1970 NFL NFC East standings

Name: 1970 NFL NFC East standings
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The Dallas Cowboys won the 1970 NFL NFC East division race at 10-4, 1 game ahead of the New York Giants. It came down to the final days: the Dallas Cowboys did not lead for good until Week 14.

The 1970 playoffs, game by game

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NFC East standings, 1970

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Dallas Cowboys (DAL) y	10	4	0	.714	-	7-3	W5
New York Giants (NYG)	9	5	0	.643	1	8-2	L1
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)	8	5	1	.607	1.5	5-4-1	L3
Washington Redskins (WAS)	6	8	0	.429	4	4-6	W2
Philadelphia Eagles (PHI)	3	10	1	.250	6.5	3-6-1	W1

Final standings.

Clinch key

y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands twice.
The Dallas Cowboys trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 9.
The Dallas Cowboys took first place for good in Week 14.
The New York Giants won 6 games in a row from Week 4 to Week 9, the longest run of the race.
The St. Louis Cardinals led by 1.5 games as late as Week 11.
The Dallas Cowboys went 7-2 from Week 5 to Week 14, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 1 game.
Three teams held first place.
The Dallas Cowboys spent 8 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.