Sunday November 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/11/1973:



Billy Kilmer threw two second half touchdowns and Brig Owens set up two of Curt Knight's four field goals with an interception and a fumble recovery. Joe Reed, starting his first game for San Francisco, was sacked seven times and intercepted twice but trailed only 10-9 at the half. RB Larry Brown gained 72 yards and Sonny Jurgensen came in to throw one pass -- a touchdown -- to Brown in the first quarter.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.9  (20)198.0  (4)317.9  (7)18
DEFENSE147.1  (14)143.6  (15)290.8  (17)22
OFFENSE87.9  (26)157.9  (9)245.8  (21)21
DEFENSE115.2  (5)144.9  (17)260.1  (7)26

Line: Redskins by 8

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (3-6-0)09009
Washington Redskins (6-3-0)73131033

( 0- 7) WAS Larry Brown 18 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick) ( 3- 7) SF Bruce Gossett 9 yard field goal ( 6- 7) SF Bruce Gossett 27 yard field goal ( 6-10) WAS Curt Knight 42 yard field goal ( 9-10) SF Bruce Gossett 38 yard field goal ( 9-17) WAS Charlie Harraway 25 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) ( 9-20) WAS Curt Knight 32 yard field goal ( 9-23) WAS Curt Knight 24 yard field goal ( 9-26) WAS Curt Knight 41 yard field goal ( 9-33) WAS Mike Hancock 2 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
                     SF              WAS
First Downs:         22              22
Rushes-yards:        29-123          28-86
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-36-233-2     23-40-285-0
Sacked-yards:        7-34            3-28
Net pass yards:      199             257
Net yards/pass:      4.6             6.0
Total net yards:     322             343
Total plays:         72 (40% run)    71 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-2
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     9-72            10-90

Attendance: 54,267

Passing:
SF: Joe Reed, 20 of 36 for 233 yards (2 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 22 of 39 for 267 yards and 2 TDs; Sonny Jurgensen, 1 of 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
SF: Jimmy Thomas, 11 for 47 yards; Doug Cunningham, 9 for 35 yards; Joe Reed, 5 for 38 yards; Ken Willard, 4 for 3 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 19 for 72 yards; Charlie Harraway, 5 for 10 yards; Duane Thomas, 2 for 2 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 1 for 2 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
SF: Danny Abramowicz, 6 for 76 yards; Gene Washington, 5 for 78 yards; Ted Kwalick, 3 for 37 yards; Vic Washington, 2 for 15 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 12 yards; Ken Willard, 1 for 9 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 6 yards WAS: Charley Taylor, 7 for 72 yards; Charlie Harraway, 4 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Roy Jefferson, 4 for 61 yards; Larry Brown, 4 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Duane Thomas, 2 for 17 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 11 yards; Mike Hancock, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
SF: Vic Washington, 3 for 61 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 57 yards WAS: Herb Mul-Key, 3 for 80 yards; Rusty Tillman, 1 for 7 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 16 yards WAS: Speedy Duncan, 3 for 22 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 21 yards; Pat Fischer, 1 for 8 yards
Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 4 for 155 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 3 for 121 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 3/3 WAS: Curt Knight, 4/5


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