Sunday November 25, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/25/1973:



Tom Sullivan scored one touchdown, gained 156 yards in 32 carries and caught two passes while Roman Gabriel hit on 10 of 15 passes in a 380-yard Philadelphia attack. The Eagles piled up 253 yards on the ground and controlled the ball in the last quarter after the Giants had rallied with 10 points on Pete Gogolak's third field goal and Randy Johnson's passing. Ron Johnson had his second 100-yard day, both against Philadelphia, with 101 on 19 rushes.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE107.1  (23)196.3  (3)303.4  (11)32
DEFENSE142.0  (13)132.2  (9)274.2  (11)24
OFFENSE124.0  (19)205.6  (2)329.6  (4)19
DEFENSE167.0  (24)176.9  (24)343.9  (25)21

Line: Eagles by 3

Team1234F
New York Giants (2-8-1)3301016
Philadelphia Eagles (4-6-1)1037020

( 0- 7) PHI Don Zimmerman 30 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 3- 7) NYG Pete Gogolak 31 yard field goal
( 3-10) PHI Tom Dempsey 51 yard field goal
( 6-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 43 yard field goal
( 6-13) PHI Tom Dempsey 26 yard field goal
( 6-20) PHI Tom Sullivan 3 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 9-20) NYG Pete Gogolak 15 yard field goal
(16-20) NYG Johnny Roland 4 yard pass from Randy Johnson (Pete Gogolak kick)
                     NYG             PHI
First Downs:         19              22
Rushes-yards:        25-113          49-253
Yards/rush:          4.5             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-26-267-0     10-15-156-0
Sacked-yards:        1-10            4-29
Net pass yards:      257             127
Net yards/pass:      9.5             6.7
Total net yards:     370             380
Total plays:         52 (48% run)    68 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          7.1             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-1
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     5-46            6-50

Attendance: 63,086

Passing:
NYG: Randy Johnson, 18 of 26 for 267 yards and 1 TD PHI: Roman Gabriel, 10 of 15 for 156 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 19 for 101 yards; Johnny Roland, 5 for 1 yard; Randy Johnson, 1 for 11 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 32 for 156 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 7 for 58 yards; Po James, 7 for 32 yards; Harold Carmichael, 1 for 13 yards; Roman Gabriel, 1 for 0 yards; Charle Young, 1 for -6 yards
Receiving:
NYG: Johnny Roland, 6 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Don Herrmann, 5 for 83 yards; Bob Tucker, 4 for 68 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 26 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 33 yards PHI: Harold Carmichael, 2 for 33 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 32 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 27 yards; Po James, 2 for 19 yards; Don Zimmerman, 1 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Charle Young, 1 for 15 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Rich Houston, 1 for 25 yards; Walt Love, 1 for 20 yards PHI: Stan Davis, 2 for 47 yards; Kermit Alexander, 1 for 22 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 24 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 43 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 1 for 32 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 49 yards
Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 3/6 PHI: Tom Dempsey, 2/3


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