NFL game summary for 09/18/1977:

Ron Jaworski made his Philadelphia debut with a pair of touchdown passes and the Eagles' defense held the Buccaneers to 118 net yards as Philadelphia won its first opening day game since 1967. Jaworski combined with Tom Sullivan midway through the second period for the Eagles' first score. Late in the third quarter, Jaworski engineered a 14-play, 95-yard drive that was capped by a 17-yard scoring pass to tight end Keith Krepfle. Philadelphia's defense sacked Buccaneers' quarterback Randy Hedberg four times, allowed only 26 net yards passing, and forced Tampa Bay to punt 11 times. Larry Marshall returned nine of those to tie an NFL record.

Line: Eagles by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1-0)	0	0	3	0	3
Philadelphia Eagles (1-0-0)	0	7	6	0	13

( 0- 7) PHI Tom Sullivan 7 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 3- 7) TB  Dave Green 22 yard field goal
( 3-13) PHI Keith Krepfle 17 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed)

                     TB              PHI
First Downs:         8               15
Rushes-yards:        27-92           38-144
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-27-70-0      15-25-162-2
Sacked-yards:        5-44            3-25
Net pass yards:      26              137
Net yards/pass:      0.8             4.9
Total net yards:     118             281
Total plays:         59 (45% run)    66 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          2.0             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-3
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     8-77            4-29

Attendance: 61,549

Passing:
TB: Randy Hedberg, 10 of 25 for 66 yards; Louis Carter, 0 of 1 for 0 yards; Jeb Blount, 1 of 1 for 4 yards
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 14 of 24 for 147 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Roman Gabriel, 1 of 1 for 15 yards

Rushing:
TB: Ricky Bell, 15 for 53 yards; Anthony Davis, 5 for 12 yards; Ed Williams, 4 for 14 yards; Randy Hedberg, 2 for 10 yards; Louis Carter, 1 for 3 yards
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 20 for 56 yards; Mike Hogan, 11 for 49 yards; Ron Jaworski, 4 for 7 yards; Herb Lusk, 2 for 2 yards; Frank LeMaster, 1 for 30 yards

Receiving:
TB: Ed Williams, 4 for 19 yards; Morris Owens, 2 for 21 yards; Louis Carter, 2 for 1 yard; Ricky Bell, 1 for 12 yards; John McKay, 1 for 9 yards; Isaac Hagins, 1 for 8 yards
PHI: Keith Krepfle, 4 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 4 for 30 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 25 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Mike Hogan, 2 for 2 yards; Vince Papale, 1 for 15 yards

Kick returns:
TB: Anthony Davis, 3 for 62 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 2 for 46 yards

Punt returns:
TB: Danny Reece, 3 for 23 yards; Isaac Hagins, 2 for 8 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 9 for 89 yards; Mark Mitchell, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
TB: Cedric Brown, 1 for 22 yards; Cecil Johnson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
TB: Dave Green, 11 for 491 yards
PHI: Spike Jones, 7 for 255 yards

Field Goals:
TB: Dave Green, 1/2

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