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| 1970 Buffalo Bills season | |||||||
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| Head coach | John Rauch | ||||||
| Home field | War Memorial Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 3–10–1 | ||||||
| Division place | 4th AFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1970 Buffalo Bills season was the 11th season for the club and their first in the National Football League.
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Offseason [edit]
NFL Draft [edit]
Main article: 1970 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 5 | Al Cowlings | Defensive End | USC |
| 2 | 30 | Dennis Shaw | Quarterback | San Diego State |
| 3 | 57 | Jim Reilly | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 67 | Glenn Alexander | Defensive back | Grambling |
| 4 | 82 | Jerome Gantt | Defensive end | North Carolina Central |
| 5 | 109 | Steve Starnes | Linebacker | Tampa |
| 6 | 134 | Ken Edwards | Running back | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | 135 | Grant Guthrie | Kicker | Florida State |
| 7 | 161 | Wayne Fowler | Tackle | Richmond |
| 8 | 186 | Richard Cheek | Tackle | Auburn |
| 9 | 213 | Bill Bridges | Guard | Houston |
| 10 | 238 | Willie Dixon | Defensive back | Albany State |
| 11 | 265 | Terry Williams | Running back | Grambling |
| 12 | 290 | Dave Simpson | Tackle | Drake |
| 13 | 317 | Steve Schroeder | Kicker | Pacific |
| 14 | 342 | William Costen | Tackle | Morris Brown |
| 15 | 369 | Dave Farris | Tight end | Central Michigan |
| 16 | 394 | Larry Davis | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 17 | 421 | George Bevan | Defensive back | Louisiana State |
Regular season [edit]
Schedule [edit]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 20, 1970 | Denver Broncos | L 25–10 |
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| 2 | September 27, 1970 | Los Angeles Rams | L 19–0 |
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| 3 | October 4, 1970 | New York Jets | W 34–31 |
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| 4 | October 11, 1970 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 23–10 |
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| 5 | October 18, 1970 | Miami Dolphins | L 33–14 |
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| 6 | October 25, 1970 | at New York Jets | W 10–6 |
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| 7 | November 1, 1970 | at Boston Patriots | W 45–10 |
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| 8 | November 8, 1970 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 43–14 |
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| 9 | November 15, 1970 | at Baltimore Colts | T 17–17 |
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| 10 | November 22, 1970 | at Chicago Bears | L 31–13 |
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| 11 | November 29, 1970 | Boston Patriots | L 14–10 |
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| 12 | December 6, 1970 | at New York Giants | L 20–6 |
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| 13 | December 13, 1970 | Baltimore Colts | L 20–14 |
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| 14 | December 20, 1970 | at Miami Dolphins | L 45–7 |
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Standings [edit]
| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Baltimore Colts | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 321 | 234 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 297 | 228 |
| New York Jets | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 255 | 286 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 204 | 337 |
| Boston Patriots | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 149 | 361 |
Roster [edit]
Awards and honors [edit]
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