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1973 Washington Redskins

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 6th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 198 points (14.1/g), 6th.
 Differential of 127 points (9.1/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 10.7-3.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 4th.

Coached by George Allen (10-4-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box W 1-0 San Diego Chargers 38 0 13 211 128 83 2 10 135 7 128 7
2 Sun September 23 box L 1-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 27 34 22 360 291 69 1 20 343 278 65
3 Sun September 30 box W 2-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 28 7 15 276 195 81 1 14 259 206 53 3
4 Mon October 8 box W 3-1 Dallas Cowboys 14 7 13 174 103 71 1 20 269 87 182 1
5 Sun October 14 box W 4-1 @ New York Giants 21 3 12 148 32 116 3 12 230 138 92 6
6 Sun October 21 box W 5-1 St. Louis Cardinals 31 13 23 428 286 142 7 12 248 202 46 5
7 Sun October 28 box L 5-2 @ New Orleans Saints 3 19 15 179 155 24 2 19 242 39 203
8 Mon November 5 box L 5-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 16 21 14 190 73 117 4 18 255 102 153 4
9 Sun November 11 box W 6-3 San Francisco 49ers 33 9 22 343 257 86 2 22 322 199 123 5
10 Sun November 18 box W 7-3 Baltimore Colts 22 14 14 244 140 104 1 22 242 122 120 4
11 Thu November 22 box W 8-3 @ Detroit Lions 20 0 20 298 96 202 11 208 134 74 3
12 Sun December 2 box W 9-3 New York Giants 27 24 18 359 260 99 3 13 266 146 120 1
13 Sun December 9 box L 9-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 7 27 9 155 96 59 3 22 414 221 193 3
14 Sun December 16 box W 10-4 Philadelphia Eagles 38 20 22 432 246 186 2 18 346 295 51 2
Playoffs
Division Sat December 22 box L 10-5 @ Minnesota Vikings 20 27

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 325 3797 862 4.4 232 209 372 2358 20 14 5.9 131 459 1439 9 3.1 76 32 18 25
Team Defense 198 3779 939 4.0 377 203 406 2176 12 26 4.7 119 480 1603 8 3.3 233 44 18 25
Lg Rank Offense 6 18 14 9 6 5 8 8 18 25 20 26 12 20
Lg Rank Defense 6 9 19 25 18 9 2 8 8 4 6 1 2 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Billy Kilmer 34 QB 10 10 122 227 53.7 1656 14 6.2 9 4.0 64 7.3 6.1 13.6 165.6 81.3 15 88 6.5 5.4 6.2
Sonny Jurgensen 39 14 4 87 145 60.0 904 6 4.1 5 3.4 36 6.2 5.1 10.4 64.6 77.5 16 114 4.9 3.9 9.9
Team Total 28.6 14 209 372 56.2 2560 20 5.4 14 3.8 64 6.9 5.7 12.2 182.9 79.8 31 202 5.9 4.8 7.7
Opp Total 14 203 406 50.0 2176 12 3.0 26 6.4 5.4 2.8 10.7 155.4 49.3 53 355 4.7 1.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Larry Jr. Brown 26 RB 14 14 273 860 8 27 3.2 61.4 19.5 40 482 12.1 6 64 2.9 34.4 1342 14 7
Charlie Harraway 29 FB 14 14 128 452 1 16 3.5 32.3 9.1 32 291 9.1 3 31 2.3 20.8 743 4 6
Duane Thomas 26 13 0 32 95 0 13 3.0 7.3 2.5 5 40 8.0 0 13 0.4 3.1 135 0 1
Billy Kilmer 34 QB 10 10 9 10 0 5 1.1 1.0 0.9 10 0 6
Herb Mul-Key* 24 RET 14 0 8 20 0 7 2.5 1.4 0.6 20 0 4
Sonny Jurgensen 39 14 4 3 7 0 7 2.3 0.5 0.2 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 0.1 -0.2 4 0 1
Bob Brunet 27 14 0 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.3 0.1 4 0 0
Mike Hull 28 13 0 2 -3 0 -1 -1.5 -0.2 0.2 -3 0 0
Charley Taylor* 32 WR 14 14 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.5 0.1 59 801 13.6 7 53 4.2 57.2 794 7 1
Roy Jefferson 30 WR 14 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 41 595 14.5 1 36 2.9 42.5 596 1 0
Jerry Smith 30 TE 13 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 215 11.3 0 25 1.5 16.5 215 0 1
Alvin Reed 29 te 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 124 13.8 0 34 1.8 24.8 124 0 0
Mike Hancock 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 3 1.5 2 2 0.2 0.3 3 2 0
Frank Grant 23 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 1 12 0.1 0.9 12 1 0
Team Total 28.6 14 459 1439 9 27 3.1 102.8 32.8 209 2560 12.2 20 64 14.9 182.9 3999 29 32
Opp Total 14 480 1603 8 3.3 114.5 34.3 203 2176 10.7 12 14.5 155.4 3779 20 35

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Herb Mul-Key* 24 RET 14 0 11 103 0 27 9.4 36 1011 1 97 28.1 1134
Speedy Duncan 31 RET 14 0 28 228 0 18 8.1 4 65 0 38 16.3 293
Rusty Tillman 27 14 0 3 42 0 18 14.0 42
Jerry Smith 30 TE 13 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 215
Team Total 28.6 14 40 331 0 27 8.3 43 1118 1 97 26.0 5448
Opp Total 14 14 0 62 1237 1 20.0

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Curt Knight 30 K 14 0 8 8 7 5 13 6 9 3 5 42 22 52.4% 37 37 100.0%
Mike Bragg 27 P 14 0 64 2581 61 0 40.3
Team Total 28.6 14 8 8 7 5 13 6 9 3 5 42 22 52.4% 37 37 100.0% 64 2581 61 0 40.3
Opp Total 14 29 17 58.6% 21 21 100.0% 81 3110 38.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Mike Bass 28 RCB 14 14 5 161 1 68
Verlon Biggs 30 RDE 14 14 0 3 2 1
Mike Bragg 27 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Jr. Brown 26 RB 14 14 7 2 0 0
Bill Brundige 25 LDT 14 12 0 1 0 0
Speedy Duncan 31 RET 14 0 1 6 0 6 3 1 0 0
Pat Fischer 33 LCB 14 14 3 99 0 67 0 1 0 0
Chris Hanburger*+ 32 RLB 14 14 1 45 0 45 0 1 9 0
Charlie Harraway 29 FB 14 14 6 1 0 0
Ken Houston* 29 SS 14 14 6 32 0 32 0 5 8 0
Mike Hull 28 13 0 0 1 0 0
Roy Jefferson 30 WR 14 14 0 1 0 0
Sonny Jurgensen 39 14 4 1 0 0 0
Billy Kilmer 34 QB 10 10 6 2 -18 0
Bill Malinchak 29 14 0 0 1 0 0
Herb Mul-Key* 24 RET 14 0 4 2 0 0
Brig Owens 30 FS 14 14 5 123 1 27 0 2 56 1
Dave Robinson 32 LLB 14 14 4 98 1 39 0 2 0 0
Dan Ryczek 24 14 0 1 1 -4 0
Jerry Smith 30 TE 13 9 1 0 0 0
George Starke 25 RT 14 8 0 1 0 0
Ken Stone 23 4 0 0 1 0 0
Charley Taylor* 32 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
Duane Thomas 26 13 0 1 0 0 0
Rusty Tillman 27 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ted Vactor 29 9 0 1 34 1 34
Team Total 28.6 14 26 598 4 68 32 30 53 2
Opp Total 14 31 35 17

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Curt Knight 30 K 14 0 37 22 103
Larry Jr. Brown 26 RB 14 14 8 6 84
Charley Taylor* 32 WR 14 14 7 42
Charlie Harraway 29 FB 14 14 1 3 24
Mike Hancock 23 10 0 2 12
Brig Owens 30 FS 14 14 1 1 12
Mike Bass 28 RCB 14 14 1 6
Verlon Biggs 30 RDE 14 14 1 6
Frank Grant 23 13 0 1 6
Roy Jefferson 30 WR 14 14 1 6
Herb Mul-Key* 24 RET 14 0 1 6
Dave Robinson 32 LLB 14 14 1 6
Ken Stone 23 4 0 1 6
Ted Vactor 29 9 0 1 6
Team Total 28.6 14 9 20 1 2 4 1 37 22 325
Opp Total 14 8 12 1 21 17 198