1970 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1970 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's fifth year in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6–8, winning only four games. They failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth straight season.[1] The team began its season by winning two of its first three games. However, following their 21–20 win over the San Francisco 49ers the Falcons went 2–7–2 in their final 11 games. Their tied games, 10–10 with the Los Angeles Rams and 13–13 with the Philadelphia Eagles, occurred in back-to-back weeks. The Falcons are the last team in NFL history to have two tied games in two straight weeks, as overtime was added to the NFL game in 1974.

1970 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coachNorm Van Brocklin
General managerNorm Van Brocklin
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
Home fieldAtlanta Stadium
Results
Record4–8–2
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
239Art MaloneFullbackArizona State
364Andy MaurerGuardOregon
365Todd SnyderWide ReceiverOhio

[2]

Personnel

Staff
1970 Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Norm Van Brocklin

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Roster
1970 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 20, 1970 at New Orleans Saints W 14–3
77,042
2 September 27, 1970 at Green Bay Packers L 27–24
56,263
3 October 4, 1970 San Francisco 49ers W 21–20
58,850
4 October 11, 1970 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–0
53,611
5 October 18, 1970 at Denver Broncos L 24–10
50,705
6 October 25, 1970 New Orleans Saints W 32–14
58,850
7 November 1, 1970 Chicago Bears L 23–14
58,850
8 November 8, 1970 at Los Angeles Rams T 10–10
67,232
9 November 15, 1970 at Philadelphia Eagles T 13–13
55,425
10 November 22, 1970 Los Angeles Rams L 17–7
58,850
11 November 30, 1970 Miami Dolphins L 20–7
54,036
12 December 6, 1970 at San Francisco 49ers L 24–20
41,387
13 December 13, 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–16
54,162
14 December 20, 1970 Minnesota Vikings L 37–7
57,992

Standings
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers 10 3 1 .769 3–2–1 6–3–1 352 267 W3
Los Angeles Rams 9 4 1 .692 4–1–1 7–3–1 325 202 W1
Atlanta Falcons 4 8 2 .333 3–2–1 3–6–2 206 261 L1
New Orleans Saints 2 11 1 .154 0–5–1 2–8–1 172 347 L6

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

gollark: What do you mean *solve*?
gollark: I mean, they sold (ad-supported) Kindle Fires for £40.
gollark: I think they try and lock it down because those are sold at (more of) a loss.
gollark: I actually managed to make an RSS reader application for it, since it apparently doesn't enforce CORS.
gollark: Like I said, most of the UI is done with web stuff, and it appears to run X with awesome (the window manager).

References
  1. 1970 Atlanta Falcons
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.