1970-09-20 GOTW Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

[@Sirharryflash82]

The Lions uniforms of that era were beautiful, especially compared to the god awful stuff they wear now.

[@bustercherry9643]

Poor Phil Bengston. He was a great assistant who had the misfortune of taking over after Lombardi had departed and left him an aging roster.

[@DNSKansas]

You never want to be the man to follow THE MAN. Lombardi knew '67 was his last shot at glory with the Packers, and he had no desire to coach an over-the-hill team in '68. Vince told his son he was stepping down as coach while driving home from the Ice Bowl. He knew the win over Dallas meant he would go out on top, regardless of what happened in Super Bowl II. Fun fact: many on the Packers board of directors gauged Don Shula's interest in Green Bay just after Super Bowl IV. However, they were unwilling to release Bengston with one year left on his contract.

[@yeildo1492]

Phil did not help himself by being an alcoholic. There are videos on here about Packer history. Covering the Bengston era, they tell us this information. I had never heard it before.

[@golions13579]

They also ran into a good Lions team that day. Lions lost to the Cowboys 5-0 in the playoffs later that season on an off day offensively unfortunately.

[@jeromemurphy2572]

If you ask me, the uniforms looks much better without the names on the back.

[@Jay_BinLaden]

I love old sports highlights.

[@willtheview]

R.I.P. Bart Starr

[@chrisrose6014]

Why NFL Films selected this as the GOTW is beyond me when they had the Vikings' revenge victory over the Chiefs the same week!!!!

[@liammickle1799]

Chris Rose well the AFL (in 1970 the afc) was not on the NFC’s good side after 2 straight Super Bowl losses and they didn’t want to broadcast that I would assume

[@bgraham928]

Chris Rose They must have chosen it before it was played. Anyway I hope they did.

[@ciesaro]

Not to mention Cincinnati's upset against the Oakland Raiders

[@hanziggywuest]

1st game after death of Lombardi. That's why.

[@gmaqwert]

This wasn't the game of the week it was the Blowout of the week.

[@DNSKansas]

You would have thought the Super Bowl IV rematch would have been the GOTW. Monday Night games were not eligible for GOTW in those days (remember, they were never included on This Week in Pro Football).

[@nicole022]

The MNF game that week was the inaugural game, NYJ vs Browns.

[@bufnyfan1]

@@DNSKansas The Super Bowl IV rematch that year was not played on Monday night--that game the very first MNF game was between the Jets and the Browns in Cleveland. The Chiefs did play the Vikings that year in game one in Bloomington, Minnesota (the Vikings won easily 27-10--revenge for their loss to the Chiefs in SB4

[@scoobycarr5558]

One of the most "unlikely" rivalries of football - the Lions and the Packers. And I'm not Lion pardon the pun.

[@DNSKansas]

Unlikely? They've been playing each other since 1934, when the Portsmouth Spartans became the Lions.

[@bufnyfan1]

The way the Lions hammered the Packers in this game seemed to bode well for the upcoming season for them--but unfortunately, their "Achilles heel" were the Vikings--they ended up losing both regular-season games to them and they also lost a game to New Orleans when Tom Dempsey kicked a 63 yd FG (then a record) on the last play of the game

[@Playsinvain]

I remember watching that Dempsey highlight on CBS right after it happened. But have no other recollections of football until 72. As a Packer fan…Thank goodness.

[@neilschauer5080]

Actually Dallas in the playoffs

[@neilschauer5080]

This game could have been much worse..27 yards all day..At home no less..This game essentially ended Bengstson's coaching tenure..

[@angeleyes9951]

Wow, look how little celebration was done by players back then compared to now days. Lem Barney get's that Pic 6 and all they do is a few hand slaps. Anytime someone does that now everybody is jumping all over the guy like they just won the Super Bowl.

[@freddysteady1547]

Lions shootout packers last game of season at tiger stadium. 28-0

[@robertbish8592]

Actually, it wuz 20- 0

[@jamesbowen8960]

It was Lions 20 Green Bay 0.

[@craigcowan2971]

First game of the year, September 20th. That’s seems so late in the year nowadays.

[@desertdogg9773]

1970 Detroit Lions were fantastic. Lem Barney, Greg Landry , Charlie Sanders , Dick Lebeau and Mike Lucci. 10 wins in 14 games.

[@oldredbarnman]

My favorite Lions team when I was a kid. Just couldn't beat those damn Vikings!

[@DNSKansas]

Actually it's one playoff win in 62 seasons, sir.

[@bufnyfan1]

the Lions simple couldn't beat the Vikings home or away that year (they were their "Achilles Heel") for many years at that time--they ultimately made the playoffs but lost to Dallas 5-0 of all scores

[@krierp8]

If they would have beaten the Vikings just once, they would have won the division and host a playoff game. Perhaps reach the Super Bowl.

[@neilschauer5080]

One of the darkest days in Green Bay Packer history..

[@Fireyninjadog]

The lions still suck in Wisconsin

[@davidboda1640]

Phil over his head and a drunky john

[@bartstarr100]

The Packers got Munsoned.

[@SheltonWalden]

Early catch by the late Chuck Hughes -50 years ago he died on the field

[@bufnyfan1]

he was only 28 when he passed in Oct 71--despite his age he had significant coronary artery disease-the autopsy showed significant blockage in one of the main arteries in his heart

[@jeromemurphy2572]

First year that the names of players appeared on back of NFL's NFC jerseys.

[@ashwinrebbapragada7626]

I liked the Detroit Lions impressive victory over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Go Lions!!!!

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

0:08 oh the legs 💛 💚

[@yeildo1492]

10:29 The Packers copy Dallas?? Heresy!

[@Playsinvain]

Lions. The scourge of the North

[@1perfectstrangerr]

In 68 Don Shula called GB and was interested in the job,..the Packers said they were staying with Bengston,..

[@DNSKansas]

That was January 1970. Once Dominic Olejniczak said he wouldn't fire Bengston with a year left on his contract, Joe Robbie swooped in. The rest is history.

[@dicktracy762]

@@DNSKansas Yeah Shula wanted out of Baltimore after 69 season. Rosenbloom was bad mouthing him cuz they lost the 69 Super Bowl (68 season) and were 8-5-1 in 69. Shula was 71-23-4 in his 7 years in Baltimore, regular season. He never won THE big game though. And he did not get along with Johnny U. So he booked for Miami. Personalities. And egos. Imagine that.

[@mikecapizzi5062]

Go Lions 🦁

[@andrewfrantz5502]

Their time ⏲️ at Super Bowl is likely sooner than we think.

[@brucemonts6530]

Lions 20-0 2 game

[@JIMOTOOLE1949]

The season finale, which enabled the Lions to clinch the wild-card playoff spot.

[@scoobycarr5558]

Did the Lions have their own "Favre" - or was he pronounced "Farr"?

[@desertdogg9773]

pkfan961 go fu...ck. yourself

[@robertbish8592]

HAAAAAAA!!

[@jackl7487]

It was Mel Farr. Go Lions! F@CK Green Bay.

[@clintscroggs65]

Mel Farr was the 7th overall pick and offensive Rookie of the Year in '67. He owned several car dealerships in the Detroit area after retiring. According to Wikipedia, "By '97, Farr had expanded to 14 dealerships in 5 states with annual sales of $500 million. By 1998, Farr's group grossed $596.6 million, making it the top black-owned business in the U S and the 33rd largest auto dealership in the US. In 2000, Farr's companies became the subject of negative publicity for sales and credit practices. After defaulting on a $36 million bond package, Farr sold his final dealership in 2003." His brother Miller played for the Cards and Oilers as a DB.