Thursday November 22, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 11/22/1973:



Miami knocked Dallas out of a first-place tie in the NFC East on the running of Larry Csonka, passing of Bob Griese, and defensive play of Jake Scott. Scott intercepted a pass and ran 29 yards, setting up a one-yard touchdown by Csonka who rushed for 80 yards on 22 carries. Griese threw a touchdown pass to Paul Warfield, and the Dolphins controlled the ball in the final quarter. The victory was Miami's first over Dallas, which had beaten them in Super Bowl VI.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE198.3  (2)112.1  (21)310.4  (7)22
DEFENSE137.0  (10)93.1  (1)230.1  (2)19
OFFENSE181.3  (4)153.5  (9)334.8  (4)23
DEFENSE103.8  (2)164.3  (21)268.1  (10)30

Line: Cowboys by 2

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (10-1-0)1400014
Dallas Cowboys (7-4-0)00077

( 7- 0) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Paul Warfield 45 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 7) DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     MIA             DAL
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        41-157          34-131
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-10-103-0      15-24-155-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-19
Net pass yards:      103             136
Net yards/pass:      10.3            5.0
Total net yards:     260             267
Total plays:         51 (80% run)    61 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     2-13            6-81

Attendance: 58,089

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 6 of 10 for 103 yards and 1 TD DAL: Roger Staubach, 15 of 24 for 155 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 22 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 14 for 49 yards; Jim Kiick, 4 for 7 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 21 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 17 for 66 yards; Walt Garrison, 11 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 5 for 34 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 4 for 54 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 1 for 4 yards DAL: Drew Pearson, 7 for 71 yards; Calvin Hill, 3 for 28 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 31 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 18 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 1 for 50 yards DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 46 yards; Golden Richards, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 3 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 2 for -2 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 29 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 99 yards DAL: Marv Bateman, 3 for 125 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/1 DAL: Toni Fritsch, 0/2


Washington took over undisputed leadership in the NFC East by handing Detroit its first shutout defeat in four years, 20-0, in a Thanksgiving Day game. Charley Harraway carried 18 times for 107 yards and also caught one of Billy Kilmer's two touchdown passes; the other went to Charley Taylor. Curt Knight kicked two field goals in five attempts. The shutout was the second of the season for Washington, which had blanked San Diego on opening day.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE89.3  (26)166.0  (7)255.3  (21)24
DEFENSE116.5  (4)148.0  (17)264.5  (9)35
OFFENSE169.7  (6)128.8  (19)298.5  (13)26
DEFENSE153.5  (19)137.0  (12)290.5  (17)30

Line: Redskins by 5

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (8-3-0)1037020
Detroit Lions (4-6-1)00000

( 7- 0) WAS Charlie Harraway 4 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
(10- 0) WAS Curt Knight 25 yard field goal
(13- 0) WAS Curt Knight 23 yard field goal
(20- 0) WAS Charley Taylor 3 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
                     WAS             DET
First Downs:         20              11
Rushes-yards:        45-202          23-74
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-22-112-0     13-26-141-1
Sacked-yards:        3-16            2-7
Net pass yards:      96              134
Net yards/pass:      3.8             4.8
Total net yards:     298             208
Total plays:         70 (64% run)    51 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     4-30            5-55

Attendance: 46,807

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 12 of 22 for 112 yards and 2 TDs DET: Bill Munson, 13 of 26 for 141 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 25 for 80 yards; Charlie Harraway, 18 for 107 yards; Duane Thomas, 1 for 13 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 2 yards DET: Altie Taylor, 13 for 30 yards; Steve Owens, 8 for 36 yards; Bill Munson, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Hooks, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brown, 3 for 17 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 48 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 9 yards; Charlie Harraway, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD DET: Altie Taylor, 5 for 61 yards; Steve Owens, 5 for 59 yards; Charlie Sanders, 2 for 13 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Herb Mul-Key, 1 for 15 yards DET: Altie Taylor, 4 for 55 yards; Jim Hooks, 1 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Dave Robinson, 1 for 21 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 152 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 7 for 241 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 2/5 DET: Jim O'Brien, 0/1


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