The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 51st season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–9–1, winning eight games.1970 St. Louis Cardinals Despite them shutting out three consecutive opponents (and holding a fourth, the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, without a touchdown in a 6–6 draw), they failed to reach the playoffs for the 22nd straight season, thanks to three consecutive losses in December. The Cardinals entered their regular season finale at Washington needing to defeat the Redskins, plus for losses by the Cowboys (to the Oilers) and the Giants (to the Rams), to reach the playoffs. It all became academic after the Cardinals lost 28-27 to the Redskins and the Cowboys mauled the Oilers 52–10 to win the NFC East.
Prior to the season-ending skid, the Cardinals swept the Dallas Cowboys, with the second victory a 38–0 destruction on Monday Night Football at the Cotton Bowl. Dallas did not lose again until it fell to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V. The Cardinals swept the Cowboys only one other time, in 1989, (one year after the Cardinals' relocation to Arizona), when Dallas went 1-15 under first-year coach Jimmy Johnson. (The Cardinals and Cowboys have not been division rivals since 2001, as the now-Arizona Cardinals were moved to the NFC West in 2002.)
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1970 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCharlie HayesTackleWeber State
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1970 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks
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P/SS Reserve lists
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rookies in italics
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–34 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,130 2 September 27 Washington Redskins W 27–17 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 44,246 3 October 4 Dallas Cowboys W 20–7 2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,780 4 October 11 New Orleans Saints W 24–17 3–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,294 5 October 18 at Philadelphia Eagles W 35–20 4–1 Franklin Field 59,002 6 October 25 at New York Giants L 17–35 4–2 Yankee Stadium 62,984 7 November 1 Houston Oilers W 44–0 5–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,911 8 November 8 Boston Patriots W 31–0 6–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,446 9 at Dallas Cowboys W 38–0 7–2 Cotton Bowl 69,323 10 November 22 at Kansas City Chiefs T 6–6 7–2–1 Municipal Stadium 50,711 11 November 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–14 8–2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,581 12 December 6 at Detroit Lions L 3–16 8–3–1 Tiger Stadium 56,362 13 December 13 New York Giants L 17–34 8–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,845 14 December 20 at Washington Redskins L 27–28 8–5–1 RFK Stadium 50,415 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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