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1970 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Lions 1970 Season Recap

With a record of 10-4 the Lions, finished 2nd in the NFC Central, and qualified for the playoffs as the NFC's Wild Card. In their first trip to the postseason 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.

With a record of 10-4 the Lions, finished 2nd in the NFC Central, and qualified for the playoffs as the NFC's Wild Card. In their first trip to the postseason 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.

1970 Detroit Lions season

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Lost Division Championship

10-4 (.714)

2nd place in NFL NFC Central

League Note
The AFL and NFL were officially merged into a single league and renamed the AFC and NFC. Although the leagues agreed upon the merger and played in the Superbowl since 1966, this marked the beginning of single league, which included integration of regular season schedules.

Head Coach

General Manager

Team Owner

William Clay Ford Sr.

Stadium

Attendance

401,200 total
57,314 per game

1970 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 19 Steve Owens RB

2 45 Ray Parson DT

3 71 Jim Mitchell DE

5 123 Bob Parker G

6 149 Tony Terry DT

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1970 Detroit Lions Media Guide

85 pages Jan 1, 1970

This media guide is a comprehensive resource created by the team to provide detailed information about its players, coaches, history,...