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1973<br />
Record: 6-7-1, 2nd NFC Central<br />
Date W/L Score Opponent Att<br />
9/16 L 10-24 at Pittsburgh 48,913<br />
9/23 T 13-13 at Green Bay 56,267<br />
10/1 W 31-6 Atlanta 54,418<br />
10/7 L 9-23 Minnesota 54,418<br />
10/14 L 13-20 at New Orleans 57,810<br />
10/21 L 27-29 Baltimore 53,688<br />
10/28 W 34-0 Green Bay 53,859<br />
11/4 W 30-20 San Francisco 54,348<br />
11/11 L 7-28 at Minnesota 48,503<br />
11/18 W 30-7 at Chicago 55,701<br />
11/22 L 0-20 Washington 54,418<br />
12/2 W 20-16 at St. Louis 47,712<br />
12/9 W 40-7 Chicago 52,641<br />
12/15 L 7-34 at Miami 80,047<br />
Usual Starters<br />
Off ense<br />
WR 89 Ron Jessie<br />
LT 75 Jim Yarbrough<br />
LG 60 Guy Dennis<br />
C 54 Ed Flanagan<br />
RG 66 Bob Kowalkowski<br />
RT 76 Rockne Freitas<br />
TE 88 Charlie Sanders<br />
WR 49 Larry Walton<br />
QB 11 Greg Landry (7)<br />
19 Bill Munson (7)<br />
RB 42 Altie Taylor<br />
RB 36 Steve Owens<br />
Pro Bowl Selections: Lem Barney (DB), Ed Flanagan (C)<br />
Defense<br />
LE 82 Ken Sanders<br />
LT 80 Herb Orvis<br />
RT 73 Bob Bell<br />
RE 74 Larry Hand<br />
LLB 50 Paul Naumoff<br />
MLB 53 Mike Lucci<br />
RLB 59 Charlie Weaver<br />
LCB 20 Lem Barney<br />
RCB 23 Levi Johnson<br />
LS 28 Mike Weger<br />
RS 26 Dick Jauron<br />
Team Stati<strong>st</strong>ics Det Opp<br />
Total Fir<strong>st</strong> Downs 237 245<br />
Rushing 122 127<br />
Passing 104 98<br />
Penalty 11 20<br />
3rd Down: Made/Att 67/187 71/190<br />
3rd Down Pct. 35.8 37.4<br />
Total Net Yards 4046 3905<br />
Avg. Per Game 289.0 278.9<br />
Total Plays 850 866<br />
Avg. Per Play 4.7 4.5<br />
Net Yards Rushing 2133 2117<br />
Avg. Per Game 152.4 151.2<br />
Total Rushes 496 501<br />
Net Yards Passing 1913 1788<br />
Avg. Per Game 136.6 127.7<br />
Sacked/Yards Lo<strong>st</strong> 27/192 33/270<br />
Gross Yards 2105 2058<br />
Att./Completions 327/171 332/173<br />
Completion Pct. 52.3 52.1<br />
Had Intercepted 19 22<br />
Punts/Average 54/43.2 65/41.5<br />
Penalties/Yards 64/584 68/606<br />
Fumbles/Ball Lo<strong>st</strong> 30/14 31/11<br />
Touchdowns 30 26<br />
Rushing 17 10<br />
Passing 12 15<br />
Returns 1 1<br />
PoInts ored Sc<br />
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts<br />
Lions 54 90 52 75 0 271<br />
Opponents 55 96 46 50 0 247<br />
Scoring<br />
Mann<br />
O’Brien<br />
Taylor<br />
L. Walton<br />
Mel Farr<br />
Jessie<br />
Owens<br />
Landry<br />
C. Sanders<br />
Barnes<br />
Crosswhite<br />
Hilton<br />
Jauron<br />
McCullouch<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
5<br />
5<br />
4<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
30<br />
26<br />
Ru<br />
0<br />
0<br />
5<br />
1<br />
4<br />
1<br />
3<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
17<br />
10<br />
Pa<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
4<br />
0<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
12<br />
15<br />
Rt<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
PAT<br />
14/14<br />
14/14<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
28/28<br />
25/26<br />
FG<br />
13/19<br />
8/14<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
0/0<br />
21/33<br />
22/31<br />
S<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Pts<br />
53<br />
38<br />
30<br />
30<br />
24<br />
24<br />
18<br />
12<br />
12<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6<br />
271<br />
247<br />
Rushing<br />
Taylor<br />
Owens<br />
Mel Farr<br />
Landry<br />
Hooks<br />
L. Walton<br />
Munson<br />
Zofko<br />
Jessie<br />
Crosswhite<br />
H. Weaver<br />
McCullouch<br />
Barney<br />
C. Sanders<br />
Cappleman<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att<br />
176<br />
113<br />
97<br />
42<br />
19<br />
5<br />
10<br />
11<br />
5<br />
11<br />
1<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
496<br />
501<br />
Yds<br />
719<br />
401<br />
373<br />
267<br />
110<br />
100<br />
33<br />
33<br />
31<br />
30<br />
18<br />
12<br />
9<br />
-1<br />
-2<br />
2133<br />
2117<br />
Avg<br />
4.1<br />
3.5<br />
3.8<br />
6.4<br />
5.8<br />
20.0<br />
3.3<br />
3.0<br />
6.2<br />
2.7<br />
18.0<br />
6.0<br />
4.5<br />
-1.0<br />
-2.0<br />
4.3<br />
4.2<br />
Lg<br />
34<br />
16<br />
32t<br />
18<br />
24<br />
57t<br />
11<br />
8<br />
17<br />
5<br />
18<br />
13<br />
7<br />
-1<br />
-2<br />
57t<br />
35<br />
TD<br />
5<br />
3<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
17<br />
10<br />
Receiving<br />
C. Sanders<br />
Taylor<br />
Mel Farr<br />
Owens<br />
L. Walton<br />
Jessie<br />
McCullouch<br />
Rec<br />
28<br />
27<br />
26<br />
24<br />
22<br />
20<br />
9<br />
Yds<br />
433<br />
252<br />
183<br />
232<br />
309<br />
364<br />
179<br />
Avg<br />
15.5<br />
9.3<br />
7.0<br />
9.7<br />
14.0<br />
18.2<br />
19.9<br />
Lg<br />
54<br />
35<br />
27<br />
30<br />
49t<br />
84t<br />
42<br />
TD<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
4<br />
3<br />
1<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
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Hilton<br />
Barnes<br />
Zofko<br />
O’Brien<br />
Hooks<br />
Crosswhite<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
6<br />
3<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
171<br />
173<br />
70<br />
43<br />
16<br />
14<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2105<br />
2058<br />
11.7<br />
14.3<br />
8.0<br />
7.0<br />
6.0<br />
4.0<br />
12.3<br />
11.9<br />
31<br />
23t<br />
9<br />
9<br />
6<br />
4<br />
84t<br />
66t<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
12<br />
15<br />
Passing<br />
Munson<br />
Landry<br />
Cappleman<br />
Zofko<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Avg TD TD% Int Int% Lg Sk/Y Rtg<br />
187 95 1129 50.8 6.04 9 4.8 8 4.3 54 14/94 67.7<br />
128 70 908 54.7 7.09 3 2.3 10 7.8 84t 13/98 52.4<br />
11 5 33 45.5 3.00 0 0.0 1 9.1 8 0/0 14.6<br />
1 1 35 100.0 35.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 0/0 231.3<br />
327 171 2105 52.3 6.47 12 3.7 19 5.8 84t 27/192 56.3<br />
332 173 2058 52.1 6.19 15 4.5 22 6.6 66t 33/270 58.8<br />
Interceptions<br />
Johnson<br />
Jauron<br />
Barney<br />
Lucci<br />
C. Weaver<br />
Weger<br />
Miller Farr<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Int<br />
5<br />
4<br />
4<br />
4<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
22<br />
19<br />
Yds<br />
82<br />
208<br />
130<br />
50<br />
32<br />
20<br />
0<br />
522<br />
171<br />
Avg<br />
16.4<br />
52.0<br />
32.5<br />
12.5<br />
16.0<br />
10.0<br />
0.0<br />
23.7<br />
9.0<br />
Lg<br />
38<br />
95t<br />
38<br />
21<br />
27<br />
12<br />
0<br />
95t<br />
30<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Punting<br />
H. Weaver<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
Pnt<br />
54<br />
54<br />
65<br />
Yds<br />
2333<br />
2333<br />
2700<br />
Avg<br />
43.2<br />
43.2<br />
41.5<br />
Lg<br />
66<br />
66<br />
58<br />
B<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Punt Returns<br />
Barney<br />
Jauron<br />
L. Walton<br />
Teal<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
PR<br />
27<br />
6<br />
1<br />
1<br />
35<br />
30<br />
FC<br />
7<br />
4<br />
1<br />
0<br />
12<br />
6<br />
Yds<br />
231<br />
49<br />
9<br />
0<br />
289<br />
166<br />
Avg<br />
8.6<br />
8.2<br />
9.0<br />
0.0<br />
8.3<br />
5.5<br />
Lg<br />
42<br />
16<br />
9<br />
0<br />
42<br />
26<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
Jauron<br />
Taylor<br />
Jessie<br />
Thrower<br />
Johnson<br />
Hooks<br />
Barney<br />
Jolly<br />
Zofko<br />
Barnes<br />
Dennis<br />
Germany<br />
C. Weaver<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
KR<br />
17<br />
12<br />
6<br />
3<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
50<br />
58<br />
Yds<br />
405<br />
295<br />
154<br />
54<br />
51<br />
52<br />
28<br />
15<br />
7<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1061<br />
1220<br />
Avg<br />
23.8<br />
24.6<br />
25.7<br />
18.0<br />
17.0<br />
26.0<br />
28.0<br />
15.0<br />
7.0<br />
0.0<br />
0.0<br />
0.0<br />
0.0<br />
21.2<br />
21.0<br />
Lg<br />
33<br />
60<br />
36<br />
23<br />
21<br />
26<br />
28<br />
15<br />
7<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
60<br />
67<br />
TD<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Field Goals<br />
Mann<br />
O’Brien<br />
Lions<br />
Opponents<br />
1-19<br />
2/2<br />
2/2<br />
4/4<br />
4/4<br />
20-29<br />
2/3<br />
1/3<br />
3/6<br />
10/10<br />
30-39<br />
7/9<br />
5/6<br />
12/15<br />
5/10<br />
40-49<br />
1/4<br />
0/2<br />
1/6<br />
3/7<br />
50+<br />
1/1<br />
0/1<br />
1/2<br />
0/0<br />
NFL Standings<br />
NFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Minnesota 12 2 0 .857 296 168<br />
DETROIT 6 7 1 .464 271 247<br />
Green Bay 5 7 2 .429 202 259<br />
Chicago 3 11 0 .214 195 334<br />
NFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Dallas 10 4 0 .714 382 203<br />
Washington 10 4 0 .714 325 198<br />
Philadelphia 5 8 1 .393 310 293<br />
St. Louis 4 9 1 .321 286 365<br />
NY Giants 2 11 1 .179 226 362<br />
NFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Los Angeles 12 2 0 .857 388 178<br />
Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 318 224<br />
New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 262 319<br />
San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 163 312<br />
AFC Central W L T Pct Pts OP<br />
Cincinnati 10 4 0 .714 286 231<br />
Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 347 210<br />
Cleveland 7 5 2 .571 234 255<br />
Hou<strong>st</strong>on 1 13 0 .071 199 447<br />
AFC Ea<strong>st</strong><br />
Miami 12 2 0 .857 343 150<br />
Buff alo 9 5 0 .643 259 230<br />
New England 5 9 0 .357 258 300<br />
Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 240 306<br />
NY Jets 4 10 0 .286 226 341<br />
AFC We<strong>st</strong><br />
Oakland 9 4 1 .679 292 175<br />
Denver 7 5 2 .571 231 192<br />
Kansas City 7 5 2 .571 354 296<br />
San Diego 2 11 1 .179 188 386<br />
Min defeated Was, 27-20, and Dal defeated LA, 27-16, in NFC playoff s. Min defeated Dal, 27-10, for NFC<br />
title. Mia defeated Cin, 34-16, and Oak defeated Pit, 33-14, in AFC playoff s. Mia defeated Oak, 27-10, for<br />
AFC title. Mia defeated Min, 24-7, for NFL title in SB VIII.<br />
IN 1973: Secretariat becomes <strong>the</strong> fi r<strong>st</strong> horse in 25 years to capture <strong>the</strong> Triple Crown.
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