John Ballman was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Ballman starred at Michigan State before playing halfback and wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1962 to 1966, making the Pro Bowl the final two seasons...

19 pass from Snead
Norm Snead
Norman Bailey Snead is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for Wake Forest University and was drafted in the first round of...

(Moseley
Mark Moseley
Mark DeWayne Moseley is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Houston Oilers , the Washington Redskins , and the Cleveland Browns . He won the Most Valuable Player Award during the strike-shortened 1982 season...

kick)PHI 20–14
Pittsburgh – FG Watson 21 PHI 20–17
Pittsburgh – FG Watson 17 T 20–20
Pittsburgh – FG Watson 18 PIT 23–20
Philadelphia – Watkins
Larry Watkins
Lawrence Watkins is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and the New York Giants. He played college football at Alcorn State University....

1 run (Moseley
Mark Moseley
Mark DeWayne Moseley is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles , the Houston Oilers , the Washington Redskins , and the Cleveland Browns . He won the Most Valuable Player Award during the strike-shortened 1982 season...

kick) PHI 27–23

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 3rd year in professional football and its 1st with the National Football League.The NFL-AFL merger took place before the season, and the Bengals made their first NFL campaign a memorable one...	8	6	0	.571	312	255	W-7
Cleveland Browns 1970 Cleveland Browns season The 1970 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 21st season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.-Exhibition schedule:-Regular season schedule:-Standings:-References:...	7	7	0	.500	286	265	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	210	272	L-3
Houston Oilers 1970 Houston Oilers season The 1970 Houston Oilers season was the 11th season overall and its first as part of the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6–6–2, winning only three games.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	3	10	1	.231	217	352	L-3

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Offseason

Schedule

Week 1 (Sunday September 20, 1970): Houston Oilers

Week 2 (Sunday September 27, 1970): Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 3 (Saturday October 3, 1970): Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 4 (Sunday October 11, 1970): Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 5 (Sunday October 18, 1970): Houston Oilers

Week 6 (Sunday October 25, 1970): Oakland RaidersOakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 11 (Sunday November 29, 1970): Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 13 (Sunday December 13, 1970): Atlanta FalconsAtlanta FalconsThe Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 14 (Sunday December 20, 1970): Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Standings

Week 2 (Sunday September 27, 1970): Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 3 (Saturday October 3, 1970): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 4 (Sunday October 11, 1970): Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 6 (Sunday October 25, 1970): Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 11 (Sunday November 29, 1970): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 13 (Sunday December 13, 1970): Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 14 (Sunday December 20, 1970): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...