1970 Boston Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Clive Rush (1-6)
Coach: John Mazur (1-6)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts

1970 Boston Patriots Roster
1970 Boston Patriots Results

The Boston Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots struggled to score 149 points, worst in the circuit, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 361, most in the league. Joe Kapp passed for 1,104 yards. Ron Sellers hauled in 38 passes for 550 yards, while Bake Turner contributed to the receiving game, too.

Jim Nance ran for a team-best 522 yards for Boston.

Daryl Johnson intercepted 2 opponent throws.

Clive Rush and John Mazur coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Kapp	219	98	44.7	1104	5.0	3	1.4	17	7.8	48	27	231	32.6
Mike Taliaferro	173	78	45.1	871	5.0	4	2.3	11	6.4	45	15	158	41.8
Totals	392	176	44.9	1975	5.0	7	1.8	28	7.1	48	42	389

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Nance	145	522	3.6	21	7
Carl Garrett	88	272	3.1	26	4
Odell Lawson	56	99	1.8	15	0
Joe Kapp	20	71	3.6	14	0
Sid Blanks	13	44	3.4	12	0
Eddie Ray	5	13	2.6	4	0
Mike Taliaferro	3	11	3.7	6	0
Bob Gladieux	4	8	2.0	8	0
Totals	334	1040	3.1	26	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Sellers	38	550	14.5	48	4
Bake Turner	28	428	15.3	43	2
Carl Garrett	26	216	8.3	29	0
Jim Nance	26	148	5.7	16	0
Barry Brown	15	145	9.7	22	0
Tom Beer	11	150	13.6	25	0
Odell Lawson	11	113	10.3	19	0
Charley Frazier	9	86	9.6	16	0
Sid Blanks	5	49	9.8	18	0
Bill Rademacher	4	51	12.8	16	0
Gayle Knief	3	39	13.0	22	1
Totals	176	1975	11.2	48	7

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gino Cappelletti	13	12	92.3	15	6	40.0	30
Charlie Gogolak	5	5	100.0	7	2	28.6	11
Totals	18	17	94.4	22	8	36.4	41

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Janik	86	3364	39.1	57
Totals	86	3364	39.1	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Carl Garrett	17	168	9.9	62
Sid Blanks	9	83	9.2	22
Larry Carwell	3	48	16.0	45
Daryl Johnson	2	6	3.0	6
Odell Lawson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	32	305	9.5	62

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Odell Lawson	25	546	21.8	52
Carl Garrett	24	511	21.3	30
Sid Blanks	7	152	21.7	29
Larry Carwell	1	30	30.0	30
Fred Whittingham	1	24	24.0	24
Marty Schottenheimer	1	8	8.0	8
Tom Beer	1	4	4.0	4
Barry Brown	1	0	0.0	0
Randy Beverly	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	62	1275	20.6	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Daryl Johnson	2	51	25.5	42
Art McMahon	1	72	72.0	72
Ed Philpott	1	23	23.0	23
Clarence Scott	1	18	18.0	18
John Bramlett	1	16	16.0	16
J.R. Williamson	1	2	2.0	2
Don Webb	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	8	184	23.0	72

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Clarence Scott		0	1	3	5	0
Ed Philpott		0	0	3	27	0
Randy Beverly			0	2	0	0
Don Webb		0	0	2	2	0
Art McMahon		0	0	2	0	0
Carl Garrett			1	2	0
Bill Rademacher			0	1	0	0
Ike Lassiter			0	1	0	0
Jim Hunt			0	1	0	0
Houston Antwine			0	1	11	0
Odell Lawson			2	1	0	0
Tom Neville			0	1	0	0
Len St. Jean			0	1	0	0
Ron Berger			0	1	0	0
Jim Nance			6	0	0
Tom Janik			1	0	-7	0
Joe Kapp			1	0	0	0
Tom Beer			1	0	0	0
Mike Taliaferro			5	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	18	22	38	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Nance	7	0							0	0	0			42
Gino Cappelletti									6	12	0			30
Carl Garrett	4	0	0	0					0	0	0			24
Ron Sellers		4							0	0	0			24
Bake Turner		2							0	0	0			12
Charlie Gogolak									2	5	0			11
Gayle Knief		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	17	0	0	0	149