NFL game summary for 12/18/1977:

Rookie Wilbert Montgomery, in his first NFL start, rushed for 103 yards and scored on runs of 1 yard and 27 yards to carry the Eagles to a 27-0 win. The Eagles' defense intercepted three Richard Todd passes as they registered their first shutout of the season.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Jets	OFFENSE	117.8  (26)	149.1  (12)	266.9  (19)	36
	DEFENSE	160.3  (22)	175.3  (28)	335.6  (26)	26
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	120.1  (25)	133.2  (18)	253.3  (22)	36
	DEFENSE	140.8  (15)	139.4  (12)	280.2  (14)	30

Line: Eagles by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (3-11-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia Eagles (5-9-0)	17	3	0	7	27

( 0- 7) PHI Ron Jaworski 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 0-14) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
( 0-17) PHI Nick Mike-Mayer 39 yard field goal
( 0-20) PHI Nick Mike-Mayer 41 yard field goal
( 0-27) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 27 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

                     NYJ             PHI
First Downs:         11              16
Rushes-yards:        23-86           45-161
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-100-3     9-16-144-0
Sacked-yards:        7-36            2-20
Net pass yards:      64              124
Net yards/pass:      1.7             6.9
Total net yards:     150             285
Total plays:         60 (38% run)    63 (71% run)  
Yards/play:          2.5             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             3-2
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     3-18            7-35

Attendance: 19,241

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 13 of 30 for 100 yards (3 int)
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 9 of 16 for 144 yards

Rushing:
NYJ: Scott Dierking, 7 for 25 yards; Clark Gaines, 6 for 23 yards; Tom Newton, 5 for 20 yards; Kevin Long, 4 for 18 yards; Richard Todd, 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 22 for 103 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Hogan, 17 for 52 yards; Ron Jaworski, 3 for 2 yards and 1 TD; James Betterson, 1 for 6 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 1 for 0 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 7 for 39 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 30 yards; Tom Newton, 2 for 13 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 15 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 3 yards
PHI: Keith Krepfle, 3 for 68 yards; Charlie Smith, 3 for 52 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 16 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 99 yards; Billy Hardee, 1 for 21 yards
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 1 for 8 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 1 for 3 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 74 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: Randy Logan, 1 for 45 yards; Herman Edwards, 1 for 6 yards; Bill Bergey, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 7 for 273 yards
PHI: Spike Jones, 4 for 156 yards

Field Goals:
PHI: Nick Mike-Mayer, 2/2

---