Sunday December 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/20/1970:



Cornerback Lem Barney set up 10 points with kick returns totaling 139 yards and tapped his performance with a 49-yard pass interception for Detroit's final touchdown as the Lions scored their second shutout of the season over the Packers and gained the NFC playoffs as the second-place team with the best record, 10-4.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.2  (13)133.5  (23)252.7  (24)36
DEFENSE133.7  (19)165.8  (17)299.5  (21)33
OFFENSE156.6  (2)137.4  (21)294.0  (11)23
DEFENSE85.1  (1)170.6  (19)255.7  (3)39

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (6-8-0)00000
Detroit Lions (10-4-0)3031420

( 0- 3) DET Errol Mann 50 yard field goal ( 0- 6) DET Errol Mann 16 yard field goal ( 0-13) DET Charlie Sanders 13 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) ( 0-20) DET Lem Barney 49 yard interception return (Errol Mann kick)
                     GB              DET
First Downs:         9               9
Rushes-yards:        24-46           32-91
Yards/rush:          1.9             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-27-122-3     7-19-95-1
Sacked-yards:        5-44            2-24
Net pass yards:      78              71
Net yards/pass:      2.4             3.4
Total net yards:     124             162
Total plays:         56 (42% run)    53 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          2.2             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             4-3
Turnovers:           5               4
Penalties-yards:     8-70            0-0

Attendance: 57,387

Passing:
GB: Bart Starr, 15 of 27 for 122 yards (3 int) DET: Greg Landry, 7 of 19 for 95 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: Donny Anderson, 13 for 17 yards; Dave Hampton, 7 for 12 yards; Jim Grabowski, 4 for 17 yards DET: Steve Owens, 12 for 32 yards; Altie Taylor, 11 for 20 yards; Bill Triplett, 5 for 8 yards; Greg Landry, 3 for 22 yards; Bruce Maxwell, 1 for 9 yards
Receiving:
GB: Carroll Dale, 5 for 66 yards; John Spilis, 3 for 34 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 14 yards; Dave Hampton, 2 for 4 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Grabowski, 1 for -1 yards DET: Larry Walton, 4 for 40 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 40 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Steve Owens, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Larry Krause, 3 for 54 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 20 yards DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 74 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Lee Harden, 2 for -7 yards; Willie Wood, 1 for 7 yards DET: Lem Barney, 5 for 100 yards; Tom Vaughn, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Willie Wood, 1 for 20 yards DET: Dick LeBeau, 2 for 15 yards; Lem Barney, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
GB: Donny Anderson, 9 for 349 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 4 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Dale Livingston, 0/1 DET: Errol Mann, 2/4


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