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. It began with the team trying to maintain or improve upon its 10–4 record from 1969 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished with a record of 4–10. One of the highlights of the season was the Jets' first game when they appeared on the first ever Monday Night Football game vs. the Cleveland Browns. The Jets lost the game 31–21. In the fifth game of the season, quarterback Joe Namath was lost for the season when he broke his wrist vs. the Baltimore Colts in Shea Stadium, the first meeting between the teams since Namath guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III. Namath's injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Colts defensive tackle Fred Miller. With Namath on the sidelines, the Jets were forced to play untested Al Woodall, who guided New York to upsets of NFC powerhouses Los Angeles and Minnesota, but only one other victory, over the lowly Boston Patriots.

1970 New York Jets season
Head coachWeeb Ewbank
OwnerLeon Hess
Home fieldShea Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

Roster
1970 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • Currently vacant


Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1 September 21, 1970at Cleveland BrownsL 31–21Cleveland Stadium
85,703
2 September 27, 1970at Boston PatriotsW 31–21Harvard Stadium
36,040
3 October 4, 1970at Buffalo BillsL 34–31War Memorial Stadium
46,206
4 October 10, 1970Miami DolphinsL 20–6Shea Stadium
62,712
5 October 18, 1970Baltimore ColtsL 29–22Shea Stadium
63,301
6 October 25, 1970Buffalo BillsL 10–6Shea Stadium
62,712
7 November 1, 1970New York GiantsL 22–10Shea Stadium
63,903
8 November 8, 1970at Pittsburgh SteelersL 21–17Three Rivers Stadium
50,028
9 November 15, 1970at Los Angeles RamsW 31–20Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
76,378
10 November 22, 1970Boston PatriotsW 17–3Shea Stadium
61,822
11 November 29, 1970Minnesota VikingsW 20–10Shea Stadium
62,333
12 December 6, 1970Oakland RaidersL 14–13Shea Stadium
62,905
13 December 13, 1970at Miami DolphinsL 16–10Miami Orange Bowl
75,099
14 December 19, 1970at Baltimore ColtsL 35–20Memorial Stadium
60,240

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.

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