NFL team season
1973 Green Bay Packers season Head coach Dan Devine Home field Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium Record 5–7–2 Division place 3rd NFC Central Playoff finish Did not qualify
The 1973 Green Bay Packers season was their 55th season overall and their 53rd season in the National Football League . The defending division champions posted a 5–7–2 record under third-year head coach Dan Devine , earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.
Offseason [ ]
Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke retired during training camp in late August.[1] Bart Starr left as quarterbacks coach to other business interests, which included a network broadcasting position with CBS .
NFL draft [ ]
Main article: 1973 NFL draft
1973 Green Bay Packers draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Notes
1
21
Barry Smith
Wide Receiver
Florida State
3
74
Tom MacLeod
Linebacker
Minnesota
6
152
Tom Toner
Linebacker
Idaho State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Roster [ ]
1973 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
New York Jets
W 23–7
1–0
Milwaukee County Stadium
47,124
2
September 23
Detroit Lions
T 13–13
1–0–1
Lambeau Field
55,495
3
September 30
at Minnesota Vikings
L 3–11
1–1–1
Metropolitan Stadium
48,176
4
October 7
at New York Giants
W 16–14
2–1–1
Yale Bowl
70,050
5
October 14
Kansas City Chiefs
T 10–10
2–1–2
Milwaukee County Stadium
46,583
6
October 21
at Los Angeles Rams
L 7–24
2–2–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
80,558
7
October 28
at Detroit Lions
L 0–34
2–3–2
Tiger Stadium
43,616
8
November 4
Chicago Bears
L 17–31
2–4–2
Lambeau Field
56,267
9
November 11
St. Louis Cardinals
W 25–21
3–4–2
Lambeau Field
52,922
10
November 18
at New England Patriots
L 24–33
3–5–2
Schaefer Stadium
60,525
11
at San Francisco 49ers
L 6–20
3–6–2
Candlestick Park
49,244
12
December 2
New Orleans Saints
W 30–10
4–6–2
Milwaukee County Stadium
46,092
13
Minnesota Vikings
L 7–31
4–7–2
Lambeau Field
53,830
14
December 16
at Chicago Bears
W 21–0
5–7–2
Soldier Field
29,157
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
0
0 0 7
7
• Packers
3
10 3 7
23
Date: September 17Location: Milwaukee County Stadium , Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game start: 8:00 p.m. Game weather: 54 °F, wind 16 mphTV announcers (ABC): Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford & Don Meredith.
Scoring summary 1 GB Chester Marcol 9-yard field goalPackers 3–0
2 GB Rich McGeorge 19-yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 10–0
2 GB Chester Marcol 37-yard field goal Packers 13–0
3 GB Chester Marcol 10-yard field goal Packers 16–0
4 GB John Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 23–0
4 NYJ David Knight 17-yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick)Packers 23–7
[2]
Week 4 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
7
0 6 3
16
Giants
7
0 0 7
14
Date: October 7Location: Yale Bowl , New Haven, Connecticut Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 58 °F, wind 5 mph
Scoring summary 1 NYG Don Herrmann 17-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)Giants 7–0
1 GB Jon Staggers 20-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Tie 7–7
3 GB Chester Marcol 20-yard field goal Packers 10–7
3 GB Chester Marcol 11-yard field goal Packers 13–7
4 NYG Bob Grim 10-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)Giants 14–13
4 GB Chester Marcol 32-yard field goal Packers 16–14
[3]
Week 9 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
7
0 0 14
21
• Packers
10
12 0 3
25
Date: November 11Location: Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 34 °F, wind 12 mph
Scoring summary 1 GB John Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 7–0
1 GB Chester Marcol 12-yard field goal Packers 10–0
1 STL Donny Anderson 30-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Packers 10–7
2 GB Jerry Tagge 1-yard run (kick failed)Packers 16–7
2 GB Chester Marcol 32-yard field goal Packers 19–7
2 GB Chester Marcol 24-yard field goal Packers 22–7
4 STL Ahmad Rashād 23-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Packers 22–14
4 STL Terry Metcalf 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)Packers 22–21
4 GB Chester Marcol 9-yard field goal Packers 25–21
[4]
Week 12 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Saints
0
3 7 0
10
• Packers
3
10 7 10
30
Date: December 2Location: Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 36 °F, wind 12 mph
Scoring summary 1 GB Chester Marcol 14-yard field goalPackers 3–0
2 GB Al Matthews 58-yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 10–0
2 GB Chester Marcol 39-yard field goal Packers 13–0
2 NO Bill McClard 22-yard field goalPackers 13–3
3 NO Jubilee Dunbar 29-yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick)Packers 13–10
3 GB Jerry Tagge 41-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 20–10
4 GB Jim Carter 42-yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 27–10
4 GB Chester Marcol 33-yard field goal Packers 30–10
[5]
Week 14 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
7
7 0 7
21
Bears
0
0 0 0
0
Date: December 16Location: Soldier Field , Chicago Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 24 °F, wind 13 mph
Scoring summary 1 GB Jon Staggers 20-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 7–0
2 GB Les Goodman 3-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 14–0
4 GB Jon Staggers 36-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 21–0
[6]
Standings [ ]
NFC Central
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
PF
PA
STK
Minnesota Vikings
12
2
0
.857
6–0
10–1
296
168
W2
Detroit Lions
6
7
1
.464
3–2–1
6–4–1
271
247
L1
Green Bay Packers
5
7
2
.429
1–4–1
4–6–1
202
259
W1
Chicago Bears
3
11
0
.214
1–5
1–9
195
334
L6
References [ ]
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