Sunday December 16, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/16/1973:



John Brockington won the NFC rushing title with 1,144 yards after gaining 142 on 22 carries against the Chicago Bears. Jerry Tagge threw his first two NFL touchdown passes, both to Jon Staggers. The loss was the Bears' sixth straight.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE128.8  (19)93.2  (24)222.0  (26)27
DEFENSE144.2  (14)134.9  (13)279.1  (13)30
Chicago BearsOFFENSE137.1  (15)88.8  (25)225.8  (24)39
DEFENSE170.1  (22)123.2  (8)293.3  (16)31

Line: Packers by 5

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (5-7-2)770721
Chicago Bears (3-11-0)00000

( 7- 0) GB  Jon Staggers 20 yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)
(14- 0) GB  Les Goodman 3 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(21- 0) GB  Jon Staggers 36 yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)
                     GB              CHI
First Downs:         16              12
Rushes-yards:        53-298          36-125
Yards/rush:          5.6             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     3-12-72-1       10-27-110-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-42
Net pass yards:      72              68
Net yards/pass:      6.0             2.1
Total net yards:     370             193
Total plays:         65 (81% run)    68 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             2.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     7-55            5-35

Attendance: 29,157
Passing:
GB: Jerry Tagge, 3 of 12 for 72 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
CHI: Gary Huff, 10 of 27 for 110 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 22 for 142 yards; MacArthur Lane, 19 for 101 yards; Les Goodman, 5 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Perry Williams, 4 for 5 yards; Jerry Tagge, 2 for 5 yards; Paul Staroba, 1 for 11 yards
CHI: Roger Lawson, 13 for 39 yards; Joe Moore, 11 for 52 yards; Jim Harrison, 5 for 17 yards; Gary Huff, 4 for 9 yards; Reggie Sanderson, 3 for 8 yards

Receiving:
GB: Jon Staggers, 3 for 72 yards and 2 TDs
CHI: Reggie Sanderson, 3 for 12 yards; George Farmer, 2 for 41 yards; Roger Lawson, 1 for 21 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 20 yards; Ike Hill, 1 for 15 yards; Joe Moore, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Harrison, 1 for -5 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Ike Hill, 3 for 48 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ike Hill, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Jim Carter, 1 for 1 yard
CHI: Allan Ellis, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
GB: Paul Staroba, 7 for 212 yards
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 8 for 279 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 0/1
CHI: Mirro Roder, 0/1




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