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NFL team season
The 1973 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 24th season with the
National Football League . After a solid 1972 season, which included a playoff appearance, the Browns got off to a solid start, winning three of their first four games on the way to a 7-3-1 start. However, the Browns did not win another game the rest of the season and settled for third place with a 7-5-2 record.
Offseason
Draft
[1]
Personnel
Staff / coaches
1973 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams –
Al Tabor
Athletic Trainer - Leo Murphy
Final roster
1973 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Vacant - none
Practice squad
Vacant - none
Rookies in italics
Preseason
Regular season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 16
Baltimore Colts
W 24–14
1–0
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
74,303
Recap
2
September 23
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 6–33
1–1
Three Rivers Stadium
49,396
Recap
3
September 30
New York Giants
W 12–10
2–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
76,065
Recap
4
October 7
Cincinnati Bengals
W 17–10
3–1
Cleveland Browns Stadium
70,805
Recap
5
Miami Dolphins
L 9–17
3–2
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
72,070
Recap
6
October 21
Houston Oilers
W 42–13
4–2
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
61,146
Recap
7
October 28
San Diego Chargers
T 16–16
4–2–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
68,244
Recap
8
November 4
at
Minnesota Vikings
L 3–26
4–3–1
Metropolitan Stadium
45,590
Recap
9
November 11
at
Houston Oilers
W 23–13
5–3–1
Houston Astrodome
37,230
Recap
10
November 18
at
Oakland Raiders
W 7–3
6–3–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
47,398
Recap
11
November 25
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 21–16
7–3–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
67,773
Recap
12
December 2
at
Kansas City Chiefs
T 20–20
7–3–2
Arrowhead Stadium
70,296
Recap
13
December 9
at
Cincinnati Bengals
L 17–34
7–4–2
Riverfront Stadium
58,266
Recap
14
December 16
at
Los Angeles Rams
L 17–30
7–5–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
73,948
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Colts
0
7 7 0
14
• Browns
7
10 7 0
24
Scoring summary Q1 CLE
Pitts 26 yard pass from
Phipps (
Cockroft kick) CLE 7–0
Q2 BAL
Speyrer 33 yard pass from
Jones (Hunt kick) Tie 7–7
Q2 CLE Cockroft 14 yard field goal CLE 10–7
Q2 CLE
Scott 45 yard interception return (Cockroft kick) CLE 17–7
Q3 BAL
Hendricks 2 yard blocked punt return (Hunt kick) CLE 17–14
Q3 CLE Pitts 8 yard pass from Phipps (Cockroft kick) CLE 24–14
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Week 2
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Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
0
10 0 0
10
• Browns
0
0 6 6
12
Date: September 30Location:
Cleveland Municipal Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m.
EST Game attendance: 76,065Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
Scoring summary Q2 NYG
Gogolak 20 yard field goal NYG 3–0
Q2 NYG
Tucker 20 yard pass from
Snead (Gogolak kick) NYG 10–0
Q3 CLE
Cockroft 11 yard field goal NYG 10–3
Q3 CLE Cockroft 27 yard field goal NYG 10–6
Q4 CLE Cockroft 30 yard field goal NYG 10–9
Q4 CLE Cockroft 10 yard field goal CLE 12–10
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Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
3
0 0 7
10
• Browns
0
7 7 3
17
Date: October 7Location:
Cleveland Municipal Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m.
EST Game attendance: 70,805Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Scoring summary Q1 CIN
Muhlmann 38 yard field goal CIN 3–0
Q2 CLE
Kelly 3 yard run (
Cockroft kick) CLE 7–3
Q3 CLE Kelly 7 yard run (Cockroft kick) CLE 14–3
Q4 CIN
Curtis 60 yard pass from
Anderson (Muhlmann kick) CLE 14–10
Q4 CLE Cockroft 24 yard field goal CLE 17–10
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Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
0
0 13 0
13
• Browns
14
14 0 14
42
Scoring summary Q1 CLE
Kelly 8 yard run (
Cockroft kick) CLE 7–0
Q1 CLE
Phipps 1 yard run (Cockroft kick) CLE 14–0
Q2 CLE
Hooker 21 yard pass from Phipps (Cockroft kick) CLE 21–0
Q2 CLE
Pitts 3 yard pass from Phipps (Cockroft kick) CLE 28–0
Q3 HOU
Hinton 34 yard pass from
Pastorini (
Butler kick) CLE 28–7
Q3 HOU Butler 9 yard field goal CLE 28–10
Q3 HOU Butler 31 yard field goal CLE 28–13
Q4 CLE Phipps 13 yard run (Cockroft kick) CLE 35–13
Q4 CLE
Scott 2 yard pass from
Horn (Cockroft kick) CLE 42–13
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Week 7
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Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
Browns
3
0 0 0
3
• Vikings
3
6 7 10
26
Date: November 4Location:
Metropolitan Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m.
CST Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
Scoring summary Q1 CLE Don Cockroft 27 yard field goal CLE 3–0
Q1 MIN Fred Cox 16 yard field goal Tied 3–3
Q2 MIN Fred Cox 23 yard field goal MIN 6–3
Q2 MIN Fred Cox 33 yard field goal MIN 9–3
Q3 MIN Oscar Reed 3 yard rush (Cox kick) MIN 16–3
Q4 MIN Stu Voigt 7 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Cox kick) MIN 23–3
Q4 MIN Fred Cox 41 yard field goal MIN 26–3
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Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
17
0 3 3
23
Oilers
0
3 3 7
13
Scoring summary Q1 CLE
Cockroft 30 yard field goal CLE 3–0
Q1 CLE
Phipps 1 yard run (Cockroft kick) CLE 10–0
Q1 CLE
Pruitt 53 yard run (Cockroft kick) CLE 17–0
Q2 HOU
Butler 27 yard field goal CLE 17–3
Q3 HOU Butler 46 yard field goal CLE 17–6
Q3 CLE Cockroft 22 yard field goal CLE 20–6
Q4 CLE Cockroft 45 yard field goal CLE 23–6
Q4 HOU
Alston 39 yard pass from
Dickey (Butler kick) CLE 23–13
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Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
0
7 0 0
7
Raiders
0
0 0 3
3
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Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
7
3 3 3
16
• Browns
7
7 0 7
21
Scoring summary Q1 PIT
Shanklin 9 yard pass from
Gilliam (
Gerela kick) PIT 7–0
Q1 CLE
Phipps 1 yard run (
Cockroft kick) Tie 7–7
Q2 CLE
Pruitt 15 yard pass from Phipps (Cockroft kick) CLE 14–7
Q2 PIT Gerela 24 yard field goal CLE 14–10
Q3 PIT Gerela 14 yard field goal CLE 14–13
Q4 PIT Gerela 20 yard field goal PIT 16–14
Q4 CLE Pruitt 19 yard run (Cockroft kick) CLE 21–16
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Week 12
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Week 13
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Week 14
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Standings
References
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"1973 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com" .
Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009 .
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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