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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. [1] [2] [3]
Detroit Lions record by season Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coach Refs; Finish W L T Pct; 1930: 1930: NFL 8th 5 6 3 .464 The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 [18] Hal Griffen [19] 1931: 1931: NFL 2nd 11 3 0 .786 George "Potsy" Clark [20] 1932: 1932: NFL 3rd° [A] 6 2 4 .667 Lost ...
On April 12, 2023, the Lions announced they would celebrate their 90th season in franchise history during the 2023 season with a commemorative logo and jersey patch. The inspiration for the patch is an homage to their logo from 1961 to 1969, which is also honored in the WCF memorial logo and the 60th commemorative season logo. [ 25 ]
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 history of the Detroit Lions, a professional American football franchise based in Detroit, dates back to 1928 when they played in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Spartans.They joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 before they were bought by George A. Richards, a radio executive, and moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions in 1934 and won their first NFL Championship the ...
TJ Hockenson is the only Detroit Lions player to make a positional top 10. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell, center Frank Ragnow were honorable mentions. Why NFL personnel mentioned just 3 Detroit ...
The annual NFL Top 100 players list has now been fully released ahead of the 2023-24 season, with the final 10 players coming out on Aug. 3.Although the Lions didn't have any players who cracked ...
Patrick Lewis Studstill Jr. (June 4, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver, punter and return specialist. He played 12 years in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1961–1967), Los Angeles Rams (1968–1971), and New England Patriots (1972). He led the NFL with 457 ...