Sunday December 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/09/1973:



A touchdown pass by Archie Manning to Jubilee Dunbar and three field goals by Bill McClard enabled New Orleans to down San Francisco 16-10 after absorbing a 40-0 beating from the 49ers Oct. 21. Manning left the game with a bruised arm in the second quarter and was replaced by Bobby Scott. The outcome left the two teams tied for third at 5-8 in the NFC West.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE125.0  (21)184.8  (4)309.8  (7)30
DEFENSE139.2  (9)173.0  (22)312.2  (20)31
OFFENSE134.8  (15)117.9  (20)252.7  (21)31
DEFENSE178.2  (25)156.5  (19)334.7  (23)25

Line: 49ers by 6

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (5-8-0)300710
New Orleans Saints (5-8-0)763016

( 0- 7) NO Jubilee Dunbar 37 yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick) ( 3- 7) SF Bruce Gossett 34 yard field goal ( 3-10) NO Bill McClard 19 yard field goal ( 3-13) NO Bill McClard 20 yard field goal ( 3-16) NO Bill McClard 29 yard field goal (10-16) SF Ted Kwalick 14 yard pass from Joe Reed (Bruce Gossett kick)
                     SF              NO
First Downs:         18              14
Rushes-yards:        27-116          45-120
Yards/rush:          4.3             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-34-167-1     11-24-169-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            4-15
Net pass yards:      152             154
Net yards/pass:      4.2             5.5
Total net yards:     268             274
Total plays:         63 (42% run)    73 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     6-50            2-10

Attendance: 62,490

Passing:
SF: Steve Spurrier, 11 of 22 for 99 yards (1 int); Joe Reed, 6 of 12 for 68 yards and 1 TD NO: Bobby Scott, 8 of 19 for 118 yards; Archie Manning, 3 of 5 for 51 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
SF: Vic Washington, 11 for 46 yards; Ken Willard, 7 for 20 yards; Jimmy Thomas, 5 for 28 yards; Joe Reed, 2 for 16 yards; Steve Spurrier, 2 for 6 yards NO: Jess Phillips, 22 for 57 yards; Joe Profit, 13 for 30 yards; Bobby Scott, 6 for 11 yards; Howard Stevens, 2 for 11 yards; Archie Manning, 1 for 14 yards; Jubilee Dunbar, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
SF: Ted Kwalick, 5 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Thomas, 5 for 38 yards; Vic Washington, 2 for 18 yards; Doug Cunningham, 2 for 8 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 7 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 6 yards; Ken Willard, 1 for 1 yard NO: Bob Newland, 5 for 99 yards; John Beasley, 3 for 29 yards; Jubilee Dunbar, 2 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
SF: Jimmy Thomas, 2 for 43 yards; Dave Atkins, 1 for 17 yards; Dave Olerich, 1 for 5 yards NO: Howard Stevens, 2 for 48 yards; Mike Fink, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Ralph McGill, 3 for 42 yards NO: Doug Winslow, 3 for 33 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Bivian Lee, 1 for 12 yards
Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 7 for 351 yards NO: Steve O'Neal, 6 for 235 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/2 NO: Bill McClard, 3/5


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