The AFL and NFL were officially merged into a single league and renamed the AFC and NFC. Although the leagues agreed upon the merger and played in the Superbowl since 1966, this marked the beginning of single league, which included integration of regular season schedules.
1970 Regular Season Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Record | ||||||||||||||
| 9/20 | at NY Giants | W | 24-16 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/27 | vs Philadelphia | W | 20-16 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/5 | at Detroit | L | 14-28 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/11 | vs Minnesota | L | 0-24 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/18 | vs San Diego | L | 7-20 | 2-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/25 | vs Detroit | L | 10-16 | 2-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/1 | at Atlanta | W | 23-14 | 3-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/8 | vs San Francisco | L | 16-37 | 3-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/15 | at Green Bay | L | 19-20 | 3-6 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/22 | vs Buffalo | W | 31-13 | 4-6 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/29 | at Baltimore | L | 20-21 | 4-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/6 | at Minnesota | L | 13-16 | 4-8 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/13 | vs Green Bay | W | 35-17 | 5-8 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/20 | at New Orleans | W | 24-3 | 6-8 | |||||||||||||||