Английская Википедия:1970 Dallas Cowboys season

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The Cowboys playing against the Colts in Super Bowl V

The Шаблон:Nfly Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 11th in the National Football League (NFL).

Dallas outscored their opponents 299–221, and finished first in their division for the fifth consecutive season. In 1970, the club made its debut on Monday Night Football on November 16, but were shut out 38–0 by the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. The Cowboys advanced to their first Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Colts.

Regular season

The Cowboys had to overcome many obstacles during the regular season. Fullback Calvin Hill, the team's second leading rusher with 577 yards and 4 touchdowns, was lost for the year after suffering a leg injury late in the regular season. And wide receiver Bob Hayes was benched by head coach Tom Landry for poor performances on several occasions.

Most significantly, the Cowboys had a quarterback controversy between Craig Morton and Roger Staubach. Morton and Staubach alternated as the starting quarterback during the regular season, but Landry eventually chose Morton to start Super Bowl V because he felt less confident that Staubach would follow his game plan (Landry called all of Morton's plays in Super Bowl V). Also, Morton had done extremely well in the regular season, throwing for 1,819 yards and 15 touchdowns, with seven interceptions, earning him a passer rating of 89.8. In contrast, Staubach, although a noted scrambler and able to salvage broken plays effectively, threw for 542 yards, and only two touchdowns with eight interceptions, giving him a 42.9 rating.

Hayes was the main deep threat on the team, catching 34 passes for 889 yards (a 26.1 yards per catch average) and 10 touchdowns, while also rushing 4 times for 34 yards and another touchdown, and adding another 116 yards returning punts. On the other side of the field, wide receiver Lance Rentzel recorded 28 receptions for 556 yards and 5 touchdowns.

However, the main strength on the Cowboys offense was their running game. Rookie running back Duane Thomas rushed 151 times for 803 yards (a 5.1 yards per carry average) and 5 touchdowns, while adding another 416 yards returning kickoffs. Fullback Walt Garrison, who replaced the injured Hill, provided Thomas with excellent blocking and rushed for 507 yards and 3 touchdowns himself. Garrison was also a good receiver out of the backfield, catching 21 passes for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns. Up front, Pro Bowl guard John Niland and future Hall of Famer tackle Rayfield Wright anchored the offensive line.

The Cowboys had their lowest regular season (6–2 vs. Cleveland Browns) and playoff (5–0 vs. Detroit Lions) scoring games in franchise history. The playoff victory over Detroit on December 26 remains the lowest scoring postseason game in NFL history. Through the Шаблон:Nfly season, the Cowboys-Browns game is one of only two 6-2 games in league history; the other was a Packers-Bears game in Шаблон:Nfly, and the Cowboys-Lions playoff is one of three 5-0 games, along with a Шаблон:Nfly game between the Providence Steam Roller and Buffalo Bisons, and a Bills-Bengals game in Шаблон:Nfly.

For the first time, the Cowboys defeated the Green Bay Packers; this year's game was on Thanksgiving on the new artificial turf of the Cotton Bowl. Green Bay had won the first six contests, four in the regular season (1960, 1964, 1965, 1968) and two in NFL championship games (1966, 1967). The Packers won the next meeting in Green Bay in 1972.

Schedule

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1	September 20	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–7	1–0	Franklin Field	59,728	Recap
2	September 27	New York Giants	W 28–10	2–0	Cotton Bowl	57,236	Recap
3	October 4	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 7–20	2–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,780	Recap
4	October 11	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–0	3–1	Cotton Bowl	53,611	Recap
5	October 18	at Minnesota Vikings	L 13–54	3–2	Metropolitan Stadium	47,900	Recap
6	October 25	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–16	4–2	Municipal Stadium	51,158	Recap
7	November 1	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	5–2	Cotton Bowl	55,736	Recap
8	November 8	at New York Giants	L 20–23	5–3	Yankee Stadium	62,938	Recap
9	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	St. Louis Cardinals	L 0–38	5–4	Cotton Bowl	69,323	Recap
10	November 22	at Washington Redskins	W 45–21	6–4	RFK Stadium	50,415	Recap
11	November 26	Green Bay Packers	W 16–3	7–4	Cotton Bowl	67,182	Recap
12	December 6	Washington Redskins	W 34–0	8–4	Cotton Bowl	57,936	Recap
13	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Cleveland Browns	W 6–2	9–4	Cleveland Stadium	75,458	Recap
14	December 20	Houston Oilers	W 52–10	10–4	Cotton Bowl	50,504	Recap

Division opponents are in bold text

Game summaries

Week 2

• Bob Hayes 5 Rec, 112 Yds

Week 11

Шаблон:AFB game box start Шаблон:AFB game box end Thanksgiving Day

Postseason

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Divisional	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Detroit Lions	W 5–0	Cotton Bowl	69,613	Recap
NFC Championship	January 3, 1971	at San Francisco 49ers	W 17–10	Kezar Stadium	59,364	Recap
Super Bowl	January 17, 1971	vs Baltimore Colts	L 13–16	Orange Bowl	79,204	Recap

NFC Divisional Playoff

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox The Cowboys shut down the Lions offense and took advantage of a first-quarter field goal to outlast the Lions in the lowest-scoring playoff game in NFL history.

Super Bowl V

Chuck Howley became the first defensive player, and only member of a losing team to be the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.

Awards and records

• Chuck Howley, Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl V
• Mel Renfro, Pro Bowl Defensive Most Valuable Player

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia Шаблон:ISBN
Total Football Шаблон:ISBN
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes Шаблон:ISBN

External links

• 1970 Dallas Cowboys
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Dallas Cowboys Official Site