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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 ...
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
Now down by two scores with just one quarter left, Blanda got the Raiders rolling on a long touchdown drive. Running back Charlie Smith picked up 20 yards on a draw play (the longest run of the game for either team). Then Blanda fooled the Colts' defense with a fake handoff before firing a pass to Warren Wells for a 37-yard gain to the Colts 11 ...
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 (11-4) vs. Dallas Cowboys (10-5): 8:15 p.m.; AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas ... Stats and stuff: The Cowboys take a 15-game home winning streak into their regular-season finale at AT ...
The Cowboys snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory and now sit at 11-5 as the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs. The game kicked off at 8:15 p.m. from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
At 11-5, the Lions are now tied with the Cowboys for the third-best record in the NFC, behind the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles.. The 49ers will be the one seed in the NFC playoffs ...
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.