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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1973

Page

13

Metcalf Coryell debut fuels Cardinals win in Philadelphia

In Philadelphia, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Eagles 34 to 23 on Dan Coryell and Terry Metcalf debuts. Metcalf rushed for 133 yards on 16 carries and set up the first TD with a 50 yard run. Hart threw for 203 yards as St. Louis held off late Eagles drives with Bakken field goals and a Donny Anderson TD.

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Tarkenton stars for Minnesota Vikings in 24 16 win

Tarkenton threw two TD passes and Bill Brown scored on a six yard run as the Minnesota Vikings rallied from a 16 has a 24 16 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Bloomington Minnesota. Foreman left with an injury but Brown clinched late with a 14 49 remaining score after a Raider error. George Blanda kicked two field goals for Oakland and a long punt return highlighted the Raiders’ halftime lead.

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Bengals Frustrated by Broncos 28-10 Loss in Denver

Denver quarterback Charlie Johnson directed two sustained touchdown drives and Floyd Lither scored three times as the Broncos defeated Cincinnati 28-10. Cincinnati managed a lone third quarter touchdown by Essex Johnson and failed to score again, giving Denver the victory.

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OJ Simpsons record chase in Bills win over Patriots

Buffalo beat New England as OJ Simpson set an NFL rushing record with 250 yards on 28 carries including an 80 yard td dash and a 22 yard run. Larry Watkins added 105 yards on 15 carries to back the Bills in Chuck Fairbanks debut for the Patriots.

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Redskin rout of Chargers ends Unitas debut

Washington defense hounded Johnny Unitas in his San Diego debut, forcing three Garrett fumbles and four interceptions as the Redskins built a 38-0 victory. Unitas was benched late, with Wayne Clark stepping in, while Saskatchewan’s Ron Lancaster led the CFL Riders to a 97-20 win.

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Steelers rally past Lions 24 10 in late drive

Bradshaw threw two touchdown passes to McMakin and Shanklin in the fourth quarter to erase a 10 10 tie and seal a 24 10 Pittsburgh win over Detroit. Shanklin caught a six yard winner with 3 seconds left after Detroit failed on a fourth down. Landry had an 84 yard TD for Detroit, Mann added a 40 yard FG to tie late in the third. Lions missed a late field goal as Pittsburgh's defense held.

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