The San Diego Chargers were defeated by the Denver Broncos, 42 to 28, on December 9, 1973.

1973 San Diego Chargers

Final

DEN

Broncos

7-4-2

42

SD

Chargers

2-10-1

28

Team

DEN

SD

1

7

7

2

13

7

3

19

0

4

3

14

Total

42

28

1st quarter

DEN

SD

Chargers

Robert Holmes 1-yard run (Dennis Partee kick)

0

7

Broncos

Riley Odoms 24-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

DEN

SD

Broncos

Floyd Little 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

14

7

Broncos

Jim Turner 25-yard field goal

17

7

Chargers

Gary Garrison 11-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick)

17

14

Broncos

Jim Turner 35-yard field goal

20

14

3rd quarter

DEN

SD

Broncos

Joe Dawkins 2-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

27

14

Broncos

Jim Turner 15-yard field goal

30

14

Broncos

Safety by Ken Criter

32

14

Broncos

Haven Moses 15-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

39

14

4th quarter

DEN

SD

Chargers

Cid Edwards 1-yard run (Dennis Partee kick)

39

21

Chargers

Jerry LeVias 69-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick)

39

28

Broncos

Jim Turner 29-yard field goal

42

28

Broncos

Chargers

1st Downs

23

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

75

56

Total Yards

423

341

Yards per play

5.6

6.1

Passing

231

215

Comp - Att

18 - 29

13 - 31

Yards per pass

7.5

6.3

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 14

3 - 39

Rushing

192

126

Rushing Attempts

44

22

Yards per rush

4.4

5.7

Penalties

7

8

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Charley Johnson 15 26 216 8.3 2 0 110.4
Bobby Anderson 1 1 19 19.0 0 0 118.8
Steve Ramsey 2 2 10 5.0 0 0 87.5
Team 18 29 231 8.4 2 0 2 112.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Floyd Little 18 88 4.9 1
Joe Dawkins 9 40 4.4 1
Otis Armstrong 9 21 2.3 0
Riley Odoms 1 21 21.0 0
Bobby Anderson 4 12 3.0 0
Oliver Ross 3 10 3.3 0
Team 44 192 4.4 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jerry Simmons 1 53 53.0 0
Riley Odoms 3 51 17.0 1
Floyd Little 4 47 11.8 0
Haven Moses 3 40 13.3 1
Gene Washington 1 20 20.0 0
Joe Dawkins 2 12 6.0 0
Bobby Anderson 2 10 5.0 0
Otis Armstrong 1 7 7.0 0
Billy Van Heusen 1 5 5.0 0
Team 18 245 8.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Turner 4 5 4 16
Team 4 5 4 16

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Billy Van Heusen 5 256 51.2
Team 5 256 51.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Otis Armstrong 2 50 25.0 0
Maurice Tyler 1 23 23.0 0
Joe Dawkins 1 20 20.0 0
Team 4 93 23.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bill Thompson 3 22 7.3 0
Maurice Tyler 1 4 4.0 0
Leroy Mitchell 1 0 0.0 0
Team 5 26 5.2 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dan Fouts 13 31 254 8.2 2 2 65.8
Team 13 31 215 8.2 2 2 3 65.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Robert Holmes 7 68 9.7 1
Cid Edwards 5 32 6.4 1
Mike Garrett 7 17 2.4 0
Ron Holliday 2 13 6.5 0
Bob Thomas 1 -4 -4.0 0
Team 22 126 5.7 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jerry LeVias 5 149 29.8 1
Gary Garrison 3 55 18.3 1
Ron Holliday 1 23 23.0 0
Mike Garrett 1 11 11.0 0
Clint Jones 1 9 9.0 0
Cid Edwards 1 8 8.0 0
Bob Thomas 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 13 254 8.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Dennis Partee 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dennis Partee 6 206 34.3
Team 6 206 34.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ron Smith 3 121 40.3 0
Clint Jones 4 65 16.3 0
Ron East 1 8 8.0 0
Ralph Wenzel 1 0 0.0 0
Team 9 194 21.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ron Smith 3 36 12.0 0
Team 3 36 12.0 0

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3,134

Herbert

Justin Herbert

RUSH

628

Ekeler

Austin Ekeler

REC

1,243

Allen

Keenan Allen

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.4

21st

OPP PPG

23.4

24th

RUSH YDS/G

96.6

25th

PASS YDS/G

253.6

9th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
Broncos Broncos
8 9 0 .471
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
Chargers Chargers
5 12 0 .294

Last Game

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LAC Chargers

5-12-0

12

Final

13

KC Chiefs

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Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

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Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM