1962 Detroit Lions season
| 1962 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | George Wilson |
| Home field | Tiger Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–3 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Won NFL Playoff Bowl (3rd place) (vs. Steelers) 17-10 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | DET | Gail Cogdill 33-yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | Lions 7–0 | |
| 2 | DET | Gail Cogdill 27-yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | Lions 14–0 | |
| 2 | DET | Sam Williams 6-yard fumble return (Wayne Walker kick) | Lions 21–0 | |
| 2 | DET | Safety, Starr tackled by Brown in end zone | Lions 23–0 | |
| 3 | DET | Milt Plum 47-yard field goal | Lions 26–0 | |
| 4 | GB | Willie Davis recovered fumble in end zone (Jerry Kramer kick) | Lions 26–7 | |
| 4 | GB | Jim Taylor 4-yard run (Jerry Kramer kick) | Lions 26–14 | |
The 1962 Detroit Lions season was the 33rd season in franchise history. In one of the best regular seasons in their history, the Lions posted an 11–3 record (.786), but finished two games behind the eventual NFL champion Packers in the NFL Western Conference. It was third straight season the Lions finished as runner-up to the Packers in the West.
As conference runner-up, Detroit won their third consecutive Playoff Bowl game over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 17–10. The third place game was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami on January 6, three weeks after the end of the regular season.
The Lions never trailed by more than seven points at any point in any game during the season, a feat that was not repeated for 48 years. Their 26–14 win over the Packers on Thanksgiving Day in Week 11 denied defending champion Green Bay the NFL's first true perfect season. The Lions were up 26–0 in the fourth quarter before Green Bay scored two touchdowns; the Packers had won the first meeting 9–7 in the mud in Green Bay with a late field goal on October 7.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
The game matched the conference runners-up for third place in the league and was played three weeks after the end of the regular season (and a week after the championship game). The ten editions of the Playoff Bowl, all held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, are now considered exhibition games by the NFL, not post-season contests.
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