1973 Detroit Lions season
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 whom 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 on their previous season's output of 8–5–1, finishing a mediocre 6–7–1.[1] The team missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 16, 1973 |
at Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 24–10 |
48,913 |
2 |
September 23, 1973 |
at Green Bay Packers |
T 13–13 |
55,495 |
3 |
October 1, 1973 |
Atlanta Falcons |
W 31–6 |
45,599 |
4 |
October 7, 1973 |
Minnesota Vikings |
L 23–9 |
49,549 |
5 |
October 14, 1973 |
at New Orleans Saints |
L 20–13 |
57,810 |
6 |
October 21, 1973 |
Baltimore Colts |
L 29–27 |
48,058 |
7 |
October 28, 1973 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 34–0 |
43,616 |
8 |
November 4, 1973 |
San Francisco 49ers |
W 30–20 |
49,531 |
9 |
November 11, 1973 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 28–7 |
47,911 |
10 |
November 18, 1973 |
at Chicago Bears |
W 30–7 |
48,625 |
11 |
November 22, 1973 |
Washington Redskins |
L 20–0 |
46,807 |
12 |
December 2, 1973 |
at St. Louis Cardinals |
W 20–16 |
44,982 |
13 |
December 9, 1973 |
Chicago Bears |
W 40–7 |
41,729 |
14 |
December 15, 1973 |
at Miami Dolphins |
L 34–7 |
53,375 |
Standings
Game summaries
Week 14
Week Fourteen: Detroit Lions (6–6–1) at Miami Dolphins (11–2)
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
0 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
Dolphins |
14 |
17 |
3 | 0 | 34 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game information |
- First Quarter
- 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
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- 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
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