1970 NFL Season — Final Standings
Final regular-season standings for the AFL-NFL merger's inaugural season, the first under the current AFC/NFC conference structure. To balance the merged 26-team league at 13 teams per conference, three former NFL clubs (Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers) moved into the new AFC alongside the ten former AFL teams, while the remaining 13 old-NFL clubs formed the NFC intact. It was fittingly one of those transplanted teams, Baltimore, that beat an original-NFL Dallas in Super Bowl V. This was the first season of the merger-era 3-division-winners-plus-1-wild-card (8-team) playoff format.
AFC East
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BCBaltimore Colts | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | - |
| 4 | MDMiami Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 1.5 |
| — | NYJNew York Jets | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 7.5 |
| — | BBBuffalo Bills | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 8 |
| — | BPBoston Patriots | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 9.5 |
AFC Central
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CBCincinnati Bengals | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | - |
| — | CBCleveland Browns | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 1 |
| — | PSPittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 3 |
| — | HOHouston Oilers | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 4.5 |
AFC West
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | OROakland Raiders | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | - |
| — | KCCKansas City Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 1 |
| — | SDCSan Diego Chargers | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 2.5 |
| — | DBDenver Broncos | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 3.5 |
NFC East
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDallas Cowboys | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | - |
| — | NYGNew York Giants | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 1 |
| — | SLCSt. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 1.5 |
| — | WRWashington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4 |
| — | PEPhiladelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 6.5 |
NFC Central
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MVMinnesota Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | - |
| 4 | DLDetroit Lions | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 2 |
| — | GBPGreen Bay Packers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6 |
| — | CBChicago Bears | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6 |
NFC West
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | SF4San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | - |
| — | LARLos Angeles Rams | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 1 |
| — | AFAtlanta Falcons | 4 | 8 | 2 | .333 | 5.5 |
| — | NOSNew Orleans Saints | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 8 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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