The 1973 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 24th season with the National Football League.
Offseason
Draft
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[1]
Exhibition schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
August 6, 1973 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 27–16 |
65,707
|
2 |
August 11, 1973 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
T 21–21 |
54,385
|
3 |
August 19, 1973 |
vs. Cincinnati Bengals at Columbus, Ohio |
W 24–6 |
73,421
|
4 |
August 25, 1973 |
vs. Atlanta Falcons at Knoxville |
W 20–17 |
40,831
|
5 |
September 1, 1973 |
Detroit Lions |
L 16–13 |
64,088
|
6 |
September 8, 1973 |
vs. New York Giants at Akron |
L 21–10 |
30,751
|
Regular season schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 16, 1973 |
Baltimore Colts |
W 24–14 |
74,303
|
2 |
September 23, 1973 |
at Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 33–6 |
49,396
|
3 |
September 30, 1973 |
New York Giants |
W 12–10 |
76,065
|
4 |
October 7, 1973 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
W 17–10 |
70,805
|
5 |
October 15, 1973 |
Miami Dolphins |
L 17–9 |
72,070
|
6 |
October 21, 1973 |
Houston Oilers |
W 42–13 |
61,146
|
7 |
October 28, 1973 |
San Diego Chargers |
T 16–16 |
68,244
|
8 |
November 4, 1973 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 26–3 |
45,590
|
9 |
November 11, 1973 |
at Houston Oilers |
W 23–13 |
37,230
|
10 |
November 18, 1973 |
at Oakland Raiders |
W 7–3 |
47,398
|
11 |
November 25, 1973 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 21–16 |
67,773
|
12 |
December 2, 1973 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
T 20–20 |
70,296
|
13 |
December 9, 1973 |
at Cincinnati Bengals |
L 34–17 |
58,266
|
14 |
December 16, 1973 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
L 30–17 |
73,948
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 5
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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 |
|
|
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 |
- Date: November 11
- Location: Houston Astrodome
- Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
[8]
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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Franchise |
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Stadiums |
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Key personnel |
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Culture |
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Lore |
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Rivalries |
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Playoff appearances (30) |
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Division championships (12) |
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Conference championships (11) |
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League championships (8) |
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Retired numbers |
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Hall of Fame inductees |
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Current league affiliations |
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Former league affiliation |
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