All NFL game summaries for 11/08/1970:

The Bengals registered their greatest point total ever, ending a six-game losing streak. Horst Muhlmann set a club record with five successful field goal attempts. Lemar Parrish returned a kickoff 95 yards and also picked up a blocked kick to scamper 83 yards for another six-pointer. O. J. Simpson sustained a damaged knee returning a kickoff at the end of the first half.

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( 3- 0) CIN Horst Muhlmann 22 yard field goal
( 3- 7) BUF Marlin Briscoe 29 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(10- 7) CIN Jess Phillips 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(13- 7) CIN Horst Muhlmann 30 yard field goal
(13-14) BUF O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick)
(20-14) CIN Lemar Parrish 95 yard kickoff return (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(23-14) CIN Horst Muhlmann 13 yard field goal
(26-14) CIN Horst Muhlmann 36 yard field goal
(33-14) CIN Royce Berry 8 yard fumble return (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(36-14) CIN Horst Muhlmann 43 yard field goal
(43-14) CIN Lemar Parrish 83 yard return of blocked field goal (Horst Muhlmann kick)

                     CIN             BUF
First Downs:         17              17
Rushes-yards:        41-156          23-103
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-24-164-0     15-31-290-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-16
Net pass yards:      164             274
Net yards/pass:      6.8             8.3
Total net yards:     320             377
Total plays:         65 (63% run)    56 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-4
Turnovers:           0               6
Penalties-yards:     2-30            7-41

Attendance: 43,587

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San Francisco rallied from a 13-3 deficit behind another outstanding performance by John Brodie who hit 21 of 28 passes for 317 yards and three touchdowns, including 79 and 10-yard tosses to Gene Washington. Brodie's final completion of the game was his 2,000th in the NFL.

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( 3- 0) SF  Bruce Gossett 40 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CHI Mac Percival 36 yard field goal
( 3-10) CHI Dick Gordon 25 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
( 3-13) CHI Mac Percival 37 yard field goal
(10-13) SF  Bill Tucker 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(10-16) CHI Mac Percival 19 yard field goal
(17-16) SF  Ken Willard 7 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(24-16) SF  Gene Washington 79 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(31-16) SF  Gene Washington 10 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(37-16) SF  Ken Willard 4 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (kick failed)

                     SF              CHI
First Downs:         19              11
Rushes-yards:        26-47           30-91
Yards/rush:          1.8             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     23-30-340-0     13-25-115-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-28
Net pass yards:      340             87
Net yards/pass:      11.3            3.2
Total net yards:     387             178
Total plays:         56 (46% run)    57 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          6.9             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     6-52            3-45

Attendance: 45,607

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Bobby Bell returned his third lifetime TD interception 45 yards in the fourth period to insure a Chiefs victory. Billy Cannon made two big catches in the first half to set up Chief TDs. Roy Gerela kicked Houston field goals in every period but the last.

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( 3- 0) HOU Roy Gerela 38 yard field goal
( 3- 7) KC  Ed Podolak 8 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 6- 7) HOU Roy Gerela 18 yard field goal
( 6-14) KC  Wendell Hayes 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 9-14) HOU Roy Gerela 48 yard field goal
( 9-21) KC  Bobby Bell 45 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 9-24) KC  Jan Stenerud 39 yard field goal

                     HOU             KC
First Downs:         14              11
Rushes-yards:        21-74           37-133
Yards/rush:          3.5             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-43-252-3     5-14-100-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-12
Net pass yards:      252             88
Net yards/pass:      5.9             5.9
Total net yards:     326             221
Total plays:         64 (32% run)    52 (71% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     3-33            4-34

Attendance: 49,810

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Taking possession with 2:40 remaining, Los Angeles marched 79 yards to gain a tie with two seconds remaining. Roman Gabriel, who completed 24 passes for 246 yards, hit Willie Ellison with a four-yard throw for the touchdown and David Ray kicked the tying point. Ray, filling in for injured wide receiver Bob Long, caught an 11-yard pass from Gabriel on the next-to-last play and stepped out of bounds at the four to stop the clock with five seconds left as the Rams had no timeouts remaining.

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( 0- 3) LA  David Ray 20 yard field goal
( 3- 3) ATL Ken Vinyard 39 yard field goal
(10- 3) ATL Jim Mitchell 40 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick)
(10-10) LA  Willie Ellison 4 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)

                     ATL             LA
First Downs:         7               20
Rushes-yards:        31-85           28-145
Yards/rush:          2.7             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-11-129-1      24-38-246-2
Sacked-yards:        3-20            5-27
Net pass yards:      109             219
Net yards/pass:      7.8             5.1
Total net yards:     194             364
Total plays:         45 (68% run)    71 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     5-53            5-54

Attendance: 67,232

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Tom Dempsey, who was born without the front half of his right foot and no fingers on his right hand, kicked a record 63-yard field goal to win the game on a play that started with two seconds remaining and concluded with no time left. Detroit had taken a 17-16 lead on Errol Mann's 18-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining. Al Dodd returned the kickoff to New Orleans' 28, and then caught a 17-yard pass from Billy Kilmer at the 45. Dempsey then kicked the field goal.

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( 0- 3) NO  Tom Dempsey 29 yard field goal
( 7- 3) DET Mel Farr 10 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 7- 6) NO  Tom Dempsey 27 yard field goal
(14- 6) DET Charlie Sanders 2 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)
(14- 9) NO  Tom Dempsey 8 yard field goal
(14-16) NO  Tom Barrington 4 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(17-16) DET Errol Mann 18 yard field goal
(17-19) NO  Tom Dempsey 63 yard field goal

                     DET             NO
First Downs:         18              15
Rushes-yards:        35-135          33-131
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-25-158-3     16-28-141-0
Sacked-yards:        1-15            0-0
Net pass yards:      143             141
Net yards/pass:      5.5             5.0
Total net yards:     278             272
Total plays:         61 (57% run)    61 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             0-0
Turnovers:           6               0
Penalties-yards:     2-31            10-124

Attendance: 66,910

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Fran Tarkenton climaxed a 73-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to running back Ron Johnson for the Giants' winning score with 3:03 remaining. Johnson, who also scored on a four-yard burst in the third period, rushed for 140 yards. Pete Gogolak's 54-yard field goal set a New York team record.

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( 3- 0) DAL Mike Clark 28 yard field goal
( 3- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 40 yard field goal
(10- 3) DAL Bob Hayes 38 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
(10- 6) NYG Pete Gogolak 42 yard field goal
(17- 6) DAL Bob Hayes 80 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
(17- 9) NYG Pete Gogolak 54 yard field goal
(20- 9) DAL Mike Clark 22 yard field goal
(20-16) NYG Ron Johnson 4 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(20-23) NYG Ron Johnson 13 yard pass from Fran Tarketnton (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     DAL             NYG
First Downs:         9               20
Rushes-yards:        25-102          41-202
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-22-191-0     15-26-170-0
Sacked-yards:        4-30            4-34
Net pass yards:      161             136
Net yards/pass:      6.2             4.5
Total net yards:     263             338
Total plays:         51 (49% run)    71 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-3
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     6-51            4-30

Attendance: 62,938

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George Blanda's 52-yard field goal, his longest as a Raider, brought a victory for Oakland in the final three seconds. Blanda had replaced Daryle Lamonica in the fourth quarter after the Raiders' regular quarterback had injured his shoulder. Lamonica threw a TD pass to Charlie Smith in the first half to run his string to 24 games and move into second place on the all-time list behind Johnny Unitas' 47 games.

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( 0- 3) OAK George Blanda 43 yard field goal
( 0-10) OAK Charlie Smith 27 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 0-13) OAK George Blanda 9 yard field goal
( 7-13) CLE Leroy Kelly 10 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
(10-13) CLE Don Cockroft 42 yard field goal
(17-13) CLE Bo Scott 63 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(20-13) CLE Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal
(20-20) OAK Warren Wells 14 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
(20-23) OAK George Blanda 52 yard field goal

                     CLE             OAK
First Downs:         12              21
Rushes-yards:        33-130          41-160
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-28-110-3      14-32-170-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-36
Net pass yards:      110             134
Net yards/pass:      3.9             3.7
Total net yards:     240             294
Total plays:         61 (54% run)    77 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     3-52            6-39

Attendance: 54,463

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Four pass interceptions by the defense and three touchdown passes by Norm Snead, including a pair to Harold Jackson, were the ingredients the Eagles needed to win their first game of the season and snap a two-season 11-game losing streak.

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( 0- 7) PHI Harold Jackson 31 yard pass from Norm Snead (Mark Moseley kick)
( 0-10) PHI Mark Moseley 23 yard field goal
( 0-17) PHI Harold Jackson 15 yard pass from Norm Snead (Mark Moseley kick)
( 0-24) PHI Steve Zabel 2 yard pass from Norm Snead (Mark Moseley kick)
( 3-24) MIA Garo Yepremian 24 yard field goal
(10-24) MIA Paul Warfield 52 yard pass from John Stofa (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17-24) MIA Willie Richardson 27 yard pass from John Stofa (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             PHI
First Downs:         14              17
Rushes-yards:        24-117          40-113
Yards/rush:          4.9             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-29-162-4     15-29-187-1
Sacked-yards:        4-34            1-9
Net pass yards:      128             178
Net yards/pass:      3.9             5.9
Total net yards:     245             291
Total plays:         57 (42% run)    70 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-1
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     8-62            6-58

Attendance: 58,171

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The Steelers, en route to their best season since 1963, moved into a first place tie with Cleveland in the Central Division AFC race with a victory over the Jets. Terry Hanratty directed the Steeler attack and tossed a TD pass to John Fuqua who also contributed one of the two Pittsburgh rushing TDs. George Nock was New York's top runner with 49 yards and a TD. Bob Davis finished as quarterback for New York after Al Woodall injured his rib cage.

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( 3- 0) NYJ Jim Turner 17 yard field goal
( 3- 7) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 1 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick)
( 3-14) PIT Warren Bankston 12 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick)
(10-14) NYJ Chuck Mercein 15 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(10-21) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 6 yard pass from Terry Hanratty (Gene Mingo kick)
(17-21) NYJ George Nock 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)

                     NYJ             PIT
First Downs:         20              14
Rushes-yards:        29-104          38-154
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-44-181-2     7-21-123-0
Sacked-yards:        5-39            0-0
Net pass yards:      142             123
Net yards/pass:      2.9             5.9
Total net yards:     246             277
Total plays:         78 (37% run)    59 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     6-59            7-76

Attendance: 50,028

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John Hadl threw three TD passes and got off a 34-yard run, his longest as a pro, in San Diego's victory over the Broncos. His second TD to Gary Garrison proved decisive. Steve Tensi made his first start for the Broncos and registered on a short pass to Billy Masters.

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( 0- 3) SD  Mike Mercer 38 yard field goal
( 7- 3) DEN Billy Masters 2 yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7-10) SD  Gary Garrison 31 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
( 7-17) SD  Willie Frazier 5 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(14-17) DEN Willis Crenshaw 3 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(14-24) SD  Gary Garrison 40 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(21-24) DEN Bobby Anderson 2 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)

                     DEN             SD
First Downs:         21              18
Rushes-yards:        39-190          30-91
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-22-170-1     14-21-185-0
Sacked-yards:        3-19            5-41
Net pass yards:      151             144
Net yards/pass:      6.0             5.5
Total net yards:     341             235
Total plays:         64 (60% run)    56 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     6-41            3-41

Attendance: 48,327

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The Cardinals scored their second straight shutout victory over an AFC rival, marking the first time since Green Bay achieved the feat in 1962 that an NFL team posted consecutive shutouts. MacArthur Lane scored three touchdowns to lift his season total to 12.

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( 0- 7) STL MacArthur Lane 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
( 0-14) STL MacArthur Lane 25 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
( 0-21) STL John Gilliam 26 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
( 0-24) STL Jim Bakken 43 yard field goal
( 0-31) STL MacArthur Lane 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     BOS             STL
First Downs:         19              15
Rushes-yards:        21-36           32-151
Yards/rush:          1.7             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-47-203-3     10-22-132-1
Sacked-yards:        3-44            0-0
Net pass yards:      159             132
Net yards/pass:      3.2             6.0
Total net yards:     195             283
Total plays:         71 (29% run)    54 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     6-86            8-75

Attendance: 46,466

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Washington took a 7-0 lead and the defense proved stubborn, but Minnesota managed the first touchdown against the Redskins in three games and Fred Cox added four field goals to provide the Vikings' victory margin. The Minnesota defense halted a 74-yard Washington drive at its seven-yard line while protecting the late 16-10 lead.

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( 0- 7) WAS Charley Taylor 2 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick)
( 3- 7) MIN Fred Cox 44 yard field goal
(10- 7) MIN Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(13- 7) MIN Fred Cox 17 yard field goal
(13-10) WAS Curt Knight 15 yard field goal
(16-10) MIN Fred Cox 24 yard field goal
(19-10) MIN Fred Cox 42 yard field goal

                     MIN             WAS
First Downs:         14              21
Rushes-yards:        36-110          33-155
Yards/rush:          3.1             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-21-53-0       18-25-201-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-22
Net pass yards:      53              179
Net yards/pass:      2.5             6.4
Total net yards:     163             334
Total plays:         57 (63% run)    61 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     2-20            2-20

Attendance: 50,415

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