NFL team season
The1973 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 24th season with theNational 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.
The team did not wear their brown jerseys for any 1973 game, preseason or regular season.[ 1]
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1973 Cleveland Browns staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special Teams –Al Tabor Athletic Trainer - Leo Murphy
Regular season schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 16 Baltimore Colts W 24–141–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 74,303 Recap 2 September 23 atPittsburgh Steelers L 6–331–1 Three Rivers Stadium 49,396 Recap 3 September 30 New York Giants W 12–102–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,065 Recap 4 October 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–103–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 70,805 Recap 5 October 15 Miami Dolphins L 9–173–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 72,070 Recap 6 October 21 Houston Oilers W 42–134–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 61,146 Recap 7 October 28 San Diego Chargers T 16–164–2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 68,244 Recap 8 November 4 atMinnesota Vikings L 3–264–3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 45,590 Recap 9 November 11 atHouston Oilers W 23–135–3–1 Houston Astrodome 37,230 Recap 10 November 18 atOakland Raiders W 7–36–3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 47,398 Recap 11 November 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–167–3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 67,773 Recap 12 December 2 atKansas City Chiefs T 20–207–3–2 Arrowhead Stadium 70,296 Recap 13 December 9 atCincinnati Bengals L 17–347–4–2 Riverfront Stadium 58,266 Recap 14 December 16 atLos Angeles Rams L 17–307–5–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 73,948 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
Team 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 fromPhipps (Cockroft kick)CLE 7–0 Q2 BAL Speyrer 33 yard pass fromJones (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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Team 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 goalNYG 3–0 Q2 NYG Tucker 20 yard pass fromSnead (Gogolak kick)NYG 10–0 Q3 CLE Cockroft 11 yard field goalNYG 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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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 3 0 0 7 10 • Browns 0 7 7 3 17
Scoring summary Q1 CIN Muhlmann 38 yard field goalCIN 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 fromAnderson (Muhlmann kick)CLE 14–10 Q4 CLE Cockroft 24 yard field goal CLE 17–10
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Team 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 fromPastorini (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 fromHorn (Cockroft kick)CLE 42–13
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Team 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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Team 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 goalCLE 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 goalCLE 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 fromDickey (Butler kick)CLE 23–13
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Browns 0 7 0 0 7 Raiders 0 0 0 3 3
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Team 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 fromGilliam (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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