08-09-2010, 11:01 AM
Jakensama Wrote:1970? Like anyone was actually alive back then.
I had been watching the NFL for 4 years by then.
That season sucked too. Might be the most boring NFL season ever.
The Giants blew a division title to Dallas, there were no division races really. They took the 2 point conversion out of football and there were a shit load of ties all year.
That would be the first of 2 straight years the Cowboys would get referee help and steal two Superbowls from the 49ers. The Colts would end up beating them in one of the worst Superbowls ever played. Only 1971 was more boring.
That was the first year of the real NFL. Before 1970 it was still AFL vs. NFL. Quite frankly the AFL was so much more fun to watch and by having two leagues they hated each other more. 1970 started a string of boring seasons. Not until the Raiders and Steeler rivalry (74 on) did the league spice up a bit.
George Blanda had a great year.
The thing I remember most about that season is the Chief/Raider game. The Chiefs had a 17-14 lead and all they needed was a first down to run out the clock. Len Dawson runs for the first down then slides to the turf but Ben Davidson (Raider DT) spears Len Dawson. Otis Taylor and bunch of other Chiefs jump Davidson and huge brawl insues (Which can often be seen on NFL films).
The brawl causes off setting penalties which nulifies the Chiefs first down. The Chiefs punt and the Raiders end up tying the game. The Defending World Champs Chiefs miss the playoffs by one game to the Raiders.
The Raiders begin a string of 5 straight Championship game loses.
The Colts were the best team that year despite playing poorly in the Superbowl.