# 1967 Detroit Lions season

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.
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

| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 7 | Mel Farr | Running Back | UCLA |
| 2 | 34 | Lem Barney | Defensive Back | Jackson State |
| 3 | 60 | Paul Naumoff | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 4 | 88 | Lew Kamanu | Defensive End | Weber State |
| 6 | 141 | Tim Jones | Quarterback | Weber State |
    Source:

## 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
at Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 17
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind 6 mph
* Game attendance: 50,861
* TV: CBS
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
Lions
Milt Plum 7/17, 41 Yds
Mel Farr 16 Rush, 95 Yds
Pat Studstill 3 Rec, 19 Yds
Packers
Bart Starr 14/23, 321 Yds, 4 INT
Jim Grabowski 10 Rush, 36 Yds
Carroll Dale 4 Rec, 109 Yds :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | DET | {{{HomeName}}} |
| 1 | | | | | Lions | Interception returned 24 yards for touchdown by Barney, Walker kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | | | | | Lions | 47-yard field goal by Walker | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | | | | | Lions | Marsh 3-yard touchdown run, Walker kick good | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | | | | | Packers | Pitts 3-yard touchdown run, Chandler kick good | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | Packers | Pitts 2-yard touchdown run, Chandler kick good | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | | | | | Packers | 28-yard field goal by Chandler | 17 | 17 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 17 | 17 |

#### Week 14

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Standings

NFL Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | 332 | 209 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | 239 | 218 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 1–3–2 | 3–5–2 | 260 | 259 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 8 | 3 | .273 | 1–3–2 | 1–6–3 | 233 | 294 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.