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With a record of 10–4, their best in eight years, the Lions finished in second place in the NFC Central and qualified for the playoffs as the NFC's first ever Wildcard team. Detroit made the postseason for the first time since their championship season in 1957 (they played in three post-season runner-up games ( Playoff Bowl ) in 1960 , 1961 ...
Although they recorded 209 rushing yards, the Cowboys could only manage a field goal and a safety, but still managed to shut out the Lions. The Cowboy defense held Lions quarterback Greg Landry to 48 passing yards. In addition, they contained his running as Landry was an excellent running QB; he averaged 10 yards per carry and gained 350 yards ...
Dallas Cowboys (5) vs Detroit Lions (0), Dec 26, 1970 (Divisional Round) Most Points, Shutout Victory, Game, 73; Chicago Bears vs Washington Redskins, Dec 8, 1940 (NFL Championship Game) Fewest Points, Shutout Victory, Game, 5; Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions, Dec 26, 1970 (Divisional Round) Most Points Overcome to Win Game, 32
The Dallas Cowboys, who had missed the playoffs in 1974 for the first time in nine years, beat the Lions on their way to a 4–0 start to the season. The Cowboys would return to the playoffs in 1975, starting a new nine-year streak of playoff berths, and became the first NFL wild card team ever to play in the Super Bowl.
The Lions franchise was originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Spartans. [1] [2] Originally an independent team, they joined the National Football League in 1930, after which they compiled a 28–16–7 record by the end of the 1933 season, including a berth in the first-ever game with the league title at stake in 1932.
The Detroit Lions nearly escaped Dallas with a last-second comeback victory, but a penalty on the 2-point conversion led to a 20-19 loss to the Cowboys.. The Lions (11-5) are guaranteed at least ...
The Lions had two shots at the 2-point conversion after that, due to a Cowboys offsides penalty on the first attempt, but Goff threw incomplete on the last attempt and the Cowboys hung on to win ...
The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first after the consummation of the AFL–NFL merger.The merged league realigned into two conferences: all ten of the American Football League (AFL) teams joined the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers to form the American Football Conference (AFC); the other thirteen NFL clubs ...