Sunday December 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 12/20/1970:



Minnesota's Fred Cox kicked three field goals and added four extra points to win his second scoring title with 125 points, and quarterback Gary Cuozzo returned to complete 13 of 20 passes after missing two games because of a sprained ankle. Minnesota won the Central Division with a 12-2 record.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE115.2  (15)147.6  (17)262.8  (20)28
DEFENSE101.5  (5)104.1  (1)205.5  (1)40
OFFENSE119.5  (12)134.3  (22)253.8  (23)34
DEFENSE122.0  (16)145.5  (5)267.5  (8)32

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (12-2-0)3217637
Atlanta Falcons (4-8-2)70007

( 3- 0) MIN Fred Cox 40 yard field goal
( 3- 7) ATL John Mallory 75 yard punt return (Ken Vinyard kick)
(10- 7) MIN Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(17- 7) MIN John Beasley 8 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)
(24- 7) MIN Clint Jones 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(31- 7) MIN Dave Osborn 28 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
(34- 7) MIN Fred Cox 15 yard field goal
(37- 7) MIN Fred Cox 37 yard field goal
                     MIN             ATL
First Downs:         21              12
Rushes-yards:        38-136          19-46
Yards/rush:          3.6             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-30-278-2     19-33-162-3
Sacked-yards:        2-16            9-77
Net pass yards:      262             85
Net yards/pass:      8.2             2.0
Total net yards:     398             131
Total plays:         70 (54% run)    61 (31% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             2.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     3-45            3-25

Attendance: 57,992

Passing:
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 13 of 20 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Bob Lee, 6 of 10 for 103 yards and 1 TD (1 int) ATL: Randy Johnson, 19 of 33 for 162 yards (3 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Clint Jones, 14 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 10 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Bill Brown, 6 for 41 yards; Jim Lindsey, 6 for 18 yards; Bob Lee, 2 for 8 yards ATL: Paul Gipson, 8 for 4 yards; Harmon Wages, 4 for 10 yards; Cannonball Butler, 3 for 6 yards; Randy Johnson, 2 for 16 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 8 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
MIN: John Henderson, 7 for 129 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; John Beasley, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Gene Washington, 3 for 36 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 31 yards ATL: Jim Mitchell, 5 for 77 yards; Paul Flatley, 5 for 41 yards; Paul Gipson, 4 for 19 yards; Art Malone, 2 for 16 yards; Harmon Wages, 2 for 4 yards; Todd Snyder, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 66 yards ATL: Grady Cavness, 3 for 61 yards; Paul Gipson, 2 for 41 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 24 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 4 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 6 yards ATL: John Mallory, 2 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Tom McCauley, 2 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Paul Krause, 1 for 21 yards; Karl Kassulke, 1 for 11 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards ATL: Tom McCauley, 1 for 32 yards; Ken Reaves, 1 for 28 yards
Punting:
MIN: Tom McNeill, 4 for 153 yards ATL: Billy Lothridge, 6 for 193 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4 ATL: Ken Vinyard, 0/1


Sam Wyche replaced an injured Virgil Carter to pace the Bengals to a seventh-straight victory which wrapped up the AFC's Central Division title. A record Cincinnati crowd watched the Bengals run up their highest score ever. Wyche threw TD passes to Paul Robinson and Speedy Thomas and one of his half-dozen carries for 63 yards included a TD effort. Cincinnati's victory total ? eight ? doubled that of the previous year.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE74.8  (26)115.8  (26)190.6  (26)39
DEFENSE141.3  (23)153.8  (10)295.2  (18)25
OFFENSE140.0  (7)129.5  (24)269.5  (17)23
DEFENSE113.5  (9)196.4  (25)309.9  (24)37

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Boston Patriots (2-12-0)00077
Cincinnati Bengals (8-6-0)14247045

( 0- 7) CIN Paul Robinson 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-14) CIN Chip Myers 56 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-21) CIN Paul Robinson 23 yard pass from Sam Wyche (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-28) CIN Sam Wyche 8 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-31) CIN Horst Muhlmann 37 yard field goal
( 0-38) CIN Paul Robinson 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-45) CIN Speedy Thomas 19 yard pass from Sam Wyche (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7-45) BOS Ron Sellers 12 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Gino Cappelletti kick)
                     BOS             CIN
First Downs:         8               23
Rushes-yards:        21-67           45-237
Yards/rush:          3.2             5.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-24-101-2      10-17-187-0
Sacked-yards:        2-19            0-0
Net pass yards:      82              187
Net yards/pass:      3.2             11.0
Total net yards:     149             424
Total plays:         47 (44% run)    62 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             6.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     5-50            6-40

Attendance: 60,157

Passing:
BOS: Joe Kapp, 7 of 21 for 101 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Mike Taliaferro, 0 of 3 for 0 yards CIN: Sam Wyche, 7 of 14 for 91 yards and 2 TDs; Virgil Carter, 3 of 3 for 96 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BOS: Jim Nance, 9 for 39 yards; Carl Garrett, 5 for 8 yards; Bob Gladieux, 3 for 10 yards; Joe Kapp, 2 for -1 yards; Mike Taliaferro, 1 for 6 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 5 yards CIN: Paul Robinson, 14 for 36 yards and 2 TDs; Essex Johnson, 11 for 71 yards; Doug Dressler, 7 for 30 yards; Sam Wyche, 6 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 6 for 29 yards; Virgil Carter, 1 for 8 yards
Receiving:
BOS: Tom Beer, 3 for 54 yards; Sid Blanks, 1 for 18 yards; Ron Sellers, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Gayle Knief, 1 for 11 yards; Jim Nance, 1 for 6 yards CIN: Chip Myers, 3 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 2 for -3 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 26 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Eric Crabtree, 1 for 17 yards; Essex Johnson, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 3 for 75 yards; Odell Lawson, 3 for 44 yards CIN: Essex Johnson, 1 for 15 yards; Doug Dressler, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 2 for 19 yards CIN: Essex Johnson, 2 for 7 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 10 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Ken Riley, 2 for 3 yards
Punting:
BOS: Tom Janik, 7 for 251 yards CIN: Dave Lewis, 4 for 197 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/1


Bob Hayes set a team record by catching four touchdown passes and Craig Morton completed 13 of 17 attempts for 349 yards and club-record-tying five TDs as the Cowboys won their fifth straight game to capture the NFC's Eastern Division title.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE113.1  (17)187.8  (5)300.8  (6)33
DEFENSE121.9  (15)174.2  (22)296.1  (19)23
OFFENSE160.9  (1)139.1  (19)300.0  (7)25
DEFENSE120.8  (13)142.2  (4)262.9  (6)34

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Houston Oilers (3-10-1)300710
Dallas Cowboys (10-4-0)177141452

( 3- 0) HOU Roy Gerela 37 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DAL Mike Clark 35 yard field goal
( 3-10) DAL Reggie Rucker 52 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
( 3-17) DAL Bob Hayes 38 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
( 3-24) DAL Bob Hayes 38 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
( 3-31) DAL Bob Hayes 15 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
( 3-38) DAL Bob Hayes 59 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
(10-38) HOU Johnny Peacock 41 yard fumble return (Roy Gerela kick)
(10-45) DAL Calvin Hill 2 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(10-52) DAL Claxton Welch 5 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
                     HOU             DAL
First Downs:         12              22
Rushes-yards:        27-86           41-208
Yards/rush:          3.2             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-27-110-4      15-22-365-1
Sacked-yards:        7-45            3-24
Net pass yards:      65              341
Net yards/pass:      1.9             13.6
Total net yards:     151             549
Total plays:         61 (44% run)    66 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          2.5             8.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-2
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     3-25            6-66

Attendance: 50,504

Passing:
HOU: Bob Naponic, 6 of 19 for 85 yards (2 int); Jerry Rhome, 2 of 7 for 25 yards (1 int); Jerry LeVias, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) DAL: Craig Morton, 13 of 17 for 349 yards and 5 TDs (1 int); Roger Staubach, 2 of 5 for 16 yards
Rushing:
HOU: Joe Dawkins, 16 for 50 yards; Mike Richardson, 7 for 20 yards; Bob Naponic, 3 for 12 yards; Roy Hopkins, 1 for 4 yards DAL: Duane Thomas, 17 for 115 yards; Calvin Hill, 11 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 5 for 8 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 33 yards; Claxton Welch, 2 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Bob Hayes, 1 for 3 yards; Craig Morton, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Charlie Joiner, 3 for 46 yards; Joe Dawkins, 2 for 19 yards; Mike Richardson, 1 for 15 yards; Mac Haik, 1 for 15 yards; Jim Beirne, 1 for 15 yards DAL: Bob Hayes, 6 for 187 yards and 4 TDs; Reggie Rucker, 3 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 3 for 69 yards; Pettis Norman, 1 for 16 yards; Dan Reeves, 1 for 16 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Zeke Moore, 5 for 112 yards; Benny Johnson, 3 for 34 yards; Jess Lewis, 1 for 15 yards DAL: Duane Thomas, 1 for 29 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 2 for 1 yard DAL: Mel Renfro, 2 for 1 yard; Bob Hayes, 1 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Leroy Mitchell, 1 for 35 yards DAL: Charlie Waters, 2 for 17 yards; Steve Kiner, 1 for 28 yards; Lee Roy Jordan, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
HOU: Spike Jones, 8 for 325 yards DAL: Ron Widby, 5 for 214 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Roy Gerela, 1/1 DAL: Mike Clark, 1/1


Cleveland converted a pair of interceptions into TDs and Bill Nelsen connected with Homer Jones and Bo Scott with payoff passes. Erich Barnes' interception was his 45th lifetime. Floyd Little rushed for 44 yards for the Broncos to clinch the AFC's running title with 901 yards.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE115.2  (16)183.2  (6)298.3  (8)35
DEFENSE140.5  (22)164.4  (15)304.9  (23)27
OFFENSE124.8  (10)148.0  (16)272.8  (16)37
DEFENSE97.6  (3)165.6  (16)263.2  (7)29

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (7-7-0)01017027
Denver Broncos (5-8-1)330713

( 0- 3) DEN Bobby Howfield 48 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 32 yard field goal
(10- 3) CLE Bo Scott 2 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(10- 6) DEN Bobby Howfield 30 yard field goal
(13- 6) CLE Don Cockroft 34 yard field goal
(20- 6) CLE Homer Jones 43 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
(27- 6) CLE Bo Scott 23 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick)
(27-13) DEN Willis Crenshaw 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
                     CLE             DEN
First Downs:         15              16
Rushes-yards:        33-82           37-179
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-25-232-2     10-26-116-3
Sacked-yards:        2-31            2-15
Net pass yards:      201             101
Net yards/pass:      7.4             3.6
Total net yards:     283             280
Total plays:         60 (55% run)    65 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     9-66            8-74

Attendance: 51,001

Passing:
CLE: Bill Nelsen, 11 of 22 for 215 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Phipps, 1 of 3 for 17 yards (2 int) DEN: Chuck Pastrana, 10 of 26 for 116 yards (3 int)
Rushing:
CLE: Leroy Kelly, 13 for 43 yards; Bo Scott, 13 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Reece Morrison, 5 for 1 yard; Mike Phipps, 2 for 3 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 13 for 44 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 9 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Pastrana, 7 for 42 yards; Clem Turner, 4 for 34 yards; Bobby Anderson, 4 for 24 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Bo Scott, 3 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Chip Glass, 3 for 46 yards; Fair Hooker, 3 for 42 yards; Homer Jones, 1 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Milt Morin, 1 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 19 yards DEN: Al Denson, 4 for 48 yards; Billy Masters, 4 for 41 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 17 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 1 for 23 yards DEN: Jerry Hendren, 2 for 40 yards; Clem Turner, 1 for 31 yards; Ken Criter, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Reece Morrison, 2 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 12 yards DEN: Charlie Greer, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Erich Barnes, 1 for 22 yards; Dale Lindsey, 1 for 9 yards; Ben Davis, 1 for 0 yards DEN: Cornell Gordon, 1 for 24 yards; Bob Wade, 1 for 10 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 4 for 168 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 3 for 150 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 2/3 DEN: Bobby Howfield, 2/3


Cornerback Lem Barney set up 10 points with kick returns totaling 139 yards and tapped his performance with a 49-yard pass interception for Detroit's final touchdown as the Lions scored their second shutout of the season over the Packers and gained the NFC playoffs as the second-place team with the best record, 10-4.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.2  (13)133.5  (23)252.7  (24)36
DEFENSE133.7  (19)165.8  (17)299.5  (21)33
OFFENSE156.6  (2)137.4  (21)294.0  (11)23
DEFENSE85.1  (1)170.6  (19)255.7  (3)39

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (6-8-0)00000
Detroit Lions (10-4-0)3031420

( 0- 3) DET Errol Mann 50 yard field goal
( 0- 6) DET Errol Mann 16 yard field goal
( 0-13) DET Charlie Sanders 13 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-20) DET Lem Barney 49 yard interception return (Errol Mann kick)
                     GB              DET
First Downs:         9               9
Rushes-yards:        24-46           32-91
Yards/rush:          1.9             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-27-122-3     7-19-95-1
Sacked-yards:        5-44            2-24
Net pass yards:      78              71
Net yards/pass:      2.4             3.4
Total net yards:     124             162
Total plays:         56 (42% run)    53 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          2.2             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             4-3
Turnovers:           5               4
Penalties-yards:     8-70            0-0

Attendance: 57,387

Passing:
GB: Bart Starr, 15 of 27 for 122 yards (3 int) DET: Greg Landry, 7 of 19 for 95 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: Donny Anderson, 13 for 17 yards; Dave Hampton, 7 for 12 yards; Jim Grabowski, 4 for 17 yards DET: Steve Owens, 12 for 32 yards; Altie Taylor, 11 for 20 yards; Bill Triplett, 5 for 8 yards; Greg Landry, 3 for 22 yards; Bruce Maxwell, 1 for 9 yards
Receiving:
GB: Carroll Dale, 5 for 66 yards; John Spilis, 3 for 34 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 14 yards; Dave Hampton, 2 for 4 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Grabowski, 1 for -1 yards DET: Larry Walton, 4 for 40 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 40 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Steve Owens, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Larry Krause, 3 for 54 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 20 yards DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 74 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Lee Harden, 2 for -7 yards; Willie Wood, 1 for 7 yards DET: Lem Barney, 5 for 100 yards; Tom Vaughn, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Willie Wood, 1 for 20 yards DET: Dick LeBeau, 2 for 15 yards; Lem Barney, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
GB: Donny Anderson, 9 for 349 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 4 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Dale Livingston, 0/1 DET: Errol Mann, 2/4


Jim Kiick scored three TDs rushing, a Miami record, and Larry Csonka carried 14 times for 89 yards to finish runner-up for AFC rushing honors with 874 yards in Miami's sixth straight victory. The Dolphins thus gained an AFC playoff spot as the second place team with the best record. Bob Griese completed seven of ten pass attempts and finished as the conference percentage leader.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE109.2  (21)175.3  (10)284.5  (13)48
DEFENSE119.9  (12)147.8  (8)267.8  (9)25
OFFENSE147.9  (4)137.8  (20)285.7  (12)29
DEFENSE108.2  (7)184.6  (23)292.8  (16)34

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Buffalo Bills (3-10-1)00077
Miami Dolphins (10-4-0)21107745

( 0- 7) MIA Jim Kiick 4 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-14) MIA Howard Twilley 21 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-21) MIA Larry Csonka 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-28) MIA Jim Kiick 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-31) MIA Garo Yepremian 43 yard field goal
( 0-38) MIA Jim Kiick 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-45) MIA Stan Mitchell 36 yard pass from John Stofa (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-45) BUF Willie Grate 30 yard pass from James Harris (Grant Guthrie kick)
                     BUF             MIA
First Downs:         10              19
Rushes-yards:        16-46           44-159
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-33-180-3     8-17-179-0
Sacked-yards:        4-29            1-13
Net pass yards:      151             166
Net yards/pass:      4.1             9.2
Total net yards:     197             325
Total plays:         53 (30% run)    62 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     7-78            5-96

Attendance: 70,990

Passing:
BUF: James Harris, 9 of 17 for 109 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Dennis Shaw, 8 of 16 for 71 yards (2 int) MIA: Bob Griese, 7 of 10 for 143 yards and 1 TD; John Stofa, 1 of 7 for 36 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BUF: Lloyd Pate, 8 for 19 yards; Dennis Shaw, 4 for 28 yards; Bill Enyart, 4 for -1 yards MIA: Larry Csonka, 14 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 11 for 24 yards and 3 TDs; Mercury Morris, 7 for 19 yards; Stan Mitchell, 5 for 19 yards; Hubert Ginn, 3 for 7 yards; John Stofa, 2 for 5 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for -4 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Lloyd Pate, 4 for 25 yards; Bill Enyart, 3 for 24 yards; Willie Grate, 2 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Roland Moss, 2 for 31 yards; Austin Denney, 2 for 31 yards; Glenn Alexander, 1 for 8 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 8 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 8 yards; Clyde Glosson, 1 for 2 yards MIA: Howard Twilley, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 2 for 25 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 54 yards; Stan Mitchell, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Marv Fleming, 1 for 36 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Roland Moss, 3 for 39 yards; Jerald Collins, 2 for 17 yards; Mike McBath, 1 for 7 yards MIA: Mercury Morris, 1 for 49 yards; Larry Seiple, 1 for 3 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Ike Hill, 2 for 7 yards MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Dick Anderson, 1 for 86 yards; Dean Brown, 1 for 32 yards; Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
BUF: Paul Maguire, 8 for 295 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 5 for 205 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1


Jack Concannon threw three touchdown passes and Chicago receiver Dick Gordon caught nine passes for 119 yards to win the NFC receiving title, with a total of 71 receptions for 1,026 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE76.0  (25)146.2  (18)222.2  (25)31
DEFENSE109.5  (8)188.7  (24)298.2  (20)27
OFFENSE89.8  (24)178.1  (8)267.8  (19)36
DEFENSE137.5  (20)214.5  (26)352.0  (26)34

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (6-8-0)0731424
New Orleans Saints (2-11-1)03003

( 0- 3) NO  Tom Dempsey 47 yard field goal
( 7- 3) CHI Jim Seymour 22 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(10- 3) CHI Mac Percival 50 yard field goal
(17- 3) CHI Jim Seymour 2 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(24- 3) CHI Dick Gordon 14 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
                     CHI             NO
First Downs:         19              9
Rushes-yards:        20-104          23-48
Yards/rush:          5.2             2.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-51-280-4     14-31-176-4
Sacked-yards:        1-8             4-33
Net pass yards:      272             143
Net yards/pass:      5.2             4.1
Total net yards:     376             191
Total plays:         72 (27% run)    58 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     6-70            2-29

Attendance: 63,518

Passing:
CHI: Jack Concannon, 26 of 50 for 280 yards and 3 TDs (3 int); Ronnie Bull, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) NO: Edd Hargett, 7 of 18 for 112 yards (1 int); Billy Kilmer, 7 of 11 for 64 yards (3 int); Steve Ramsey, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
Rushing:
CHI: Ross Montgomery, 9 for 65 yards; Craig Baynham, 6 for 17 yards; Cecil Turner, 2 for 0 yards; Jack Concannon, 1 for 13 yards; Ronnie Bull, 1 for 5 yards; Don Shy, 1 for 4 yards NO: Don McCall, 15 for 37 yards; Tom Barrington, 7 for 17 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for -6 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Dick Gordon, 9 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Craig Baynham, 5 for 27 yards; George Farmer, 4 for 38 yards; Ross Montgomery, 4 for 31 yards; Jim Seymour, 3 for 46 yards and 2 TDs; Cecil Turner, 1 for 19 yards NO: Danny Abramowicz, 4 for 67 yards; Tom Barrington, 4 for 21 yards; Don McCall, 3 for 19 yards; Dave Parks, 2 for 42 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 27 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 23 yards NO: Al Dodd, 2 for 40 yards; Bill Dusenbery, 1 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 5 for 24 yards; Garry Lyle, 1 for 13 yards NO: Al Dodd, 2 for 47 yards; Hugo Hollas, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Phil Clark, 1 for 32 yards; Ross Brupbacher, 1 for 10 yards; Butch Davis, 1 for 0 yards; Joe Taylor, 1 for 0 yards NO: Hugo Hollas, 2 for 41 yards; Doug Wyatt, 1 for 11 yards; Delles Howell, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 6 for 239 yards NO: Julian Fagan, 8 for 303 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2 NO: Tom Dempsey, 1/3


Roman Gabriel threw a pair of touchdown passes to Pat Studstill as Los Angeles spotted New York a 3-0 lead then scored on four straight series for its 31-3 victory, which left them one-game behind San Francisco in the final NFC Western Division standings.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE120.8  (11)181.5  (7)302.3  (5)30
DEFENSE100.7  (4)155.6  (11)256.3  (4)33
OFFENSE134.5  (9)189.8  (4)324.4  (3)24
DEFENSE115.4  (10)171.0  (20)286.4  (15)30

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (9-4-1)7177031
New York Giants (9-5-0)30003

( 0- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 42 yard field goal
( 7- 3) LA  Pat Studstill 5 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
(14- 3) LA  Pat Studstill 40 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
(21- 3) LA  Willie Ellison 4 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(24- 3) LA  David Ray 25 yard field goal
(31- 3) LA  Les Josephson 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
                     LA              NYG
First Downs:         18              13
Rushes-yards:        43-192          20-50
Yards/rush:          4.5             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-21-158-0     21-44-184-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             2-18
Net pass yards:      149             166
Net yards/pass:      6.8             3.6
Total net yards:     341             216
Total plays:         65 (66% run)    66 (30% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             5-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     4-33            1-15

Attendance: 62,870

Passing:
LA: Roman Gabriel, 13 of 21 for 158 yards and 2 TDs NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 13 of 33 for 103 yards (1 int); Dick Shiner, 8 of 11 for 81 yards
Rushing:
LA: Les Josephson, 20 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Larry Smith, 14 for 49 yards; Willie Ellison, 8 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Jeff Jordan, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 14 for 43 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 4 for 4 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 2 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
LA: Pat Studstill, 6 for 77 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Truax, 3 for 24 yards; Jack Snow, 2 for 48 yards; Les Josephson, 1 for 5 yards; Larry Smith, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Don Herrmann, 7 for 56 yards; Clifton McNeil, 5 for 69 yards; Ron Johnson, 4 for 17 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 19 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 10 yards; Joe Morrison, 1 for 10 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Alvin Haymond, 2 for 38 yards NYG: Les Shy, 5 for 147 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
LA: Alvin Haymond, 4 for 27 yards NYG: Bobby Duhon, 1 for 0 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for -4 yards
Interceptions:
LA: Myron Pottios, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
LA: Pat Studstill, 6 for 236 yards NYG: Bill Johnson, 6 for 233 yards
Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 1/2 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/3


The 49ers clinched their first divisional title in 25 years with a victory in which John Brodie completed only seven passes, with three going for touchdowns. San Francisco scored three times within a six-minute span in the second period. Brodie finished the season with 24 TD passes, and was trapped only eight times, a NFL record low. The vcictory by the 49ers gave NFC teams a 27-12-1 record over the AFC in the first series of regular season interconference games.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE111.9  (19)211.7  (1)323.6  (4)24
DEFENSE131.6  (18)146.4  (6)278.0  (14)33
OFFENSE144.3  (6)199.6  (3)343.9  (1)21
DEFENSE146.3  (25)147.5  (7)293.8  (17)27

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Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (10-3-1)32101438
Oakland Raiders (8-4-2)70007

( 3- 0) SF  Bruce Gossett 42 yard field goal
( 3- 7) OAK Raymond Chester 29 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(10- 7) SF  Ted Kwalick 26 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(17- 7) SF  Jimmy Johnson 36 yard interception return (Bruce Gossett kick)
(24- 7) SF  Gene Washington 34 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(31- 7) SF  Bill Tucker 28 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(38- 7) SF  Ken Willard 1 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
                     SF              OAK
First Downs:         16              17
Rushes-yards:        43-125          28-88
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-22-171-0      16-33-288-5
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-18
Net pass yards:      171             270
Net yards/pass:      7.8             7.7
Total net yards:     296             358
Total plays:         65 (66% run)    63 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             6-4
Turnovers:           0               9
Penalties-yards:     3-22            7-54

Attendance: 54,535

Passing:
SF: John Brodie, 7 of 21 for 171 yards and 3 TDs; Steve Spurrier, 0 of 1 for 0 yards OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 11 of 19 for 185 yards and 1 TD (2 int); George Blanda, 3 of 7 for 51 yards (2 int); Ken Stabler, 2 of 7 for 52 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
SF: Ken Willard, 27 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Bill Tucker, 8 for 30 yards; John Isenbarger, 4 for 1 yard; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 17 yards; Jim Strong, 1 for 0 yards; John Brodie, 1 for -2 yards OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 11 for 44 yards; Pete Banaszak, 9 for 27 yards; Charlie Smith, 6 for 16 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 5 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for -4 yards
Receiving:
SF: Gene Washington, 2 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Bill Tucker, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Windsor, 1 for 13 yards OAK: Warren Wells, 4 for 99 yards; Rod Sherman, 3 for 49 yards; Drew Buie, 2 for 52 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 32 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 6 yards; Hewritt Dixon, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 25 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 24 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 83 yards; Jimmy Warren, 1 for 22 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 20 yards; Art Thoms, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 3 for 13 yards OAK: George Atkinson, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Dave Wilcox, 1 for 35 yards; Mel Phillips, 1 for 3 yards; Bruce Taylor, 1 for 0 yards; Rosey Taylor, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Steve Spurrier, 7 for 250 yards OAK: Mike Eischeid, 5 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/2 OAK: George Blanda, 0/1


Pittsburgh's John Fuqua scored on scrimmage runs of 72 and 85 yards in the first half and rushed for 218 yards, matching the eighth highest one-game total in NFL history, but Philadelphia rallied for 10 points in the final period to snap a 20-20 deadlock and win its final game in Franklin Field.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE112.0  (18)150.4  (15)262.4  (21)46
DEFENSE120.9  (14)157.0  (12)277.9  (13)34
OFFENSE110.2  (20)167.3  (12)277.5  (15)36
DEFENSE138.8  (21)139.0  (3)277.8  (12)26

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Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (5-9-0)773320
Philadelphia Eagles (3-10-1)61401030

( 7- 0) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 72 yard rush (Allan Watson kick)
( 7- 6) PHI Ben Hawkins 21 yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed)
( 7-13) PHI Mike Dirks 0 yard fumble return (Mark Moseley kick)
(14-13) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 85 yard rush (Allan Watson kick)
(14-20) PHI Gary Ballman 19 yard pass from Norm Snead (Mark Moseley kick)
(17-20) PIT Allan Watson 21 yard field goal
(20-20) PIT Allan Watson 17 yard field goal
(20-23) PHI Mark Moseley 18 yard field goal
(20-30) PHI Larry Watkins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
                     PIT             PHI
First Downs:         10              23
Rushes-yards:        34-259          35-107
Yards/rush:          7.6             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-15-105-0      21-29-276-2
Sacked-yards:        2-23            0-0
Net pass yards:      82              276
Net yards/pass:      4.8             9.5
Total net yards:     341             383
Total plays:         51 (66% run)    64 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          6.7             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     8-72            3-37

Attendance: 55,252

Passing:
PIT: Terry Hanratty, 7 of 15 for 105 yards PHI: Norm Snead, 21 of 29 for 276 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
PIT: Frenchy Fuqua, 20 for 218 yards and 2 TDs; Preston Pearson, 12 for 34 yards; Terry Cole, 2 for 7 yards PHI: Cyril Pinder, 13 for 53 yards; Larry Watkins, 9 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Lee Bouggess, 9 for 20 yards; Norm Snead, 3 for 7 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Frenchy Fuqua, 3 for 38 yards; Dave Smith, 2 for 50 yards; J.R. Wilburn, 1 for 14 yards; Ron Shanklin, 1 for 3 yards PHI: Harold Jackson, 6 for 92 yards; Ben Hawkins, 5 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Gary Ballman, 4 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Lee Bouggess, 4 for 22 yards; Cyril Pinder, 1 for 9 yards; Steve Zabel, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Mel Blount, 2 for 47 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 19 yards; Ralph Wenzel, 1 for 6 yards PHI: Billy Walik, 3 for 79 yards; Al Nelson, 1 for 22 yards; Tim Rossovich, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Mel Blount, 1 for 52 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Lee Calland, 2 for 21 yards
Punting:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 52 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 2 for 64 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Allan Watson, 2/4 PHI: Mark Moseley, 1/3


John Hadl threw three TD passes to boost his season total to 22, which enabled him to finish in a tie with Daryle Lamonica for AFC honors. Two were to Willie Frazier, the other to Mike Garrett who also contributed one rushing. Jan Stenerud kicked two field goals and an extra point and finished as the AFC's scoring champion with 116 points.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE137.1  (8)119.8  (25)256.9  (22)31
DEFENSE116.5  (11)129.8  (2)246.2  (2)42
OFFENSE100.5  (22)167.7  (11)268.2  (18)24
DEFENSE145.5  (24)158.0  (13)303.5  (22)24

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Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (7-5-2)0103013
San Diego Chargers (5-6-3)3147731

( 0- 3) SD  Mike Mercer 27 yard field goal
( 0-10) SD  Willie Frazier 5 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
( 7-10) KC  Gloster Richardson 61 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 7-17) SD  Mike Garrett 5 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick)
(10-17) KC  Jan Stenerud 37 yard field goal
(13-17) KC  Jan Stenerud 10 yard field goal
(13-24) SD  Willie Frazier 3 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(13-31) SD  Mike Garrett 44 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
                     KC              SD
First Downs:         14              22
Rushes-yards:        21-76           35-143
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-25-196-0     17-29-325-0
Sacked-yards:        5-35            1-2
Net pass yards:      161             323
Net yards/pass:      5.4             10.8
Total net yards:     237             466
Total plays:         51 (41% run)    65 (53% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             7.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     4-47            6-60

Attendance: 41,379

Passing:
KC: Len Dawson, 14 of 21 for 161 yards and 1 TD; Mike Livingston, 2 of 4 for 35 yards SD: John Hadl, 16 of 27 for 277 yards and 3 TDs; Wayne Clark, 1 of 2 for 48 yards
Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 14 for 56 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 18 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 8 yards; Len Dawson, 1 for 1 yard; Frank Pitts, 1 for -7 yards SD: Jeff Queen, 15 for 51 yards; Mike Garrett, 10 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Gene Foster, 5 for 10 yards; Dickie Post, 3 for 10 yards; John Hadl, 1 for 9 yards; Dave Smith, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
KC: Ed Podolak, 6 for 52 yards; Otis Taylor, 3 for 49 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 22 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 16 yards; Gloster Richardson, 1 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Morris Stroud, 1 for -4 yards SD: Gary Garrison, 5 for 149 yards; Mike Garrett, 3 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Jeff Queen, 3 for 28 yards; Gene Foster, 2 for 54 yards; Walker Gillette, 2 for 21 yards; Willie Frazier, 2 for 8 yards and 2 TDs
Kick returns:
KC: Robert Holmes, 3 for 78 yards; Ed Podolak, 3 for 55 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 3 for 56 yards; Joe Beauchamp, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
KC: Ed Podolak, 1 for 5 yards SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 11 yards; Chuck Detwiler, 1 for -5 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 261 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 2 for 93 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/2 SD: Mike Mercer, 1/1


Sonny Jurgensen threw a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Jerry Smith and Larry Brown rushed for 44 yards to close the season as the NFL's No. 1 rusher with 1,125 yards, a Washington record. St. Louis' Jim Bakken missed a 21-yard field goal attempt with 3:21 remaining.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE148.4  (3)176.3  (9)324.7  (2)30
DEFENSE124.7  (17)150.8  (9)275.5  (11)32
OFFENSE144.6  (5)150.9  (14)295.5  (9)21
DEFENSE153.8  (26)160.3  (14)314.1  (25)25

Line: n/a

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (8-5-1)7331427
Washington Redskins (6-8-0)1470728

( 0- 7) WAS Jerry Smith 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick)
( 7- 7) STL Jackie Smith 16 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7-14) WAS Charlie Harraway 3 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(10-14) STL Jim Bakken 45 yard field goal
(10-21) WAS Jerry Smith 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick)
(13-21) STL Jim Bakken 34 yard field goal
(13-28) WAS Charlie Harraway 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(20-28) STL John Gilliam 57 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(27-28) STL Chuck Latourette 32 yard fumble return (Jim Bakken kick)
                     STL             WAS
First Downs:         14              20
Rushes-yards:        25-69           43-141
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-31-199-2     9-14-146-1
Sacked-yards:        3-18            0-0
Net pass yards:      181             146
Net yards/pass:      5.3             10.4
Total net yards:     250             287
Total plays:         59 (42% run)    57 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     6-37            2-10

Attendance: 50,415

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 16 of 31 for 199 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 9 of 14 for 146 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
STL: MacArthur Lane, 17 for 55 yards; Cid Edwards, 4 for 8 yards; Roy Shivers, 2 for 6 yards; Jim Hart, 2 for 0 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 20 for 44 yards; Charlie Harraway, 18 for 74 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Kopay, 4 for 3 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 20 yards
Receiving:
STL: John Gilliam, 5 for 125 yards and 1 TD; Cid Edwards, 4 for 18 yards; Jackie Smith, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 10 yards; Jerry Daanen, 1 for 22 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for -5 yards WAS: Jerry Smith, 3 for 49 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Brown, 3 for 26 yards; Walter Roberts, 1 for 52 yards; Jon Henderson, 1 for 12 yards; Dave Kopay, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
STL: Paul White, 3 for 65 yards; Charlie Pittman, 2 for 48 yards WAS: Jim Harris, 4 for 90 yards; Ted Vactor, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
STL: Johnny Roland, 2 for 2 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Ted Vactor, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 1 for 41 yards WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 32 yards; Jon Jaqua, 1 for 25 yards
Punting:
STL: Chuck Latourette, 3 for 137 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 177 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3


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