NFL team season
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.
Offseason
Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke retired during training camp in late August.[1] 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 note
Player
Position
College
James Bulger
Quarterback
Notre Dame
Steve Hammitt
Center
Nevada
Roster
1973 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Rookies in italics
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
1
2 3 4 Total
Jets
0
0 0 7
7
• Packers
3
10 3 7
23
[2]
Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
7
0 6 3
16
Giants
7
0 0 7
14
[3]
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
7
0 0 14
21
• Packers
10
12 0 3
25
[4]
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
Saints
0
3 7 0
10
• Packers
3
10 7 10
30
[5]
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
7
7 0 7
21
Bears
0
0 0 0
0
Date: December 16Location: Soldier Field , Chicago Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), wind 13 mph (21 km/h)
[6]
Standings
References
Franchise Records Stadiums Training facilities Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (21) Conference championships (9) League championships (13† ) Media Current league affiliations † does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships
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