Sunday November 6, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/06/1977:



Quarterback Ron Jaworski and wide receiver Harold Carmichael accounted for all of Philadelphia's scoring as the Eagles rolled past the Saints for their third victory of the season. After a scoreless first period, Jaworski ran one yard for a score, then passed 11 yards to Carmichael to make it 14-0 at the half. They accounted for two more scores when Jaworski hit Carmichael on a four-yard pass and Jaworski ran two yards for the final score. A Bobby Douglass-to-Henry Childs pass play accounted for the Saints' tally.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New Orleans SaintsOFFENSE141.4  (11)135.1  (18)276.6  (17)9
DEFENSE191.0  (27)178.7  (25)369.7  (27)15
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE118.9  (20)148.3  (13)267.1  (19)27
DEFENSE134.4  (13)137.7  (12)272.1  (11)10

Line: Eagles by 3

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (2-6-0)00077
Philadelphia Eagles (3-5-0)01401428

( 0- 7) PHI Ron Jaworski 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-14) PHI Harold Carmichael 11 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 0-21) PHI Harold Carmichael 4 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7-21) NO  Henry Childs 9 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Rich Szaro kick)
( 7-28) PHI Ron Jaworski 2 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
                     NO              PHI
First Downs:         9               21
Rushes-yards:        24-78           48-145
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-21-121-4     13-22-157-1
Sacked-yards:        4-33            1-7
Net pass yards:      88              150
Net yards/pass:      3.5             6.5
Total net yards:     166             295
Total plays:         49 (48% run)    71 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     9-76            8-85

Attendance: 53,482
Passing:
NO: Bobby Douglass, 9 of 13 for 69 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bobby Scott, 4 of 8 for 52 yards (2 int)
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 13 of 22 for 157 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
NO: Chuck Muncie, 14 for 42 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 0 yards; Mike Strachan, 4 for 27 yards; Bobby Scott, 1 for 9 yards
PHI: James Betterson, 23 for 72 yards; Tom Sullivan, 14 for 32 yards; Herb Lusk, 7 for 35 yards; Ron Jaworski, 4 for 6 yards and 2 TDs

Receiving:
NO: John Gilliam, 4 for 50 yards; Tony Galbreath, 3 for 29 yards; Don Herrmann, 2 for 16 yards; Henry Childs, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Mike Strachan, 1 for 6 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 5 yards
PHI: Charlie Smith, 4 for 67 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 20 yards and 2 TDs; Keith Krepfle, 2 for 32 yards; James Betterson, 2 for 12 yards; Herb Lusk, 1 for 17 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Joe Campbell, 2 for 33 yards; Rich Mauti, 1 for 32 yards; Clarence Chapman, 1 for 18 yards; Greg Boykin, 1 for 2 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 2 for 56 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Rich Mauti, 2 for 12 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 43 yards; Wally Henry, 1 for 3 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Pat Hughes, 1 for 2 yards
PHI: John Sanders, 2 for 40 yards; John Outlaw, 1 for 3 yards; Herman Edwards, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 7 for 252 yards
PHI: Spike Jones, 8 for 293 yards

Field Goals:




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