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1973 Atlanta Falcons season
Head Coach Norm Van Brocklin
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Record 9-5
Place 2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish did not qualify
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1972 1974

The 1973 Atlanta Falcons season was their 8th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 7-7, but failed to reach the playoffs.[1]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 16, 1973 at New Orleans Saints W 62-7
2 September 23, 1973 at Los Angeles Rams L 31-0
3 October 1, 1973 at Detroit Lions L 31-6
4 October 7, 1973 San Francisco 49ers L 13-9
5 October 14, 1973 Chicago Bears W 46-6
6 October 21, 1973 at San Diego Chargers W 41-0
7 October 28, 1973 at San Francisco 49ers W 17-3
8 November 4, 1973 Los Angeles Rams W 15-13
9 November 11, 1973 at Philadelphia Eagles W 44-27
10 November 19, 1973 Minnesota Vikings W 20-14
11 November 25, 1973 at New York Jets W 28-20
12 December 2, 1973 Buffalo Bills L 17-6
13 December 9, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals L 32-10
14 December 16, 1973 New Orleans Saints W 14-10

Standings[]

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 12 2 0 .857 388 178 W-6
Atlanta Falcons 9 5 0 .643 318 224 W-1
New Orleans Saints 5 9 0 .357 163 312 L-1
San Francisco 49ers 5 9 0 .357 262 319 L-2

References[]

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Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles
Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Washington
1973 NFL DraftNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl VIII
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