The 1973 Green Bay Packers season was their 55th season overall and their 53rd season in the National Football League. The defending division champions posted a 5–7–2 record under third-year head coach Dan Devine, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.
To date, the 1973 Packers along with the Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos are the last teams to record 2 ties in a single season. Overtime for regular season games was introduced the following year, and the occurrence of tie games decreased.
Offseason Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke retired during training camp in late August. Bart Starr left as quarterbacks coach to other business interests, which included a network broadcasting position with CBS.
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1973 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJames BulgerQuarterbackNotre DameSteve HammittCenterNevada
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 New York Jets W 23–7 1–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,124 2 September 23 Detroit Lions T 13–13 1–0–1 Lambeau Field 55,495 3 September 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–11 1–1–1 Metropolitan Stadium 48,176 4 October 7 at New York Giants W 16–14 2–1–1 Yale Bowl 70,050 5 October 14 Kansas City Chiefs T 10–10 2–1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,583 6 October 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–24 2–2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,558 7 October 28 at Detroit Lions L 0–34 2–3–2 Tiger Stadium 43,616 8 November 4 Chicago Bears L 17–31 2–4–2 Lambeau Field 56,267 9 November 11 St. Louis Cardinals W 25–21 3–4–2 Lambeau Field 52,922 10 November 18 at New England Patriots L 24–33 3–5–2 Schaefer Stadium 60,525 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–20 3–6–2 Candlestick Park 49,244 12 December 2 New Orleans Saints W 30–10 4–6–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,092 13 Minnesota Vikings L 7–31 4–7–2 Lambeau Field 53,830 14 December 16 at Chicago Bears W 21–0 5–7–2 Soldier Field 29,157 Monday (September 17, November 26), Saturday (December 8) Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
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Week 9
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Week 12
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Week 14
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Standings
References
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