NFL game summary for 12/14/1975:
Floyd Little made a dramatic farewell appearance at home before retiring by scoring two touchdowns in a Denver victory over the Eagles. The former Syracuse star raced 66 yards after taking a screen pass from Steve Ramsey and ran two yards for the final score. He was carried off the field after rushing for 56 yards and catching five passes for 94 yards. Jim Turner's two field goals gave him 250 for his career and rookie Rick Upchurch boosted his total yardage to 1,863 with an additional 141 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 118.0 (21) | 180.8 (8) | 298.8 (16) | 29 |
| DEFENSE | 157.8 (19) | 189.7 (23) | 347.4 (21) | 35 | |
 | OFFENSE | 137.5 (14) | 180.2 (9) | 317.8 (12) | 47 |
| DEFENSE | 145.6 (15) | 147.7 (8) | 293.2 (11) | 27 |
Line: Broncos by 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles (3-10-0) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Denver Broncos (6-7-0) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
( 7- 0) PHI Charlie Smith 14 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7- 3) DEN Jim Turner 47 yard field goal
( 7-10) DEN Fran Lynch 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(10-10) PHI Horst Muhlmann 19 yard field goal
(10-16) DEN Floyd Little 66 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (kick failed)
(10-19) DEN Jim Turner 29 yard field goal
(10-25) DEN Floyd Little 2 yard rush (kick failed)
PHI DEN
First Downs: 17 20
Rushes-yards: 25-114 49-197
Yards/rush: 4.6 4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-34-170-3 11-28-188-1
Sacked-yards: 0-0 2-16
Net pass yards: 170 172
Net yards/pass: 5.0 5.7
Total net yards: 284 369
Total plays: 59 (42% run) 79 (62% run)
Yards/play: 4.8 4.7
Fumbles-lost: 3-2 0-0
Turnovers: 5 1
Penalties-yards: 5-40 11-95
Attendance: 36,860
Passing:
PHI: Mike Boryla, 16 of 34 for 170 yards and 1 TD (3 int) DEN: Steve Ramsey, 11 of 28 for 188 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 17 for 66 yards; James McAlister, 4 for 13 yards; Mike Boryla, 2 for 17 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 16 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 2 yards DEN: Jon Keyworth, 22 for 89 yards; Floyd Little, 19 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Fran Lynch, 4 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 4 yards; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 25 yards; Mike Franckowiak, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 5 for 62 yards; Charle Young, 4 for 38 yards; Po James, 3 for 24 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 22 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 5 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 43 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 33 yards; Jon Keyworth, 2 for 18 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 77 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 23 yards; Po James, 1 for 35 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 54 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 36 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 83 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Joe Lavender, 1 for 16 yards DEN: Randy Gradishar, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Swenson, 1 for 4 yards; Louis Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 5 for 226 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 258 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 1/2 DEN: Jim Turner, 2/2
PHI: Mike Boryla, 16 of 34 for 170 yards and 1 TD (3 int) DEN: Steve Ramsey, 11 of 28 for 188 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 17 for 66 yards; James McAlister, 4 for 13 yards; Mike Boryla, 2 for 17 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 16 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 2 yards DEN: Jon Keyworth, 22 for 89 yards; Floyd Little, 19 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Fran Lynch, 4 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Rick Upchurch, 2 for 4 yards; Jack Dolbin, 1 for 25 yards; Mike Franckowiak, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 5 for 62 yards; Charle Young, 4 for 38 yards; Po James, 3 for 24 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 22 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 5 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 43 yards; Riley Odoms, 2 for 33 yards; Jon Keyworth, 2 for 18 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 77 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 23 yards; Po James, 1 for 35 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 2 for 54 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 13 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 36 yards DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 83 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Joe Lavender, 1 for 16 yards DEN: Randy Gradishar, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Swenson, 1 for 4 yards; Louis Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 5 for 226 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 258 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 1/2 DEN: Jim Turner, 2/2