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1970 Detroit Lions

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 347 points (24.8/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 202 points (14.4/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 145 points (10.4/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 11.0-3.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 1st.

Simple Rating System: Total 14.0, Offense: 7.4, Defense: 6.6, SoS: 3.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Joe Schmidt (10-4-0)

Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1970 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 19 DET Steve Owens RB 5 1970 1974 0 1 4 38 53 635 2451 20 99 861 2 Oklahoma
2 45 DET Ray Parson T 1 1971 1971 0 0 0 2 14 Minnesota
3 71 DET Jim H. Mitchell DE 8 1970 1977 0 0 6 40 101 Virginia St.
5 123 DET Bob Parker G 0 0 0 Memphis
6 149 DET Tony Terry DT 0 0 0 USC
7 175 DET Ken Geddes LB 8 1971 1978 0 0 5 38 95 Nebraska
9 227 DET Herman Weaver P 11 1970 1980 0 0 11 0 158 5 10 96 0 0 7 5 0 Tennessee
10 253 DET Bruce Maxwell RB 1 1970 1970 0 0 0 0 11 1 9 0 Arkansas
11 279 DET Roger Laird DB 0 0 0 Kentucky St.
12 305 DET Emanuel Murrell DB 0 0 0 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
13 331 DET Dave Haverdick DT 1 1970 1970 0 0 0 1 8 Morehead St.
14 357 DET Charlie K. Brown WR 1 1970 1970 0 0 0 1 14 2 38 0 Northern Arizona
15 383 DET Bob Haney T 0 0 0 Idaho
16 409 DET Jerry Todd DB 0 0 0 Memphis
17 435 DET Jesse Marshall DT 0 0 0 Centenary