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1973 Houston Oilers

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Record: 1-13-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 199 points (14.2/g), 23rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 447 points (31.9/g), 26th.
 Differential of -248 points (-17.7/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 1.8-12.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -25 (-1.8/g), 26th.

Coached by Bill Peterson (0-5-0)and Sid Gillman (1-8-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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 @ New York Giants 14 34 6 155 59 96 4 29 372 154 218 3
2 Sun September 23 box L 0-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 10 24 10 214 57 157 2 23 372 154 218
3 Sun September 30 box L 0-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 36 13 178 115 63 5 14 255 130 125 3
4 Sun October 7 box L 0-4 Los Angeles Rams 26 31 16 280 204 76 4 21 348 179 169 1
5 Sun October 14 box L 0-5 Denver Broncos 20 48 20 215 98 117 5 21 447 214 233
6 Sun October 21 box L 0-6 @ Cleveland Browns 13 42 4 106 83 23 1 26 366 102 264 1
7 Sun October 28 box L 0-7 @ Chicago Bears 14 35 19 211 54 157 4 19 269 154 115 2
8 Sun November 4 box W 1-7 @ Baltimore Colts 31 27 20 444 340 104 6 16 259 155 104 2
9 Sun November 11 box L 1-8 Cleveland Browns 13 23 16 309 203 106 1 13 299 119 180 1
10 Sun November 18 box L 1-9 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 38 13 262 216 46 5 18 266 147 119 4
11 Sun November 25 box L 1-10 New England Patriots 0 32 11 184 83 101 3 22 317 176 141 1
12 Sun December 2 box L 1-11 Oakland Raiders 6 17 15 285 191 94 2 19 375 140 235 4
13 Sun December 9 box L 1-12 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 33 5 83 25 58 9 19 320 132 188 4
14 Sun December 16 box L 1-13 Cincinnati Bengals 24 27 25 381 191 190 1 14 382 281 101 1