Sunday November 16, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/16/1975:



Horst Muhlmann kicked a 30-yard field goal with 28 seconds remaining to give the Eagles their second victory. Three times earlier in the season, Philadelphia was defeated on field goals in the final seconds -- twice on the final play.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE117.1  (22)190.6  (6)307.8  (15)19
DEFENSE152.4  (18)187.5  (22)339.9  (20)17
OFFENSE114.1  (23)159.0  (16)273.1  (20)20
DEFENSE167.8  (23)178.5  (19)346.2  (22)16

Line: Giants by 4

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (2-7-0)073313
New York Giants (3-6-0)300710

( 0- 3) NYG George Hunt 34 yard field goal
( 7- 3) PHI Charlie Smith 15 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10- 3) PHI Horst Muhlmann 22 yard field goal
(10-10) NYG Doug Kotar 3 yard rush (George Hunt kick)
(13-10) PHI Horst Muhlmann 30 yard field goal
                     PHI             NYG
First Downs:         14              15
Rushes-yards:        38-184          38-129
Yards/rush:          4.8             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-25-112-0     9-23-92-1
Sacked-yards:        1-2             2-11
Net pass yards:      110             81
Net yards/pass:      4.2             3.2
Total net yards:     294             210
Total plays:         64 (59% run)    63 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     6-63            7-58

Attendance: 53,434

Passing:
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 12 of 25 for 112 yards and 1 TD NYG: Craig Morton, 9 of 23 for 92 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 22 for 91 yards; Art Malone, 10 for 44 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 31 yards; Po James, 2 for 13 yards; Roman Gabriel, 2 for 5 yards NYG: Ron Johnson, 14 for 50 yards; Joe Dawkins, 12 for 49 yards; Doug Kotar, 6 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Larry Watkins, 5 for 21 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for -5 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Art Malone, 5 for 51 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 23 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 15 yards; Po James, 2 for 8 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 15 yards and 1 TD NYG: Walker Gillette, 2 for 31 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 22 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 15 yards; Jim Obradovich, 2 for 8 yards; Doug Kotar, 1 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Po James, 2 for 56 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 17 yards NYG: Rondy Colbert, 2 for 56 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 12 yards NYG: Rondy Colbert, 1 for 15 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Frank LeMaster, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 6 for 206 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 233 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 2/3 NYG: George Hunt, 1/1


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