1970 Baltimore Colts season

1970 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Don McCafferty
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	11–2–1
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 17–0 Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 27–17 Won Super Bowl V (Cowboys) 16–13

The Colts playing against the Cowboys in Super Bowl V

The 1970 Baltimore Colts season was the 18th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1970 season with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. They won the first AFC East title. The Colts finished their season in Miami with a Super Bowl victory over the Cowboys, their first Super Bowl title and 3rd world championship overall (1958, 1959, and 1970.)

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 20, 1970	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–14	1–0	San Diego Stadium	47,782
2	September 28, 1970	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–44	1–1	Memorial Stadium	53,911
3	October 4, 1970	at Boston Patriots	W 14–6	2–1	Harvard Stadium	38,235
4	October 11, 1970	at Houston Oilers	W 24–20	3–1	Astrodome	48,050
5	October 18, 1970	at New York Jets	W 29–22	4–1	Shea Stadium	63,301
6	October 25, 1970	Boston Patriots	W 27–3	5–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
7	November 1, 1970	Miami Dolphins	W 35–0	6–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
8	November 9, 1970	at Green Bay Packers	W 13–10	7–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,063
9	November 15, 1970	Buffalo Bills	T 17–17	7–1–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
10	November 22, 1970	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–34	7–2–1	Miami Orange Bowl	67,699
11	November 29, 1970	Chicago Bears	W 21–20	8–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
12	December 6, 1970	Philadelphia Eagles	W 29–10	9–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
13	December 13, 1970	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–14	10–2–1	War Memorial Stadium	34,346
14	December 19, 1970	New York Jets	W 35–20	11–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	3	7	6	16
Chargers	0	0	7	7	14

Date: September 20
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 66°F • Wind 8
Referee: Jack Vest

Scoring summary

2	BAL	Jim O'Brien 25-yard field goal	Colts 3–0

3	SD	Gary Garrison 65-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)	Chargers 7–3

3	BAL	Norm Bulaich 1-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick)	Colts 10–7

4	BAL	Jim O'Brien 34-yard field goal	Colts 13–7

4	SD	Gary Garrison 43-yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)	Chargers 14–13

4	BAL	Jim O'Brien 28-yard field goal	Colts 16–14

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Chiefs	10	21	3	10	44
Colts	0	7	3	14	24

Date: September 28
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61°F; wind 9
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell

Scoring summary

Q1	KC	Richardson 48 yard pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick)	KC 7–0

Q1	KC	Stenerud 28 yard field goal	KC 10–0

Q2	KC	Holmes 13 yard pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick)	KC 17–0

Q2	KC	Robinson 46 yard fumble return (Stenerud kick)	KC 24–0

Q2	KC	Pitts 54 yard pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick)	KC 31–0

Q2	BAL	Jefferson 3 yard pass from Morall (O'Brien kick)	KC 31–7

Q3	BAL	O'Brien 26 yard field goal	KC 31–10

Q3	KC	Stenerud 17 yard field goal	KC 34–10

Q4	KC	Pitts 4 yard pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick)	KC 41–10

Q4	BAL	Hinton 21 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	KC 41–17

Q4	BAL	Mitchell 2 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	KC 41–24

Q4	KC	Stenerud 48 yard field goal	KC 44–24

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	7	0	7	14
Patriots	0	3	0	3	6

Date: October 4
Location: Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 59°F; wind 17

Scoring summary

Q2	BAL	Hinton 13 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	BAL 7–0

Q2	BOS	Cappelletti 13 yard field goal	BAL 7–3

Q4	BOS	Cappelletti 25 yard field goal	BAL 7–6

Q4	BAL	Jefferson 55 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 14–6

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	7	10	0	7	24
Oilers	0	7	7	6	20

Date: October 11
Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, TX
Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	BAL	Maitland 2 yard run (O'Brien kick)	BAL 7–0

Q2	BAL	Jefferson 17 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 14–0

Q2	HOU	LeVias 7 yard pass from Johnson (Gerela kick)	BAL 14–7

Q2	BAL	O'Brien 43 yard field goal	BAL 17–7

Q3	HOU	Hopkins 1 yard run (Gerela kick)	BAL 17–14

Q4	HOU	Gerela 27 yard field goal	Tie 17–17

Q4	HOU	Gerela 9 yard field goal	HOU 20–17

Q4	BAL	Jefferson 31 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 24–20

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	17	3	6	3	29
Jets	3	2	14	3	22

Date: October 18
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 51°F; wind 15
Referee: Pat Haggerty

Scoring summary

Q1	BAL	O'Brien 28 yard field goal	BAL 3–0

Q1	BAL	Logan 31 yard interception return (O'Brien kick)	BAL 10–0

Q1	BAL	Mitchell 11 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 17–0

Q1	NYJ	Turner 41 yard field goal	BAL 17–3

Q2	BAL	O'Brien 18 yard field goal	BAL 20–3

Q2	NYJ	Safety, Maitland tackled by Elliot in end zone	BAL 20–5

Q3	BAL	Grant 27 yard interception return (kick failed)	BAL 26–5

Q3	NYJ	Bell 17 yard pass from Namath (Turner kick)	BAL 26–12

Q3	NYJ	Boozer 1 yard run (Turner kick)	BAL 26–19

Q4	BAL	O'Brien 28 yard field goal	BAL 29–19

Q4	NYJ	Turner 42 yard field goal	BAL 29–22

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	3	0	0	3
• Colts	3	14	3	7	27

Date: October 25
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 61°F; wind 6

Scoring summary

Q1	BAL	O'Brien 12 yard field goal	BAL 3–0

Q2	BOS	Gogolak 15 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	BAL	Maitland 5 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 10–3

Q2	BAL	Jefferson 15 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 17–3

Q3	BAL	O'Brien 48 yard field goal	BAL 20–3

Q4	BAL	Orr 26 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 27–3

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0
• Colts	7	7	14	7	35

Date: November 1
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 58°F; wind 8

Scoring summary

Q1	BAL	Gardin 80 yard punt return (O'Brien kick)	BAL 7–0

Q2	BAL	Bulaich 1 yard run (O'Brien kick)	BAL 14–0

Q3	BAL	Duncan 99 yard kickoff return (O'Brien kick)	BAL 21–0

Q3	BAL	Hinton 32 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 28–0

Q4	BAL	Mitchell 15 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	BAL 35–0

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	7	6	0	13
Packers	3	0	0	7	10

Date: November 9
Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI
Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 50°F; wind 14
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1	GB	Livingston 20 yard field goal	GB 3–0

Q2	BAL	Hill 15 yard run (O'Brien kick)	BAL 7–3

Q3	BAL	O'Brien 42 yard field goal	BAL 10–3

Q3	BAL	O'Brien 29 yard field goal	BAL 13–3

Q4	GB	Grabowski 1 yard run (Livingston kick)	BAL 13–10

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	17	0	0	3	20
• Colts	0	14	0	7	21

Date: November 29
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,240
Game weather: 71°F; wind 6
Referee: Jack Vest

Scoring summary

Q1	CHI	Farmer 20 yard pass from Concannon (Percival kick)	CHI 7–0

Q1	CHI	Percival 28 yard field goal	CHI 10–0

Q1	CHI	Coady 1 yard pass from Concannon (Percival kick)	CHI 17–0

Q2	BAL	Hill 1 yard run (O'Brien kick)	CHI 17–7

Q2	BAL	Jefferson 7 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	CHI 17–14

Q4	CHI	Percival 27 yard field goal	CHI 20–14

Q4	BAL	Mackey 54 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 21–20

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	7	0	10
• Colts	13	10	3	3	29

Date: December 6
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 38°F; wind 22
Referee: Bernie Ulman

Scoring summary

Q1	BAL	Mackey 14 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 7–0

Q1	BAL	Hinton 9 yard run (kick failed)	BAL 13–0

Q2	BAL	O'Brien 45 yard field goal	BAL 16–0

Q2	PHI	Moseley 38 yard field goal	BAL 16–3

Q2	BAL	Logan 33 yard interception return (O'Brien kick)	BAL 23–3

Q3	BAL	O'Brien 44 yard field goal	BAL 26–3

Q3	PHI	Snead 1 yard run (Moseley kick)	BAL 26–10

Q4	BAL	O'Brien 47 yard field goal	BAL 29–10

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	10	0	7	3	20
Bills	7	7	0	0	14

Date: December 13
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Snow • 28°F • Wind 11
Referee: Bob Finley

Scoring summary

1	BAL	Jim O'Brien 32-yard field goal	Colts 3–0

1	BUF	Lloyd Pate 1-yard run (Grant Guthrie kick)	Bills 7–3

1	BAL	Tom Nowatzke 1-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick)	Colts 10–7

2	BUF	Marlin Briscoe 10-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)	Bills 14–10

3	BAL	Norm Bulaich 2-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick)	Colts 17–14

4	BAL	Jim O'Brien 38-yard field goal	Colts 20–14

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The Colts clinched the division title with the win.

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	7	3	3	20
• Colts	0	14	7	14	35

Date: December 19
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 3:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 49°F; wind 5
Referee: Tommy Bell

Scoring summary

Q1	NYJ	Caster 15 yard pass from Woodall (Turner kick)	NYJ 7–0

Q2	BAL	Hinton 25 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	NYJ	Grantham 41 yard interception return (Turner kick)	NYJ 14–7

Q2	BAL	Hinton 7 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	Tie 14–14

Q3	BAL	Orr 18 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	BAL 21–14

Q3	NYJ	Turner 25 yard field goal	BAL 21–17

Q4	NYJ	Turner 29 yard field goal	BAL 21–20

Q4	BAL	Perkins 41 yard pass from Morrall (O'Brien kick)	BAL 28–20

Q4	BAL	Hendricks recovered fumble in end zone (O'Brien kick)	BAL 35–20

Earl Morrall 18/33, 348 Yds

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Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	11	2	1	.846	6–1–1	8–2–1	321	234	W4
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	297	228	W6
New York Jets	4	10	0	.286	2–6	2–9	255	286	L3
Buffalo Bills	3	10	1	.231	3–4–1	3–7–1	204	337	L5
Boston Patriots	2	12	0	.143	2–6	2–9	149	361	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

The team made it to the playoffs with the best record in the AFC and hosted the Cincinnati Bengals in the divisional round. (It wasn't until the 1975 season that playoff teams were seeded by record; the fact that the Colts hosted both playoff games was just due to the rotation set up for the merger.) The Colts relied on their defense that carried them all season to best the Bengals 17–0, holding Cincinnati to only 139 total yards. The Colts would next host Oakland Raiders for the AFC Championship Game. The Colts jumped out to an early lead over the Raiders, 10–0 at halftime. Oakland came back to tie it up early in the 3rd quarter. The Colts would respond with a Jim O'Brien field goal and a second Bulaich touchdown. Johnny Unitas extended the lead with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Ray Perkins that made the score 27–17. The Colts would seal the win with an interception in the end zone. The Colts made it to the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history and played the Dallas Cowboys for the right to be champions. Johnny Unitas threw a pass that was tipped twice before John Mackey caught it for a 75-yard score. Unitas was injured and Earl Morrall completed a sloppy and turnover-filled game. Following an interception by Mike Curtis, Jim O'Brien kicked the game-winning 32-yard field goal, giving Baltimore a 16–13 lead with 5 seconds left in the game and the victory.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
Divisional	December 26, 1970	Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–0	1–0	Memorial Stadium	51,127
Conference Championship	January 2, 1971	Oakland Raiders	W 27–17	2–0	Memorial Stadium	56,368
Super Bowl	January 17, 1971	Dallas Cowboys	W 16–13	3–0	Miami Orange Bowl	80,055

Divisional

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
• Colts	7	3	0	7	17

Date: December 26
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 30°F; wind 15

Scoring summary

Q1	BAL	Jefferson 45 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 7–0

Q2	BAL	O'Brien 44 yard field goal	BAL 10–0

Q4	BAL	Hinton 53 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 17–0

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Conference Championship

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	7	7	17
• Colts	3	7	10	7	27

Date: January 3
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 34°F; wind 6
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote

Scoring summary

Q1	BAL	O'Brien 16 yard field goal	BAL 3–0

Q2	BAL	Bulaich 2 yard run (O'Brien kick)	BAL 10–0

Q2	OAK	Blanda 48 yard field goal	BAL 10–3

Q3	OAK	Biletnikoff 38 yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)	Tie 10–10

Q3	BAL	O'Brien 23 yard field goal	BAL 13–10

Q3	BAL	Bulaich 11 yard run (O'Brien kick)	BAL 20–10

Q4	OAK	Wells 15 yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)	BAL 20–17

Q4	BAL	Perkins 68 yard pass from Unitas (O'Brien kick)	BAL 27–17

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Super Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	10	0	0	13
• Colts	0	6	0	10	16

Date: January 17
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game start: 1:50 p.m. EST
Game weather: 59°F; wind 11
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy, Kyle Rote and Bill Enis

Scoring summary

Q1	DAL	Clark 14 yard field goal	DAL 3–0

Q2	DAL	Clark 30 yard field goal	DAL 6–0

Q2	BAL	Mackey 75 yard pass from Unitas (kick failed)	Tie 6–6

Q2	DAL	Thomas 7 yard pass from Morton (Clark kick)	DAL 13–6

Q4	BAL	Nowatzke 2 yard run (O'Brien kick)	Tie 13–13

Q4	BAL	O'Brien 32 yard field goal	BAL 16–13

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Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts seasons

Baltimore 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Indianapolis 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Baltimore Colts Super Bowl V Champions

15 Earl Morrall 17 Sam Havrilak 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 30 Ron Gardin 32 Mike Curtis 33 Eddie Hinton 34 Tom Nowatzke 35 Jim Duncan 36 Norm Bulaich 40 Jack Maitland 42 Tom Maxwell 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charles Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Robbie Nichols 54 Tom Goode 56 Ray May 60 George Wright 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 80 Jim O'Brien 81 Billy Newsome 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Roy Jefferson 88 John Mackey

Head Coach: Don McCafferty Coaches: Dick Bielski Bobby Boyd Hank Bullough John Idzik Lou Rymkus John Sandusky

Indianapolis Colts

Formerly the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) Founded in 1953 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (20)	1958 1959 1964 1965✝ 1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 ^{✝Tied for 1st place in their division, but since there was no tie-breaking system in 1965, a game was played to determine who went to the conference championship. The Colts lost the divisional playoff game.}

Super Bowl appearances (4)	III (1968) V (1970) XLI (2006) XLIV (2009)

League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 2006

Retired numbers	18 19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1970 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Boston	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Buffalo	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
Miami	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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