1970 Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/26/1970 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 0-5 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 73167 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Lem Barney | 20 | LCB | 6-1 | 189 | 25 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Brown | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Merritt JC; Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Cotton | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 215 | 23 | Youngstown State | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Cottrell | 52 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 26 | Delaware Valley | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 24 | RB | 6-2 | 208 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Flanagan | 54 | C | 6-3 | 246 | 26 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky Freitas | 76 | ROT | 6-6 | 267 | 25 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Gallagher | 68 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Goich | 72 | DT | 6-4 | 262 | 26 | West Hills CC; California | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Hand | 74 | RDE | 6-5 | 247 | 30 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Hughes | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 173 | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Karras | 71 | LDT | 6-2 | 248 | 35 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Landry | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 205 | 24 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 |
| Dick LeBeau | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 33 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Lucci | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 233 | 31 | Pittsburgh; Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Errol Mann | 12 | K | 6-0 | 203 | 29 | North Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Maxwell | 46 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 25 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 24 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Miller | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 83 | LDE | 6-3 | 245 | 22 | Virginia State | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Mooney | 62 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Western Nebraska CC; Texas Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 19 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 29 | Foothill JC; Utah State | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Naumoff | 50 | MLB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Owens | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 217 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Rasley | 67 | OG | 6-3 | 251 | 23 | Bakersfield CC; Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 47 | DB | 6-2 | 179 | 28 | South Dakota State | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Rush | 82 | RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 28 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Sanders | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Shoals | 73 | LOT | 6-4 | 256 | 32 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Altie Taylor | 42 | RB | 5-10 | 199 | 23 | Diablo Valley JC; Utah State | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Triplett | 38 | FB | 6-2 | 212 | 30 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 48 | RS | 5-11 | 192 | 27 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Walker | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 34 | Idaho | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Walton | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 29 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Walton | 49 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Trinidad State JC; Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Herman Weaver | 18 | K | 6-4 | 210 | 22 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Weger | 28 | LS | 6-2 | 193 | 25 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Ray Williams | 45 | DB | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Central Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Yarbrough | 75 | OT | 6-6 | 261 | 24 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | / % | / % | 0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | / % | / % | 6 | 47 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 5 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Farr | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 209 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Landry | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 7 | 48 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 53.5 |
| Bill Munson | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 5 | 44 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10.4 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 12 | 92 | 4.6 | 13.1 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 12 | 80 | 29.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 13 | 38 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 16.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Walton | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Steve Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Weger | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Weaver | 8 | 391 | 48.9 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 328 | 41.0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 391 | 48.9 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 328 | 41.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 317 | 39.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lem Barney | 5 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 21 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Ray Williams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bruce Maxwell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Naumoff | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
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