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1973 Detroit Lions season
NFL team season
NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Detroit Lions |
| year | 1973 |
| record | 6–7–1 |
| division_place | 2nd NFC Central |
| coach | Don McCafferty |
| owner | William Clay Ford Sr. |
| stadium | Tiger Stadium |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| shortnavlink | Lions seasons |
The 1973 Detroit Lions season was their 44th in the league. Don McCafferty, who served as an assistant under Don Shula during Shula's stint as head coach of the Baltimore Colts, and who as head coach himself coached the Colts to a Super Bowl V victory over the Dallas Cowboys, would replace Joe Schmidt as head coach. However, the team would still fail to improve and get better on their previous season's output of 8–5–1, finishing a mediocre 6–7–1. They missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
NFL draft
Main article: 1973 NFL draft
Notes
- Detroit traded TE Craig Cotton and its first-round selection (19th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first- and third-round selections (17th and 58th).
- Detroit traded DB Al Clark to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams' third-round selection (75th).
- Detroit traded its second-round selection in 1972 to Atlanta in exchange for CB Rudy Redmond, RB Sonny Campbell and Atlanta's fourth-round selection (91st).
- Detroit traded its fifth-round selection (123rd) to Washington in exchange for TE John Hilton.
- Detroit traded its sixth-round selection (148th) to St. Louis in exchange for LB Rick Ogle.
- Detroit traded DT Jerry Rush to Cleveland in exchange for the Browns' eighth-round pick (203rd).
Roster
| 1973 Detroit Lions roster |
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| Quarterbacks |
Schedule
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| September 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–24 | 0–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | 48,913 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 23 | at Green Bay Packers | T 13–13 | 0–1–1 | Lambeau Field | 55,495 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | W 31–6 | 1–1–1 | Tiger Stadium | 45,599 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | Minnesota Vikings | L 9–23 | 1–2–1 | Tiger Stadium | 49,549 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 14 | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–20 | 1–3–1 | Tulane Stadium | 57,810 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21 | Baltimore Colts | L 27–29 | 1–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 48,058 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 | Green Bay Packers | W 34–0 | 2–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 43,616 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 4 | San Francisco 49ers | W 30–20 | 3–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 49,531 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–28 | 3–5–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,911 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 18 | at Chicago Bears | W 30–7 | 4–5–1 | Soldier Field | 48,625 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 22 | Washington Redskins | L 0–20 | 4–6–1 | Tiger Stadium | 46,807 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 20–16 | 5–6–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44,982 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 9 | Chicago Bears | W 40–7 | 6–6–1 | Tiger Stadium | 41,729 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| at Miami Dolphins | L 7–34 | 6–7–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 53,375 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1
;Lions
- Greg Landry 11/27, 219 Yds, TD, 3 INT 8 Rush, 65 Yds
- Ron Jessie 3 Rec, 131 Yds, TD ;Steelers
- Terry Bradshaw 15/23, 124 Yds, 2 TD, INT
- John Fuqua 26 Rush, 100 Yds
- Barry Pearson 6 Rec, 58 Yds
Week 14
First quarter
- MIA – Paul Warfield 21-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 7–0
- MIA – Paul Warfield 7-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 14–0 Second quarter
- MIA – Garo Yepremian 27-yard field goal – Dolphins 17–0
- MIA – Paul Warfield 16-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 24–0
- MIA – Paul Warfield 4-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) – Dolphins 31–0 Third quarter
- MIA – Garo Yepremian 28-yard field goal – Dolphins 34–0 Fourth quarter
- DET – Steve Owens 5-yard run (Errol Mann kick) – Dolphins 34–7 Lions
- Bill Munson 8/17, 73 Yds, INT
- Steve Owens 27 Rush, 113 Yds, TD 6 Rec, 56 Yds Dolphins
- Bob Griese 11/15, 141 Yds, 4 TD
- Larry Csonka 10 Rush, 51 Yds
- Paul Warfield 6 Rec, 103 Yds, 4 TD
Standings
References
References
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