Sunday October 25, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/25/1970:



Trailing 14-6 at halftime, the 49ers scored a touchdown on a 61-yard pass from John Brodie to rookie running back John Isenbarger and a 25-yard field goal by Bruce Gossett that was set up by Mel Phillips' interception in the third period.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE118.8  (12)132.4  (22)251.2  (20)10
DEFENSE89.8  (5)160.8  (14)250.6  (6)18
OFFENSE118.8  (12)214.2  (3)333.0  (3)9
DEFENSE116.4  (14)183.8  (21)300.2  (17)16

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (4-2-0)770014
San Francisco 49ers (4-1-1)3310319

( 0- 3) SF Bruce Gossett 16 yard field goal ( 7- 3) DEN Floyd Little 80 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) ( 7- 6) SF Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal (14- 6) DEN Willis Crenshaw 10 yard pass from Pete Liske (Bobby Howfield kick) (14-13) SF John Isenbarger 61 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) (14-16) SF Bruce Gossett 25 yard field goal (14-19) SF Bruce Gossett 13 yard field goal
                     DEN             SF
First Downs:         15              16
Rushes-yards:        33-162          34-128
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-27-134-3     16-35-234-0
Sacked-yards:        2-13            0-0
Net pass yards:      121             234
Net yards/pass:      4.2             6.7
Total net yards:     283             362
Total plays:         62 (53% run)    69 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     5-50            9-87

Attendance: 39,515

Passing:
DEN: Pete Liske, 8 of 17 for 103 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Steve Tensi, 3 of 9 for 18 yards (1 int); Bobby Anderson, 1 of 1 for 13 yards SF: John Brodie, 16 of 35 for 234 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 16 for 140 yards and 1 TD; Willis Crenshaw, 10 for 7 yards; Bobby Anderson, 6 for 14 yards; Steve Tensi, 1 for 1 yard SF: Ken Willard, 22 for 94 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 5 for 30 yards; John Isenbarger, 5 for 2 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 2 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 3 for 49 yards; Al Denson, 3 for 38 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD; John Embree, 2 for 17 yards; Jim Whalen, 1 for 5 yards SF: Bob Windsor, 3 for 41 yards; Doug Cunningham, 3 for 18 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 76 yards; John Isenbarger, 2 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Ted Kwalick, 2 for 31 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 10 yards; Ken Willard, 2 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Bobby Anderson, 2 for 40 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 28 yards SF: Bill Tucker, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 2 for 20 yards SF: Bruce Taylor, 5 for 36 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Mel Phillips, 1 for 11 yards; Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards; Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 8 for 325 yards SF: Steve Spurrier, 7 for 275 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Bobby Howfield, 0/1 SF: Bruce Gossett, 4/5


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