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Washington Redskins
1973 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10-4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Vikings) 20-27

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, and finished 10-4.

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	September 16	San Diego Chargers	W 38-0	1-0	RFK Stadium	53,589	Recap
2	September 23	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 27-34	1-1	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,316	Recap
3	September 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28-7	2-1	Veterans Stadium	64,147	Recap
4	October 8	Dallas Cowboys	W 14-7	3-1	RFK Stadium	54,314	Recap
5	October 14	at New York Giants	W 21-3	4-1	Yale Bowl	70,168	Recap
6	October 21	St. Louis Cardinals	W 31-13	5-1	RFK Stadium	54,381	Recap
7	October 28	at New Orleans Saints	L 3-19	5-2	Tulane Stadium	66,315	Recap
8	November 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16-21	5-3	Three Rivers Stadium	49,220	Recap
9	November 11	San Francisco 49ers	W 33-9	6-3	RFK Stadium	54,381	Recap
10	November 18	Baltimore Colts	W 22-14	7-3	RFK Stadium	52,675	Recap
11	November 22	at Detroit Lions	W 20-0	8-3	Tiger Stadium	46,807	Recap
12	December 2	New York Giants	W 27-24	9-3	RFK Stadium	53,590	Recap
13	December 9	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7-27	9-4	Texas Stadium	62,195	Recap
14	December 16	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38-20	10-4	RFK Stadium	49,484	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	7	0	7	14	28
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7

Date: September 30
Location: Veterans Stadium

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	0	0	7
• Redskins	0	0	0	14	14

Date: October 8
Location: RFK Stadium
Television network: ABC

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	7	0	7	7	21
Giants	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 14
Location: Yale Bowl

Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	6	7	0	13
• Redskins	7	14	0	10	31

Date: October 21
Location: RFK Stadium

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	0	3	3
• Saints	10	6	0	3	19

Date: October 28
Location: Tulane Stadium

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	3	3	7	16
• Steelers	7	7	0	7	21

Date: November 5
Location: Three Rivers Stadium
Television network: ABC

Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	9	0	0	9
• Redskins	7	3	13	10	33

Date: November 11
Location: RFK Stadium

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	7	7	14
• Redskins	7	6	3	6	22

Date: November 18
Location: RFK Stadium

Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Redskins	10	3	7	0	20
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 22
Location: Tiger Stadium

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	14	0	3	24
• Redskins	3	10	0	14	27

Date: December 2
Location: RFK Stadium

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	0	7	7
• Cowboys	0	3	14	10	27

Date: December 9
Location: Texas Stadium

Week 14

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PHI	WSH
1					Eagles	44-yard field goal by Dempsey	3	0
1					Eagles	Young 34-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel, Dempsey kick good	10	0
2					Redskins	Brown 14-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	10	7
2					Redskins	15-yard field goal by Knight	10	10
2					Redskins	Jefferson 32-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	10	17
2					Redskins	Brown 27-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	10	24
2					Eagles	15-yard field goal by Dempsey	13	24
3					Redskins	Brown 64-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	13	31
3					Eagles	Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Dempsey kick good	20	31
4					Redskins	Brown 8-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	20	38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	38

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	6-2	8-3	382	203	W3
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	6-2	8-3	325	198	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	8	1	.393	3-4-1	3-7-1	310	393	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	3-5	4-7	286	365	L1
New York Giants	2	11	1	.179	1-6-1	1-9-1	226	362	L4

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
Divisional	December 22	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20-27	Metropolitan Stadium	45,475	Recap

Divisional

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	7	3	10	20
• Vikings	0	3	7	17	27

Date: December 22
Location: Metropolitan Stadium
Game attendance: 45,475

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