One of the franchise's early bright moments came on November 8, 1970, when Tom Dempsey kicked an NFL record-breaking 63-yard field goal at Tulane Stadium to defeat the Detroit Lions 19–17 in the final seconds of the game; the previous record was seven yards less, set in . Dempsey's record was not broken until by Matt Prater of the Denver Broncos, who kicked one yard farther.
one of the franchise's early bright moments came on november 8 1970 when tom dempsey kicked an nfl record-breaking 63-yard field goal at tulane stadium to defeat the detroit lions 19–17 in the final seconds of the game; the previous record was seven yards less set in  dempsey's record was not broken until by matt prater of the denver broncos who kicked one yard farther