Sunday December 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/02/1973:



Jim Carter and Al Matthews ran for touchdowns after intercepting Archie Manning passes and Packers' QB Jerry Tagge broke loose for a 41-yard scoring run. Chester Marcol added three field goals as Green Bay handed New Orleans its fourth straight defeat. The Saints scored on a Manning pass to Jubilee Dunbar and a field goal by Bill McClard.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New Orleans SaintsOFFENSE137.9  (14)114.5  (20)252.4  (21)26
DEFENSE180.4  (25)161.2  (22)341.5  (24)23
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE124.5  (20)87.1  (25)211.5  (26)20
DEFENSE148.7  (16)137.7  (14)286.5  (16)25

Line: Packers by 7

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (4-8-0)037010
Green Bay Packers (4-6-2)31071030

( 0- 3) GB  Chester Marcol 14 yard field goal
( 0-10) GB  Al Matthews 58 yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick)
( 0-13) GB  Chester Marcol 39 yard field goal
( 3-13) NO  Bill McClard 22 yard field goal
(10-13) NO  Jubilee Dunbar 29 yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick)
(10-20) GB  Jerry Tagge 41 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(10-27) GB  Jim Carter 42 yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick)
(10-30) GB  Chester Marcol 33 yard field goal
                     NO              GB
First Downs:         16              13
Rushes-yards:        29-100          42-154
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-36-180-4     9-13-109-0
Sacked-yards:        3-24            1-4
Net pass yards:      156             105
Net yards/pass:      4.0             7.5
Total net yards:     256             259
Total plays:         68 (42% run)    56 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     1-5             4-39

Attendance: 46,092
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 14 of 24 for 143 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Bobby Scott, 4 of 12 for 37 yards (1 int)
GB: Jerry Tagge, 9 of 13 for 109 yards

Rushing:
NO: Joe Profit, 13 for 30 yards; Jess Phillips, 8 for 27 yards; Archie Manning, 7 for 35 yards; Lincoln Minor, 1 for 8 yards
GB: John Brockington, 22 for 74 yards; MacArthur Lane, 10 for 28 yards; Jerry Tagge, 4 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Perry Williams, 4 for 9 yards; Les Goodman, 2 for -2 yards

Receiving:
NO: John Beasley, 8 for 73 yards; Jess Phillips, 5 for 37 yards; Jubilee Dunbar, 2 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Joe Profit, 1 for 16 yards; Doug Winslow, 1 for 12 yards; Lincoln Minor, 1 for 5 yards
GB: MacArthur Lane, 4 for 41 yards; John Brockington, 3 for 17 yards; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 44 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Joe Profit, 3 for 57 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for 28 yards
GB: Larry Krause, 2 for 24 yards; Ken Ellis, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 2 for 8 yards
GB: Ken Ellis, 2 for 23 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Al Matthews, 1 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Jim Carter, 1 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Larry Hefner, 1 for 3 yards; Tom Toner, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
NO: Steve O'Neal, 5 for 198 yards
GB: Ron Widby, 3 for 142 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Bill McClard, 1/2
GB: Chester Marcol, 3/4




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