NFL team season
1973 Washington Redskins season Owner Edward Bennett Williams Head coach George Allen Home field RFK Stadium Record 10–4 Division place 2nd NFC East Playoff finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings ) 20–27
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, and finished 10-4.
Roster [ ]
1973 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks
9 Sonny Jurgensen
17 Billy Kilmer
18 Sam Wyche
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
Game recap
1
September 16
San Diego Chargers
W 38–0
1–0
RFK Stadium
53,589
Recap
2
September 23
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 27–34
1–1
Busch Memorial Stadium
50,316
Recap
3
September 30
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 28–7
2–1
Veterans Stadium
64,147
Recap
4
Dallas Cowboys
W 14–7
3–1
RFK Stadium
54,314
Recap
5
October 14
at New York Giants
W 21–3
4–1
Yale Bowl
70,168
Recap
6
October 21
St. Louis Cardinals
W 31–13
5–1
RFK Stadium
54,381
Recap
7
October 28
at New Orleans Saints
L 3–19
5–2
Tulane Stadium
66,315
Recap
8
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 16–21
5–3
Three Rivers Stadium
49,220
Recap
9
November 11
San Francisco 49ers
W 33–9
6–3
RFK Stadium
54,381
Recap
10
November 18
Baltimore Colts
W 22–14
7–3
RFK Stadium
52,675
Recap
11
November 22
at Detroit Lions
W 20–0
8–3
Tiger Stadium
46,807
Recap
12
December 2
New York Giants
W 27–24
9–3
RFK Stadium
53,590
Recap
13
December 9
at Dallas Cowboys
L 7–27
9–4
Texas Stadium
62,195
Recap
14
December 16
Philadelphia Eagles
W 38–20
10–4
RFK Stadium
49,484
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Chargers
0
0 0 0
0
• Redskins
21
0 7 10
38
Date: September 16Location: RFK Stadium
Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
7 3 17
27
• Cardinals
7
0 10 17
34
Date: September 23Location: Busch Memorial Stadium
Week 3 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Redskins
7
0 7 14
28
Eagles
0
7 0 0
7
Date: September 30Location: Veterans Stadium
Week 4 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
7 0 0
7
• Redskins
0
0 0 14
14
Date: October 8Location: RFK StadiumTelevision network: ABC
Week 5 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Redskins
7
0 7 7
21
Giants
3
0 0 0
3
Date: October 14Location: Yale Bowl
Week 6 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
6 7 0
13
• Redskins
7
14 0 10
31
Date: October 21Location: RFK Stadium
Week 7 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
0 0 3
3
• Saints
10
6 0 3
19
Week 8 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
3
3 3 7
16
• Steelers
7
7 0 7
21
Date: November 5Location: Three Rivers Stadium Television network: ABC
Week 9 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
49ers
0
9 0 0
9
• Redskins
7
3 13 10
33
Date: November 11Location: RFK Stadium
Week 10 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Colts
0
0 7 7
14
• Redskins
7
6 3 6
22
Date: November 18Location: RFK Stadium
Week 11 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Redskins
10
3 7 0
20
Lions
0
0 0 0
0
Week 12 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
7
14 0 3
24
• Redskins
3
10 0 14
27
Date: December 2Location: RFK Stadium
Week 13 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
0 0 7
7
• Cowboys
0
3 14 10
27
Date: December 9Location: Texas Stadium
Week 14 [ ]
Philadelphia Eagles (5–7–1) at Washington Redskins (9–4)
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
10
3
7 0 20
Redskins
0
24
7 7 38
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game information
Eagles
Redskins
Billy Kilmer 13/24, 251 Yds, 4 TD, INT
Larry Brown 26 Rush, 150 Yds, TD 3 Rec, 105 Yds, 3 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PHI
WSH
1
Eagles
44-yard field goal by Dempsey
3
0
1
Eagles
Young 34-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel , Dempsey kick good
10
0
2
Redskins
Brown 14-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer , Knight kick good
10
7
2
Redskins
15-yard field goal by Knight
10
10
2
Redskins
Jefferson 32-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good
10
17
2
Redskins
Brown 27-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good
10
24
2
Eagles
15-yard field goal by Dempsey
13
24
3
Redskins
Brown 64-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good
13
31
3
Eagles
Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Dempsey kick good
20
31
4
Redskins
Brown 8-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good
20
38
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20
38
Standings [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Divisional [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
7 3 10
20
• Vikings
0
3 7 17
27
References [ ]
Affiliations Franchise Stadiums
Braves Field
Fenway Park
Griffith Stadium
RFK Stadium
FedExField
Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (15) Conference championships (5) League championships (2) Super Bowl championships (3) Hall of Famers
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), and Washington Redskins (1937–2019)