NFL game summary for 12/19/1971:

Pete Liske tossed three touchdown passes, including a 63-yard throw to Harold Jackson, who caught seven for 145 yards, as Philadelphia finished with a 6-7-1 record, its best since 1967. The Eagles were 6-2-1 in their final nine games.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	89.5  (25)	158.6  (9)	248.1  (21)	35
	DEFENSE	146.0  (18)	180.5  (25)	326.5  (25)	45
New York Giants	OFFENSE	107.5  (22)	184.6  (3)	292.1  (11)	43
	DEFENSE	151.8  (19)	157.4  (17)	309.2  (19)	30

Line: Eagles by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (6-7-1)	7	17	17	0	41
New York Giants (4-10-0)	7	7	0	14	28

( 7- 0) PHI Al Nelson 19 yard interception return (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7- 7) NYG Rocky Thompson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(14- 7) PHI Steve Zabel 3 yard pass from Pete Liske (Tom Dempsey kick)
(21- 7) PHI Ben Hawkins 22 yard pass from Pete Liske (Tom Dempsey kick)
(21-14) NYG Joe Morrison 45 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick)
(24-14) PHI Tom Dempsey 37 yard field goal
(31-14) PHI Lee Bouggess 2 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(38-14) PHI Harold Jackson 63 yard pass from Pete Liske (Tom Dempsey kick)
(41-14) PHI Tom Dempsey 50 yard field goal
(41-21) NYG Rich Kotite 2 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick)
(41-28) NYG Bob Tucker 27 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     PHI             NYG
First Downs:         15              24
Rushes-yards:        29-85           20-64
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-27-261-0     30-47-372-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             6-58
Net pass yards:      261             314
Net yards/pass:      9.7             5.9
Total net yards:     346             378
Total plays:         56 (51% run)    73 (27% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     4-50            8-47

Attendance: 62,774

Passing:
PHI: Pete Liske, 12 of 18 for 221 yards and 3 TDs; Rick Arrington, 3 of 7 for 21 yards; Ronnie Bull, 1 of 1 for 15 yards; Jim Ward, 1 of 1 for 4 yards
NYG: Randy Johnson, 30 of 47 for 372 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
PHI: Larry Watkins, 7 for 25 yards; Lee Bouggess, 5 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Ronnie Bull, 4 for 25 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 4 for 5 yards; Tony Baker, 4 for -1 yards; Sonny Davis, 3 for 17 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 7 yards; Pete Liske, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 12 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Tucker Frederickson, 5 for 8 yards; Randy Johnson, 2 for 21 yards; Joe Morrison, 1 for -7 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Harold Jackson, 7 for 145 yards and 1 TD; Ben Hawkins, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Larry Watkins, 3 for 14 yards; Fred Hill, 2 for 50 yards; Kent Kramer, 1 for 4 yards; Steve Zabel, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
NYG: Bob Tucker, 8 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Joe Morrison, 7 for 160 yards and 1 TD; Tucker Frederickson, 6 for 30 yards; Don Herrmann, 4 for 36 yards; Rocky Thompson, 4 for 28 yards; Rich Kotite, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
PHI: Billy Walik, 3 for 90 yards; Harold Jackson, 2 for 48 yards
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 2 for 56 yards; Richmond Flowers, 2 for 49 yards; Wayne Walton, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Billy Walik, 2 for -6 yards; Bill Bradley, 1 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Al Nelson, 1 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Keyes, 1 for 4 yards

Punting:
PHI: Tom McNeill, 4 for 169 yards
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 199 yards

Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 2/3

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