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Sunday December 1, 1974
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NFL game summary for 12/01/1974:



The Eagles snapped a six-game losing streak on the alertness of their defense, which recovered five of the Packers' eight fumbles and turned each turnover into a score. Rookie quarterback Mike Boryla completed 16 passes, including two for touchdowns in his first start for Philadelphia. Defensive end Will Wynn scored on an 87-yard return of a recovered fumble as the Eagles erased Green Bay's playoff possibilities.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE112.0  (19)143.8  (20)255.8  (23)25
DEFENSE119.7  (7)148.2  (12)267.9  (8)28
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE102.9  (22)153.8  (16)256.7  (22)27
DEFENSE145.7  (19)171.9  (19)317.6  (20)23

Line: Packers by 7

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (6-6-0)077014
Philadelphia Eagles (5-7-0)9200736

( 0- 3) PHI Tom Dempsey 39 yard field goal
( 0- 9) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (kick failed)
( 0-15) PHI Will Wynn 87 yard fumble return (kick failed)
( 0-22) PHI Charle Young 14 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 0-29) PHI Tom Sullivan 2 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-29) GB  John Brockington 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(14-29) GB  MacArthur Lane 3 yard pass from John Hadl (Chester Marcol kick)
(14-36) PHI Harold Carmichael 3 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Tom Dempsey kick)
                     GB              PHI
First Downs:         17              15
Rushes-yards:        29-81           36-92
Yards/rush:          2.8             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-41-237-1     16-32-138-1
Sacked-yards:        2-16            2-16
Net pass yards:      221             122
Net yards/pass:      5.1             3.6
Total net yards:     302             214
Total plays:         72 (40% run)    70 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        8-5             1-0
Turnovers:           6               1
Penalties-yards:     1-15            4-73

Attendance: 42,030
Passing:
GB: John Hadl, 16 of 40 for 237 yards and 1 TD (1 int); MacArthur Lane, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Mike Boryla, 16 of 32 for 138 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 14 for 50 yards and 1 TD; MacArthur Lane, 11 for 16 yards; Steve Odom, 2 for 21 yards; John Hadl, 2 for -6 yards
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 25 for 58 yards and 2 TDs; Norm Bulaich, 6 for 23 yards; Mike Boryla, 2 for 9 yards; Greg Oliver, 2 for 3 yards; Randy Jackson, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
GB: MacArthur Lane, 5 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Rich McGeorge, 4 for 99 yards; Jon Staggers, 3 for 36 yards; John Brockington, 3 for 12 yards; Steve Odom, 1 for 57 yards
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 6 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Charle Young, 5 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Don Zimmerman, 2 for 13 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 1 yard; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 4 for 81 yards; Les Goodman, 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 2 for 31 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Jon Staggers, 1 for 3 yards
PHI: Bill Bradley, 2 for 21 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Charlie Hall, 1 for 3 yards
PHI: Bill Bergey, 1 for 7 yards

Punting:
GB: Randy Walker, 5 for 197 yards
PHI: Merritt Kersey, 9 for 308 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 0/1
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 1/1




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