Select a date:      
Sunday October 13, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/13/1974:



The Eagles spotted the Giants a 7-0 lead then got their offense in gear to record their fourth straight victory. Roman Gabriel's touchdown passes of four yards to Don Zimmerman and five yards to Harold Carmichael were his first scoring throws of the season. Tom Sullivan scored three times from one yard out. Philadelphia's defense continued its much-improved performance and had permitted the fewest points in the NFL, 41, after five games.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York GiantsOFFENSE125.8  (15)132.8  (19)258.5  (17)8
DEFENSE142.5  (16)150.8  (13)293.2  (14)10
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE122.8  (16)139.8  (15)262.5  (15)7
DEFENSE125.0  (9)199.0  (23)324.0  (22)14

Line: Eagles by 6

Team1234F
New York Giants (1-4-0)70007
Philadelphia Eagles (4-1-0)01414735

( 7- 0) NYG Leon McQuay 2 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 7- 7) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-14) PHI Don Zimmerman 4 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-21) PHI Harold Carmichael 5 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-28) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-35) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
                     NYG             PHI
First Downs:         11              28
Rushes-yards:        29-120          46-186
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-23-134-3      22-38-208-2
Sacked-yards:        1-11            1-7
Net pass yards:      123             201
Net yards/pass:      5.1             5.2
Total net yards:     243             387
Total plays:         53 (54% run)    85 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             3-0
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     3-35            5-40

Attendance: 64,801
Passing:
NYG: Jim Del Gaizo, 8 of 22 for 134 yards (3 int); Carl Summerell, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 21 of 36 for 199 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); John Reaves, 1 of 2 for 9 yards

Rushing:
NYG: Doug Kotar, 15 for 83 yards; Joe Dawkins, 9 for 21 yards; Leon McQuay, 3 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Jim Del Gaizo, 2 for 10 yards
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 22 for 78 yards and 3 TDs; Po James, 13 for 53 yards; Randy Jackson, 4 for 5 yards; Charle Young, 3 for 29 yards; Roman Gabriel, 2 for 15 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 6 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Bob Tucker, 3 for 40 yards; Steve Crosby, 1 for 44 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 14 yards; Leon McQuay, 1 for 9 yards; Ray Rhodes, 1 for 9 yards
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 8 for 79 yards and 1 TD; Charle Young, 4 for 46 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 33 yards; Don Zimmerman, 3 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Po James, 3 for 18 yards; Randy Jackson, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Leon McQuay, 2 for 61 yards; Doug Kotar, 2 for 44 yards; Brian Kelley, 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Po James, 2 for 32 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Leon McQuay, 1 for 6 yards
PHI: Bill Bradley, 4 for 70 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Pat Hughes, 1 for 4 yards; Ron Hornsby, 1 for 2 yards
PHI: John Outlaw, 1 for 22 yards; Bill Bergey, 1 for 11 yards; Dean Halverson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 5 for 232 yards
PHI: Merritt Kersey, 3 for 112 yards

Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 0/2




Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report