Sunday December 11, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/11/1977:



Ron Jaworski scored on a one-yard run with 20 seconds remaining to give the Eagles a 17-14 victory over the Giants. Rookie Wilbert Montgomery, who returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, gained 37 yards on eight carries on the final 14-play winning drive. The Giants had taken the lead on Larry Csonka's one-yard touchdown with 7:37 to play.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York GiantsOFFENSE124.2  (24)100.4  (25)224.7  (25)29
DEFENSE128.3  (10)161.5  (25)289.8  (17)29
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE120.0  (26)145.4  (15)265.4  (20)35
DEFENSE139.8  (15)145.6  (14)285.4  (15)28

Line: Eagles by 6

Team1234F
New York Giants (5-8-0)070714
Philadelphia Eagles (4-9-0)037717

( 7- 0) NYG Joe Pisarcik 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
( 7- 3) PHI Nick Mike-Mayer 25 yard field goal
( 7-10) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 99 yard kickoff return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(14-10) NYG Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
(14-17) PHI Ron Jaworski 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
                     NYG             PHI
First Downs:         15              10
Rushes-yards:        48-153          34-121
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-16-65-2      4-10-33-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-46
Net pass yards:      65              -13
Net yards/pass:      4.1             -0.9
Total net yards:     218             108
Total plays:         64 (75% run)    49 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             2.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-35            5-31

Attendance: 47,731
Passing:
NYG: Joe Pisarcik, 10 of 16 for 65 yards (2 int)
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 4 of 10 for 33 yards

Rushing:
NYG: Bobby Hammond, 18 for 72 yards; Larry Csonka, 13 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Doug Kotar, 8 for 11 yards; Willie Spencer, 6 for 20 yards; Joe Pisarcik, 3 for 3 yards and 1 TD
PHI: Mike Hogan, 14 for 43 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 13 for 59 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 8 yards; Ron Jaworski, 3 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Doug Kotar, 3 for 13 yards; Johnny Perkins, 2 for 22 yards; Emery Moorehead, 2 for 15 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 12 yards; Bobby Hammond, 1 for 3 yards; Gary Shirk, 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 3 for 28 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Bobby Hammond, 2 for 34 yards; Emery Moorehead, 2 for 28 yards
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 120 yards and 1 TD; James Betterson, 1 for 13 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Bobby Hammond, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Stienke, 1 for 4 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for -1 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 33 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Herman Edwards, 1 for 3 yards; John Sanders, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 7 for 236 yards
PHI: Spike Jones, 7 for 266 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Joe Danelo, 0/1
PHI: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/1




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