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1970 NFL season

Index 1970 NFL season

The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL–NFL merger. [1]

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AFC East

The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is a division of the National Football League (NFL)'s American Football Conference (AFC).

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AFC North

The American Football Conference North Division, or AFC North, is a division of the National Football League's (NFL) American Football Conference (AFC).

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AFC West

The AFC West is a division of the National Football League (NFL)'s American Football Conference (AFC), formerly known as the AFL West.

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AFL–NFL merger

The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).

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Alex Webster

Alex Webster (born October 25, 1969) is an American bass player, who is best known as a member of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse.

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Alumni Stadium

Alumni Stadium is a football stadium located on the lower campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, approximately six miles west of downtown Boston.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company.

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American Football Conference

The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the United States.

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American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1969, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL).

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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Artificial turf

Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass.

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Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta.

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Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference (B1G), formerly Western Conference and Big Nine Conference, is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.

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Big Three television networks

The Big Three television networks are the three major traditional commercial broadcast television networks in the United States: the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), CBS (formerly known as the Columbia Broadcasting System) and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).

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Bill Austin (American football, born 1928)

William Lee Austin (October 18, 1928 – May 22, 2013) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL).

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Blanton Collier

Blanton Long Collier (July 2, 1906 – March 22, 1983) was an American football head coach who coached at the University of Kentucky between 1954 and 1961 and for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) between 1963 and 1970.

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Boston College Eagles football

The Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College in the sport of American football.

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Bruce Taylor (American football)

Bruce Lawrence Taylor (born May 28, 1948 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round of the 1970 NFL Draft.

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Bud Grant

Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (born May 20, 1927) is a former head coach and player of American football, Canadian football, and a former basketball player in the NBA.

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Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

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Charley Winner

Charley Winner (born July 2, 1924) is a former a football coach whose professional and personal life was closely intertwined with that of Weeb Ewbank, another coach.

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Charlie Waller (American football)

Charlie F. Waller (November 26, 1921 – September 5, 2009) was an American Professional Football head coach for the San Diego Chargers from 1969, the last season of the American Football League, to 1970, the first season of the merged National Football League.

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Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chuck Noll

Charles Henry Noll (January 5, 1932 – June 13, 2014) was a professional American football player, assistant coach and head coach.

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Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Clive Rush

Clive H. Rush (February 14, 1931 – August 22, 1980) was an American football player and coach at both the professional and collegiate levels.

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Cornerback

A cornerback (CB), also referred to as a corner, is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football.

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Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Dennis Shaw

Dennis Wendell Shaw (born March 3, 1947) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football club based in Denver, Colorado.

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Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dick Nolan (American football)

Richard Charles Nolan (March 26, 1932 – November 11, 2007) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL), and served as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints.

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Don McCafferty

Donald William McCafferty (March 12, 1921 – July 28, 1974) was an American football player and coach who, in his first year as head coach of the Baltimore Colts, led the team to a victory in Super Bowl V, and became the first rookie head coach to win the Super Bowl.

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Don Shula

Donald Francis Shula (born January 4, 1930) is a former professional American football coach and player who is best known as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the only perfect season in the history of the National Football League (NFL).

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Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–69

The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932.

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Evanston, Illinois

Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, north of downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north.

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Foxboro Stadium

Foxboro Stadium, originally Schaefer Stadium and later Sullivan Stadium, was an outdoor stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States.

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Foxborough, Massachusetts

Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, about southwest of Boston and northeast of Providence, Rhode Island.

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George Allen (American football coach)

George Herbert Allen (April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach in the National Football League and the United States Football League.

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Gillette Stadium

Gillette Stadium is a stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, southwest of downtown Boston and northeast of downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

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Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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Hank Stram

Henry Louis "Hank" Stram (January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005) was an American football coach.

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Harvard Stadium

Harvard Stadium is a U-shaped college football stadium in the northeast United States, located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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History of the Baltimore Colts

The professional American football franchise currently known as the Indianapolis Colts was originally based in Baltimore, Maryland as the Baltimore Colts from 1953 to 1984.

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History of the Houston Oilers

The professional American football team now known as the Tennessee Titans previously played in Houston, Texas as the Houston Oilers from 1960 to 1996.

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History of the San Diego Chargers

The professional American football team now known as the Los Angeles Chargers previously played in San Diego, California as the San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017 before relocating back to Los Angeles where the team played their inaugural 1960 season.

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History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in St. Louis, Missouri as the St.

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Home (sports)

In sports, home is the place and venue identified with a team sport.

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J. D. Roberts

John David "J.

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Jerry Williams (American football)

Jerry Ralph Williams (November 1, 1923 – December 31, 1998) was an American football player and coach who served as the head coach of two Canadian Football League (CFL) teams, as well as the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

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Jim Dooley

James William Dooley (February 8, 1930 – January 8, 2008) was an American football player and coach who is best remembered for his tenures as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).

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Joe Schmidt (American football)

Joseph Paul Schmidt (born January 19, 1932) is a former American football linebacker and coach.

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John Brodie

John Riley Brodie (born August 14, 1935) is a former American football player, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons.

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John Madden

John Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former broadcaster and coach for the NFL.

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John Mazur

John Edward Mazur (June 17, 1930 – November 1, 2013) was an American football player and coach.

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John Rauch

John Rauch (August 20, 1927 – June 10, 2008), also known by his nickname Johnny Rauch, was an American football player and coach.

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Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is an American outdoor sports stadium located in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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Lou Saban

Louis Henry Saban (October 13, 1921 – March 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach.

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Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University, colloquially referred to as Louisiana Tech or La.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Matt Prater

Matthew Phillip Prater (born August 10, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).

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Memorial Stadium (Champaign)

Memorial Stadium is a football stadium in Champaign, Illinois, in the United States, on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area.

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Miami Orange Bowl

The Miami Orange Bowl was an outdoor athletic stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana.

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Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Monday Night Football

ESPN Monday Night Football (abbreviated as MNF and also known as ESPN Monday Night Football on ABC for rare live special broadcast) is a live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games on ESPN in the United States.

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National Football Conference

The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the United States.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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National Football League Coach of the Year Award

The National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the National Football League (NFL) head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal.

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National Football League Most Valuable Player Award

The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League (NFL).

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National Football League Rookie of the Year Award

The National Football League Rookie of the Year Award refers to any number of awards presented by various entities to the top American football rookie(s) in the National Football League (NFL).

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National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.

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New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.

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New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.

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New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area.

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NFC East

The NFC East is a division of the National Football League (NFL)'s National Football Conference (NFC).

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NFC North

The NFC North is a division of the National Football League (NFL)'s National Football Conference (NFC), based in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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NFC West

The NFC West is a division of the National Football League (NFL)'s National Football Conference (NFC).

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NFL on CBS

The NFL on CBS is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that are produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States.

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NFL on NBC

The NFL on NBC is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that are produced by NBC Sports, and televised on the NBC television network in the United States.

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NFL playoffs

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the National Football League (NFL)'s regular season to determine the NFL champion.

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Norm Van Brocklin

Norman Mack Van Brocklin (March 15, 1926 – May 2, 1983), nicknamed "The Dutchman", was an American football quarterback, punter, and coach in the National Football League.

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Northwestern University

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, United States, with other campuses located in Chicago and Doha, Qatar, and academic programs and facilities in Miami, Florida, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California.

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Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in Oakland, California.

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Paul Brown

Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL).

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Phil Bengtson

John Phillip Bengtson (July 17, 1913 – December 18, 1994) was an American football player and coach.

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Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Poly-Turf

Poly-Turf was a brand of artificial turf in the early 1970s, manufactured by American Biltrite of Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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Pro Bowl

The Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL).

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Professional sports

Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Realignment (sports)

In North American sports, realignment refers to a major change in the competitive structure of one or more existing leagues.

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Riverfront Stadium

Riverfront Stadium, also known as Cinergy Field from 1996 to 2002, was a multi-purpose stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States that was the home of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball from 1970 through 2002 and the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League from 1970 to 1999.

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Ryan Field (stadium)

Ryan Field is a stadium in the central United States, located in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago.

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San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Season (sports)

In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from April to October.

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Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington.

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Soldier Field

Soldier Field is an American football stadium located in the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1924 and is the home field of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), who moved there in 1971. The stadium's interior was mostly demolished and rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002, which modernized the facility but lowered seating capacity, while also causing it to be delisted as a National Historic Landmark. Soldier Field has served as the home venue for a number of other sports teams in its history, including the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL, University of Notre Dame football, and the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, as well as games from the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and multiple CONCACAF Gold Cup championships. With a football capacity of 61,500, it is the third-smallest stadium in the NFL. In 2016, Soldier Field became the second-oldest stadium in the league when the Los Angeles Rams began playing temporarily at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which opened a year earlier than Soldier Field.

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Super Bowl V

Super Bowl V, the fifth edition of the Super Bowl and first modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game, was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys to decide the NFL champion for the 1970 season.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida.

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Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Terry Bradshaw

Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is a former American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).

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Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1970 to 2000.

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Tom Dempsey

Thomas John Dempsey (born January 12, 1947) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints (1969–1970), Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1974), Los Angeles Rams (1975–1976), Houston Oilers (1977) and Buffalo Bills (1978–1979).

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Tom Fears

Thomas Jesse Fears (December 3, 1922 – January 4, 2000) was an American football split end for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL), playing nine seasons from 1948 to 1956.

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Tom Landry

Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach.

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Two-point conversion

In American and Canadian football, a two-point conversion or two-point convert is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one-point conversion immediately after it scores a touchdown.

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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Illinois and the flagship institution of the University of Illinois System.

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Vince Lombardi

Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL).

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Wally Lemm

Walter Horner Lemm (October 23, 1919 – October 8, 1988) was an American football coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels and achieved his greatest prominence as head coach of the American Football League's Houston Oilers and the National Football League's St. Louis Cardinals.

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Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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Weeb Ewbank

Wilbur Charles "Weeb" Ewbank (May 6, 1907 – November 17, 1998) was an American professional football coach.

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Wild card (sports)

A wild card (variously spelled wildcard or wild-card, also known as at-large berth) is a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that fails to win a division or conference within their league but qualifies based on their record compared to others in the same league who also did not win their divisions or conferences.

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Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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1970 Atlanta Falcons season

The 1970 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's fifth year in the National Football League (NFL).

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1970 Baltimore Colts season

The 1970 Baltimore Colts season was the 18th season for the team in the National Football League.

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1970 Boston Patriots season

The Boston Patriots finished the National Football League's 1970 season with a record of two wins and twelve losses, and finished last in the AFC East Division.

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1970 Buffalo Bills season

The 1970 Buffalo Bills season was the 11th season for the club and their first in the National Football League.

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1970 Chicago Bears season

The 1970 Chicago Bears season was their 51st regular season completed in the National Football League.

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1970 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's third year in professional football and the first with the National Football League (NFL).

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1970 Cleveland Browns season

The 1970 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 21st season with the National Football League.

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1970 Dallas Cowboys season

The 1970 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 11th in the National Football League.

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1970 Denver Broncos season

The 1970 Denver Broncos season was the team's 11th season in professional football and first in the National Football League (NFL) after the merger.

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1970 Detroit Lions season

The 1970 Detroit Lions season was the 41st season in franchise history.

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1970 Green Bay Packers season

The 1970 Green Bay Packers season was their 52nd season overall and their 50th season in the National Football League.

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1970 Houston Oilers season

The 1970 Houston Oilers season was the 11th season overall and its first as part of the National Football League.

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1970 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1970 Kansas City Chiefs season was the team's 11th, their 8th in Kansas City, and their first in the National Football League.

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1970 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1970 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 33rd year with the National Football League and the 25th season in Los Angeles.

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1970 Miami Dolphins season

The 1970 Miami Dolphins season was the team's fifth, and first in the National Football League (NFL).

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1970 Minnesota Vikings season

The Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League.

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1970 New Orleans Saints season

The 1970 New Orleans Saints season was the team's fourth as a member of the National Football League.

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1970 New York Giants season

The 1970 New York Giants season was the 46th season for the professional American football franchise.

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1970 New York Jets season

The 1970 New York Jets season was the 11th season for the team and the first in the National Football League, following the AFL–NFL merger.

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1970 NFL Draft

The 1970 National Football League draft was held January 27–28, 1970, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York.

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1970 Oakland Raiders season

The 1970 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 11th season in Oakland.

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1970 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1970 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 38th in the league.

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1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers improved from a league-worst 1–13 record the previous year, finishing with a 5–9 record and third place in the newly formed AFC Central.

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1970 San Diego Chargers season

The 1970 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–6 record in 1969.

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1970 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1970 San Francisco 49ers season saw the team make an appearance in the NFC Championship Game.

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1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 51st season the team was in the league.

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1970 Washington Redskins season

The 1970 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 7–5–2 record from 1969.

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1971 NFL season

The 1971 NFL season was the 52nd regular season of the National Football League.

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2002 NFL season

The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_NFL_season

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