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

NFL game summary for 12/16/1973:



Larry Brown scored four touchdowns, three on passes from Billy Kilmer, in a Washington victory that clinched the wild card berth in the NFC playoffs. The Redskins had their best offensive total of the year, 432 yards, in a game played in a swirling snowstorm. Brown gained 150 yards on 26 carries and caught three passes for 105 yards. The 1972 rushing champion wound up with 860 yards, boosting his career total to 5,037 yards in five years, a mark reached only by Jim Brown and O.J. Simpson. Brown's 14 TDs led all NFC players in 1973 while Eagles receiver Harold Carmichael caught 67 passes, tops in the NFL.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE133.8  (16)207.9  (1)341.8  (3)26
DEFENSE172.1  (23)184.1  (25)356.2  (25)28
OFFENSE96.4  (25)162.5  (7)258.8  (19)30
DEFENSE119.4  (5)152.4  (18)271.8  (10)42

Line: Redskins by 12

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (5-8-1)1037020
Washington Redskins (10-4-0)0247738

( 3- 0) PHI Tom Dempsey 44 yard field goal
(10- 0) PHI Charle Young 34 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10- 7) WAS Larry Brown 14 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
(10-10) WAS Curt Knight 15 yard field goal
(10-17) WAS Roy Jefferson 32 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
(10-24) WAS Larry Brown 27 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
(13-24) PHI Tom Dempsey 15 yard field goal
(13-31) WAS Larry Brown 64 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
(20-31) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(20-38) WAS Larry Brown 8 yard rush (Curt Knight kick)
                     PHI             WAS
First Downs:         18              22
Rushes-yards:        26-51           38-186
Yards/rush:          2.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-39-302-1     13-24-251-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             1-5
Net pass yards:      295             246
Net yards/pass:      7.4             9.8
Total net yards:     346             432
Total plays:         66 (39% run)    63 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             6.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     2-10            6-50

Attendance: 49,484

Passing:
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 22 of 39 for 302 yards and 1 TD (1 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 13 of 24 for 251 yards and 4 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 15 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 7 for 11 yards; Roman Gabriel, 2 for -4 yards; Po James, 1 for 3 yards; Bill Bradley, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Larry Brown, 26 for 150 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 6 for 24 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 3 for 8 yards; Billy Kilmer, 2 for 3 yards; Duane Thomas, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 6 for 32 yards; Charle Young, 5 for 104 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 4 for 111 yards; Norm Bulaich, 4 for 33 yards; Po James, 2 for 7 yards; Don Zimmerman, 1 for 15 yards WAS: Roy Jefferson, 5 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brown, 3 for 105 yards and 3 TDs; Charley Taylor, 3 for 36 yards; Charlie Harraway, 1 for 16 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Po James, 6 for 113 yards; Kermit Alexander, 1 for 13 yards WAS: Herb Mul-Key, 5 for 123 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 18 yards WAS: Mike Bass, 1 for 41 yards
Punting:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 3 for 100 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 2 for 73 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 2/3 WAS: Curt Knight, 1/2


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