
John Brodie had the most passing yards in the 1970 regular-season and playoffs, with 3,404 yards in 1970.
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most passing yards by a player 1970 playoff included| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Brodie | 3,404 | 1970 | 16 | 258 | 450 | 57.3 | 7.6 | 212.8 | 26 | 12 | 89.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 11 | 91 | ||
| 2 | F. Tarkenton | 2,777 | 1970 | 14 | 219 | 389 | 56.3 | 7.1 | 198.4 | 19 | 12 | 82.2 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 36 | 249 | ||
| 3 | D. Lamonica | 2,709 | 1970 | 16 | 188 | 376 | 50.0 | 7.2 | 169.3 | 24 | 15 | 78.4 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 16 | 140 | ||
| 4 | J. Unitas | 2,691 | 1970 | 17 | 186 | 377 | 49.3 | 7.1 | 158.3 | 18 | 20 | 66.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 24 | 182 | ||
| 5 | J. Hart | 2,575 | 1970 | 14 | 171 | 373 | 45.8 | 6.9 | 183.9 | 14 | 18 | 61.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 26 | 216 | ||
| 6 | R. Gabriel | 2,552 | 1970 | 14 | 211 | 407 | 51.8 | 6.3 | 182.3 | 16 | 12 | 72.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 20 | 134 | ||
| 7 | D. Shaw | 2,507 | 1970 | 14 | 178 | 321 | 55.5 | 7.8 | 179.1 | 10 | 20 | 65.3 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 41 | 387 | ||
| 8 | J. Hadl | 2,388 | 1970 | 14 | 162 | 327 | 49.5 | 7.3 | 170.6 | 22 | 15 | 77.1 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 42 | 327 | ||
| 9 | S. Jurgensen | 2,354 | 1970 | 14 | 202 | 337 | 59.9 | 7.0 | 168.1 | 23 | 10 | 91.5 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 25 | 214 | ||
| 10 | N. Snead | 2,323 | 1970 | 14 | 181 | 335 | 54.0 | 6.9 | 165.9 | 15 | 20 | 66.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 21 | 181 | ||
| 11 | B. Griese | 2,174 | 1970 | 15 | 155 | 272 | 57.0 | 8.0 | 144.9 | 14 | 18 | 72.5 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 34 | 313 | ||
| 12 | B. Nelsen | 2,156 | 1970 | 12 | 159 | 313 | 50.8 | 6.9 | 179.7 | 16 | 16 | 68.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 8 | 79 | ||
| 13 | J. Concannon | 2,130 | 1970 | 14 | 194 | 385 | 50.4 | 5.5 | 152.1 | 16 | 18 | 61.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 24 | 206 | ||
| 14 | C. Morton | 2,085 | 1970 | 15 | 125 | 273 | 45.8 | 7.6 | 139.0 | 17 | 11 | 76.0 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 25 | 207 | ||
| 15 | L. Dawson | 1,876 | 1970 | 14 | 141 | 262 | 53.8 | 7.2 | 134.0 | 13 | 14 | 71.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 34 | 277 | ||
| 16 | G. Cuozzo | 1,866 | 1970 | 13 | 137 | 284 | 48.2 | 6.6 | 143.5 | 8 | 12 | 61.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 26 | 183 | ||
| 17 | B. Berry | 1,806 | 1970 | 12 | 156 | 269 | 58.0 | 6.7 | 150.5 | 16 | 13 | 78.1 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 36 | 274 | ||
| 18 | V. Carter | 1,711 | 1970 | 14 | 150 | 298 | 50.3 | 5.7 | 122.2 | 9 | 10 | 64.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 24 | 171 | ||
| 19 | C. Johnson | 1,652 | 1970 | 10 | 144 | 281 | 51.2 | 5.9 | 165.2 | 7 | 12 | 59.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 15 | 124 | ||
| 20 | B. Starr | 1,645 | 1970 | 14 | 140 | 255 | 54.9 | 6.5 | 117.5 | 8 | 13 | 63.9 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 29 | 252 | ||
| 21 | B. Kilmer | 1,557 | 1970 | 13 | 135 | 237 | 57.0 | 6.6 | 119.8 | 6 | 17 | 55.5 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 19 | 155 | ||
| 22 | T. Bradshaw | 1,410 | 1970 | 13 | 83 | 218 | 38.1 | 6.5 | 108.5 | 6 | 24 | 30.4 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 25 | 242 | ||
| 23 | P. Liske | 1,340 | 1970 | 11 | 112 | 238 | 47.1 | 5.6 | 121.8 | 7 | 11 | 55.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 28 | 228 | ||
| 24 | A. Woodall | 1,265 | 1970 | 10 | 96 | 188 | 51.1 | 6.7 | 126.5 | 9 | 9 | 68.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 29 | 222 | ||
| 25 | J. Namath | 1,259 | 1970 | 5 | 90 | 179 | 50.3 | 7.0 | 251.8 | 5 | 12 | 54.7 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 6 | 63 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
7 | 9 | 1 | .441 | |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |







