1973 Green Bay Packers season

1973 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Dan Devine
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	5–7–2
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1973 Green Bay Packers season was their 54th 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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	New York Jets	W 23–7	1–0–0	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 11–3	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 24–7	2–2–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	80,558
7	October 28	at Detroit Lions	L 34–0	2–3–2	Tiger Stadium	43,616
8	November 4	Chicago Bears	L 31–17	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 33–24	3–5–2	Schaefer Stadium	60,525
11	November 26	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–6	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	December 8	Minnesota Vikings	L 31–7	4–7–2	Lambeau Field	53,830
14	December 16	at Chicago Bears	W 21–0	5–7–2	Soldier Field	29,157

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	0	0	7	7
• Packers	3	10	3	7	23

Date: September 17
Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54°F, wind 16 mph
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	GB	Chester Marcol 9-yard field goal	Packers 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

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	7	0	6	3	16
Giants	7	0	0	7	14

Date: October 7
Location: 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

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	14	21
• Packers	10	12	0	3	25

Date: November 11
Location: 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 Rashad 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

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	3	7	0	10
• Packers	3	10	7	10	30

Date: December 2
Location: 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 goal	Packers 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 goal	Packers 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

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	7	7	0	7	21
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: December 16
Location: 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

↑ "'No hard feelings' says Ray Nitschke". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 29, 1973. p. 17.
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Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

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Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

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Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

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Championship seasons in bold

1973 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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