NFL game summary for 09/23/1973:
Pete Gogolak kicked a 14-yard FG on the final play of the Giants' last game at Yankee Stadium to give New York a tie after the Giants had driven from their own 15 in less than two minutes. Roman Gabriel, hitting on 14 of 28 for 227 yards, put the Eagles out front with a TD pass to Harold Carmichael with only 1:54 to go. Gogolak and Tom Dempsey each kicked three FGs. Ron Johnson ran for 112 yards on 30 carries for New York, Tom Sullivan 100 on 18 for the Eagles.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 109.0 (18) | 143.0 (15) | 252.0 (19) | 3 |
| DEFENSE | 197.0 (20) | 195.0 (22) | 392.0 (23) | 3 | |
 | OFFENSE | 218.0 (4) | 154.0 (10) | 372.0 (5) | 3 |
| DEFENSE | 96.0 (4) | 59.0 (5) | 155.0 (3) | 4 |
Line: Giants by 15
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles (0-1-1) | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| New York Giants (1-0-1) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
( 3- 0) PHI Tom Dempsey 30 yard field goal ( 3- 7) NYG Vince Clements 2 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) ( 6- 7) PHI Tom Dempsey 18 yard field goal ( 6-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 45 yard field goal ( 9-10) PHI Tom Dempsey 37 yard field goal (16-10) PHI Tom Sullivan 8 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) (16-17) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) (16-20) NYG Pete Gogolak 14 yard field goal (23-20) PHI Harold Carmichael 16 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) (23-23) NYG Pete Gogolak 14 yard field goal
PHI NYG
First Downs: 16 24
Rushes-yards: 28-128 40-134
Yards/rush: 4.6 3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-28-227-2 19-35-272-1
Sacked-yards: 1-11 0-0
Net pass yards: 216 272
Net yards/pass: 7.4 7.8
Total net yards: 344 406
Total plays: 57 (49% run) 75 (53% run)
Yards/play: 6.0 5.4
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 2-1
Turnovers: 2 2
Penalties-yards: 3-15 2-30
Attendance: 57,138
Passing:
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 14 of 28 for 227 yards and 1 TD (2 int) NYG: Norm Snead, 19 of 35 for 272 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 18 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 7 for 21 yards; Roman Gabriel, 3 for 7 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 30 for 112 yards and 1 TD; Vince Clements, 9 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Norm Snead, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 4 for 17 yards; Charle Young, 3 for 53 yards; Ben Hawkins, 2 for 54 yards NYG: Bob Tucker, 8 for 136 yards; Rich Houston, 4 for 45 yards; Vince Clements, 3 for 36 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 22 yards; Ron Johnson, 1 for 17 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 2 for 44 yards; Al Nelson, 1 for 22 yards NYG: Eldridge Small, 4 for 93 yards; Joe Orduna, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 9 yards; Kermit Alexander, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Pete Athas, 3 for 15 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Randy Logan, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 17 yards; Pat Hughes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Tom McNeill, 4 for 165 yards NYG: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 181 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 3/4 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 3/4
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 14 of 28 for 227 yards and 1 TD (2 int) NYG: Norm Snead, 19 of 35 for 272 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 18 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 7 for 21 yards; Roman Gabriel, 3 for 7 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 30 for 112 yards and 1 TD; Vince Clements, 9 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Norm Snead, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 103 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 4 for 17 yards; Charle Young, 3 for 53 yards; Ben Hawkins, 2 for 54 yards NYG: Bob Tucker, 8 for 136 yards; Rich Houston, 4 for 45 yards; Vince Clements, 3 for 36 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 22 yards; Ron Johnson, 1 for 17 yards; Don Herrmann, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 2 for 44 yards; Al Nelson, 1 for 22 yards NYG: Eldridge Small, 4 for 93 yards; Joe Orduna, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 9 yards; Kermit Alexander, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Pete Athas, 3 for 15 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Randy Logan, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 17 yards; Pat Hughes, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Tom McNeill, 4 for 165 yards NYG: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 181 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 3/4 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 3/4