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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1973 seasonW1973 NFL season↗

26 teams in NFL · 182 regular-season games, 1973-09-16 to 1973-12-16 · attendance 10,070,504

◀ 1972 1974 ▶
<a href="/superbowl/1973">Super Bowl VIII</a>
Miami Dolphins
24–7 over Minnesota Vikings
MVP Larry Csonka
MVP
O. J. Simpson Buffalo Bills
Offensive Player
O. J. Simpson Buffalo Bills
Defensive Player
Dick Anderson
Offensive Rookie
Chuck Foreman Minnesota Vikings
Defensive Rookie
Wally Chambers Chicago Bears
Coach of the Year
Chuck Knox Los Angeles Rams
Hall of Fame class of 1973
Jim Parker, Joe Schmidt, Raymond Berry

Playoffs

RoundDateResultStadium
Divisional1973-12-22Oakland Raiders 33–14 Pittsburgh SteelersOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Divisional1973-12-22Minnesota Vikings 27–20 Washington RedskinsMetropolitan Stadium
Divisional1973-12-23Miami Dolphins 34–16 Cincinnati BengalsMiami Orange Bowl
Divisional1973-12-23Dallas Cowboys 27–16 Los Angeles RamsTexas Stadium
AFC Championship1973-12-30Miami Dolphins 27–10 Oakland RaidersMiami Orange Bowl
NFC Championship1973-12-30Minnesota Vikings 27–10 Dallas CowboysTexas Stadium
Super Bowl VIII1974-01-13Miami Dolphins 24–7 Minnesota VikingsRice Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Cincinnati Bengals1040.714286231Paul BrownLost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 16–34
2Pittsburgh Steelers1040.714347210Chuck NollLost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 14–33
3Cleveland Browns752.571234255Nick SkorichDid not qualify
4Houston Oilers1130.071199447Bill Peterson and Sid GillmanDid not qualify

NFL AFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Miami Dolphins1220.857343150Don ShulaWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bengals) 34–16 Won AFC Championship (vs. Champion
2Buffalo Bills950.643259230Lou SabanDid not qualify
3New England Patriots590.357258300Chuck FairbanksDid not qualify
4New York Jets4100.286240306Weeb EwbankDid not qualify
5Baltimore Colts4100.286226341Howard SchnellenbergerDid not qualify

NFL AFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Oakland Raiders941.679292175John MaddenWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 33–14 Lost AFC Championship (at
2Kansas City Chiefs752.571231192Hank StramDid not qualify
3Denver Broncos752.571354296John RalstonDid not qualify
4San Diego Chargers2111.179188386Harland Svare

NFL NFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Minnesota Vikings1220.857296168Bud GrantWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Redskins) 27–20 Won NFC Championship (at
2Detroit Lions671.464271247Don McCaffertyDid not qualify
3Green Bay Packers572.429202259Dan DevineDid not qualify
4Chicago Bears3110.214195334Abe GibronDid not qualify

NFL NFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Dallas Cowboys1040.714382203Tom LandryWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 27–16 Lost NFC Championship (vs. Vi
2Washington Redskins1040.714325198George AllenLost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–27
3Philadelphia Eagles581.393310393Mike McCormackDid not qualify
4St. Louis Cardinals491.321286365Don CoryellDid not qualify
5New York Giants2111.179226362Alex WebsterDid not qualify

NFL NFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Los Angeles Rams1220.857388178Chuck KnoxLost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 16–27
2Atlanta Falcons950.643318224Norm Van BrocklinDid not qualify
3San Francisco 49ers590.357262319Dick NolanDid not qualify
4New Orleans Saints590.357163312John NorthDid not qualify

League leaders

passing yards
  1. 3,219Roman Gabriel Philadelphia Eagles
passing tds
  1. 23Roger Staubach Dallas Cowboys
passing tds
  1. 23Roman Gabriel Philadelphia Eagles
rushing yards
  1. 2,003O. J. Simpson Buffalo Bills
rushing tds
  1. 12Floyd Little Denver Broncos
rushing tds
  1. 12O. J. Simpson Buffalo Bills
receiving yards
  1. 1,116Harold Carmichael Philadelphia Eagles
receiving tds
  1. 13Harold Jackson Los Angeles Rams
receptions
  1. 67Harold Carmichael Philadelphia Eagles
interceptions
  1. 8Dick Anderson Miami Dolphins
interceptions
  1. 8Mike Wagner Pittsburgh Steelers
sacks
  1. 185Bill Stanfill Miami Dolphins
points
  1. 130David Ray Los Angeles Rams