All NFL game summaries for 11/15/1970:

The Colts and Bills exchanged fourth-period field goals for the first tie these teams played in the 1970 season. Rookie passer Dennis Shaw connected with TD passes in the first half to provide the Bills with a 14-0 lead. Norm Bulaich's running in the second half established Baltimore's passing game. He finished up with 86 yards on 22 attempts.

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( 7- 0) BUF Haven Moses 4 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(14- 0) BUF Marlin Briscoe 20 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)
(14- 7) BAL John Mackey 25 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14-14) BAL Eddie Hinton 16 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
(14-17) BAL Jim O'Brien 18 yard field goal
(17-17) BUF Grant Guthrie 36 yard field goal

                     BUF             BAL
First Downs:         16              21
Rushes-yards:        35-181          30-136
Yards/rush:          5.2             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-20-94-2      15-29-221-1
Sacked-yards:        1-4             2-12
Net pass yards:      90              209
Net yards/pass:      4.3             6.7
Total net yards:     271             345
Total plays:         56 (62% run)    61 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-43            3-26

Attendance: 60,240

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John Hadl rallied San Diego with second-half TD passes to Lance Alworth and Gary Garrison for a close victory over the Patriots. The margin was provided by a safety when Joe Kapp was tackled by Joe Owens in the end zone. Odell Lawson's return of the opening kickoff set up Boston's first score from two yards out.

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( 0- 7) BOS Jim Nance 2 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)
( 7- 7) SD  Lance Alworth 6 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
( 9- 7) SD  Safety, Joe Kapp tackled in end zone by Joe Owens
(16- 7) SD  Gary Garrison 60 yard pass from John Hadl (Mike Mercer kick)
(16-14) BOS Bake Turner 14 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Charlie Gogolak kick)

                     SD              BOS
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        28-29           33-95
Yards/rush:          1.0             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-36-238-0     9-17-110-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-26
Net pass yards:      238             84
Net yards/pass:      6.6             4.2
Total net yards:     267             179
Total plays:         64 (43% run)    53 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     10-80           8-80

Attendance: 30,597

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Virgil Carter's running and passing carried the Bengals to a victory over their Ohio rivals before the largest crowd ever to see a sports event in Cincinnati. Carter rushed 9 times for 110 yards and passed for 123 more. It was the first time a quarterback had topped 100 yards rushing in four years. Mike Phipps, Cleveland rookie quarterback, made his first start and got the Browns off to a 10-0 lead.

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( 7- 0) CLE Leroy Kelly 9 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick)
(10- 0) CLE Don Cockroft 15 yard field goal
(10- 7) CIN Jess Phillips 13 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-14) CIN Paul Robinson 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)

                     CLE             CIN
First Downs:         15              14
Rushes-yards:        35-153          33-210
Yards/rush:          4.4             6.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-25-170-1     10-17-123-0
Sacked-yards:        2-27            0-0
Net pass yards:      143             123
Net yards/pass:      5.3             7.2
Total net yards:     296             333
Total plays:         62 (56% run)    50 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     8-64            3-35

Attendance: 60,007

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George Blanda moved in for a late save for the Raiders for the third straight game. Trailing with less than four minutes remaining, Blanda directed an attack climaxed by his TD pass to Fred Biletnikoff with 2:28 remaining. Daryle Lamonica earlier had thrown TD passes to Warren Wells and Hewritt Dixon to extend his streak to 25 games. Pete Liske passed to Jim Whalen for a Denver TD and carried one himself for another.

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( 7- 0) OAK Warren Wells 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
( 7- 3) DEN Bobby Howfield 47 yard field goal
(10- 3) OAK George Blanda 32 yard field goal
(10- 6) DEN Bobby Howfield 44 yard field goal
(17- 6) OAK Hewritt Dixon 46 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)
(17-12) DEN Jim Whalen 10 yard pass from Pete Liske (kick failed)
(17-19) DEN Pete Liske 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(24-19) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 20 yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)

                     OAK             DEN
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        28-67           33-116
Yards/rush:          2.4             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-29-268-1     14-39-218-3
Sacked-yards:        1-10            3-22
Net pass yards:      258             196
Net yards/pass:      8.6             4.7
Total net yards:     325             312
Total plays:         58 (48% run)    75 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     6-43            5-84

Attendance: 50,959

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Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr circled right end for three yards and a touchdown and Dale Livingston added the winning extra point with three seconds remaining. Starr had five of his 23 completions during the decisive drive, netting 75 of the 80 yards.

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( 0- 3) GB  Dale Livingston 17 yard field goal
( 0-10) GB  Donny Anderson 14 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick)
( 3-10) CHI Mac Percival 23 yard field goal
(10-10) CHI Dick Gordon 69 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(10-13) GB  Dale Livingston 49 yard field goal
(13-13) CHI Mac Percival 38 yard field goal
(16-13) CHI Mac Percival 13 yard field goal
(19-13) CHI Mac Percival 31 yard field goal
(19-20) GB  Bart Starr 3 yard rush (Dale Livingston kick)

                     CHI             GB
First Downs:         12              18
Rushes-yards:        28-110          33-123
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-26-201-0      23-35-220-1
Sacked-yards:        2-29            4-24
Net pass yards:      172             196
Net yards/pass:      6.1             5.0
Total net yards:     282             319
Total plays:         56 (50% run)    72 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     3-18            5-55

Attendance: 56,263

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The 49ers ran their streak to four victories, best since 1965, and maintained their position in first in the NFC West on the TD passing of John Brodie. He connected three times and Ken Willard contributed a fourth TD on a short run. Roy Hopkins scored both Oiler TDs and Roy Gerela kicked two FGs of identical 26-yard distances.

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( 7- 0) SF  Jimmy Thomas 54 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
( 7- 7) HOU Roy Hopkins 4 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
( 7-10) HOU Roy Gerela 26 yard field goal
( 9-10) SF  Safety, Al Randolph blocked punt in end zone
(16-10) SF  Dick Witcher 9 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(16-13) HOU Roy Gerela 26 yard field goal
(23-13) SF  Ken Willard 3 yard rush (Bruce Gossett kick)
(30-13) SF  Gene Washington 15 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(30-20) HOU Roy Hopkins 1 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)

                     SF              HOU
First Downs:         17              16
Rushes-yards:        35-171          28-103
Yards/rush:          4.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-205-1     18-35-174-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-9
Net pass yards:      205             165
Net yards/pass:      7.9             4.6
Total net yards:     376             268
Total plays:         61 (57% run)    64 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     8-127           6-35

Attendance: 43,040

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Al Woodall, injured quarterback Joe Namath's replacement, threw three touchdown passes in directing his first victory in the NFL as the Jets scored the most points on the Rams since 1966. The Jets' defense limited Los Angeles to 51 yards rushing.

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( 0- 7) LA  Jack Snow 10 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ Rich Caster 29 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(14- 7) NYJ George Nock 3 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(17- 7) NYJ Jim Turner 23 yard field goal
(17-10) LA  David Ray 19 yard field goal
(24-10) NYJ Lee White 11 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(24-13) LA  David Ray 15 yard field goal
(31-13) NYJ George Sauer 11 yard pass from Al Woodall (Jim Turner kick)
(31-20) LA  Tommy Mason 28 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)

                     NYJ             LA
First Downs:         15              12
Rushes-yards:        44-153          20-51
Yards/rush:          3.5             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-261-0     16-48-274-3
Sacked-yards:        4-28            0-0
Net pass yards:      233             274
Net yards/pass:      11.1            5.7
Total net yards:     386             325
Total plays:         65 (67% run)    68 (29% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     7-70            4-44

Attendance: 76,378

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Miami overcame a fumble-ridden first half and moved to a victory which ended a three-game losing streak. Bob Griese set the pace with a passing attack in which he connected 8 for 8 in the second half, and Lloyd Mumphord returned an interception 32 yards for a TD.

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( 0- 7) MIA Lloyd Mumphord 32 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) NO  Tom Barrington 11 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10- 7) NO  Tom Dempsey 10 yard field goal
(10-14) MIA Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10-21) MIA Larry Csonka 6 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     NO              MIA
First Downs:         18              20
Rushes-yards:        36-128          35-181
Yards/rush:          3.6             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-23-197-2     15-19-225-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             0-0
Net pass yards:      191             225
Net yards/pass:      8.0             11.8
Total net yards:     319             406
Total plays:         60 (60% run)    54 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             7.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             5-4
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     4-55            2-43

Attendance: 42,866

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Clint Jones scored his third touchdown of the game on a five-yard bolt with 1:23 remaining, to climax an 80-yard drive that began with 4:19 to play. A 49-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo to Jim Lindsey (playing tight end) on a third-and-10 situation from the Minnesota 46 preceded Jones' TD.

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( 3- 0) DET Errol Mann 28 yard field goal
( 3- 3) MIN Fred Cox 19 yard field goal
(10- 3) DET Bobby Williams 85 yard kickoff return (Errol Mann kick)
(10-10) MIN Clint Jones 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(17-10) DET Mel Farr 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
(20-10) DET Errol Mann 17 yard field goal
(20-17) MIN Clint Jones 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(20-24) MIN Clint Jones 5 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)

                     DET             MIN
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        34-126          28-85
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-102-2     13-30-228-1
Sacked-yards:        6-43            4-24
Net pass yards:      59              204
Net yards/pass:      2.6             6.0
Total net yards:     185             289
Total plays:         57 (59% run)    62 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     2-15            2-20

Attendance: 47,900

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Trailing 33-14 with 10 minutes remaining, the Giants exploded for 21 points to record their sixth straight victory. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who completed 23 passes for 320 yards, drove the Giants 73 yards for their winning touchdown, a nine yard end sweep by Ron Johnson, who gained 106 yards in the game. Running back Tucker Frederickson caught 10 passes for 165 yards and scored twice.

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( 0- 7) NYG Tucker Frederickson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 3- 7) WAS Curt Knight 15 yard field goal
( 6- 7) WAS Curt Knight 27 yard field goal
( 6-14) NYG Clifton McNeil 0 yard fumble return (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 9-14) WAS Curt Knight 27 yard field goal
(12-14) WAS Curt Knight 40 yard field goal
(19-14) WAS Charlie Harraway 57 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(26-14) WAS Charlie Harraway 10 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
(33-14) WAS Charley Taylor 28 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick)
(33-21) NYG Ron Johnson 5 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(33-28) NYG Tucker Frederickson 57 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(33-35) NYG Ron Johnson 9 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     WAS             NYG
First Downs:         17              29
Rushes-yards:        28-167          38-186
Yards/rush:          6.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-249-1     23-34-320-2
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-21
Net pass yards:      244             299
Net yards/pass:      8.7             8.1
Total net yards:     411             485
Total plays:         56 (50% run)    75 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          7.3             6.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     5-35            4-37

Attendance: 62,915

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Philadelphia free safety Steve Preece picked up a ball fumbled by Atlanta's Harmon Wages and raced 21 yards for a touchdown and Mark Moseley added the tying extra point midway through the final period. Atlanta escaped with its second straight tie when Moseley missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with eight seconds remaining.

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( 0- 3) PHI Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal
( 7- 3) ATL Jim Mitchell 2 yard pass from Bob Berry (Ken Vinyard kick)
( 7- 6) PHI Mark Moseley 17 yard field goal
(10- 6) ATL Ken Vinyard 15 yard field goal
(13- 6) ATL Ken Vinyard 32 yard field goal
(13-13) PHI Steve Preece 21 yard fumble return (Mark Moseley kick)

                     ATL             PHI
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        32-124          26-78
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-16-143-1     17-28-170-0
Sacked-yards:        5-31            2-18
Net pass yards:      112             152
Net yards/pass:      5.3             5.1
Total net yards:     236             230
Total plays:         53 (60% run)    56 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               0
Penalties-yards:     9-143           6-97

Attendance: 55,425

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Johnny Robinson contributed two of five interceptions to help stifle the Pittsburgh passing game and the Kansas City cause got a big boost when Billy Cannon caught three passes from Len Dawson, two for TDs. Dawson completed 19 of 24 attempts for 257 yards and three TDs in what was the best game since he beat Baltimore with four TD tosses.

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( 3- 0) KC  Jan Stenerud 32 yard field goal
(10- 0) KC  Billy Cannon 20 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(10- 7) PIT Frenchy Fuqua 2 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick)
(17- 7) KC  Billy Cannon 8 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(24- 7) KC  Otis Taylor 42 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
(24-14) PIT Jon Staggers 7 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gene Mingo kick)
(31-14) KC  Robert Holmes 2 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)

                     KC              PIT
First Downs:         21              15
Rushes-yards:        45-167          21-103
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-24-257-1     11-31-109-5
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-10
Net pass yards:      257             99
Net yards/pass:      10.7            3.1
Total net yards:     424             202
Total plays:         69 (65% run)    53 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               6
Penalties-yards:     5-84            1-5

Attendance: 50,081

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