All NFL game summaries for 12/13/1970:

Quarterback Randy Johnson, making his first start of the season, threw two touchdown passes and Atlanta turned four Pittsburgh errors into scores, knocking the Steelers out of title contention in the AFC Central Division.

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( 0- 7) ATL Art Malone 5 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Ken Vinyard kick)
( 6- 7) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 10 yard rush (kick failed)
( 9- 7) PIT Allan Watson 21 yard field goal
( 9-10) ATL Ken Vinyard 35 yard field goal
(16-10) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 1 yard rush (Allan Watson kick)
(16-13) ATL Ken Vinyard 17 yard field goal
(16-20) ATL Jim Mitchell 12 yard rush (Ken Vinyard kick)
(16-27) ATL Paul Flatley 18 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Ken Vinyard kick)

                     PIT             ATL
First Downs:         14              11
Rushes-yards:        37-99           41-147
Yards/rush:          2.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-28-110-5      7-16-86-2
Sacked-yards:        2-16            1-12
Net pass yards:      94              74
Net yards/pass:      3.1             4.4
Total net yards:     193             221
Total plays:         67 (55% run)    58 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     5-35            3-10

Attendance: 54,162

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Ed Sharockman intercepted Joe Kapp three times, with two of them leading to TDs, in the Vikings' victory over their onetime quarterback. Bob Lee, former Kapp understudy, threw a pair of TD passes and ran for a third score while completing 18 of 25 attempts for 268 yards. Jim Nance and Carl Garrett scored Boston touchdowns on short runs.

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( 7- 0) MIN John Henderson 50 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
(14- 0) MIN Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(14- 7) BOS Jim Nance 5 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)
(21- 7) MIN Gene Washington 21 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
(28- 7) MIN Bob Lee 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(35- 7) MIN Clint Jones 5 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(35-14) BOS Carl Garrett 3 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)

                     MIN             BOS
First Downs:         28              15
Rushes-yards:        38-112          24-66
Yards/rush:          2.9             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-32-317-0     15-29-128-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-12
Net pass yards:      317             116
Net yards/pass:      9.9             3.7
Total net yards:     429             182
Total plays:         70 (54% run)    55 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        4-4             1-1
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     9-62            4-30

Attendance: 37,819

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Baltimore won a snowy victory to clinch the AFC Eastern Division title despite an outstanding performance by Buffalo's rookie quarterback Dennis Shaw. Two interceptions by Charlie Stukes halted Buffalo drives after the Bills had held a 14-10 halftime edge. Roy Jefferson had his biggest day for the Colts with five receptions for 125 yards.

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( 3- 0) BAL Jim O'Brien 32 yard field goal
( 3- 7) BUF Lloyd Pate 1 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick)
(10- 7) BAL Tom Nowatzke 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(10-14) BUF Marlin Briscoe 10 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(17-14) BAL Norm Bulaich 2 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(20-14) BAL Jim O'Brien 38 yard field goal

                     BAL             BUF
First Downs:         15              18
Rushes-yards:        29-49           27-97
Yards/rush:          1.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-31-236-0     23-43-252-2
Sacked-yards:        1-10            2-16
Net pass yards:      226             236
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.2
Total net yards:     275             333
Total plays:         61 (47% run)    72 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     1-5             7-103

Attendance: 34,346

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Jack Concannon had his best day as a pro quarterback, throwing for four touchdowns and a season-NFC high of 338 yards and running for a fifth score as the Bears defeated their oldest rival.

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( 0- 7) CHI Dick Gordon 15 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
( 0-14) CHI George Farmer 42 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
( 3-14) GB  Dale Livingston 32 yard field goal
( 3-21) CHI Jack Concannon 15 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
( 3-28) CHI Dick Gordon 25 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(10-28) GB  Donny Anderson 7 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick)
(10-35) CHI Ray Ogden 6 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(17-35) GB  John Hilton 29 yard pass from Rick Norton (Dale Livingston kick)

                     GB              CHI
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        35-98           21-53
Yards/rush:          2.8             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-24-161-1     22-36-341-1
Sacked-yards:        9-79            1-2
Net pass yards:      82              339
Net yards/pass:      2.5             9.2
Total net yards:     180             392
Total plays:         68 (51% run)    58 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          2.6             6.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     7-46            9-78

Attendance: 44,957

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Willis Crenshaw registered the tying touchdown with less than two minutes remaining to give the Broncos their first deadlock and San Diego their third of the 1970 campaign. Denver trailed 17-0 at the half, but a 53-yard field goal by Bobby Howfield in the third period and a one-yard run by Clem Turner in the fourth got the Broncos back into the game. Gary Garrison got his twelfth touchdown pass from John Hadl and Willie Frazier recovered a fumble by Mike Garrett in the end zone for the other Charger six pointer.

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( 7- 0) SD  Gary Garrison 63 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(10- 0) SD  Mike Mercer 42 yard field goal
(17- 0) SD  Willie Frazier 0 yard fumble return (Mike Mercer kick)
(17- 3) DEN Bobby Howfield 53 yard field goal
(17-10) DEN Clem Turner 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(17-17) DEN Willis Crenshaw 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)

                     SD              DEN
First Downs:         15              14
Rushes-yards:        37-86           28-112
Yards/rush:          2.3             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-25-184-0     11-28-157-2
Sacked-yards:        5-39            1-5
Net pass yards:      145             152
Net yards/pass:      4.8             5.2
Total net yards:     231             264
Total plays:         67 (55% run)    57 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     3-53            7-71

Attendance: 50,959

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Essex Johnson broke a tie with a pair of second half TDs to send Cincinnati into the lead for the AFC Central Division championship. Johnson provided the clincher with a 15-yard TD run in a contest in which the lead changed hands four times. Lemar Parrish intercepted his fifth pass for a Bengal record and Al Beauchamp returned a fumble 25 yards for a TD in the Bengals' sixth straight victory.

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( 0- 3) HOU Roy Gerela 46 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal
( 6- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal
( 6- 6) HOU Roy Gerela 31 yard field goal
( 6-13) HOU Charlie Joiner 87 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick)
(13-13) CIN Al Beauchamp 25 yard fumble return (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(20-13) CIN Essex Johnson 15 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(27-13) CIN Essex Johnson 49 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(30-13) CIN Horst Muhlmann 30 yard field goal
(30-20) HOU Charlie Joiner 4 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick)

                     CIN             HOU
First Downs:         17              19
Rushes-yards:        39-194          21-43
Yards/rush:          5.0             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-164-0     27-54-315-2
Sacked-yards:        2-20            1-5
Net pass yards:      144             310
Net yards/pass:      6.3             5.6
Total net yards:     338             353
Total plays:         62 (62% run)    76 (27% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     6-87            4-56

Attendance: 34,435

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Miami scored its ninth victory, triple the number they had in 1969, and stayed in contention for the AFC playoffs as the second place team with the best record. Field goals of 13 and 21 yards by Garo Yepremian and a second interception by Dick Anderson on New York's 36 yard line provided the Dolphins' margin. Emerson Boozer carried 16 times for 114 yards, his second successive 100-or-better game.

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( 3- 0) NYJ Jim Turner 21 yard field goal
( 3- 7) MIA Howard Twilley 23 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3-10) MIA Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal
(10-10) NYJ Eddie Bell 8 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(10-13) MIA Garo Yepremian 13 yard field goal
(10-16) MIA Garo Yepremian 21 yard field goal

                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         14              19
Rushes-yards:        26-128          40-144
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-24-91-2      10-18-141-2
Sacked-yards:        1-5             2-16
Net pass yards:      86              125
Net yards/pass:      3.4             6.2
Total net yards:     214             269
Total plays:         51 (50% run)    60 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     4-30            2-18

Attendance: 75,099

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John Brodie threw three touchdown passes to Gene Washington and scored another on a one-yard sweep as the 49ers wiped out a 21-10 Saints' lead and went on to score a victory that lifted them into first place in the NFC's Western Division.

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( 7- 0) SF  Gene Washington 30 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 7- 7) NO  Danny Abramowicz 46 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-14) NO  Al Dodd 45 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10-14) SF  Bruce Gossett 37 yard field goal
(10-21) NO  Don McCall 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(17-21) SF  John Brodie 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(24-21) SF  Gene Washington 37 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(31-21) SF  Gene Washington 26 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(38-21) SF  Bruce Taylor 92 yard field goal return (Bruce Gossett kick)
(38-27) NO  Danny Abramowicz 20 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed)

                     SF              NO
First Downs:         19              17
Rushes-yards:        34-113          34-105
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-22-227-0     15-22-261-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            1-13
Net pass yards:      217             248
Net yards/pass:      9.4             10.8
Total net yards:     330             353
Total plays:         57 (59% run)    57 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-3
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     5-50            6-103

Attendance: 61,940

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A pair of Fran Tarkenton touchdown passes and a three-yard end sweep by the New York quarterback carried the Giants into a 21-0 lead, their second victory of the season over the Cardinals, and into a first-place tie with Dallas in the NFC's Eastern Division.

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( 7- 0) NYG Bob Tucker 14 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(14- 0) NYG Don Herrmann 20 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(21- 0) NYG Fran Tarkenton 3 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(21- 3) STL Jim Bakken 25 yard field goal
(24- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 27 yard field goal
(24-10) STL MacArthur Lane 78 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(31-10) NYG Ron Johnson 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(31-17) STL Jackie Smith 47 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(34-17) NYG Pete Gogolak 46 yard field goal

                     NYG             STL
First Downs:         22              13
Rushes-yards:        46-144          19-71
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-21-242-0     13-30-291-1
Sacked-yards:        5-25            3-18
Net pass yards:      217             273
Net yards/pass:      8.3             8.3
Total net yards:     361             344
Total plays:         72 (63% run)    52 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             6.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     7-66            1-15

Attendance: 50,845

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Redskins' running back Larry Brown carried the ball for 12 yards on his first attempt and became the NFL's first 1,000-yard rusher of 1970. Brown, in his second pro season, finished with 85 yards to boost his 13-game total to 1,081 yards, a Washington record, as the Redskins scored their second victory over Philadelphia.

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( 3- 0) PHI Mark Moseley 24 yard field goal
( 3- 7) WAS Larry Brown 5 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
( 6- 7) PHI Mark Moseley 16 yard field goal
( 6-14) WAS Jon Henderson 56 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick)
( 6-17) WAS Curt Knight 49 yard field goal
( 6-24) WAS Sonny Jurgensen 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)

                     PHI             WAS
First Downs:         13              17
Rushes-yards:        30-51           40-194
Yards/rush:          1.7             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-28-155-0     10-15-161-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             4-39
Net pass yards:      155             122
Net yards/pass:      5.5             6.4
Total net yards:     206             316
Total plays:         58 (51% run)    59 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     5-72            7-73

Attendance: 50,415

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