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The 1934 Detroit Lions season was the fifth season in franchise history. It was the first season the team played in Detroit; the franchise had previously played in Portsmouth Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.In Week Eight of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates the Lions set a single-game NFL record by rushing for 426 yards as a team in a 40–7 win.