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Sunday September 23, 1973
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NFL game summary for 09/23/1973:



Jim Del Gaizo, acquired from Miami in late August, took over with 1:53 to go and led Green Bay downfield on passes to Jon Staggers and Barry Smith to set up the tying 24-yard FG by Chester Marcol with 19 seconds left. The Lions had taken the lead with less than five minutes to go on Altie Taylor's three-yard run. Packers' RB John Brockington rushed for 118 yards on 22 carries.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Detroit LionsOFFENSE108.0  (19)193.0  (6)301.0  (10)3
DEFENSE241.0  (24)154.0  (15)395.0  (24)2
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE155.0  (11)98.0  (19)253.0  (18)0
DEFENSE69.0  (2)200.0  (23)269.0  (10)3

Line: Packers by 3

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (0-1-1)0301013
Green Bay Packers (1-0-1)0100313

( 0- 3) GB  Chester Marcol 30 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DET Errol Mann 15 yard field goal
( 3-10) GB  MacArthur Lane 5 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
( 6-10) DET Errol Mann 38 yard field goal
(13-10) DET Altie Taylor 3 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
(13-13) GB  Chester Marcol 24 yard field goal
                     DET             GB
First Downs:         12              17
Rushes-yards:        37-110          40-176
Yards/rush:          3.0             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-15-91-3       9-20-143-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             4-42
Net pass yards:      82              101
Net yards/pass:      5.1             4.2
Total net yards:     192             277
Total plays:         53 (69% run)    64 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     4-37            5-45

Attendance: 55,495
Passing:
DET: Greg Landry, 8 of 15 for 91 yards (3 int)
GB: Scott Hunter, 6 of 12 for 80 yards; Jim Del Gaizo, 3 of 8 for 63 yards

Rushing:
DET: Altie Taylor, 22 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Steve Owens, 10 for 27 yards; Greg Landry, 5 for 24 yards
GB: John Brockington, 22 for 118 yards; MacArthur Lane, 16 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Scott Hunter, 1 for 6 yards; Don Highsmith, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
DET: Altie Taylor, 3 for 38 yards; Ron Jessie, 3 for 34 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 10 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 9 yards
GB: Barry Smith, 4 for 72 yards; Jon Staggers, 2 for 38 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 23 yards; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Ron Jessie, 1 for 25 yards; Charlie Weaver, 1 for 0 yards
GB: Ike Thomas, 3 for 52 yards; Don Highsmith, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Dick Jauron, 1 for 10 yards; Lem Barney, 1 for 6 yards
GB: Ken Ellis, 2 for 8 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Jim Hill, 1 for 20 yards; Jim Carter, 1 for 1 yard; Ken Ellis, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 4 for 168 yards
GB: Ron Widby, 4 for 166 yards

Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 2/3
GB: Chester Marcol, 2/4




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