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1973 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 318 points (22.7/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 224 points (16.0/g), 9th.
Differential of 94 points (6.7/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (9-5-0)
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1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 16 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 62 | 7 | 32 | 496 | 278 | 218 | 2 | 11 | 187 | 35 | 152 | 8 |
| 2 | Sun | September 23 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 31 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 24 | 351 | 142 | 209 | |
| 3 | Mon | October 1 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 6 | 31 | 15 | 188 | 70 | 118 | 5 | 15 | 297 | 39 | 258 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | October 7 | box | L | 1-3 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 13 | 15 | 271 | 138 | 133 | 1 | 16 | 290 | 139 | 151 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 14 | box | W | 2-3 | Chicago Bears | 46 | 6 | 21 | 422 | 247 | 175 | 1 | 13 | 158 | 21 | 137 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 21 | box | W | 3-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 41 | 0 | 25 | 338 | 142 | 196 | 2 | 11 | 177 | 88 | 89 | 5 |
| 7 | Sun | October 28 | box | W | 4-3 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 3 | 19 | 377 | 194 | 183 | 2 | 13 | 178 | 85 | 93 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 4 | box | W | 5-3 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 13 | 18 | 261 | 168 | 93 | 2 | 14 | 226 | 100 | 126 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 6-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 44 | 27 | 22 | 292 | 122 | 170 | 1 | 20 | 333 | 205 | 128 | 2 |
| 10 | Mon | November 19 | box | W | 7-3 | Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 14 | 18 | 347 | 171 | 176 | 3 | 17 | 291 | 209 | 82 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 25 | box | W | 8-3 | @ | New York Jets | 28 | 20 | 15 | 288 | 141 | 147 | 3 | 15 | 290 | 173 | 117 | 6 |
| 12 | Sun | December 2 | box | L | 8-4 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 17 | 12 | 272 | 147 | 125 | 3 | 17 | 334 | 95 | 239 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 9 | box | L | 8-5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 32 | 9 | 120 | 31 | 89 | 5 | 15 | 252 | 9 | 243 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 16 | box | W | 9-5 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 10 | 17 | 296 | 148 | 148 | 2 | 11 | 195 | 90 | 105 | 2 | |