1970 Detroit Lions season

The 1970 Detroit Lions season was the 41st season in franchise history. With a record of 10–4, the Lions finished in second place in the NFC Central and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since their championship season in 1957 (the Lions played in three post-season, runner-up bowl games in 1960, 1961, and 1962 and won all three). The Lions fell 5–0 to the Dallas Cowboys in the lowest scoring game in NFL playoff history. One unusual loss during the regular season was to the New Orleans Saints on Week 8. The Lions had a 17–16 lead with only 2 seconds left, but Saints kicker Tom Dempsey booted a then-record 63-yard field goal as time expired to give the Saints a 19–17 win.[1]

1970 Detroit Lions season
Head coachJoe Schmidt
Home fieldTiger Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 0–5

NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionTeam
119Steve OwensRunning backOklahoma
245Ray ParsonTackleMinnesota
371Jim H. MitchellDefensive endVirginia State
5123Bob ParkerGuardMemphis
6149Tony TerryDefensive tackleSouthern California
7175Ken GeddesLinebackerNebraska
9227Herman WeaverPunterTennessee
10253Bruce MaxwellRunning backArkansas
11279Roger LairdDefensive backKentucky State
12305Emanuel MurrellDefensive backCalifornia Polytechnic State
13331Dave HaverdickDefensive tackleMorehead State
14357Charlie K. BrownWide receiverNorthern Arizona
15383Bob HaneyTackleIdaho
16409Jerry ToddDefensive backMemphis
17435Jesse MarshallDefensive tackleCentenary

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Roster
Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 46 Bruce Maxwell

Wide Receivers

  • 81 Charlie Brown

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers
  • 57 Terry Miller

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 20 at Green Bay Packers W 40–0 1–0 Lambeau Field 56,263 Recap
2 September 27 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–3 2–0 Tiger Stadium 58,202 Recap
3 October 5 Chicago Bears W 28–14 3–0 Tiger Stadium 58,210 Recap
4 October 11 at Washington Redskins L 10–31 3–1 RFK Stadium 50,414 Recap
5 October 18 at Cleveland Browns W 41–24 4–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 83,577 Recap
6 October 25 at Chicago Bears W 16–10 5–1 Wrigley Field 45,632 Recap
7 November 1 Minnesota Vikings L 17–30 5–2 Tiger Stadium 58,210 Recap
8 November 8 at New Orleans Saints L 17–19 5–3 Tulane Stadium 66,910 Recap
9 November 15 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–24 5–4 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900 Recap
10 November 22 San Francisco 49ers W 28–7 6–4 Tiger Stadium 56,232 Recap
11 November 26 Oakland Raiders W 28–14 7–4 Tiger Stadium 56,597 Recap
12 December 6 St. Louis Cardinals W 16–3 8–4 Tiger Stadium 56,362 Recap
13 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–23 9–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 79,441 Recap
14 December 20 Green Bay Packers W 20–0 10–4 Tiger Stadium 57,387 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 3
1 234Total
Bears 7 007 14
• Lions 0 0217 28

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Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 5–1 10–1 335 143 W3
Detroit Lions 10 4 0 .714 4–2 7–4 347 202 W5
Green Bay Packers 6 8 0 .429 2–4 4–7 196 293 L2
Chicago Bears 6 8 0 .429 1–5 5–6 256 261 W2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoffs
NFC Playoff, Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 000
Cowboys 3 0 025

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game information
  • Scoring
    • DAL – field goal Clark 26 DAL 3–0
    • DAL – Safety, Andrie tackled Landry in end zone DAL 5–0

References
  1. "Detroit Lions (1934-Present)". www.sportsecyclopedia.com.
  2. "1970 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. "Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions - October 5th, 1970 - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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