All NFL game summaries for 09/27/1970:

New York's running game, paced by a 90-yard effort by Emerson Boozer and an 85-yard day by Matt Snell, enabled Joe Namath to fashion a well-balanced attack which conquered the Patriots. Rookie cornerback Earlie Thomas registered his first TD for the Jets on a 36-yard interception. Ron Sellers caught 3 passes for 92 yards and a TD for Boston.

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( 7- 0) NYJ Matt Snell 2 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
( 7- 7) BOS Jim Nance 11 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick)
(14- 7) NYJ Emerson Boozer 5 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(21- 7) NYJ Pete Lammons 4 yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick)
(28- 7) NYJ Earlie Thomas 36 yard interception return (Jim Turner kick)
(28-14) BOS Ron Sellers 40 yard pass from Mike Taliaferro (Gino Cappelletti kick)
(28-21) BOS Carl Garrett 6 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick)
(31-21) NYJ Jim Turner 25 yard field goal

                     NYJ             BOS
First Downs:         18              12
Rushes-yards:        45-187          18-70
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-20-96-0       11-24-153-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-14
Net pass yards:      96              139
Net yards/pass:      4.8             5.3
Total net yards:     283             209
Total plays:         65 (69% run)    44 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     1-15            3-25

Attendance: 36,040

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The Rams shut out the Bills before a record Buffalo home crowd, with David Ray kicking four field goals and Willie Ellison moving the ball 46 yards in six straight carries for a touchdown.

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( 3- 0) LA  David Ray 21 yard field goal
( 6- 0) LA  David Ray 19 yard field goal
(13- 0) LA  Willie Ellison 4 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(16- 0) LA  David Ray 46 yard field goal
(19- 0) LA  David Ray 21 yard field goal

                     LA              BUF
First Downs:         21              12
Rushes-yards:        39-169          19-52
Yards/rush:          4.3             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-29-202-1     17-31-172-3
Sacked-yards:        2-7             5-47
Net pass yards:      195             125
Net yards/pass:      6.3             3.5
Total net yards:     364             177
Total plays:         70 (55% run)    55 (34% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     4-64            7-90

Attendance: 46,206

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Cecil Turner took the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, his second such scoring dash in two games and running back Ron Bull completed a 12- yard option pass to Dick Gordon seconds before halftime as the Bears won their second straight.

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( 0- 7) CHI Cecil Turner 96 yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick)
( 6- 7) PHI Gary Ballman 7 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed)
( 6-10) CHI Mac Percival 17 yard field goal
( 9-10) PHI Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal
( 9-17) CHI Dick Gordon 12 yard pass from Ronnie Bull (Mac Percival kick)
(16-17) PHI Lee Bouggess 10 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
(16-20) CHI Mac Percival 36 yard field goal

                     PHI             CHI
First Downs:         19              12
Rushes-yards:        34-91           19-37
Yards/rush:          2.7             1.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-33-257-0     19-29-151-0
Sacked-yards:        3-25            2-7
Net pass yards:      232             144
Net yards/pass:      6.4             4.6
Total net yards:     323             181
Total plays:         70 (48% run)    50 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     8-104           8-79

Attendance: 53,643

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Rookie safety Cliff Harris intercepted two New York passes, resulting in one touchdown, and recovered a fumble that produced another six-pointer as Dallas erased a 10-0 Giants' halftime lead. Bob Hayes, in his first action of the season, caught five passes for 112 yards, including a 58-yard pass from wide receiver Lance Rentzel.

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( 3- 0) NYG Pete Gogolak 20 yard field goal
(10- 0) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(10- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 3 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(10-14) DAL Walt Garrison 18 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(10-21) DAL Bob Hayes 58 yard pass from Lance Rentzel (Mike Clark kick)
(10-28) DAL Bob Hayes 24 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)

                     NYG             DAL
First Downs:         15              24
Rushes-yards:        25-99           41-199
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-36-157-2     14-24-191-1
Sacked-yards:        3-18            4-30
Net pass yards:      139             161
Net yards/pass:      3.6             5.8
Total net yards:     238             360
Total plays:         64 (39% run)    69 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             5-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     6-60            4-36

Attendance: 57,236

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Denver kept its 1970 record unmarred with a victory over Pittsburgh before the largest crowd to see a sports event in Colorado. Steve Tensi's successful pass to Billy Van Heusen provided the winning margin and a field goal miss by Gene Mingo from 27 yards with 1:52 left prevented the Steelers from tying. A pass from punt formation by Bobby Walden set up the Steeler's only TD, a 4-yard run by Dick Hoak.

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( 0- 7) DEN Willis Crenshaw 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7- 7) PIT Dick Hoak 4 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick)
(10- 7) PIT Gene Mingo 9 yard field goal
(13- 7) PIT Gene Mingo 13 yard field goal
(13- 9) DEN Safety, Terry Bradshaw tackled in end zone by Dave Washington
(13-16) DEN Billy Van Heusen 38 yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick)

                     PIT             DEN
First Downs:         14              12
Rushes-yards:        28-18           35-82
Yards/rush:          0.6             2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-31-260-1     12-25-178-2
Sacked-yards:        3-33            4-34
Net pass yards:      227             144
Net yards/pass:      6.7             5.0
Total net yards:     245             226
Total plays:         62 (45% run)    64 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             2-2
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     5-41            10-51

Attendance: 50,705

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Lem Barney picked up a punt that was rolling to a stop and dashed 61 yards for a touchdown that climaxed a 24-point second period for the Lions. Detroit missed its second consecutive shutout when Cincinnati's Horst Muhlmann kicked a 35-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining.

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( 0- 7) DET Mel Farr 5 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-14) DET Charlie Sanders 1 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-17) DET Errol Mann 50 yard field goal
( 0-24) DET Mel Farr 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-31) DET Lem Barney 61 yard punt return (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-38) DET Greg Landry 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 3-38) CIN Horst Muhlmann 35 yard field goal

                     CIN             DET
First Downs:         6               21
Rushes-yards:        24-76           44-191
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-13-85-2       11-15-114-0
Sacked-yards:        2-21            2-20
Net pass yards:      64              94
Net yards/pass:      4.3             5.5
Total net yards:     140             285
Total plays:         39 (61% run)    61 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             3-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     5-42            6-66

Attendance: 58,202

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Don Horn, who replaced the injured Bart Starr in the third period, combined with Carroll Dale on a decisive 89-yard touchdown pass midway through the final period to erase a 24-20 lead Atlanta had taken on the previous series. It was Horn's only completion in eight attempts.

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( 0- 7) GB  Carroll Dale 23 yard pass from Bart Starr (Dale Livingston kick)
( 0-13) GB  Donny Anderson 2 yard rush (kick failed)
( 3-13) ATL Ken Vinyard 19 yard field goal
( 3-20) GB  Donny Anderson 2 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick)
(10-20) ATL Sonny Campbell 4 yard rush (Ken Vinyard kick)
(17-20) ATL Harmon Wages 17 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick)
(24-20) ATL Todd Snyder 18 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick)
(24-27) GB  Carroll Dale 89 yard pass from Don Horn (Dale Livingston kick)

                     ATL             GB
First Downs:         19              15
Rushes-yards:        28-112          33-86
Yards/rush:          4.0             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     28-44-302-3     10-21-285-2
Sacked-yards:        4-30            3-27
Net pass yards:      272             258
Net yards/pass:      5.7             10.8
Total net yards:     384             344
Total plays:         76 (36% run)    57 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     6-58            4-42

Attendance: 56,263

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Bob Griese connected with touchdown passes to Howard Twilley and Jim Mandich and Garo Yepremian kicked field goals of 31 and 42 yards for Miami's first victory. Griese was outstanding in third-down situations, completing first-down passes on six, and throwing a TD pass on another. Hoyle Granger's 9-yard run and a field goal by Roy Gerela accounted for the Oiler scoring.

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( 3- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 31 yard field goal
( 3- 3) HOU Roy Gerela 10 yard field goal
(10- 3) MIA Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17- 3) MIA Howard Twilley 5 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(20- 3) MIA Garo Yepremian 42 yard field goal
(20-10) HOU Hoyle Granger 9 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     MIA             HOU
First Downs:         20              19
Rushes-yards:        44-157          22-126
Yards/rush:          3.6             5.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-138-1     16-32-192-0
Sacked-yards:        1-11            1-11
Net pass yards:      127             181
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.5
Total net yards:     284             307
Total plays:         62 (70% run)    55 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-35            5-45

Attendance: 39,840

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Karl Kassulke blocked a Saints punt and Ed Sharockman recovered it in the end zone for one touchdown, and Mike McGill picked up a fumble by the New Orleans punter and ran it in for a second Minnesota score. Fred Cox kicked four field goals.

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( 0- 7) MIN Ed Sharockman 0 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
( 0-10) MIN Fred Cox 22 yard field goal
( 0-13) MIN Fred Cox 14 yard field goal
( 0-16) MIN Fred Cox 15 yard field goal
( 0-19) MIN Fred Cox 47 yard field goal
( 0-26) MIN Mike McGill 5 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)

                     NO              MIN
First Downs:         8               12
Rushes-yards:        25-60           41-106
Yards/rush:          2.4             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-35-71-2      12-28-190-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-5
Net pass yards:      71              185
Net yards/pass:      2.0             6.4
Total net yards:     131             291
Total plays:         60 (41% run)    70 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          2.2             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             2-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     8-74            4-40

Attendance: 47,900

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Two long fourth-period passes by John Hadl for touchdowns enabled San Diego to tie Oakland, the first deadlock in the 11-year rivalry between these Pacific Coast clubs. Hadl connected with Jeff Queen for a 65-yard TD and then reached Lance Alworth on a 37-yarder with two minutes remaining. Pete Banaszak scored twice for the Raiders, and a scoring pass to Fred Biletnikoff kept Daryle Lamonica's game-string alive at 18.

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( 0- 3) SD  Mike Mercer 48 yard field goal
( 3- 3) OAK George Blanda 28 yard field goal
( 3-10) SD  Gary Garrison 2 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(10-10) OAK Pete Banaszak 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(17-10) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 23 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(20-10) OAK George Blanda 13 yard field goal
(20-13) SD  Mike Mercer 39 yard field goal
(27-13) OAK Pete Banaszak 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick)
(27-20) SD  Jeff Queen 65 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(27-27) SD  Lance Alworth 37 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)

                     OAK             SD
First Downs:         23              17
Rushes-yards:        37-138          30-133
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-38-267-0     10-25-242-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-31
Net pass yards:      267             211
Net yards/pass:      7.0             7.3
Total net yards:     405             344
Total plays:         75 (49% run)    59 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     14-152          7-77

Attendance: 42,109

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The 49ers converted two interceptions and a fumble recovery into scores. Two plays after linebacker Dave Wilcox stole a Cleveland pass, John Brodie completed a 61-yard pass to Jimmy Thomas for the winning touchdown.

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( 0- 7) SF  Ken Willard 5 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 7- 7) CLE Bo Scott 3 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7-14) SF  Mel Phillips 35 yard interception return (Bruce Gossett kick)
(10-14) CLE Don Cockroft 20 yard field goal
(10-21) SF  Jimmy Thomas 15 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(17-21) CLE Fair Hooker 8 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
(24-21) CLE Leroy Kelly 33 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(24-27) SF  Ken Willard 9 yard rush (kick failed)
(31-27) CLE Leroy Kelly 8 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(31-34) SF  Jimmy Thomas 61 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)

                     CLE             SF
First Downs:         20              24
Rushes-yards:        31-122          38-158
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-331-2     20-31-277-0
Sacked-yards:        1-5             0-0
Net pass yards:      326             277
Net yards/pass:      11.2            8.9
Total net yards:     448             435
Total plays:         60 (51% run)    69 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          7.5             6.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     4-63            3-42

Attendance: 37,502

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MacArthur Lane rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and cornerback Miller Farr scored on a 19-yard interception return, as quarterback Pete Beathard came off the bench to replace injured Jim Hart and spark the Cardinals' victory.

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( 7- 0) WAS Larry Brown 5 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(10- 0) WAS Curt Knight 36 yard field goal
(10- 7) STL MacArthur Lane 9 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(10-13) STL Johnny Roland 6 yard pass from Pete Beathard (kick failed)
(10-20) STL Miller Farr 19 yard interception return (Jim Bakken kick)
(10-27) STL MacArthur Lane 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(17-27) WAS Charlie Harraway 2 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)

                     WAS             STL
First Downs:         20              22
Rushes-yards:        31-147          41-174
Yards/rush:          4.7             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-26-114-2     10-21-123-2
Sacked-yards:        1-7             0-0
Net pass yards:      107             123
Net yards/pass:      4.0             5.9
Total net yards:     254             297
Total plays:         58 (53% run)    62 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     4-25            9-48

Attendance: 44,246

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