1973 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1973 10–4 2nd NFC East Edward Bennett Williams Edward Bennett Williams Ted Marchibroda LaVern Torgeson George Allen George Allen RFK Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Vikings) 20–27 RB Herb Mul-Key WR Charley TaylorSS Ken HoustonRLB Chris Hanburger Redskins seasons The 1973 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 37th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 11–3 record from 1972, finishing 10–4; it was the first time the Redskins had consecutive ten-win seasons in franchise history. In the Divisional playoff, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Redskins 27–20. Offseason Draft 1973 NFL draft 1973 Washington Redskins 5 117 Charley Cantrell Guard Lamar no 6 193 Mike Hancock Tight end Idaho State yes Roster 1973 Washington Redskins  9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer 43 Larry Brown running back 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charley Harraway 25 Mike Hull fullback 28 Herb Mul-Key 47 Duane Thomas 46 Frank Grant American football 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 42 Charley Taylor 84 Mike Hancock American football y 87 Jerry Smith tight end 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 51 Dan Ryczek C 62 Ray Schoenke G/T 74 George Starke y T 60 John Wilbur American football G 86 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 85 Willie Holman DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 52 John Pergine OLB 66 Myron Pottios MLB 89 Dave Robinson American football OLB 67 Rusty Tillman MLB 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB/S 37 Pat Fischer CB 27 Ken Houston FS 23 Brig Owens SS 20 Ken Stone American football y FS  4 Mike Bragg P  5 Curt Knight K 68 Charlie Cantrell y no G IR 44 Moses Denson RB IR 48 Jon Jaqua S IR 69 Dennis Johnson defensive tackle y DT IR 82 Jimmie Jones defensive end DE IR -- George Nock RB IR 16 Richie Petitbon S IR 88 Alvin Reed TE IR 76 Walt Rock T IR 22 Roosevelt Taylor S IR 29 Ted Vactor CB IR 38 Larry Willis American football y S IR 59 Brad Dusek y LB 40 Fred Hyatt WR 53 Harold McLinton LB 18 Sam Wyche QB Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 3, 1973 Detroit Lions L 14–17 0–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 2 August 10, 1973 Denver Broncos W 14–10 1–1 RFK Stadium 38,923 3 August 17, 1973 at Buffalo Bills W 37–21 2–1 Rich Stadium 80,020 4 August 25, 1973 Baltimore Colts W 20–3 3–1 RFK Stadium 53,497 5 September 2, 1973 at New England Patriots W 35–14 4–1 Schaefer Stadium 50,369 6 September 9, 1973 Chicago Bears W 17–3 5–1 RFK Stadium 54,137 Pre Season Game Officials Pre Season Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Line Judge Back Judge Field Judge Pre season Game summaries Week P1 (Friday, August 3, 1973): vs. Detroit Lions Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 1: Detroit Lions 17 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary August 3, 1973 8:00 p.m. EDT Lions 0 14 0 3 Redskins 0 7 0 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,041 WMAL-TV right Detroit Lions DET Washington Redskins WAS DET WAS collapsed 33 3 Time of game: LionsGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P2 (Friday, August 10, 1973): vs. Denver Broncos Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 2: Denver Broncos 10 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary August 10, 1973 8:05 p.m. EDT Broncos 7 7 0 0 Redskins 0 7 0 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 38,923 Bernie Ulman WMAL-TV right Denver Broncos DEN Washington Redskins WAS DEN WAS collapsed 10 14 Time of game: 2 hours, 43 minutes BroncosGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P3 (Friday, August 17, 1973): at Buffalo Bills Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 3: Washington Redskins 37 at Buffalo Bills 21 – Game summary August 17, 1973 7:30 p.m. EDT Redskins 17 14 3 3 Bills 0 14 0 7 Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York 80,020 Tom Bell WMAL-TV right Washington Redskins WAS Buffalo Bills BUF WAS BUF collapsed 37 21 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsBills First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P4 (Saturday, August 25, 1973): vs. Baltimore Colts Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 4: Baltimore Colts 3 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary August 25, 1973 8:00 p.m. EDT Colts 3 0 0 0 Redskins 3 10 7 0 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,497 WMAL-TV right Baltimore Colts BAL Washington Redskins WAS BAL WAS collapsed 3 20 Time of game: ColtsGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P5 (Sunday, September 2, 1973): at New England Patriots Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 5: Washington Redskins 35 at New England Patriots 14 – Game summary September 2, 1973 8:30 p.m. EDT Redskins 0 7 14 14 Patriots 7 7 0 0 Schaefer Stadium • Orchard Park, New York 50,369 Bernie Ulman WMAL-TV right Washington Redskins WAS New England Patriots NE WAS NE collapsed 35 14 Time of game: 2 hours, 41 minutes RedskinsGame statisticsPatriots First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Week P6 (Sunday, September 9, 1973): vs. Chicago Bears Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Preseason Week 6: Chicago Bears 3 at Washington Redskins 17 – Game summary September 9, 1973 8:30 p.m. EDT Bears 0 0 0 3 Redskins 7 7 0 3 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,137 CBS right Chicago Bears CHI Washington Redskins WAS CHI WAS collapsed 3 17 Time of game: BearsGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Regular season 1973 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 16, 1973 San Diego Chargers W 38–0 1–0 RFK Stadium 52,718 Recap 2 September 23, 1973 at St. Louis Cardinals L 27–34 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,316 Recap 3 September 30, 1973 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–7 2–1 Veterans Stadium 64,147 Recap 4 October 8, 1973 Dallas Cowboys W 14–7 3–1 RFK Stadium 54,314 Recap 5 October 14, 1973 at New York Giants W 21–3 4–1 Yale Bowl 70,168 Recap 6 October 21, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–13 5–1 RFK Stadium 54,381 Recap 7 October 28, 1973 at New Orleans Saints L 3–19 5–2 Tulane Stadium 66,315 Recap 8 November 5, 1973 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–21 5–3 Three Rivers Stadium 49,220 Recap 9 November 11, 1973 San Francisco 49ers W 33–9 6–3 RFK Stadium 54,381 Recap 10 November 18, 1973 Baltimore Colts W 22–14 7–3 RFK Stadium 52,675 Recap 11 November 22, 1973 at Detroit Lions W 20–0 8–3 Tiger Stadium 46,807 Recap 12 December 2, 1973 New York Giants W 27–24 9–3 RFK Stadium 53,590 Recap 13 December 9, 1973 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–27 9–4 Texas Stadium 62,195 Recap 14 December 16, 1973 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–20 10–4 RFK Stadium 49,484 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Regular Season Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday, September 16, 1973): vs. San Diego Chargers Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: San Diego Chargers 0 at Washington Redskins 38 – Game summary September 16, 1973 1:00 p.m. EDT Chargers (0–1) 0 0 0 0 Redskins (1–0) 21 0 7 10 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 52,718 73 °F °C; relative humidity 59%; wind 6 mph km/h knots (Scattered Clouds) Norm Schachter NBC Jim Simpson (play-by-play) and Kyle Rote (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; San Diego Chargers at Washington Redskins – September 16, 1973 right San Diego Chargers SD Washington Redskins WAS Johnny Unitas 6/17, 55 YDS, 3 INTs Cid Edwards 14 CAR, 63 YDS Gary Garrison 2 REC, 36 YDS Billy Kilmer 10/18, 129 YDS, 2 TDs Duane Thomas 12 CAR, 30 YDS Charley Taylor 3 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD SD WAS collapsed 1 Redskins — — FumbleTD Biggs 2 good Knight 0 7 1 Redskins RushTD Brown 1 good Knight 0 14 1 Redskins — — FumbleTD Owens 36 good Knight 0 21 3 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 32 good Knight 0 28 4 Redskins FG 19 Knight 0 31 4 Redskins RecTD Grant Kilmer 12 good Knight 0 38 0 38 Time of game: ChargersGame statisticsRedskins10 First downs 1336–128 Rushes–yards 39–8375 Passing yards 1287–20–4 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 10–18–08–68 Sacked–yards 1–27 Net passing yards 127135 Total yards 21182 Return yards 1087–47.1 Punts Number–Average yardage 6–45.03–3 Fumbles–lost 3–27–59 Penalties–yards 7b65 Week 2 (Sunday, September 23, 1973): at St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Washington Redskins 27 at St. Louis Cardinals 34 – Game summary September 23, 1973 2:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (1–1) 0 7 3 17 Cardinals (2–0) 7 0 10 17 Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri 50,316 72 °F °C; relative humidity 86%; wind 6 mph km/h knots (Mostly Cloudy) Chuck Heberling CBS Dan Kelly (play-by-play), Irv Cross (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals – September 23, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS St. Louis Cardinals STL Billy Kilmer 14/22, 161 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 15 CAR, 49 YDS Charley Taylor 9 REC, 132 YDS, 1 TD Jim Hart 17/30, 286 YDS, 1 TD Donny Anderson 14 CAR, 34 YDS, 2 TDs Terry Metcalf 6 REC, 78 YDS WAS STL collapsed 1 Cardinals RushTD Anderson 1 good Bakken 0 7 2 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 23 good Knight 7 7 3 Redskins FG 28 Knight 10 7 3 Cardinals RushTD Anderson 1 good Bakken 10 14 3 Cardinals FG 23 Bakken 10 21 4 Cardinals RecTD Anderson Hart 12 good Bakken 10 24 4 Redskins RecTD Harraway Jurgensen 10 good Knight 17 24 4 Cardinals — — — Other Shy 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Bakken kick good 17 31 4 Redskins — — — Other Mul-Key 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Knight kick good 24 31 4 Cardinals FG 28 Bakken 24 34 4 Redskins FG 37 Knight 27 34 27 34 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsCardinals22 First downs 2026–69 Rushes–yards 35–65301 Passing yards 28626–40–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 17–30–026–10 Sacked–yards 1–8291 Net passing yards 278360 Total yards 343228 Return yards 1963–36.7 Punts Number–Average yardage 6–34.52–1 Fumbles–lost 0–07–63 Penalties–yards 6–50 Week 3 (Sunday, September 30, 1973): at Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Washington Redskins 28 at Philadelphia Eagles 7 – Game summary September 30, 1973 1:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (2–1) 7 0 7 14 Eagles (0–2–1) 0 7 0 0 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 64,147 63 °F °C; relative humidity 66%; wind 11 mph km/h knots (Scattered Clouds) Bob Frederic CBS Dan Kelly (play-by-play), Irv Cross (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – September 30, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS Philadelphia Eagles PHI Sonny Jurgensen 16/29, 195 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 30 CAR, 57 YDS, 1 TD Charley Taylor 7 REC, 69 YDS, 2 TDs Roman Gabriel 19/38, 266 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Tom Sullivan 13 CAR, 25 YDS Norm Bulaich 6 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD WAS PHI collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Taylor Jurgensen 23 good Knight 7 0 2 Eagles RecTD Bulaich Gabriel 80 good Dempsey 7 7 3 Redskins RecTD Taylor Jurgensen 10 good Knight 14 7 4 Redskins RushTD Brown 8 good Knight 21 7 4 Redskins — — IntTD Vactor 34 good Knight 28 7 28 7 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsEagles15 First downs 1436–81 Rushes–yards 22–53195 Passing yards 26616–29–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 19–38–20–0 Sacked–yards 8–60195 Net passing yards 206276 Total yards 259197 Return yards 858–38.3 Punts Number–Average yardage 9–44.03–0 Fumbles–lost 3–13–15 Penalties–yards 2–12 Week 4 (Monday, October 8, 1973): vs. Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Dallas Cowboys 7 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary October 8, 1973 9:00 p.m. EDT Cowboys (3–1) 0 7 0 0 Redskins (3–1) 0 0 0 14 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,314 67 °F °C; relative humidity 64%; wind 5 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Jim Tunney ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – October 8, 1973 right Dallas Cowboys DAL Washington Redskins WAS Roger Staubach 9/17, 101 YDS, 1 TD Calvin Hill 21 CAR, 103 YDS Otto Stowe 4 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD Sonny Jurgensen 14/20, 140 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 18 CAR, 36 YDS Charley Taylor 4 REC, 29 YDS, 1 TD DAL WAS collapsed 2 Cowboys RecTD Stowe Staubach 15 good Fritsch 7 0 4 Redskins RecTD Taylor Jurgensen 1 good Knight 7 7 4 Redskins — — IntTD Owens 26 good Knight 7 14 7 14 Time of game: CowboysGame statisticsRedskins20 First downs 1339–182 Rushes–yards 28–71132 Passing yards 14013–32–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 14–20–17–45 Sacked–yards 5–3787 Net passing yards 103269 Total yards 17499 Return yards 1270–0.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–44.82–0 Fumbles–lost 2–16–52 Penalties–yards 6–30 Week 5 (Sunday, October 14, 1973): at New York Giants Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: Washington Redskins 21 at New York Giants 3 – Game summary October 14, 1973 1:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (4–1) 7 0 7 7 Giants (1–3–1) 3 0 0 0 Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut 70,168 67 °F °C; relative humidity 46%; wind 17 mph km/h knots (Clear) Fred Silva CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Wayne Walker (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Giants – October 14, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS New York Giants NYG Sonny Jurgensen 8/13, 52 YDS, 3 INTs Larry Brown 17 CAR, 65 YDS, 2 TDs Charley Taylor 5 REC, 48 YDS Norm Snead 19/32, 151 YDS, 4 INTs Ron Johnson 25 CAR, 75 YDS Don Herrmann 5 REC, 73 YDS WAS NYG collapsed 1 Giants FG 24 Gogolak 0 3 1 Redskins RushTD Brown 1 good Knight 7 3 3 Redskins RushTD Brown 4 good Knight 14 3 4 Redskins — — IntTD Robinson 28 good Knight 21 3 21 3 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsGiants12 First downs 1236–116 Rushes–yards 33–9252 Passing yards 1518–13–3 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 19–32–43–20 Sacked–yards 2–1332 Net passing yards 138148 Total yards 230128 Return yards 1495–39.2 Punts Number–Average yardage 6–27.81–0 Fumbles–lost 3–23–22 Penalties–yards 8–49 Week 6 (Sunday, October 21, 1973): vs. St. Louis Cardinals Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 6: St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Washington Redskins 31 – Game summary October 21, 1973 1:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals (2–4) 0 6 7 0 Redskins (5–1) 7 14 0 10 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,381 58 °F °C; relative humidity 57%; wind 8 mph km/h knots (Scattered Clouds) Bernie Ulman CBS Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins – October 21, 1973 right St. Louis Cardinals STL Washington Redskins WAS Jim Hart 15/39, 239 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Jim Otis 8 CAR, 23 YDS Jackie Smith 5 REC, 49 YDS Billy Kilmer 20/33, 294 YDS, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Larry Brown 27 CAR, 89 YDS Charley Taylor 7 REC, 153 YDS, 1 TD STL WAS collapsed 1 Redskins RushTD Harraway 1 good Knight 0 7 2 Cardinals FG 32 Bakken 3 7 2 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 22 good Knight 3 14 2 Redskins RecTD Hancock Kilmer 1 good Knight 3 21 2 Cardinals FG 31 Bakken 6 21 3 Cardinals RecTD Gray Hart 69 good Bakken 13 21 4 Redskins FG 18 Knight 13 24 4 Redskins IntTD Bass 68 good Knight 13 31 13 31 Time of game: CardinalsGame statisticsRedskins12 First downs 2317–46 Rushes–yards 47–142239 Passing yards 29415–39–3 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 20–33–35–37 Sacked–yards 1–8202 Net passing yards 286248 Total yards 428130 Return yards 15511–40.6 Punts Number–Average yardage 6–46.73–2 Fumbles–lost 4–48–84 Penalties–yards 8–120 Week 7 (Sunday, October 28, 1973): at New Orleans Saints Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 7: Washington Redskins 3 at New Orleans Saints 19 – Game summary October 28, 1973 2:00 p.m. EST Redskins (5–2) 0 0 0 3 Saints (3–4) 10 6 0 3 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana 66,315 68 °F °C; relative humidity 74%; wind 9 mph km/h knots (Scattered Clouds) Dick Jorgensen CBS Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play), John Sauer (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints – October 28, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS New Orleans Saints NO Sonny Jurgensen 13/25, 110 YDS, 1 INT Charley Harraway 6 CAR, 18 YDS Larry Brown 6 REC, 54 YDS Archie Manning 7/17, 62 YDS, 1 TD Jess Phillips 23 CAR, 85 YDS Joe Profit 2 REC, 31 YDS WAS NO collapsed 1 Saints FG 35 McClard 0 3 1 Saints RecTD Butler Manning 9 good McClard 0 10 2 Saints FG 43 McClard 0 13 2 Saints FG 30 McClard 0 16 4 Redskins FG 35 Knight 3 16 4 Saints FG 37 McClard 3 19 3 19 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsSaints15 First downs 1918–24 Rushes–yards 52–203186 Passing yards 6219–37–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 7–17–05–31 Sacked–yards 4–23155 Net passing yards 39179 Total yards 242104 Return yards 847–40.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–41.70–0 Fumbles–lost 0–07–106 Penalties–yards 4–40 Week 8 (Monday, November 5, 1973): at Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 8: Washington Redskins 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21 – Game summary November 5, 1973 9:00 p.m. EST Redskins (5–3) 3 3 3 7 Steelers (7–1) 7 7 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 49,220 40 °F °C; relative humidity 62%; wind 13 mph km/h knots (Scattered Clouds) Tom Bell ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 5, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS Pittsburgh Steelers PIT Billy Kilmer 9/22, 76 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Charley Harraway 13 CAR, 63 YDS Jerry Smith 4 REC, 34 YDS Joe Gilliam 3/10, 71 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Franco Harris 25 CAR, 90 YDS Barry Pearson 2 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD WAS PIT collapsed 1 Redskins FG 30 Knight 3 0 1 Steelers RecTD Pearson Hanratty 7 good Gerela 3 7 2 Redskins FG 12 Knight 6 7 2 Steelers RecTD Shanklin Hanratty 24 good Gerela 6 14 3 Redskins FG 16 Knight 9 14 4 Steelers RecTD Pearson Gilliam 46 good Gerela 9 21 4 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 17 good Knight 16 21 16 21 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsSteelers14 First downs 1833–117 Rushes–yards 49–15376 Passing yards 1259–22–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 8–19–41–3 Sacked–yards 2–2373 Net passing yards 102188 Total yards 255167 Return yards 793–37.7 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–33.82–2 Fumbles–lost 6–06–50 Penalties–yards 7–66 Week 9 (Sunday, November 11, 1973): vs. San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: San Francisco 49ers 9 at Washington Redskins 33 – Game summary November 11, 1973 1:00 p.m. EST 49ers (3–6) 0 9 0 0 Redskins (6–3) 7 3 13 10 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,381 38 °F °C; relative humidity 50%; wind 8 mph km/h knots (Cloudy) Fred Swearingen CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Brent Musburger (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins – November 11, 1973 right San Francisco 49ers SF Washington Redskins WAS Joe Reed 20/36, 233 YDS, 2 INTs Jimmy Thomas 11 CAR, 47 YDS Danny Abramowicz 6 REC, 76 YDS Billy Kilmer 22/39, 267 YDS, 2 TDs Larry Brown 19 CAR, 72 YDS Charley Taylor 7 REC, 72 YDS SF WAS collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Jurgensen Kilmer 18 good Knight 0 7 2 49ers FG 9 Gossett 3 7 2 49ers FG 27 Gossett 6 7 2 Redskins FG 42 Knight 6 10 2 49ers FG 38 Gossett 9 10 3 Redskins RecTD Harraway Kilmer 25 good Knight 9 17 3 Redskins FG 32 Knight 9 20 3 Redskins FG 24 Knight 9 23 4 Redskins FG 41 Knight 9 26 4 Redskins RecTD Hancock Kilmer 2 good Knight 9 33 9 33 Time of game: 49ersGame statisticsRedskins22 First downs 2229–123 Rushes–yards 28–86233 Passing yards 28520–36–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 23–40–07–34 Sacked–yards 3–28199 Net passing yards 257322 Total yards 343134 Return yards 1484–38.8 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–40.34–3 Fumbles–lost 2–29–72 Penalties–yards 10–90 Week 10 (Sunday, November 18, 1973): vs. Baltimore Colts Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Baltimore Colts 14 at Washington Redskins 22 – Game summary November 2, 1973 1:00 p.m. EST Colts (2–8) 0 0 7 7 Redskins (7–3) 7 6 3 6 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,675 41 °F °C; relative humidity 55%; wind 7 mph km/h knots (Overcast) Norm Schachter NBC Jay Randolph (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Baltimore Colts at Washington Redskins – November 18, 1973 right Baltimore Colts BAL Washington Redskins WAS Marty Domres 14/30, 137 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Lydell Mitchell 17 CAR, 54 YDS Tom Mitchell 4 REC, 48 YDS Billy Kilmer 10/20, 152 YDS, 1 INT Larry Brown 22 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD Roy Jefferson 3 REC, 63 YDS BAL WAS collapsed 1 Redskins RushTD Brown 1 good Knight 0 7 2 Redskins FG 35 Knight 0 10 2 Redskins FG 18 Knight 0 13 3 Colts RushTD McCauley 1 good Hunt 7 13 3 Redskins FG 37 Knight 7 16 4 Redskins FG 42 Knight 7 19 4 Colts RecTD Speyrer Domres 4 good Hunt 14 19 4 Redskins FG 29 Knight 14 22 14 22 Time of game: ColtsGame statisticsRedskins22 First downs 1435–120 Rushes–yards 32–104137 Passing yards 15214–30–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 10–20–12–15 Sacked–yards 2–12122 Net passing yards 140242 Total yards 244146 Return yards 1294–40.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–33.73–2 Fumbles–lost 2–06–64 Penalties–yards 9–80 Week 11 (Thursday, November 22, 1973): at Detroit Lions NFL on Thanksgiving Day Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 11: Washington Redskins 20 at Detroit Lions 0 – Game summary November 22, 1973 12:15 p.m. EST Redskins (8–3) 10 3 7 0 Lions (4–6–1) 0 0 0 0 Tiger Stadium • Detroit, Michigan 46,807 45 °F °C; relative humidity 81%; wind 16 mph km/h knots (Partly Cloudy) Pat Haggerty CBS Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions – November 22, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS Detroit Lions DET Billy Kilmer 12/2, 122 YDS, 2 TDs Charley Harraway 18 CAR, 107 YDS Charley Taylor 5 REC, 34 YDS, 1 TD Bill Munson 13/26, 141 YDS 1 INT Altie Taylor 13 CAR, 30 YDS Altie Taylor 5 REC, 61 YDS WAS DET collapsed 1 Redskins RecTD Harraway Kilmer 4 good Knight 7 0 1 Redskins FG 25 Knight 10 0 2 Redskins FG 23 Knight 13 0 3 Redskins RecTD Taylor Kilmer 3 good Knight 20 0 20 0 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsLions20 First downs 1145–202 Rushes–yards 23–74112 Passing yards 14112–22–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 13–26–13–16 Sacked–yards 2–796 Net passing yards 134298 Total yards 20838 Return yards 814–38.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 7–34.40–0 Fumbles–lost 3–24–30 Penalties–yards 5–55 Week 12 (Sunday, December 2, 1973): vs. New York Giants Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 12: New York Giants 24 at Washington Redskins 38 – Game summary December 2, 1973 1:00 p.m. EST Giants (2–9–1) 7 14 0 3 Redskins (9–3) 3 10 0 14 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 53,590 41 °F °C; relative humidity 52%; wind 8 mph km/h knots (Scattered Clouds) Jim Tunney CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Wayne Walker (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – December 2, 1973 right New York Giants NYG Washington Redskins WAS Randy Johnson 13/23, 159 YDS, 2 TDs Ron Johnson 26 CAR, 90 YDS, 1 TD Ron Johnson 6 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD Sonny Jurgensen 12/15, 135 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 18 CAR, 71 YDS, 2 TDs Roy Jefferson 5 REC, 67 YDS NYG WAS collapsed 1 Redskins FG 12 Knight 0 3 1 Giants RushTD Johnson 3 good Gogolak 7 3 2 Giants RecTD Tucker Johnson 12 good Gogolak 14 3 2 Giants RecTD Johnson Johnson 25 good Gogolak 21 3 2 Redskins RushTD Brown 3 good Knight 21 10 2 Redskins FG 13 Knight 21 13 4 Giants FG 22 Knight 24 13 4 Redskins RushTD Brown 6 good Knight 24 20 4 Redskins RecTD Brown Jurgensen 16 good Knight 24 27 24 27 Time of game: GiantsGame statisticsRedskins13 First downs 1837–120 Rushes–yards 31–99159 Passing yards 27313–23–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 18–30–12–13 Sacked–yards 2–13146 Net passing yards 260266 Total yards 359106 Return yards 1288–43.4 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–44.01–1 Fumbles–lost 3–28–50 Penalties–yards 3–30 Week 13 (Sunday, December 9, 1973): at Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 13: Washington Redskins 7 at Dallas Cowboys 24 – Game summary December 9, 1973 4:00 p.m. EST Redskins (9–4) 0 0 0 7 Cowboys (9–4) 0 3 14 10 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 62,195 48 °F °C; relative humidity 58%; wind 11 mph km/h knots (Clear) Fred Silva CBS Frank Glieber (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Frank Clarke (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – December 9, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS Dallas Cowboys DAL Sonny Jurgensen 11/24, 114 YDS Charley Harraway 8 CAR, 30 YDS Charley Taylor 3 REC, 48 YDS Roger Staubach 16/25, 223 YDS, 2 INTs Calvin Hill 27 CAR, 110 YDS. 2 TDs Walt Garrison 4 REC, 45 YDS WAS DAL collapsed 2 Cowboys FG 9 Fritsch 0 3 3 Cowboys RushTD Staubach 5 good Fritsch 0 10 3 Cowboys RushTD Hill 1 good Fritsch 0 17 4 Cowboys RushTD Hill 2 good Fritsch 0 24 4 Cowboys FG 27 Fritsch 0 27 4 Redskins — — — Other Stone recovered blocked punt and returned 12 yards for a touchdown, Knight kick good 7 27 7 27 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsCowboys9 First downs 2222–59 Rushes–yards 47–193114 Passing yards 22311–24–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 16–25–23–18 Sacked–yards 2–296 Net passing yards 221155 Total yards 414176 Return yards 256–37.3 Punts Number–Average yardage 0–0.05–3 Fumbles–lost 2–12–20 Penalties–yards 8–45 Week 14 (Sunday, December 16, 1973): vs. Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 14: Philadelphia Eagles 20 at Washington Redskins 38 – Game summary December 16, 1973 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles (5–8–1) 10 3 7 0 Redskins (10–4) 0 24 7 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 49,484 36 °F °C; relative humidity 69%; wind 11 mph km/h knots; wind chill 27 °F °C (Flurries) Fred Swearingen CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Wayne Walker (color commentator) and Brent Musburger (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – December 16, 1973 right Philadelphia Eagles PHI Washington Redskins WAS Roman Gabriel 22/39, 302 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Tom Sullivan 15 CAR, 41 YDS Harold Carmichael 4 REC, 111 YDS Billy Kilmer 13/24, 251 YDS, 4 TDs, 1 INT Larry Brown 26 CAR, 150 YDS, 1 TD Larry Brown 3 REC, 105 YDS, 3 TDs PHI WAS collapsed 1 Eagles FG 44 Dempsey 3 0 1 Eagles RecTD Young Gabriel 34 good Dempsey 10 0 2 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 14 good Knight 10 7 2 Redskins FG 15 Knight 10 10 2 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 32 good Knight 10 17 2 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 27 good Knight 10 24 2 Eagles FG 15 Dempsey 13 24 3 Redskins RecTD Brown Kilmer 64 good Knight 13 31 3 Eagles RushTD Sullivan 1 good Dempsey 20 31 4 Redskins RushTD Brown 8 good Knight 20 38 20 38 Time of game: EaglesGame statisticsRedskins18 First downs 2226–51 Rushes–yards 38–186302 Passing yards 25122–39–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 13–24–11–7 Sacked–yards 1–5295 Net passing yards 246346 Total yards 432144 Return yards 1813–33.3 Punts Number–Average yardage 2–36.52–1 Fumbles–lost 3–12–10 Penalties–yards 6–50 Stats Passing Passing Player Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Lng Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD Kilmer QB 10 10 7–3–0 122 227 53.7 1656 14 6.2 9 4.0 63 7.3 6.7 13.6 165.6 81.3 15 88 6.2 6.48 5.96 Jurgensen QB 14 4 3–1–0 87 145 60.0 904 6 4.1 5 3.4 36 6.2 5.5 10.4 64.6 77.5 16 114 9.9 4.91 4.25 2 1 Team Total 14 10–4–0 209 372 56.2 2560 20 5.4 14 3.8 63 6.9 6.3 12.2 182.9 79.8 31 202 7.7 5.85 5.28 2 1 Opp Total 14 203 406 50.0 2531 12 3.0 26 6.4 6.2 3.94 12.5 180.8 52.9 53 355 11.5 4.7 2.7 Rushing Rushing Player Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Brown RB 14 14 273 860 8 27 3.2 61.4 19.5 Harraway FB 14 14 128 452 1 16 3.5 32.3 9.1 Thomas RB 13 0 32 95 0 13 3.0 7.3 2.5 Mul-Key RB 14 0 8 20 0 7 2.5 1.4 0.6 Kilmer QB 10 10 9 10 0 5 1.1 1.0 0.9 Jurgensen QB 14 4 3 7 0 7 2.3 0.5 0.2 Brunet RB 14 0 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.3 0.1 Jefferson WR 14 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 Hull RB 13 0 2 –3 0 –1 –1.5 –0.2 0.2 Taylor WR 14 14 1 –7 0 –7 –7.0 –0.5 0.1 Team Total 14 459 1439 9 27 3.1 102.8 32.8 Opp Total 14 480 1603 8 3.3 114.5 34.3 Receiving Receiving Player Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Taylor WR 14 14 59 801 13.6 7 53 4.2 57.2 0.0% Jefferson WR 14 14 41 595 14.5 1 36 2.9 42.5 0.0% Brown RB 14 14 40 482 12.1 6 64 2.9 34.4 0.0% Harraway FB 14 14 32 291 9.1 3 31 2.3 20.8 0.0% Smith TE 13 9 19 215 11.3 0 25 1.5 16.5 0.0% Reed TE 5 5 9 124 13.8 0 34 1.8 24.8 0.0% Thomas RB 13 0 5 40 8.0 0 13 0.4 3.1 0.0% Hancock TE 10 0 2 3 1.5 2 2 0.2 0.3 0.0% Grant WR 13 0 1 12 12.0 1 12 0.1 0.9 0.0% Jurgensen QB 14 4 1 –3 –3.0 0 –3 0.1 –0.2 0.0% Team Total 14 209 2560 12.2 20 64 14.9 182.9 Opp Total 14 203 2176 10.7 12 14.5 155.4 Kicking Kicking Games 0–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ Scoring Player Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM Lng FG% XPA XPM XP% Knight K 14 0 8 8 7 5 13 6 9 3 5 42 22 42 52.4% 37 37 100.0% Team Total 14 8 8 7 5 13 6 9 3 5 42 22 52.4% 37 37 100.0% Opp Total 14 29 17 58.6% 21 21 100.0% Punting Punting Player Pos G GS Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P Bragg P 14 0 64 2581 61 0 40.3 Team Total 14 64 2581 61 0 40.3 Opp Total 14 81 3110 38.4 Kick Return Kick return Player Pos G GS Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt Mul-Key RB 14 0 36 1011 1 97 28.1 Duncan DB 14 0 4 65 0 38 16.3 Tillman LB 14 0 3 42 0 18 14.0 Team Total 14 43 1118 1 97 26.0 Opp Total 14 62 1237 1 20.0 Punt Return Punt return Player Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Duncan DB 14 0 28 228 0 18 8.1 Mul-Key RB 14 0 11 103 0 27 9.4 Smith TE 13 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team Total 14 40 331 0 27 8.3 Opp Total 14 14 104 0 7.4 Sacks Sacks Player Pos G GS Sk Biggs RDE 14 14 15.0 Brundige LDT 14 13 13.0 Talbert RDT 14 14 7.5 McDole LDE 14 14 6.5 Robinson LLB 14 14 5.0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 3.0 Holman DE 5 0 1.0 Jones DE 6 0 1.0 Sistrunk DT 12 2 1.0 Team Total 14 53 Opp Total 14 31 Interceptions Interceptions Player Pos G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD Houston SS 14 14 6 32 0 32 Bass RCB 14 14 5 161 1 68 Owens FS 14 14 5 123 1 27 Robinson LLB 14 14 4 98 1 39 Fischer LCB 14 14 3 99 0 67 Hanburger RLB 14 14 1 45 0 45 Vactor DB 9 0 1 34 1 34 Duncan DB 24 0 1 6 0 6 Team Total 14 26 598 4 68 Opp Total 14 Fumbles Fumbles Player Pos G GS FF Fmb FR Yds TD Brown RB 14 14 7 2 0 0 Kilmer QB 10 10 6 2 –18 0 Harraway FB 14 14 6 1 0 0 Mul-Key RB 14 0 4 2 0 0 Duncan DB 14 0 3 1 0 0 Ryczek LS 14 0 1 1 –4 0 Jurgensen QB 14 4 1 0 0 0 Smith TE 13 9 1 0 0 0 Taylor WR 14 14 1 0 0 0 Thomas RB 13 0 1 0 0 0 Tillman LB 14 0 1 0 0 0 Houston SS 14 0 5 8 0 Biggs RDE 14 14 0 3 2 1 Owens FS 14 14 0 2 56 1 Robinson LLB 14 14 0 2 0 0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 0 1 9 0 Bragg P 14 0 0 1 0 0 Brundige LDT 14 12 0 1 0 0 Fischer LCB 14 14 0 1 0 0 Hull RB 13 0 0 1 0 0 Jefferson WR 14 14 0 1 0 0 Malinchak WR 14 0 0 1 0 0 Starke RT 14 7 0 1 0 0 Stone DB 4 0 0 1 0 0 Team Total 14 32 30 53 2 Opp Total 14 35 17 0 Tackles Tackles Player Pos G GS Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Team Total 14 Opp Total 14 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Player Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Knight K 14 0 37 37 22 42 103 7.4 Brown RB 14 14 8 6 14 84 6.0 Taylor WR 14 14 7 7 42 3.0 Harraway FB 14 14 1 3 4 24 1.7 Hancock TE 10 0 2 2 12 1.2 Owens FS 14 14 1 1 2 12 0.9 Bass RCB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Biggs RDE 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Grant WR 13 0 1 1 6 0.5 Jefferson WR 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Mul-Key RB 14 0 1 1 6 0.4 Robinson LLB 14 14 1 1 6 0.4 Stone DB 4 0 1 1 6 1.5 Vactor DB 9 0 1 1 6 0.7 Team Total 14 9 20 1 2 4 1 37 37 37 22 42 325 Opp Total 14 8 12 1 21 21 21 17 29 198 Team Team Total Yds & TO Passing Rushing Penalties Player PF Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD Pen Yds 1stPy Team Stats 325 3797 862 4.4 32 18 232 209 372 2358 20 14 5.9 131 459 1439 9 3.1 76 81 771 25 Opp Stats 198 3779 939 4.0 44 18 233 203 406 2176 12 26 4.7 119 480 1603 8 3.3 89 86 708 25 Lg Rank Offense 6 18 12 20 14 9 6 5 8 7 18 25 20 26 Lg Rank Defense 6 9 2 6 15 25 18 9 2 8 8 4 6 1 Quarter-by-quarter Quarter-by-quarter Team 1 2 3 4 T Redskins 72 70 57 126 325 Opponent 44 62 45 47 198 Playoffs 1973–74 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Divisional December 22, 1973 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–27 Metropolitan Stadium 45,475 Recap Playoff Game Officials Playoff Round Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Line Judge Back Judge Field Judge Alternate NFC Divisional Playoff @ Minnesota (32) Jim Tunney (88) Pat Harder (79) Ray Sonnenberg (14) Gene Barth (87) Don Wedge (31) Dick Dolack NFC Divisional Playoffs (Saturday, December 22, 1973): at Minnesota Vikings Washington Redskins 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins 20 at Minnesota Vikings 27 – Game summary December 22, 1973 1:00 p.m. EST Redskins (10–5) 0 7 3 10 Vikings (13–2) 0 3 7 17 Metropolitan Stadium • Bloomington, Minnesota 45,475 19 °F °C; relative humidity 71%; wind 11 mph km/h knots; wind chill 7 °F °C (Overcast) Jim Tunney CBS Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Tommy Mason (color commentator), Wayne Walker (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter) Pro Football Reference; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings – December 22, 1973 right Washington Redskins WAS Minnesota Vikings MIN Billy Kilmer 13/24, 159 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Larry Brown 29 CAR, 115 YDS, 1 TD Roy Jefferson 6 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD Fran Tarkenton 16/28, 222 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Oscar Reed 17 CAR, 95 YDS Oscar Reed 5 REC, 76 YDS WAS MIN collapsed 2 Vikings FG 19 Cox 0 3 2 Redskins RushTD Brown 3 good Knight 7 3 3 Vikings RushTD Brown 2 good Cox 7 10 3 Redskins FG 52 Knight 10 10 4 Redskins FG 42 Knight 13 10 4 Vikings RecTD Gilliam Tarkenton 28 good Cox 13 17 4 Vikings RecTD Gilliam Tarkenton 6 good Cox 13 24 4 Redskins RecTD Jefferson Kilmer 28 good Knight 20 24 4 Vikings FG 30 Cox 20 27 20 27 Point spread: Redskins +8 Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsVikings18 First downs 1742–155 Rushes–yards 34–141159 Passing yards 22213–24–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 16–28–10–0 Sacked–yards 1–4159 Net passing yards 218314 Total yards 359150 Return yards 1564–37.3 Punts Number–Average yardage 6–31.82–1 Fumbles–lost 2–10–0 Penalties–yards 2–9 References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing