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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 ...
The 1970 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's 11th in the National Football League (NFL). Dallas outscored their opponents 299–221, and finished first in their division for the fifth consecutive season. In 1970, the club made its debut on Monday Night Football on November 16, but were shut out 38–0 by the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.
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 ...
Detroit Lions game time, TV channel info, radio, score, live updates and analysis as they play the Dallas Cowboys in NFL Week 7 action
Detroit Lions (11-4) vs. Dallas Cowboys (10-5): 8:15 p.m.; AT&T Stadium, ... Stats and stuff: The Cowboys take a 15-game home winning streak into their regular-season finale at AT&T Stadium. It ...
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 eventually failed to convert an ensuing 2-point conversion attempt, and the Cowboys won 20-19 in an outcome with significant implications for the NFC playoff race. Lions players and head ...
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 ...