Sunday October 30, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/30/1977:



Joe Theismann threw two early touchdown passes to Jean Fugett, but it was Mark Moseley's three field goals -- 46, 30 and 51 yards -- that proved to be the winning margin. James Betterson scored from 16 yards out to cap a 79-yard scoring drive, and Horst Muhlmann kicked a 44-yard field goal to keep the Eagles in the game. Ron Jaworski connected with Harold Carmichael on a 48-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter, but two subsequent drives were stopped short of the end zone.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE116.8  (21)148.0  (13)264.8  (19)23
DEFENSE137.2  (14)128.3  (8)265.5  (10)9
Washington RedskinsOFFENSE116.2  (22)126.5  (21)242.7  (23)15
DEFENSE125.2  (8)172.5  (24)297.7  (20)13

Line: Redskins by 5

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (2-5-0)730717
Washington Redskins (4-3-0)1463023

( 0- 7) WAS Jean Fugett 15 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
( 0-14) WAS Jean Fugett 15 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)
( 7-14) PHI James Betterson 16 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-14) PHI Horst Muhlmann 44 yard field goal
(10-17) WAS Mark Moseley 46 yard field goal
(10-20) WAS Mark Moseley 30 yard field goal
(10-23) WAS Mark Moseley 51 yard field goal
(17-23) PHI Harold Carmichael 48 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Horst Muhlmann kick)
                     PHI             WAS
First Downs:         16              19
Rushes-yards:        29-131          34-118
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-27-190-3      16-34-218-1
Sacked-yards:        6-40            5-24
Net pass yards:      150             194
Net yards/pass:      4.5             5.0
Total net yards:     281             312
Total plays:         62 (46% run)    73 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     11-65           4-35

Attendance: 55,031
Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 9 of 27 for 190 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
WAS: Joe Theismann, 16 of 34 for 218 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
PHI: James Betterson, 10 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Herb Lusk, 9 for 38 yards; Tom Sullivan, 7 for 23 yards; Mike Hogan, 2 for 8 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 8 yards
WAS: Mike Thomas, 19 for 63 yards; Clarence Harmon, 10 for 30 yards; Joe Theismann, 4 for 21 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 4 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 33 yards; Keith Krepfle, 2 for 20 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 21 yards
WAS: Danny Buggs, 5 for 53 yards; Frank Grant, 4 for 46 yards; Jean Fugett, 3 for 82 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Thomas, 3 for 31 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 90 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 53 yards
WAS: Eddie Brown, 4 for 113 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 2 for 19 yards; Mark Mitchell, 1 for 4 yards
WAS: Eddie Brown, 2 for 26 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: John Outlaw, 1 for 38 yards
WAS: Gerard Williams, 2 for 0 yards; Joe Lavender, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 5 for 160 yards
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 174 yards

Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 1/1
WAS: Mark Moseley, 3/6




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