The 1970 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 1st season in the
National Football League
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, and the 11th overall. The team looked to improve on its 4–10 record from
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
and make the playoffs for the first time since
1966. However, the Bills started out on the wrong foot, losing 4 of its first 5 games. After winning 2 straight road games against the
Patriots and
Jets and suffering a blowout loss to the
Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills and Colts played to a 17–17 draw in week 9, Buffalo's first tie since
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
. The Bills would then lose 5 straight to end the season and finish the season 3-10-1, in fourth place in the
AFC East. Their week 5 game against the
Miami Dolphins
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would start a stage of futility in which the Bills would lose 20 straight games to the Dolphins. The Bills would not beat the Dolphins at any point during the 70s and would not beat Miami again until
1980. This would become known as "The Streak".
Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Coaches/Staff
* Source: https://pro-football-history.com/franchise/7/buffalo-bills-coaches
Final roster
Regular season
Schedule
Season summary
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Standings
Awards and honors
References
Bills on Pro Football ReferenceBills on jt-sw.comBills Stats on jt-sw.com
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