1973 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: George Allen |
| Bill Austin | Offensive Line |
| Dick Bielski | Receivers |
| Ralph Hawkins | Defensive Backs |
| Paul Lanham | Special Teams |
| Ted Marchibroda | Offensive Backs |
| Jack Pardee | Linebackers |
| LaVern Torgeson | Defensive Line |
| Charlie Waller | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Fri | 8/3/1973 | H | Detroit Lions | 14 | 17 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53041 | |
| Fri | 8/10/1973 | H | Denver Broncos | 14 | 10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 38923 | |
| Fri | 8/17/1973 | A | Buffalo Bills | 37 | 21 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 80020 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1973 | H | Baltimore Colts | 20 | 3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53497 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1973 | A | New England Patriots | 35 | 14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 50369 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1973 | H | Chicago Bears | 17 | 3 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54137 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | H | San Diego Chargers | 38 | 0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52718 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 34 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50316 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 64147 | |
| Mon | 10/8/1973 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54314 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | A | New York Giants | 21 | 3 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 70168 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54381 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | A | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 19 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 66315 | |
| Mon | 11/5/1973 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49220 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 33 | 9 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54267 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | H | Baltimore Colts | 22 | 14 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52675 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1973 | A | Detroit Lions | 20 | 0 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 46807 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | H | New York Giants | 27 | 24 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52036 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1973 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62195 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | 20 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 49484 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | ||||||||||
| Sat | 12/22/1973 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 27 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45475 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Bass | 41 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Verlon Biggs | 86 | RDE | 6-4 | 267 | 30 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Bragg | 4 | P | 5-11 | 186 | 27 | Richmond | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 43 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Dodge City CC; Kansas State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Brundige | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Colorado | 14 | 12 |
| Bob Brunet | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 45 | LS | 5-10 | 176 | 31 | Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | LCB | 5-10 | 170 | 33 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Frank Grant | 46 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 32 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Hancock | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Yuba JC; Idaho State | 10 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 221 | 29 | San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| Len Hauss | 56 | C | 6-2 | 234 | 31 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Terry Hermeling | 75 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 13 | 13 |
| Willie Holman | 85 | LDE-RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 28 | South Carolina State | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 27 | LS | 6-3 | 196 | 29 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Hull | 25 | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 28 | Glendale CC; Southern California | 13 | 0 |
| Freddie Hyatt | 40 | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 194 | 30 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmie Jones | 82 | DE | 6-3 | 215 | 26 | Wichita State | 6 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 9 | QB | 5-11 | 202 | 39 | Duke | 14 | 4 |
| Billy Kilmer | 17 | QB | 6-0 | 201 | 34 | Citrus JC; UCLA | 10 | 10 |
| Curt Knight | 5 | K | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Coast Guard | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Laaveg | 73 | LOG | 6-4 | 247 | 25 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Malinchak | 24 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 29 | Indiana | 14 | 0 |
| Ron McDole | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 266 | 34 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Harold McLinton | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Southern University | 8 | 8 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 28 | RB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | none | 14 | 0 |
| Brig Owens | 23 | RS | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Fullerton JC; Cincinnati | 14 | 14 |
| John Pergine | 52 | RLB | 6-1 | 225 | 27 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| Myron Pottios | 66 | MLB | 6-2 | 236 | 34 | Notre Dame | 6 | 6 |
| Alvin Reed | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 232 | 29 | Prairie View A&M | 5 | 5 |
| Dave Robinson | 89 | LLB | 6-3 | 243 | 32 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Walt Rock | 65 | ROT | 6-5 | 252 | 32 | Maryland | 7 | 7 |
| Dan Ryczek | 51 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Schoenke | 62 | LOT | 6-3 | 246 | 32 | Southern Methodist | 7 | 1 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 64 | LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 12 | 2 |
| Jerry Smith | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 208 | 30 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona State | 13 | 9 |
| George Starke | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Columbia | 14 | 7 |
| Ken Stone | 20 | S | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 |
| Diron Talbert | 72 | RDT | 6-5 | 246 | 29 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Charley Taylor | 42 | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 32 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Duane Thomas | 47 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | West Texas A&M | 13 | 0 |
| Rusty Tillman | 67 | MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Arizona; Northern Arizona | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 29 | LCB | 6-0 | 185 | 29 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
| John Wilbur | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 245 | 30 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Willis | 38 | RS | 5-11 | 170 | 25 | Phoenix JC; Texas-El Paso | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 5 | 117 | Charlie Cantrell | G | Lamar |
| 8 | 193 | Mike Hancock | TE | Idaho State |
| 9 | 218 | Rick Galbos | RB | Ohio State |
| 9 | 233 | Eddie Sheats | LB | Kansas |
| 10 | 245 | Ken Stone | DB | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | 311 | Ernie Webster | G | Pittsburgh |
| 13 | 337 | Dennis Johnson | DT | Delaware |
| 14 | 363 | Herb Marshall | DB | Cameron |
| 16 | 415 | Mike Wedman | K | Colorado |
| 17 | 441 | Jeff Davis | RB | Mars Hill |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 72 | 70 | 57 | 126 | 325 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 62 | 45 | 47 | 198 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 232 | 76 | 131 | 25 | 71/199 35.7% | / % | 81 | 771 | |
| Opponents Totals | 233 | 89 | 119 | 25 | 85/241 35.3% | / % | 86 | 708 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Knight | 0 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 0 | 103 |
| Larry Brown | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Charley Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Charley Harraway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mike Hancock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brig Owens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Verlon Biggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 37 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 0 | 325 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 0 | 198 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Knight | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 0 | 42 | 8/8 | 5/7 | 6/13 | 3/9 | 0/5 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 0 | 42 | 8/8 | 5/7 | 6/13 | 3/9 | 0/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 3/3 | 6/8 | 6/11 | 2/5 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | 273 | 860 | 3.2 | 27 | 8 |
| Charley Harraway | 128 | 452 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Duane Thomas | 32 | 95 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Brunet | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hull | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 459 | 1439 | 3.1 | 27 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 480 | 1603 | 3.3 | 35 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Kilmer | 227 | 122 | 53.7 | 96 | 1656 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 64t | 14 | 6.2 | 9 | 4.0 | 15 | 88 | 1568 | 81.3 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 145 | 87 | 60.0 | 53 | 904 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 36 | 6 | 4.1 | 5 | 3.4 | 16 | 114 | 790 | 77.5 |
| Team Totals | 372 | 209 | 56.2 | 149 | 2560 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 64t | 20 | 5.4 | 14 | 3.8 | 31 | 202 | 2358 | 79.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 406 | 203 | 50.0 | 177 | 2531 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 80t | 12 | 3.0 | 26 | 6.4 | 53 | 355 | 2176 | 52.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Taylor | 59 | 801 | 13.6 | 53 | 7 |
| Roy Jefferson | 41 | 595 | 14.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 40 | 482 | 12.1 | 64t | 6 |
| Charley Harraway | 32 | 291 | 9.1 | 31 | 3 |
| Jerry Smith | 19 | 215 | 11.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Alvin Reed | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Hancock | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2t | 2 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 209 | 2560 | 12.2 | 64t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 203 | 2531 | 12.5 | 80t | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Houston | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Bass | 5 | 161 | 32.2 | 68t | 1 |
| Brig Owens | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 27 | 1 |
| Dave Robinson | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Pat Fischer | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 67 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 598 | 23.0 | 68t | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bragg | 64 | 2581 | 40.3 | 61 | 0 | 104 | ||||
| Team Totals | 64 | 2581 | 40.3 | 61 | 0 | 104 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 3112 | 38.4 | 62 | 4 | 331 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Duncan | 28 | 11 | 228 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 11 | 6 | 103 | 9.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 17 | 331 | 8.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 30 | 104 | 7.4 | 37 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Mul-Key | 36 | 1011 | 28.1 | 97t | 1 | |
| Speedy Duncan | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 1118 | 26.0 | 97t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 1237 | 20.0 | 97t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Verlon Biggs | 15.0 | |
| Bill Brundige | 13.0 | |
| Diron Talbert | 7.5 | |
| Ron McDole | 6.5 | |
| Dave Robinson | 5.0 | |
| Chris Hanburger | 3.0 | |
| Willie Holman | 1.0 | |
| Jimmie Jones | 1.0 | |
| Manny Sistrunk | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 53.0 | 355.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 202.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlon Biggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Bragg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brundige | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hanburger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -18 | 0 | |
| Bill Malinchak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brig Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 1 |
| Dave Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Ryczek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| Jerry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Starke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Tillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 53 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 0 |
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