The 1967 Detroit Lions season was the 38th season in franchise history. On August 5, the Lions met the Denver Broncos in the first inter-league exhibition game. The Broncos beat the Lions 13–7 to become the first AFL team to beat an NFL team.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p.283
The Lions boasted both the NFL's Offensive and Defensive rookies of the year: running back Mel Farr and cornerback Lem Barney.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Final roster 1967 Detroit Lions roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
OLB/K
Defensive backs CB/P
Special teams Reserve lists
WR/P
Taxi squad
40 active, 8 reserve, 4 taxi / practice squad
Note: rookies in italics
Regular season Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 17 at Green Bay Packers T 17–17 0–0–1 50,861 2 September 24 Cleveland Browns W 31–14 1–0–1 57,383 3 October 1 at St. Louis Cardinals L 28–38 1–1–1 43,821 4 October 8 Green Bay Packers L 17–27 1–2–1 57,877 5 October 15 at Chicago Bears L 3–14 1–3–1 46,024 6 October 22 Atlanta Falcons W 24–3 2–3–1 50,601 7 October 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 45–3 3–3–1 37,990 8 November 5 Chicago Bears L 13–27 3–4–1 55,606 9 November 12 at Minnesota Vikings T 10–10 3–4–2 40,032 10 November 19 at Baltimore Colts L 7–41 3–5–2 60,238 11 November 23 Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 3–6–2 54,389 12 December 3 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–24 3–7–2 47,713 13 December 10 at New York Giants W 30–7 4–7–2 63,011 14 December 17 Minnesota Vikings W 14–3 5–7–2 44,874
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 14
Standings
References
External links 1967 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1967 Detroit Lions at jt-sw.com 1967 Detroit Lions at The Football Database (FootballDB.com)