The 1973 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 37th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 11–3 record from 1972, finishing 10–4; it was the first time the Redskins had consecutive ten-win seasons in franchise history.
In the Divisional playoff, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Redskins 27–20.
Offseason Draft
Roster
Preseason
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Detroit Lions L 14–17 0–1 RFK Stadium 53,041 2 Denver Broncos W 14–10 1–1 RFK Stadium 38,923 3 at Buffalo Bills W 37–21 2–1 Rich Stadium 80,020 4 Baltimore Colts W 20–3 3–1 RFK Stadium 53,497 5 at New England Patriots W 35–14 4–1 Schaefer Stadium 50,369 6 Chicago Bears W 17–3 5–1 RFK Stadium 54,137
Pre Season Game Officials Pre Season Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Line Judge Back Judge Field Judge
Pre season Game summaries
Week P1 (Friday, August 3, 1973): vs. Detroit Lions
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LionsGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P2 (Friday, August 10, 1973): vs. Denver Broncos
Time of game: 2 hours, 43 minutes
BroncosGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P3 (Friday, August 17, 1973): at Buffalo Bills
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RedskinsGame statisticsBills First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P4 (Saturday, August 25, 1973): vs. Baltimore Colts
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ColtsGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P5 (Sunday, September 2, 1973): at New England Patriots
Time of game: 2 hours, 41 minutes
RedskinsGame statisticsPatriots First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Week P6 (Sunday, September 9, 1973): vs. Chicago Bears
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BearsGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 San Diego Chargers W 38–0 1–0 RFK Stadium 52,718 Recap 2 at St. Louis Cardinals L 27–34 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,316 Recap 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–7 2–1 Veterans Stadium 64,147 Recap 4 Dallas Cowboys W 14–7 3–1 RFK Stadium 54,314 Recap 5 at New York Giants W 21–3 4–1 Yale Bowl 70,168 Recap 6 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–13 5–1 RFK Stadium 54,381 Recap 7 at New Orleans Saints L 3–19 5–2 Tulane Stadium 66,315 Recap 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–21 5–3 Three Rivers Stadium 49,220 Recap 9 San Francisco 49ers W 33–9 6–3 RFK Stadium 54,381 Recap 10 Baltimore Colts W 22–14 7–3 RFK Stadium 52,675 Recap 11 at Detroit Lions W 20–0 8–3 Tiger Stadium 46,807 Recap 12 New York Giants W 27–24 9–3 RFK Stadium 53,590 Recap 13 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–27 9–4 Texas Stadium 62,195 Recap 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–20 10–4 RFK Stadium 49,484 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Regular Season Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday, September 16, 1973): vs. San Diego Chargers
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ChargersGame statisticsRedskins10 First downs 1336–128 Rushes–yards 39–8375 Passing yards 1287–20–4 10–18–08–68 Sacked–yards 1–27 Net passing yards 127135 Total yards 21182 Return yards 1087–47.1 6–45.03–3 Fumbles–lost 3–27–59 Penalties–yards 7b65
Week 2 (Sunday, September 23, 1973): at St. Louis Cardinals
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RedskinsGame statisticsCardinals22 First downs 2026–69 Rushes–yards 35–65301 Passing yards 28626–40–0 17–30–026–10 Sacked–yards 1–8291 Net passing yards 278360 Total yards 343228 Return yards 1963–36.7 6–34.52–1 Fumbles–lost 0–07–63 Penalties–yards 6–50
Week 3 (Sunday, September 30, 1973): at Philadelphia Eagles
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RedskinsGame statisticsEagles15 First downs 1436–81 Rushes–yards 22–53195 Passing yards 26616–29–1 19–38–20–0 Sacked–yards 8–60195 Net passing yards 206276 Total yards 259197 Return yards 858–38.3 9–44.03–0 Fumbles–lost 3–13–15 Penalties–yards 2–12
Week 4 (Monday, October 8, 1973): vs. Dallas Cowboys
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CowboysGame statisticsRedskins20 First downs 1339–182 Rushes–yards 28–71132 Passing yards 14013–32–1 14–20–17–45 Sacked–yards 5–3787 Net passing yards 103269 Total yards 17499 Return yards 1270–0.0 4–44.82–0 Fumbles–lost 2–16–52 Penalties–yards 6–30
Week 5 (Sunday, October 14, 1973): at New York Giants
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RedskinsGame statisticsGiants12 First downs 1236–116 Rushes–yards 33–9252 Passing yards 1518–13–3 19–32–43–20 Sacked–yards 2–1332 Net passing yards 138148 Total yards 230128 Return yards 1495–39.2 6–27.81–0 Fumbles–lost 3–23–22 Penalties–yards 8–49
Week 6 (Sunday, October 21, 1973): vs. St. Louis Cardinals
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CardinalsGame statisticsRedskins12 First downs 2317–46 Rushes–yards 47–142239 Passing yards 29415–39–3 20–33–35–37 Sacked–yards 1–8202 Net passing yards 286248 Total yards 428130 Return yards 15511–40.6 6–46.73–2 Fumbles–lost 4–48–84 Penalties–yards 8–120
Week 7 (Sunday, October 28, 1973): at New Orleans Saints
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RedskinsGame statisticsSaints15 First downs 1918–24 Rushes–yards 52–203186 Passing yards 6219–37–2 7–17–05–31 Sacked–yards 4–23155 Net passing yards 39179 Total yards 242104 Return yards 847–40.0 3–41.70–0 Fumbles–lost 0–07–106 Penalties–yards 4–40
Week 8 (Monday, November 5, 1973): at Pittsburgh Steelers
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RedskinsGame statisticsSteelers14 First downs 1833–117 Rushes–yards 49–15376 Passing yards 1259–22–2 8–19–41–3 Sacked–yards 2–2373 Net passing yards 102188 Total yards 255167 Return yards 793–37.7 4–33.82–2 Fumbles–lost 6–06–50 Penalties–yards 7–66
Week 9 (Sunday, November 11, 1973): vs. San Francisco 49ers
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49ersGame statisticsRedskins22 First downs 2229–123 Rushes–yards 28–86233 Passing yards 28520–36–2 23–40–07–34 Sacked–yards 3–28199 Net passing yards 257322 Total yards 343134 Return yards 1484–38.8 3–40.34–3 Fumbles–lost 2–29–72 Penalties–yards 10–90
Week 10 (Sunday, November 18, 1973): vs. Baltimore Colts
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ColtsGame statisticsRedskins22 First downs 1435–120 Rushes–yards 32–104137 Passing yards 15214–30–2 10–20–12–15 Sacked–yards 2–12122 Net passing yards 140242 Total yards 244146 Return yards 1294–40.0 3–33.73–2 Fumbles–lost 2–06–64 Penalties–yards 9–80
Week 11 (Thursday, November 22, 1973): at Detroit Lions
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RedskinsGame statisticsLions20 First downs 1145–202 Rushes–yards 23–74112 Passing yards 14112–22–0 13–26–13–16 Sacked–yards 2–796 Net passing yards 134298 Total yards 20838 Return yards 814–38.0 7–34.40–0 Fumbles–lost 3–24–30 Penalties–yards 5–55
Week 12 (Sunday, December 2, 1973): vs. New York Giants
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GiantsGame statisticsRedskins13 First downs 1837–120 Rushes–yards 31–99159 Passing yards 27313–23–0 18–30–12–13 Sacked–yards 2–13146 Net passing yards 260266 Total yards 359106 Return yards 1288–43.4 4–44.01–1 Fumbles–lost 3–28–50 Penalties–yards 3–30
Week 13 (Sunday, December 9, 1973): at Dallas Cowboys
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RedskinsGame statisticsCowboys9 First downs 2222–59 Rushes–yards 47–193114 Passing yards 22311–24–0 16–25–23–18 Sacked–yards 2–296 Net passing yards 221155 Total yards 414176 Return yards 256–37.3 0–0.05–3 Fumbles–lost 2–12–20 Penalties–yards 8–45
Week 14 (Sunday, December 16, 1973): vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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EaglesGame statisticsRedskins18 First downs 2226–51 Rushes–yards 38–186302 Passing yards 25122–39–1 13–24–11–7 Sacked–yards 1–5295 Net passing yards 246346 Total yards 432144 Return yards 1813–33.3 2–36.52–1 Fumbles–lost 3–12–10 Penalties–yards 6–50
Stats
Passing Passing Player Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Lng Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD Kilmer QB 10 10 7–3–0 122 227 53.7 1656 14 6.2 9 4.0 63 7.3 6.7 13.6 165.6 81.3 15 88 6.2 6.48 5.96 Jurgensen QB 14 4 3–1–0 87 145 60.0 904 6 4.1 5 3.4 36 6.2 5.5 10.4 64.6 77.5 16 114 9.9 4.91 4.25 2 1 Team Total 14 10–4–0 209 372 56.2 2560 20 5.4 14 3.8 63 6.9 6.3 12.2 182.9 79.8 31 202 7.7 5.85 5.28 2 1 Opp Total 14 203 406 50.0 2531 12 3.0 26 6.4 6.2 3.94 12.5 180.8 52.9 53 355 11.5 4.7 2.7
Rushing Rushing Player Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Brown RB 14 14 273 860 8 27 3.2 61.4 19.5 Harraway FB 14 14 128 452 1 16 3.5 32.3 9.1 Thomas RB 13 0 32 95 0 13 3.0 7.3 2.5 Mul-Key RB 14 0 8 20 0 7 2.5 1.4 0.6 Kilmer QB 10 10 9 10 0 5 1.1 1.0 0.9 Jurgensen QB 14 4 3 7 0 7 2.3 0.5 0.2 Brunet RB 14 0 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.3 0.1 Jefferson WR 14 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 Hull RB 13 0 2 –3 0 –1 –1.5 –0.2 0.2 Taylor WR 14 14 1 –7 0 –7 –7.0 –0.5 0.1 Team Total 14 459 1439 9 27 3.1 102.8 32.8 Opp Total 14 480 1603 8 3.3 114.5 34.3
Receiving Receiving Player Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Taylor WR 14 14 59 801 13.6 7 53 4.2 57.2 0.0% Jefferson WR 14 14 41 595 14.5 1 36 2.9 42.5 0.0% Brown RB 14 14 40 482 12.1 6 64 2.9 34.4 0.0% Harraway FB 14 14 32 291 9.1 3 31 2.3 20.8 0.0% Smith TE 13 9 19 215 11.3 0 25 1.5 16.5 0.0% Reed TE 5 5 9 124 13.8 0 34 1.8 24.8 0.0% Thomas RB 13 0 5 40 8.0 0 13 0.4 3.1 0.0% Hancock TE 10 0 2 3 1.5 2 2 0.2 0.3 0.0% Grant WR 13 0 1 12 12.0 1 12 0.1 0.9 0.0% Jurgensen QB 14 4 1 –3 –3.0 0 –3 0.1 –0.2 0.0% Team Total 14 209 2560 12.2 20 64 14.9 182.9 Opp Total 14 203 2176 10.7 12 14.5 155.4
Kicking Kicking Games 0–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ Scoring Player Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM Lng FG% XPA XPM XP% Knight K 14 0 8 8 7 5 13 6 9 3 5 42 22 42 52.4% 37 37 100.0% Team Total 14 8 8 7 5 13 6 9 3 5 42 22 52.4% 37 37 100.0% Opp Total 14 29 17 58.6% 21 21 100.0%
Punting Punting Player Pos G GS Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P Bragg P 14 0 64 2581 61 0 40.3 Team Total 14 64 2581 61 0 40.3 Opp Total 14 81 3110 38.4
Kick Return Kick return Player Pos G GS Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt Mul-Key RB 14 0 36 1011 1 97 28.1 Duncan DB 14 0 4 65 0 38 16.3 Tillman LB 14 0 3 42 0 18 14.0 Team Total 14 43 1118 1 97 26.0 Opp Total 14 62 1237 1 20.0
Punt Return Punt return Player Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Duncan DB 14 0 28 228 0 18 8.1 Mul-Key RB 14 0 11 103 0 27 9.4 Smith TE 13 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team Total 14 40 331 0 27 8.3 Opp Total 14 14 104 0 7.4
Sacks Sacks Player Pos G GS Sk Biggs RDE 14 14 15.0 Brundige LDT 14 13 13.0 Talbert RDT 14 14 7.5 McDole LDE 14 14 6.5 Robinson LLB 14 14 5.0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 3.0 Holman DE 5 0 1.0 Jones DE 6 0 1.0 Sistrunk DT 12 2 1.0 Team Total 14 53 Opp Total 14 31
Interceptions Interceptions Player Pos G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD Houston SS 14 14 6 32 0 32 Bass RCB 14 14 5 161 1 68 Owens FS 14 14 5 123 1 27 Robinson LLB 14 14 4 98 1 39 Fischer LCB 14 14 3 99 0 67 Hanburger RLB 14 14 1 45 0 45 Vactor DB 9 0 1 34 1 34 Duncan DB 24 0 1 6 0 6 Team Total 14 26 598 4 68 Opp Total 14
Fumbles Fumbles Player Pos G GS FF Fmb FR Yds TD Brown RB 14 14 7 2 0 0 Kilmer QB 10 10 6 2 –18 0 Harraway FB 14 14 6 1 0 0 Mul-Key RB 14 0 4 2 0 0 Duncan DB 14 0 3 1 0 0 Ryczek LS 14 0 1 1 –4 0 Jurgensen QB 14 4 1 0 0 0 Smith TE 13 9 1 0 0 0 Taylor WR 14 14 1 0 0 0 Thomas RB 13 0 1 0 0 0 Tillman LB 14 0 1 0 0 0 Houston SS 14 0 5 8 0 Biggs RDE 14 14 0 3 2 1 Owens FS 14 14 0 2 56 1 Robinson LLB 14 14 0 2 0 0 Hanburger RLB 14 14 0 1 9 0 Bragg P 14 0 0 1 0 0 Brundige LDT 14 12 0 1 0 0 Fischer LCB 14 14 0 1 0 0 Hull RB 13 0 0 1 0 0 Jefferson WR 14 14 0 1 0 0 Malinchak WR 14 0 0 1 0 0 Starke RT 14 7 0 1 0 0 Stone DB 4 0 0 1 0 0 Team Total 14 32 30 53 2 Opp Total 14 35 17 0
Tackles Tackles Player Pos G GS Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Team Total 14 Opp Total 14
Scoring Summary