NFL game summary for 09/17/1973:
Coach Dan Devine used two tight ends to counter the Jets' five-man line and shut out the New York team until Al Woodall, Joe Namath's replacement, hit rookie receiver David Knight in the last minute of play. Chester Marcol kicked three field goals, John Brockington ran for 73 yards and MacArthur Lane for 60. Ken Ellis intercepted one Namath pass and knocked down several others. Scott Hunter connected with 6 of 13, including a 19-yard TD to Rich McGeorge.
Line: Packers by 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Jets (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Green Bay Packers (1-0-0) | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
( 0- 3) GB Chester Marcol 9 yard field goal ( 0-10) GB Rich McGeorge 19 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick) ( 0-13) GB Chester Marcol 37 yard field goal ( 0-16) GB Chester Marcol 10 yard field goal ( 0-23) GB John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick) ( 7-23) NYJ David Knight 17 yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick)
NYJ GB
First Downs: 16 14
Rushes-yards: 17-69 48-155
Yards/rush: 4.1 3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 18-38-235-1 6-14-107-0
Sacked-yards: 3-35 1-9
Net pass yards: 200 98
Net yards/pass: 4.9 6.5
Total net yards: 269 253
Total plays: 58 (29% run) 63 (76% run)
Yards/play: 4.6 4.0
Fumbles-lost: 3-2 0-0
Turnovers: 3 0
Penalties-yards: 6-52 8-50
Attendance: 47,124
Passing:NYJ: Joe Namath, 16 of 33 for 203 yards (1 int); Al Woodall, 2 of 5 for 32 yards and 1 TD
GB: Scott Hunter, 6 of 13 for 107 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
NYJ: Emerson Boozer, 7 for 59 yards; John Riggins, 6 for 2 yards; Cliff McClain, 1 for 11 yards; Jim Nance, 1 for 4 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 2 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for -9 yards
GB: John Brockington, 21 for 73 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 18 for 60 yards; Perry Williams, 3 for 11 yards; Scott Hunter, 3 for 1 yard; Don Highsmith, 2 for 2 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 8 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Rich Caster, 6 for 77 yards; Jerome Barkum, 5 for 96 yards; Cliff McClain, 2 for 11 yards; David Knight, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Margene Adkins, 1 for 15 yards; Emerson Boozer, 1 for 10 yards; Jim Nance, 1 for 5 yards; John Riggins, 1 for 4 yards
GB: MacArthur Lane, 2 for 32 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 24 yards; Barry Smith, 1 for 21 yards; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD; John Brockington, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Margene Adkins, 3 for 61 yards; Cliff McClain, 1 for 18 yards
GB: MacArthur Lane, 1 for 2 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Chris Farasopoulos, 4 for 23 yards; Rocky Turner, 1 for 10 yards
GB: Jon Staggers, 2 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
GB: Ken Ellis, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Julian Fagan, 5 for 177 yards
GB: Ron Widby, 6 for 303 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 0/1
GB: Chester Marcol, 3/3