1973 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 16, 1973 - December 16, 1973
Playoffs
Start date	December 22, 1973
AFC Champions	Miami Dolphins
NFC Champions	Minnesota Vikings
Super Bowl VIII
Date	January 13, 1974
Site	Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
Champions	Miami Dolphins
Pro Bowl
Date	January 20, 1974
National Football League seasons  < 1972 1974 >

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Contents 1 Major rule changes 2 Final standings 2.1 Tiebreakers 3 Playoffs 4 References

Major rule changes

• A jersey numbering system is adopted (players who played in the 1972 NFL season are grandfathered in):
  • 1-19: Quarterbacks and specialists
  • 20-49: Running backs and defensive backs
  • 50-59: Centers and linebackers
  • 60-79: Defensive linemen and offensive linemen other than centers
  • 80-89: Wide receivers and tight ends
• Defensive players cannot jump or stand on a teammate while trying to block a kick. The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd Regular season of the National Football League. A grandfather clause is a term used in US English for an exception that allows an old rule to continue to apply to some existing situations when a new rule will apply to all future situations
• The clock is to start at the snap following a change of possession.
• If there is a foul by the offensive team, and it is followed by a change of possession, the period can be extended by one play by the other team.
• If the receiving team commits a foul after the ball is kicked, possession will be presumed to have changed; the receiving team keeps the ball.

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs

Tiebreakers

• N. Y. Jets finished ahead of Baltimore in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• Cincinnati finished ahead of Pittsburgh in the AFC Central based on better conference record (8-3 to Steelers' 7-4).
• Kansas City finished ahead of Denver in the AFC West based on better division record (4-2 to Broncos' 3-2-1).
• Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on better point differential in head-to-head games (13 points).
• San Francisco finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC West based on better division record (2-4 to Saints' 1-5).

Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1973-74

Note: Prior to the 1975 season, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly rotation. The NFL playoffs following the 1973 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VIII. The 1975 NFL season was the 56th Regular season of the National Football League.

	Divisional Playoffs				Conf. Championship Games				Super Bowl VIII
	December 22 - Metropolitan Stadium
	Washington Redskins	20
					December 30 - Texas Stadium
	Minnesota Vikings	27
					Minnesota Vikings	27
	December 23 - Texas Stadium
					Dallas Cowboys	10
	Los Angeles Rams	16
									January 13 – Rice Stadium
	Dallas Cowboys	27
									Minnesota Vikings	7
	December 22 - Oakland Coliseum
									Miami Dolphins	24
	Pittsburgh Steelers	14
					December 30 - Miami Orange Bowl
	Oakland Raiders	33
					Oakland Raiders	10
	December 23 - Miami Orange Bowl
					Miami Dolphins	27
	Cincinnati Bengals	16
	Miami Dolphins	34

References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
• NFL History 1971-1980 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
• 1973 season in details
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

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