The 1970 Denver Broncos season was the team's 11th season in professional football and first in the

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(NFL) after the

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. Led by fourth-year head coach and general manager

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, the Broncos posted a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie, the same as the previous season, and were last in the new four-team

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division. Denver won four of its first five games, but then had only one win and one tie in the final nine games. Running back

Floyd Little Floyd Douglas Little (July 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Denver Broncos, initially in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He wa ...

became the first player to lead his conference in rushing for a last place team.Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Awards and honors

* Floyd Little, AFC Rushing champion

References

External links

Denver Broncos
– 1970 media guide

at

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Denver Broncos seasons

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