Head coach John Rauch Home field War Memorial Stadium Division place 4th AFC East | Owner Ralph Wilson Record 3–10–1 Playoff finish did not qualify | |
The 1970 Buffalo Bills season was the 11th season for the club and their first in the National Football League. The team looked to improve on it's 4-10 record from 1969 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1966. However, the Bills started out on the wrong foot, losing 4 of it's first 5 games. After winning 2 straight road games against the Patriots and Jets and suffering a blowout loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills and Colts played to a 17-17 draw in week 9, Buffalo's first tie since 1968. The Bills would then lose 5 straight to end the season and finish the season 3-10-1, in fourth place in the AFC East. It should be noted that their week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins would start a stage of futility in which the Bills would lose 20 straight games to the Dolphins. The Bills would not beat the Dolphins at any point during the 70s and would not beat Miami again until 1980. This would become known as "The Streak".
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.