NFL game summary for 09/17/1978:
Ron Jaworski fired two second half touchdown passes to Harold Carmichael to give the Eagles their first victory of the season. It was the eighty-third straight game in which Carmichael caught at least one pass. The Eagles running game got a big boost from Wilbert Montgomery, who rushed for 104 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 128.0 (15) | 132.5 (19) | 260.5 (19) | 4 |
| DEFENSE | 110.0 (7) | 158.0 (15) | 268.0 (12) | 4 | |
 | OFFENSE | 119.0 (19) | 239.0 (3) | 358.0 (5) | 2 |
| DEFENSE | 187.5 (25) | 212.5 (26) | 400.0 (26) | 8 |
Line: Even
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles (1-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| New Orleans Saints (1-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
( 0- 7) NO Tinker Owens 47 yard pass from Archie Manning (Rich Szaro kick)
( 7- 7) PHI Keith Krepfle 20 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(14- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 5 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(17- 7) PHI Nick Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal
(17-14) NO Tony Galbreath 9 yard rush (Rich Szaro kick)
(24-14) PHI Harold Carmichael 16 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(24-17) NO Rich Szaro 21 yard field goal
PHI NO
First Downs: 22 14
Rushes-yards: 42-207 21-88
Yards/rush: 4.9 4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-23-182-1 17-32-239-3
Sacked-yards: 5-16 3-19
Net pass yards: 166 220
Net yards/pass: 5.9 6.3
Total net yards: 373 308
Total plays: 70 (60% run) 56 (37% run)
Yards/play: 5.3 5.5
Fumbles-lost: 2-2 2-1
Turnovers: 3 4
Penalties-yards: 5-35 10-96
Attendance: 49,242
Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 14 of 23 for 182 yards and 3 TDs (1 int) NO: Archie Manning, 17 of 32 for 239 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 18 for 104 yards; Mike Hogan, 10 for 45 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 6 for 13 yards; James Betterson, 4 for 13 yards; Ron Jaworski, 3 for 9 yards; Frank LeMaster, 1 for 23 yards NO: Mike Strachan, 14 for 70 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 2 for 5 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 95 yards and 2 TDs; Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 6 yards; Keith Krepfle, 2 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Ken Payne, 2 for 34 yards; Richard Osborne, 1 for 8 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 2 yards NO: Tinker Owens, 5 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 55 yards; Ike Harris, 3 for 88 yards; Mike Strachan, 2 for -6 yards; Henry Childs, 1 for 17 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Billy Campfield, 2 for 40 yards; Herb Lusk, 2 for 37 yards NO: Wes Chandler, 3 for 85 yards; Clarence Chapman, 1 for 19 yards; Larry Hardy, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 90 yards; John Sciarra, 1 for 0 yards NO: Wes Chandler, 2 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: John Sanders, 2 for 0 yards; Drew Mahalic, 1 for 5 yards NO: Ray Brown, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Rick Engles, 4 for 169 yards NO: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 256 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/3 NO: Rich Szaro, 1/1
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 14 of 23 for 182 yards and 3 TDs (1 int) NO: Archie Manning, 17 of 32 for 239 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 18 for 104 yards; Mike Hogan, 10 for 45 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 6 for 13 yards; James Betterson, 4 for 13 yards; Ron Jaworski, 3 for 9 yards; Frank LeMaster, 1 for 23 yards NO: Mike Strachan, 14 for 70 yards; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Archie Manning, 2 for 5 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 95 yards and 2 TDs; Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 6 yards; Keith Krepfle, 2 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Ken Payne, 2 for 34 yards; Richard Osborne, 1 for 8 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 2 yards NO: Tinker Owens, 5 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Tony Galbreath, 5 for 55 yards; Ike Harris, 3 for 88 yards; Mike Strachan, 2 for -6 yards; Henry Childs, 1 for 17 yards; Chuck Muncie, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Billy Campfield, 2 for 40 yards; Herb Lusk, 2 for 37 yards NO: Wes Chandler, 3 for 85 yards; Clarence Chapman, 1 for 19 yards; Larry Hardy, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 90 yards; John Sciarra, 1 for 0 yards NO: Wes Chandler, 2 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: John Sanders, 2 for 0 yards; Drew Mahalic, 1 for 5 yards NO: Ray Brown, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Rick Engles, 4 for 169 yards NO: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 256 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/3 NO: Rich Szaro, 1/1