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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1973
Page
13
In a season opener, Miami Dolphins defeat San Francisco 49ers 21 to 13. Gary Yepremian nails a 45 yard field goal in the fourth quarter after a stalled drive to break a 13-13 tie and secure the victory.
Safety Brig Owens and defensive end Vernon Biggs returned fumbles for touchdowns as Washington overwhelmed San Diego 38 0 in the NFL opener. Owens set up another score with a tackle, while Charley Taylor and Frank Grant received touchdown passes from Bill Kilmer for the Redskins. Larry Brown added a late one yard run.
Browns quarterback Mike Phipps shone with both passing and running to power a 24-14 victory over the Baltimore Colts in the season opener. Pitts caught the first of two touchdown passes on a 26 yard strike to cap an 86 yard drive.
Charlie Johnson directed Denver with sustained drive lengths of 80 72 and 8 yards in the first half. Floyd Little scored three times fueling a 28 to 10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in an NFL opener.
New York beat Houston 34 to 14 as Dan Pastorini blamed abandoning the running game and going to the air too early. Houston was out of it by halftime with four Oilers interceptions by Athas Lockhart Reed and Flowers ending the comeback bid.
Houston road race champion Tom Hutchinson Jr aided by Burl Piggati and Dale Brigham led a 22 mile early pack in the 60 mile course. Jim Porter won the Veterans division and Sue Ryan topped the women’s 1 mile race with 40.18. Next race is at Briercroft Office Park.
Fran Tarkenton threw two touchdown passes and Bill Brown scored on a six yard run as the Minnesota Vikings edged the Oakland Raiders 24 to 18 in the NFL season opener in Bloomington Minnesota.
Buffalo's O J Simpson rushed for 250 yards to spark a 31 13 victory over the New England Patriots in the Bills 1973 season opener at Foxboro.
In Detroit, the Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Lions 11 to 10 as Terry Bradshaw hit John McMakin for a second quarter score and Jim Thrower punched in a 2 yard TD in the final period. The Lions led early on Greg Landry to Ron Jessie and a 40 yard Errol Mann field goal. Mel Blount sealed it with an interception near the goal line.
Dallas Cowboys edged the Chicago Bears 20 17 after a halftime surge and late Staubach TD passes The Bears led 17 3 early but a string of miscues in the first half paved the way for Dallas Parsons the kickoff return and a fourth down conversion set up the late scoring drive in the fourth quarter Staubach threw two TD passes in the final 1:45 of the first half to swing momentum
In a Sunday game at New York, Jerry Grote's eighth inning bunt single scored John Milner to give the Mets a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Milner led the eighth with a walk, advancing on Don Hahn's hit before Grote's bunt. Don Kessinger tied the game in the fourth with a single as Chicago had briefly matched New York's early two-run lead.
The Cuban-born Mexican citizen Jose Napoles will defend his world welterweight title against Clyde Gray of Canada in a 15 round bout at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Muhammad Ali will discuss the upcoming defense.
John Hadl threw two touchdown passes as the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 23 to 13 in the NFL season opener. Steve Preece added an 11 yard field goal run as the Chiefs defense collapsed.
The St Louis Cardinals scored three touchdowns in the first seven minutes and held on to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 34 28 in a Sunday NFL opener led by veteran Roman Gabriel.
Atlanta quarterback Dick Shiner threw three touchdown passes two to Ken Burrow as the Falcons routed New Orleans 62-7. The game featured dominant Atlanta offense with multiple scoring drives and decisive defensive stands against the Saints.
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