| 1973 New Orleans Saints season | |
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| Head coach | John North |
| Home field | Tulane Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-9 |
| Division Place | 3rd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1972 | 1974 |
The 1973 New Orleans Saints season was the team's seventh as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 2-11-1, winning five games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 16, 1973 | Atlanta Falcons | L 62-7 |
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| 2 | September 24, 1973 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 40-3 |
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| 3 | September 30, 1973 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14-10 |
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| 4 | October 7, 1973 | Chicago Bears | W 21-6 |
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| 5 | October 14, 1973 | Detroit Lions | W 20-13 |
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| 6 | October 21, 1973 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 40-0 |
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| 7 | October 28, 1973 | Washington Redskins | W 19-3 |
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| 8 | November 4, 1973 | Buffalo Bills | W 13-0 |
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| 9 | November 11, 1973 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 29-7 |
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| 10 | November 18, 1973 | at San Diego Chargers | L 17-14 |
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| 11 | November 25, 1973 | Los Angeles Rams | L 24-13 |
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| 12 | December 2, 1973 | at Green Bay Packers | L 30-10 |
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| 13 | December 9, 1973 | San Francisco 49ers | W 16-10 |
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| 14 | December 16, 1973 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14-10 |
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| NFC West | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 388 | 178 | W-6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 318 | 224 | W-1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 163 | 312 | L-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 262 | 319 | L-2 |
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