1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1970 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Charley Winner
Results
Record	8–5–1
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 51st season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–9–1, winning eight games.^[1] Despite them shutting out three consecutive opponents, they failed to reach the playoffs for the 22nd straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18, 1970	at Los Angeles Rams	L 34–13	63,130
2	September 27, 1970	Washington Redskins	W 27–17	44,246
3	October 4, 1970	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–7	50,780
4	October 11, 1970	New Orleans Saints	W 24–17	45,294
5	October 18, 1970	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–20	59,002
6	October 25, 1970	at New York Giants	L 35–17	62,984
7	November 1, 1970	Houston Oilers	W 44–0	47,911
8	November 8, 1970	Boston Patriots	W 31–0	46,446
9	November 16, 1970	at Dallas Cowboys	W 38–0	69,323
10	November 22, 1970	at Kansas City Chiefs	T 6–6	50,711
11	November 29, 1970	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–14	46,581
12	December 6, 1970	at Detroit Lions	L 16–3	56,362
13	December 13, 1970	New York Giants	L 34–17	50,845
14	December 20, 1970	at Washington Redskins	L 28–27	50,415

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	5–3	7–4	299	221	W5
New York Giants	9	5	0	.643	6–2	6–5	301	270	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	1	.615	5–3	6–5	325	228	L3
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	3–5	4–7	297	314	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	1	.231	1–7	1–9–1	241	332	W1

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

References

1. 1970 St. Louis Cardinals