| | Monday, September 23, 2002
MNF History: 1973
ABC Sports Online
Some notes from the 1973 MNF season:
Road teams went 8-5 in 1972, including winning the first five Monday Night efforts, but in 1973, home teams picked it up, going 11-1-1. The Miami Dolphins were the only road team to win.
O.J. Simpson made his Monday Night debut in '73, gaining 157 yards on a team-record 39 attempts in the Bills' 23-14 win over the Chiefs. Simpson finished the season with 2,003 yards -- the first rusher in NFL history to reach that mark.
Home team in CAPS
*denotes record
| MNF results: 1973 |
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Date
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Result
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Sept. 17, 1973
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GREEN BAY 23, N.Y. Jets 7
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Sept. 24, 1973
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DALLAS 40, New Orleans 3
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Oct. 1, 1973
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DETROIT 31, Atlanta 6
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Oct. 8, 1973
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WASHINGTON 14, Dallas 7
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Oct. 15, 1973
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Miami 17, CLEVELAND 9
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Oct. 22, 1973*
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DENVER 23, Oakland 23
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Oct. 29, 1973*
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BUFFALO 23, Kansas City 14
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Nov. 5, 1973
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PITTSBURGH 21, Washington 16
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Nov. 12, 1973
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KANSAS CITY 19, Chicago 7
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Nov. 19, 1973
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ATLANTA 20, Minnesota 14
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Nov. 26, 1973
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SAN FRANCISCO 20, Green Bay 6
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Dec. 3, 1973*
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MIAMI 30, Pittsburgh 26
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Dec.10, 1973
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LOS ANGELES 40, N.Y. Giants 6
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*Miami's Dick Anderson tied an NFL record with four interceptions in the game.
*Bill Van Heusen of the Broncos kicked a 72-yard punt against the Raiders on Oct. 22. During the same game, the Broncos' Bill Thompson returned a fumble 80 yards for a score.
*O.J. Simpson's 39 rushing attempts on Oct. 29 broke Ron Johnson's one-year old record.
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