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1973 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 163 points (11.6/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 312 points (22.3/g), 18th.
 Differential of -149 points (-10.6/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 2.5-11.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 19th.

Coached by John North (5-9-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box L 0-1 Atlanta Falcons 7 62 11 187 35 152 8 32 496 278 218 2
2 Mon September 24 box L 0-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 3 40 17 236 98 138 2 24 355 186 169 1
3 Sun September 30 box L 0-3 @ Baltimore Colts 10 14 12 312 250 62 2 19 339 91 248 5
4 Sun October 7 box W 1-3 Chicago Bears 21 16 19 282 119 163 1 13 253 179 74 2
5 Sun October 14 box W 2-3 Detroit Lions 20 13 21 334 163 171 2 19 359 173 186 2
6 Sun October 21 box L 2-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 40 2 82 -15 97 3 21 424 221 203 2
7 Sun October 28 box W 3-4 Washington Redskins 19 3 19 242 39 203 15 179 155 24 2
8 Sun November 4 box W 4-4 Buffalo Bills 13 0 19 281 166 115 10 190 66 124 1
9 Sun November 11 box L 4-5 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 29 9 220 96 124 3 25 424 212 212 1
10 Sun November 18 box L 4-6 @ San Diego Chargers 14 17 22 341 199 142 3 14 288 102 186 2
11 Sun November 25 box L 4-7 Los Angeles Rams 13 24 15 259 109 150 2 31 450 110 340 3
12 Sun December 2 box L 4-8 @ Green Bay Packers 10 30 16 256 156 100 5 13 259 105 154 2
13 Sun December 9 box W 5-8 San Francisco 49ers 16 10 14 274 154 120 1 18 268 152 116 3
14 Sun December 16 box L 5-9 @ Atlanta Falcons 10 14 11 195 90 105 2 17 296 148 148 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 163 3501 872 4.0 207 163 338 1659 11 17 4.4 88 497 1842 5 3.7 100 34 17 19
Team Defense 312 4580 917 5.0 271 176 337 2178 15 16 6.0 119 556 2402 17 4.3 131 30 14 21
Lg Rank Offense 26 22 21 12 20 18 13 22 14 17 26 21 15 16
Lg Rank Defense 18 23 23 14 19 13 16 19 22 22 21 21 20 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
8 Archie Manning 24 QB 13 13 5-8-0 140 267 52.4 1642 10 3.7 12 4.5 65 6.1 4.9 11.7 126.3 65.2 28 177 5.0 3.8 9.5
12 Bobby Scott 24 6 1 0-1-0 18 54 33.3 245 1 1.9 3 5.6 42 4.5 2.4 13.6 40.8 31.8 4 29 3.7 1.7 6.9
15 Bob Davis 28 2 0 5 17 29.4 14 0 0.0 2 11.8 14 0.8 -4.5 2.8 7.0 0.0 5 36 -1.0 -5.1 22.7
Team Total 25.1 14 5-9-0 163 338 48.2 1901 11 3.3 17 5.0 65 5.6 4.0 11.7 135.8 55.6 37 242 4.4 3.0 9.9
Opp Total 14 176 337 52.2 2333 15 4.5 16 4.7 6.9 5.7 13.3 166.6 69.5 24 155 6.0 4.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 Jess Phillips 26 RB 14 0 198 663 0 20 3.3 47.4 14.1 22 169 7.7 0 34 1.6 12.1 832 0 3
38 Bill Butler 23 fb 13 0 87 348 1 19 4.0 26.8 6.7 19 125 6.6 2 16 1.5 9.6 473 3 5
23 Joe Profit 24 FB 8 0 72 274 0 22 3.8 34.3 9.0 11 108 9.8 0 26 1.4 13.5 382 0 3
8 Archie Manning 24 QB 13 13 63 293 2 23 4.7 22.5 4.8 293 2 9
22 Howard Stevens 23 RET 14 0 45 183 2 15 4.1 13.1 3.2 4 39 9.8 0 14 0.3 2.8 222 2 9
12 Bobby Scott 24 6 1 9 18 0 4 2.0 3.0 1.5 18 0 0
39 Odell Lawson 25 12 0 6 23 0 11 3.8 1.9 0.5 2 -5 -2.5 0 4 0.2 -0.4 18 0 0
35 Henry Matthews 24 6 0 4 4 0 3 1.0 0.7 0.7 2 19 9.5 0 12 0.3 3.2 23 0 0
86 Jubilee Dunbar 24 WR 14 0 3 3 0 13 1.0 0.2 0.2 23 447 19.4 4 65 1.6 31.9 450 4 1
32 Lincoln Minor 23 9 0 3 10 0 8 3.3 1.1 0.3 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.6 15 0 0
15 Bob Davis 28 2 0 3 10 0 7 3.3 5.0 1.5 10 0 2
10 Steve O'Neal 27 P 14 0 2 -1 0 6 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -1 0 0
41 Bob Newland 25 WR 14 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 29 489 16.9 4 42 2.1 34.9 495 4 0
37 Tom Myers 23 FS 13 12 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.6 0.1 8 0 0
85 John Beasley 28 TE 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 280 9.0 1 15 3.9 35.0 280 1 0
36 Robert Brown 30 te 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 132 12.0 0 26 2.2 26.4 132 0 0
80 Doug Winslow 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 45 11.3 0 14 0.3 3.8 45 0 0
46 Danny Abramowicz 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 18 9.0 0 11 1.0 9.0 18 0 0
83 Len Garrett 26 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 30 15.0 0 22 0.2 2.5 30 0 0
Team Total 25.1 14 497 1842 5 23 3.7 131.6 35.5 163 1901 11.7 11 65 11.6 135.8 3743 16 34
Opp Total 14 556 2402 17 4.3 171.6 39.7 176 2178 12.4 15 12.6 155.6 4580 32 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
22 Howard Stevens 23 RET 14 0 17 171 0 37 10.1 26 590 0 48 22.7 983
39 Odell Lawson 25 12 0 7 118 0 27 16.9 136
23 Joe Profit 24 FB 8 0 7 144 0 26 20.6 526
44 Mike Fink 23 13 0 5 81 0 24 16.2 81
80 Doug Winslow 22 12 0 5 47 0 17 9.4 92
30 Ernie Jackson 23 LCB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
74 Derland Moore 22 13 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Team Total 25.1 14 22 218 0 37 9.9 47 947 0 48 20.1 4908
Opp Total 14 49 1 33 724 0 21.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
10 Steve O'Neal 27 P 14 0 81 3375 71 0 41.7
19 Bill McClard 24 K 8 0 2 2 6 5 5 4 10 2 1 24 13 54.2% 9 9 100.0%
9 Happy Feller 24 6 0 5 4 4 3 12 4 33.3% 7 7 100.0%
Team Total 25.1 14 7 6 6 5 9 4 13 2 1 36 17 47.2% 16 16 100.0% 81 3375 71 0 41.7
Opp Total 14 34 19 55.9% 36 35 97.2% 63 2804 44.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
38 Bill Butler 23 fb 13 0 5 0 0 0
59 Wayne Colman 27 RLB 12 0 0 2 0 0
15 Bob Davis 28 2 0 2 0 0 0
51 John Didion 26 C 14 0 1 0 -23 0
86 Jubilee Dunbar 24 WR 14 0 1 0 0 0
58 Joe Federspiel 23 MLB 13 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
56 Willie Hall 24 LLB 7 0 0 1 0 0
30 Ernie Jackson 23 LCB 14 0 3 40 0 23 0 2 2 0
77 Carl Johnson 24 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
50 Jake Kupp 32 LG 14 0 0 2 0 0
11 Bivian Lee 25 RCB 14 0 3 23 0 12 0 2 0 0
8 Archie Manning 24 QB 13 13 9 2 -15 0
35 Henry Matthews 24 6 0 0 1 55 0
57 Jim Merlo 22 llb 14 0 3 25 0 16 1 2 10 0
74 Derland Moore 22 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
76 Don Morrison 24 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
37 Tom Myers 23 FS 13 12 3 33 0 20 0 1 5 0
78 Billy Newsome 25 LDE 14 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
10 Steve O'Neal 27 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
72 Joe Owens 27 RDE 14 0 1 3 0 3
34 Jess Phillips 26 RB 14 0 3 3 0 0
82 Bob Pollard 25 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
75 Elex Price 23 RDT 14 0 0 1 20 0
23 Joe Profit 24 FB 8 0 3 0 0 0
66 Royce Smith 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
22 Howard Stevens 23 RET 14 0 9 2 0 0
Team Total 25.1 14 16 126 0 23 34 29 65 0
Opp Total 14 37 32 18 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
19 Bill McClard 24 K 8 0 9 13 48
86 Jubilee Dunbar 24 WR 14 0 4 4 24
41 Bob Newland 25 WR 14 0 4 4 24
9 Happy Feller 24 6 0 7 4 19
38 Bill Butler 23 fb 13 0 1 2 3 18
8 Archie Manning 24 QB 13 13 2 2 12
22 Howard Stevens 23 RET 14 0 2 2 12
85 John Beasley 28 TE 8 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.1 14 5 11 16 16 17 163
Opp Total 14 17 15 1 35 19 2 312