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The 1967 Detroit Lions season was the 38th season in franchise history. On August 5, the Lions met the Denver Broncos in the first inter-league exhibition game. The Broncos beat the Lions 13–7 to become the first AFL team to beat an NFL team.
After an injury to Pat Studstill, Barney also took over as the Lions' punter, punting 47 times for an average of 37.4 yards in 1967. [1] On September 17, 1967, in the first quarter of his first NFL game, Barney intercepted the first pass thrown in his direction by Bart Starr and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown.
The Detroit Lions have played their home games at Ford Field since 2002. [1]The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). [2]
The Lions have played the Rams more than any other non-divisional team with 89 total matchups over the years dating back to 1937. In the 2023–24 playoffs, the Rams and Lions met for their first postseason matchup since 1952. The Lions won 24–23 in Matthew Stafford's first game back in Detroit since being traded to the Rams. [67]
He played college football for the UMass Minutemen from 1965 to 1967 and was selected in the first round of the 1968 NFL draft with the 11th overall pick. Landry played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears. He became an assistant coach after his playing career.
The Detroit Lions will trim their roster to 53 active players by Tuesday's 4 p.m. roster cut deadline. All NFL teams will have to cut their training camp roster of 90 players down to the top 53 ...
Detroit Lions roster watch: Donovan Peoples-Jones among those on bubble as cuts loom The first came on a fourth-and-1 from the Detroit 47-yard line, where the Steelers tried to run the play clock ...
Here's where the Lions players came in in this year's NFL Top 100 list: No. 80: Sam LaPorta Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta runs for a first down against the Seattle Seahawks during the second ...