It is the answer to a great trivia question, and indicative of just where the Lions organization was headed. Fifteen days prior, Detroit had lost to the Denver Broncos, 13-7, marking the first time an AFL team had defeated an NFL team.
All of them thus far were against American Football League opponents. For the Lions, it was their third exhibition game (or “pre-season” game, according to the modern NFL marketing machine). And it cost only $28 million to build, which today won’t even pay to get Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke to kiss your behind. It was brand-spanking new, a state-of-the-art concrete palace in Mission Valley, straight out of the Brutalist school of architecture. At the time, it was known as San Diego Stadium. It has the great Southern California weather, but other than that, their facility is an outdated dump, and that is being kind.īack in 1967, the Chargers hosted the Lions in the first sporting event ever played at what is today known as Qualcomm Stadium. The Chargers, understandably, are eager to move, since they play in one of the NFL’s worst stadiums. Or the Raiders, Rams, and Chargers may all wind up in Southern California in some fashion.įor better or worse, the Detroit Lions aren’t going anywhere. Or they may stay in Oakland (rumors are the city is going to make them a sweetheart offer on a new stadium). The Oakland Raiders may be moving to L.A., but only if the Chargers don’t. The San Diego Chargers also may be moving to Tinsel town. The times they are a-changin’ in the National Football League. San Diego Stadium in 1967, when it was a state of the art facility.
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