NFL game summary for 10/07/1973:

Chester Marcol's third FG, a 32-yard kick with one second to play, won for Green Bay and spoiled the first regular season game for the New York Giants at the Yale Bowl. Scott Hunter, a second half replacement for starter Jim Del Gaizo, passed the Packers into position for the winning FG. The Giants had taken a 14-13 lead early in the final quarter on a pass to Bob Grim from Norm Snead, who completed 21 of 28 passes.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	140.3  (12)	89.7  (24)	230.0  (25)	4
	DEFENSE	128.3  (10)	120.0  (8)	248.3  (9)	10
New York Giants	OFFENSE	133.7  (14)	166.7  (10)	300.3  (8)	8
	DEFENSE	121.7  (7)	124.3  (9)	246.0  (8)	9

Line: Packers by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Green Bay Packers (2-1-1)	7	0	6	3	16
New York Giants (1-2-1)	7	0	0	7	14

( 0- 7) NYG Don Herrmann 17 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 7- 7) GB  Jon Staggers 20 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(10- 7) GB  Chester Marcol 20 yard field goal
(13- 7) GB  Chester Marcol 11 yard field goal
(13-14) NYG Bob Grim 10 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)
(16-14) GB  Chester Marcol 32 yard field goal

                     GB              NYG
First Downs:         11              13
Rushes-yards:        37-125          25-57
Yards/rush:          3.4             2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-11-82-2       21-28-181-2
Sacked-yards:        2-7             1-7
Net pass yards:      75              174
Net yards/pass:      5.8             6.0
Total net yards:     200             231
Total plays:         50 (74% run)    54 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     4-40            3-20

Attendance: 70,050

Passing:
GB: Scott Hunter, 6 of 7 for 86 yards; Jim Del Gaizo, 1 of 4 for -4 yards (2 int)
NYG: Norm Snead, 21 of 28 for 181 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 20 for 71 yards; MacArthur Lane, 15 for 31 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Jim Del Gaizo, 1 for 3 yards
NYG: Joe Orduna, 14 for 40 yards; Charlie Evans, 10 for 17 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
GB: MacArthur Lane, 3 for 43 yards; Jon Staggers, 2 for 32 yards; John Brockington, 2 for 7 yards
NYG: Bob Tucker, 8 for 95 yards; Joe Orduna, 6 for 44 yards; Charlie Evans, 4 for 10 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Don Herrmann, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
GB: Ike Thomas, 3 for 65 yards
NYG: Walt Love, 3 for 68 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Jon Staggers, 1 for 22 yards; Ken Ellis, 1 for 5 yards
NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Jim Hill, 1 for 16 yards; Tom MacLeod, 1 for 8 yards
NYG: Willie Williams, 1 for 18 yards; John Douglas, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
GB: Ron Widby, 4 for 181 yards
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 196 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 3/5

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