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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.
Coached by Joe Schmidt (10-4-0)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 40 | 0 | 19 | 398 | 132 | 266 | 1 | 5 | 114 | 64 | 50 | 3 |
| 2 | Sun | September 27 | box | W | 2-0 | Cincinnati Bengals | 38 | 3 | 21 | 285 | 94 | 191 | 6 | 140 | 64 | 76 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Mon | October 5 | box | W | 3-0 | Chicago Bears | 28 | 14 | 22 | 350 | 210 | 140 | 1 | 8 | 177 | 139 | 38 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 3-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 10 | 31 | 16 | 251 | 152 | 99 | 1 | 21 | 352 | 225 | 127 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 41 | 24 | 13 | 315 | 200 | 115 | 2 | 19 | 318 | 171 | 147 | 6 |
| 6 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 16 | 10 | 13 | 187 | 79 | 108 | 1 | 10 | 310 | 235 | 75 | 4 |
| 7 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 5-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 30 | 13 | 254 | 186 | 68 | 3 | 17 | 387 | 251 | 136 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 5-3 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 19 | 18 | 278 | 143 | 135 | 6 | 15 | 272 | 141 | 131 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 15 | box | L | 5-4 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 24 | 15 | 185 | 59 | 126 | 2 | 17 | 289 | 204 | 85 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 6-4 | San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 7 | 19 | 298 | 111 | 187 | 15 | 190 | 134 | 56 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Thu | November 26 | box | W | 7-4 | Oakland Raiders | 28 | 14 | 25 | 399 | 137 | 262 | 3 | 18 | 248 | 148 | 100 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 8-4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 3 | 18 | 279 | 119 | 160 | 2 | 6 | 146 | 108 | 38 | 5 | |
| 13 | Mon | December 14 | box | W | 9-4 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 28 | 23 | 22 | 343 | 164 | 179 | 1 | 20 | 381 | 334 | 47 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 10-4 | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 0 | 9 | 162 | 71 | 91 | 4 | 9 | 124 | 78 | 46 | 5 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 26 | box | L | 10-5 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||