<P> The 1970 New York Jets season was the 11th season for the team and the first in the National Football League , following the AFL -- NFL merger . It began with the team trying to maintain or improve upon its 10 -- 4 record from 1969 under head coach Weeb Ewbank . The Jets finished with a record of 4 -- 10 . One of the highlights of the season was the Jets ' first game when they appeared on the first ever Monday Night Football game vs. the Cleveland Browns . The Jets lost the game 31 -- 21 . In the fifth game of the season , quarterback Joe Namath was lost for the season when he broke his wrist vs. the Baltimore Colts in Shea Stadium , the first meeting between the teams since Namath guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III . Namath 's injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Colts defensive tackle Fred Miller . With Namath on the sidleines , the Jets were forced to play untested Al Woodall , who guided New York to upsets of NFC powerhouses Los Angeles and Minnesota , but only one other victory , over the lowly Boston Patriots . </P>
<P> The 1970 New York Jets season was the 11th season for the team and the first in the National Football League , following the AFL -- NFL merger . It began with the team trying to maintain or improve upon its 10 -- 4 record from 1969 under head coach Weeb Ewbank . The Jets finished with a record of 4 -- 10 . One of the highlights of the season was the Jets ' first game when they appeared on the first ever Monday Night Football game vs. the Cleveland Browns . The Jets lost the game 31 -- 21 . In the fifth game of the season , quarterback Joe Namath was lost for the season when he broke his wrist vs. the Baltimore Colts in Shea Stadium , the first meeting between the teams since Namath guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III . Namath 's injury occurred when he hit his hand on the helmet of Colts defensive tackle Fred Miller . With Namath on the sidleines , the Jets were forced to play untested Al Woodall , who guided New York to upsets of NFC powerhouses Los Angeles and Minnesota , but only one other victory , over the lowly Boston Patriots . </P>
who defeated the jets on monday night football in 1970
who defeated the jets on monday night football in 1970
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns