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 since their championship season in 1957. 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]
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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Roster [ ]
Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics
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 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
0
0
7
14
• Lions
0
0
21
7
28
Date: October 5 Location: Tiger Stadium • Detroit, MichiganGame start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 55°F • Wind 13
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Standings [ ]
Template:1970 NFC Central standings
Playoffs [ ]
NFC Playoff, Dallas Cowboys 5, Detroit Lions 0
Game information
Scoring
DAL – field goal Clark 26 DAL 3–0
DAL – Safety, Andrie tackled Landry in end zone DAL 5–0
References [ ]
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