1970 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-2-1 .846 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don McCafferty |
| Dick Bielski | Offensive Ends |
| Bobby Boyd | Defensive Backs |
| Hank Bullough | Linebackers |
| John Idzik | Offense |
| Lou Rymkus | Offensive Line |
| John Sandusky | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1970 | A | Oakland Raiders | 33-21 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53519 | |
| Fri | 8/14/1970 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-3 | W | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 34341 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1970 | A | Denver Broncos | 24-7 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 42499 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-20 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73533 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1970 | N | Detroit Lions | 20-14 | W | Raleigh, NC | Carter-Finley Stadium | 34500 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1970 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-17 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 46045 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1970 | A | San Diego Chargers | 16-14 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 47782 | |
| Mon | 9/28/1970 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 24-44 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 53911 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | A | Boston Patriots | 14-6 | W | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 38235 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1970 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48050 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | A | New York Jets | 29-22 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63301 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | H | Boston Patriots | 27-3 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | H | Miami Dolphins | 35-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
| Mon | 11/9/1970 | A | Green Bay Packers | 13-10 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 48063 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | H | Buffalo Bills | 17-17 | T | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | A | Miami Dolphins | 17-34 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67699 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | Chicago Bears | 21-20 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 29-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | A | Buffalo Bills | 20-14 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 34346 | |
| Sat | 12/19/1970 | H | New York Jets | 35-20 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/26/1970 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 51127 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1971 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27-17 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56368 | |
| Super Bowl V | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/17/1971 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 16-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 79204 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Bailey | 65 | RDT | 6-4 | 253 | 22 | Kansas | 10 | 3 |
| Sam Ball | 73 | ROT | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Kentucky | 12 | 2 |
| Norm Bulaich | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 217 | 24 | Texas Christian | 12 | 12 |
| Larry Conjar | 48 | RB | 6-0 | 214 | 25 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Curry | 50 | C | 6-2 | 235 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 12 |
| Mike Curtis | 32 | MLB | 6-2 | 232 | 27 | Duke | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Curtis | 25 | RS | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Michigan | 10 | 2 |
| Jim Duncan | 35 | LCB-RCB | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 10 |
| Ron Gardin | 30 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Cameron JC; Arizona | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Goode | 54 | C | 6-3 | 244 | 32 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Grant | 51 | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Wake Forest | 14 | 10 |
| Sam Havrilak | 17 | RB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Bucknell | 13 | 1 |
| Ted Hendricks | 83 | RLB | 6-7 | 217 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Hill | 45 | RB | 5-11 | 212 | 31 | Wyoming | 12 | 6 |
| Roy Hilton | 85 | RDE | 6-6 | 240 | 27 | Jackson State | 14 | 7 |
| Eddie Hinton | 33 | WR | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Oklahoma | 13 | 13 |
| Roy Jefferson | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 194 | 27 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| Cornelius Johnson | 61 | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Virginia Union | 14 | 2 |
| David Lee | 49 | P | 6-4 | 223 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 20 | LS | 6-1 | 188 | 29 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| John Mackey | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 29 | Syracuse | 14 | 12 |
| Jack Maitland | 40 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Williams | 14 | 2 |
| Tom Matte | 41 | RB | 6-0 | 207 | 31 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 42 | RCB | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Texas A&M | 14 | 10 |
| Ray May | 56 | LLB | 6-1 | 233 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 14 | 4 |
| Fred Miller | 76 | RDT | 6-3 | 248 | 30 | Louisiana State | 12 | 11 |
| Tom Mitchell | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Bucknell | 14 | 2 |
| Earl Morrall | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 36 | Michigan State | 14 | 1 |
| Dennis Nelson | 68 | OT | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Illinois State | 6 | 1 |
| Billy Newsome | 81 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Grambling State | 14 | 7 |
| Robbie Nichols | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | Tulsa | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 34 | RB | 6-3 | 229 | 28 | Indiana | 11 | 4 |
| Jim O'Brien | 80 | K | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Cincinnati | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 28 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 35 | Clemson; Georgia | 8 | 1 |
| Ray Perkins | 27 | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 29 | Alabama | 11 | 0 |
| Glenn Ressler | 62 | LOG-C | 6-3 | 247 | 27 | Penn State | 13 | 11 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 74 | LDT | 6-4 | 240 | 35 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Bubba Smith | 78 | LDE | 6-7 | 292 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Stukes | 47 | LCB | 6-3 | 212 | 27 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 11 | 8 |
| Dan Sullivan | 71 | ROT-LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 31 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| Johnny Unitas | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 37 | Louisville | 14 | 13 |
| Bob Vogel | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 29 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Rick Volk | 21 | RS | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| John Williams | 75 | ROG | 6-3 | 257 | 25 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| George Wright | 60 | DT | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 18 | Norm Bulaich | RB | Texas Christian |
| 2 | 44 | Jim Bailey | DT | Kansas |
| 3 | 70 | Jim O'Brien | WR | Cincinnati |
| 3 | 74 | Ara Person | TE | Morgan State |
| 4 | 95 | Steve Smear | LB | Penn State |
| 5 | 122 | Billy Newsome | DE | Grambling State |
| 6 | 148 | Ron Gardin | DB | Arizona |
| 7 | 174 | Gordon Slade | QB | Davidson |
| 8 | 199 | Bob Bouley | T | Boston College |
| 9 | 226 | Barney Harris | DB | Texas A&M |
| 10 | 252 | Dick Palmer | LB | Kentucky |
| 11 | 278 | George Edwards | RB | Fairmont State |
| 12 | 304 | Don Burrell | WR | Angelo State |
| 13 | 330 | Dave Polak | LB | Bowling Green State |
| 14 | 356 | Tom Curtis | DB | Michigan |
| 15 | 382 | Tony Gary | DE | Kentucky State |
| 16 | 408 | Jack Maitland | RB | Williams |
| 17 | 434 | Al Pearman | WR | Colgate |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 60 | 110 | 63 | 88 | 321 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 77 | 48 | 48 | 234 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 242 | 70 | 148 | 24 | / % | / % | 71 | 708 | |
| Opponents Totals | 214 | 79 | 120 | 15 | / % | / % | 101 | 1032 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim O'Brien | 0 | 36 | 38 | 94.7 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 0 | 93 |
| Eddie Hinton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Roy Jefferson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Tom Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Norm Bulaich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| John Mackey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jerry Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jerry Logan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jack Maitland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Gardin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Hendricks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 36 | 38 | 94.7 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 0 | 321 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 1 | 234 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim O'Brien | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 3 | 48 | 3/4 | 6/9 | 4/9 | 6/10 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 3 | 48 | 3/4 | 6/9 | 4/9 | 6/10 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 4/4 | 8/9 | 2/5 | 5/17 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Bulaich | 139 | 426 | 3.1 | 15 | 3 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 73 | 248 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Jack Maitland | 74 | 209 | 2.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Sam Havrilak | 54 | 159 | 2.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 36 | 115 | 3.2 | 15t | 2 |
| Eddie Hinton | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 21 | 2 |
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Perkins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Conjar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 411 | 1336 | 3.3 | 26 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 390 | 1439 | 3.7 | 45 | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 321 | 166 | 51.7 | 137 | 2213 | 6.9 | 13.3 | 55t | 14 | 4.4 | 18 | 5.6 | 19 | 158 | 2055 | 65.1 |
| Earl Morrall | 93 | 51 | 54.8 | 38 | 792 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 44 | 9 | 9.7 | 4 | 4.3 | 14 | 131 | 661 | 97.6 |
| Sam Havrilak | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 82 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 54 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 416 | 219 | 52.6 | 175 | 3087 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 55t | 23 | 5.5 | 22 | 5.3 | 33 | 289 | 2798 | 73.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 452 | 238 | 52.7 | 189 | 2780 | 6.2 | 11.7 | 67 | 16 | 3.5 | 25 | 5.5 | 41 | 374 | 2406 | 60.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Hinton | 47 | 733 | 15.6 | 40 | 5 |
| Roy Jefferson | 44 | 749 | 17.0 | 55t | 7 |
| John Mackey | 28 | 435 | 15.5 | 54t | 3 |
| Tom Mitchell | 20 | 261 | 13.1 | 44 | 4 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Sam Havrilak | 14 | 141 | 10.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 11 | 123 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 10 | 199 | 19.9 | 29 | 2 |
| Ray Perkins | 10 | 194 | 19.4 | 41t | 1 |
| Jack Maitland | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Jerry Hill | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim O'Brien | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 219 | 3087 | 14.1 | 55t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 238 | 2780 | 11.7 | 67 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Logan | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 33t | 2 |
| Mike Curtis | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Volk | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Charlie Stukes | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Jim Duncan | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Grant | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27t | 1 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ray May | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 0 | 9 | 9L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 408 | 16.3 | 47 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 283 | 12.9 | 45 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | 63 | 2819 | 44.7 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 365 | 2354 | 37.4 | |
| Team Totals | 63 | 2819 | 44.7 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 365 | 2354 | 38.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 2992 | 38.4 | 58 | 1 | 351 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Gardin | 28 | 20 | 330 | 11.8 | 80t | 1 |
| Rick Volk | 3 | 4 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Curtis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Havrilak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 26 | 351 | 9.8 | 80t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 9 | 365 | 9.6 | 77t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Duncan | 20 | 707 | 35.4 | 99t | 1 | |
| Ron Gardin | 11 | 265 | 24.1 | 33 | 0 | |
| Tom Nowatzke | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Sam Havrilak | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bob Grant | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Billy Newsome | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 1161 | 25.8 | 99t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 1237 | 21.3 | 56 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bubba Smith | 10.0 | |
| Billy Newsome | 8.5 | |
| Mike Curtis | 5.0 | |
| Roy Hilton | 5.0 | |
| Billy Ray Smith | 4.0 | |
| Jim Bailey | 3.0 | |
| Fred Miller | 2.0 | |
| Bob Grant | 1.0 | |
| Ted Hendricks | 1.0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 1.0 | |
| Ray May | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 374.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33.0 | 289.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Bulaich | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Duncan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ron Gardin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robbie Nichols | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Ray Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Vogel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Volk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 |
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