| After the strong finish in 1969, the Patriots had hopes of a good season during their initial foray in the NFL. To help bolster there chances, the Patriots signed former Vikings' QB Joe Kapp, who was coming off a 1969 ProBowl season in the NFL. The move backfired as Joe Kapp struggled and ws out of the NFL altogether after the 1970 season. After surprising the Dolphins in the opener 27-14, the Patriots would lose their next 6 games and cost Coach Clive Rush his job. GM John Mazur stepped into the coaching job, but the results were the same as the Patriots' losing streak would readh 9 games before they finally won again. The 14-10 victory only an abberation as the Patriots would lose their final three games against Miami, Minnesota and Cincinnati by a combined 117-41. The Patriots ineptness were spread around on both sides of the ball as the offense generated a team record low 149 points for the season. With a top draft pick and new stadium on the horizon, the Patriots were hoping for better results. |
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| Passing Cmp Att Pct. Yards TDs INTs QBRtg Joe Kapp 98 219 44.7 1104 3 17 32.6 Mike Taliaferro 78 173 45.0 871 4 11 41.8 |
| Rushing Att. Yards AVG TDs Jim Nance 145 522 3.6 7 Carl Garrett 88 272 3.1 4 Odell Lawson 56 99 1.8 0 Joe Kapp 20 71 3.6 0 Sid Blanks 13 44 3.4 0 Eddie Ray 5 13 2.6 0 Mike Taliaferro 3 11 3.7 0 Bob Gladieux 4 8 2.0 0 |
| Receiving Rec Yards AVG TDs Ron Sellers 38 550 14.5 4 Bake Turner 28 428 15.3 2 Carl Garrett 26 216 8.3 0 Jim Nance 26 148 5.7 0 Barry Brown 15 145 9.7 0 Tom Beer 11 150 13.6 0 Odell Lawson 11 113 10.3 0 Charley Frazier 9 86 9.6 0 Sid Blanks 5 49 9.9 0 Bill Rademacher 4 51 12.8 0 Gayle Knief 3 39 13.0 1 |
| Kicking XP XPA FG FGA PTS Gino Cappelletti 12 13 6 15 30 Charlie Gogolak 5 5 2 7 21 |
| Interceptions
Daryle Johnson 2; Ed Philpott 1; John Bramlett 1; J.R. Williamson 1; Art McMahon 1; Don Webb 1; Clarence Scott 1 |
| AFC East W L T .Pct PF PA Colts 11 2 1 .821 321 234 Dolphins 10 4 0 .714 297 228 Jets 4 10 0 .286 255 286 Bills 3 10 1 .250 204 337 Patriots 2 12 0 .143 149 361 AFC Division Playoffs: Baltimore 17 Cincinnati 0 Oakland 21 Miami 14 AFC Championship Baltimore 27 Oakland 17 Superbowl IV Baltimore 16 Dallas 13 |
| 1970 |
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| Miami 27-14 1-0 N.Y. Jets 21-31 1-1 Baltimore 6-14 1-2 Kansas City 10-23 1-3 N.Y. Giants 0-16 1-4 Baltimore 3-27 1-5 Buffalo 10-45 1-6 @St. Louis 0-31 1-7 San Diego 14-16 1-8 @N.Y. Jets 3-17 1-9 @Buffalo 14-10 2-9 @Miami 20-37 2-10 Minnesota 14-35 2-11 @Cincinnati 7-45 2-12 |
| Roster QB - Joe Kapp QB - Mike Taliaferro RB - Sid Banks RB - Carl Garrett FB - Bob Gladieux RB - Odell Lawson FB - Jim Nance FB/TE - Eddie Ray WR/K - Gino Cappellettii WR - Charley Frazier WR - Gayle Knief WR - Bill Rademacher WR - Tom Richardson WR - Ron Sellers TE - Bake Turner TE - Tom Beer TE - Barry Brown T - Tom Funchess T - Ezell Jones T - Tom Neville T - Don Oakes T - Karl Singer G - Len St. Jean G/T - Gary Bugenhagen G/T - Angelo Loukas G/C - Mike Montler C - Jon Morris DE - Ron Berger DE - Ike Lassiter DE - Dennis Wirgowski DE - Mel Witt DT - Houston Antwine DT - Jim Hunt DT - Rex Mirich LB - Mike Ballou LB - John Bramlett LB - Jim Cheyunski LB - Ed Philpott LB - Marty Schottenheimer LB - Fred Whittingham LB - J. R. Williamson DB - Randy Beverly DB - Larry Carwell DB/P - Tom Janik DB - Daryle Johnson DB - Art McMahon DB - John Outlaw DB - Clarence Scott DB - Don Webb K - Charlie Gogolak Injured DT - Ed Toner |
| Offense Ranking Points: 149 (26 of 26) Run: 334-1040 (26 of 26) Pass: 1975 (26 of 26) Defense Ranking Points: 361 (26 of 26) Run: 503-2074 (26 of 26) Pass: 2430 (11 of 26) |
| Pro Bowlers: C - Jon Morris |
| Coach: Clive Rush 1970: 1-6 Career: 5-16 |
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| Coach: John Mazur 1970: 1-6 |