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1970 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach Joe Schmidt
Home Field Tiger Stadium
Results
Record 10–4
Place 2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 0–5
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1969 1971

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
  • Currently vacant

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, Michigan
  • Game 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
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0

0

Cowboys 3 0 0 2

5

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

References[]

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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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