The 1967 Detroit Lions season was the 38th season in franchise history. On August 5, the Lions played the Denver Broncos in an exhibition game. The Broncos beat the Lions by a score of 13–7 and became the first AFL team to beat an NFL team.[1]
The Lions boasted both the NFL's Offensive and Defensive rookies of the year : running back Mel Farr and cornerback Lem Barney .
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
[3]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 17, 1967
at Green Bay Packers
T 17–17
50,861
2
September 24, 1967
Cleveland Browns
W 31–14
57,383
3
October 1, 1967
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 28-38
43,821
4
October 8, 1967
Green Bay Packers
L 17-27
57,877
5
October 15, 1967
at Chicago Bears
L 3-14
46,024
6
October 22, 1967
Atlanta Falcons
W 24–3
50,601
7
October 29, 1967
at San Francisco 49ers
W 45–3
37,990
8
November 5, 1967
Chicago Bears
L 13-27
55,606
9
November 12, 1967
at Minnesota Vikings
T 10–10
40,032
10
November 19, 1967
at Baltimore Colts
L 7-41
60,238
11
November 23, 1967
Los Angeles Rams
L 7-31
54,389
12
December 3, 1967
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 14-24
47,713
13
December 10, 1967
at New York Giants
W 30–7
63,011
14
December 17, 1967
Minnesota Vikings
W 14–3
44,874
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
Detroit Lions (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring Information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
DET
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1
Lions
Interception returned 24 yards for touchdown by Barney , Walker kick good
7
0
1
Lions
47-yard field goal by Walker
10
0
2
Lions
Marsh 3-yard touchdown run, Walker kick good
17
0
3
Packers
Pitts 3-yard touchdown run, Chandler kick good
17
7
4
Packers
Pitts 2-yard touchdown run, Chandler kick good
17
14
4
Packers
28-yard field goal by Chandler
17
17
"TOP" = Time of Possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
17
17
Week 14 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
0
0
3
0
3
• Lions
0
14
0
0
14
Standings [ ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster [ ]
1967 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Reserve Lists
Practice/Taxi Squad
Note: Rookies in italics
Playoffs [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
References [ ]
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p.283
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 395
↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1967_draft.htm
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