Houston Oilers 14 at New York Giants 34
Sunday, September 16, 1973
Houston Oilers 14, New York Giants 34
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Houston Oilers (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| New York Giants (1-0-0) | 6 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| | HOU | NYG |
| NYG | Pete Gogolak 44 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| NYG | Pete Gogolak 11 yard field goal | 0 | 6 |
| NYG | Ron A. Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) | 0 | 13 |
| NYG | Don Herrmann 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) | 0 | 20 |
| NYG | Ron A. Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) | 0 | 27 |
| HOU | Dave Parks 7 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 27 |
| HOU | Ken Burrough 49 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 14 | 27 |
| NYG | Joe Orduna 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) | 14 | 34 |
| HOU | NYG |
| First downs | 6 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 22-96-0 | 53-218-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-17-74-2-4 | 17-29-162-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-15 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 59 | 154 |
| Total yards | 155 | 372 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-55 | 2-10 |