1970 Detroit Lions season

1970 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Joe Schmidt
Home field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card

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 postseason for the first time in 13 seasons, since their championship season in 1957, as the new NFC Central Division Wild Card playoff team. In their first postseason game since 1957 the Lions are matched up against the Dallas Cowboys. The Lions defense was able to stop and frustrate the Cowboys all game long. However, the Cowboys defense was also able to frustrate the Lions. In the end the Lions would fall 5–0 in the lowest scoring game in NFL Playoff history. One unusual loss was to the New Orleans Saints on Week 8. They had a 17–16 lead with only 2 seconds left. However, Saints kick Tom Dempsey booted a record 63 yard Field Goal as time expired to give the Saints a win 19–17.^[1]

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
1	19	Steve Owens	Running Back	Oklahoma
2	45	Ray Parson	Tackle	Minnesota
3	71	Jim H. Mitchell	Defensive End	Virginia State
5	123	Bob Parker	Guard	Memphis
6	149	Tony Terry	Defensive Tackle	Southern California
7	175	Ken Geddes	Linebacker	Nebraska
9	227	Herman Weaver	Punter	Tennessee
10	253	Bruce Maxwell	Running Back	Arkansas
11	279	Roger Laird	Defensive Back	Kentucky State
12	305	Emanuel Murrell	Defensive Back	California Polytechnic State
13	331	Dave Haverdick	Defensive Tackle	Morehead State
14	357	Charlie K. Brown	Wide Receiver	Northern Arizona
15	383	Bob Haney	Tackle	Idaho
16	409	Jerry Todd	Defensive Back	Memphis
17	435	Jesse Marshall	Defensive Tackle	Centenary

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 20, 1970	at Green Bay Packers	W 40–0	56,263
2	September 27, 1970	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–3	58,202
3	October 5, 1970	Chicago Bears	W 28–14	58,210
4	October 11, 1970	at Washington Redskins	L 31–10	50,414
5	October 18, 1970	at Cleveland Browns	W 41–24	83,577
6	October 25, 1970	at Chicago Bears	W 16–10	45,632
7	November 1, 1970	Minnesota Vikings	L 30–17	58,210
8	November 8, 1970	at New Orleans Saints	L 19–17	66,910
9	November 15, 1970	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–20	47,900
10	November 22, 1970	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–7	56,232
11	November 26, 1970	Oakland Raiders	W 28–14	56,597
12	December 6, 1970	St. Louis Cardinals	W 16–3	56,362
13	December 14, 1970	at Los Angeles Rams	W 28–23	79,441
14	December 20, 1970	Green Bay Packers	W 20–0	57,387

Season summary

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	7	14
• Lions	0	0	21	7	28

Date: October 5
Location: Tiger Stadium • Detroit, Michigan
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 55°F • Wind 13
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell & Don Meredith

Scoring summary

1	CHI	Dick Gordon 20-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 7–0

3	DET	Mel Farr 3-yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Tie 7–7

3	DET	Altie Taylor 7-yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Lions 14–7

3	DET	Larry Walton 13-yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)	Lions 21–7

3	CHI	Dick Gordon 60-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)	Lions 21–14

4	DET	Mel Farr 20-yard run (Errol Mann kick)	Lions 28–14

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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.

Roster

Detroit Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

Playoffs

NFC Playoff, Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	3	0	0	2	5

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Date: December 26, 1970
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 69,613
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Frank Gifford

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

References

Detroit Lions

Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933)
Founded in 1930
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

NFL on Thanksgiving Day
Paper Lion (film)
"What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song)
Home Improvement (Ep. 160; S7 Ep. 9 Thanksgiving)

Lore

Rivalries

Notable people

League Championships (4)

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: North Division

Broadcasters

Radio: Detroit Lions Radio Network; Dan Miller; Jim Brandstatter; Tony Ortiz; WJR

TV: Detroit Lions Television Network; Matt Shepard; Rob Rubick; Nate Burleson; Jennifer Hammond; WJBK; Fox Sports Detroit

Seasons (87)

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions seasons

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1970 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Boston	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Buffalo	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
Miami	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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