NFL game summary for 10/29/1978:

Despite a slight shoulder separation, Jim Hart completed 12 of 24 passes for 260 yards and a game-deciding 55-yard touchdown to Dave Stief as the Cardinals presented head coach Bud Wilkinson with his first professional victory. The Cardinals' defensive unit stopped two fourth quarter Eagles' drives to protect the win. Philadelphia failed to advance on four plays from the Cardinals' 30 and a later drive was halted when Ron Jaworski's pass was intercepted by Roger Wehrli in the end zone. The Eagles accumulated 354 yards and wide receiver Harold Carmichael caught seven passes for 126 yards in extending his consecutive game receiving streak to 89.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	123.0  (22)	181.6  (8)	304.6  (12)	16
	DEFENSE	189.2  (26)	132.6  (4)	321.9  (23)	13
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	166.8  (4)	134.5  (20)	301.2  (13)	19
	DEFENSE	126.2  (8)	144.5  (10)	270.8  (5)	22

Line: Eagles by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (1-8-0)	0	13	0	3	16
Philadelphia Eagles (4-5-0)	0	10	0	0	10

( 0- 3) PHI Nick Mike-Mayer 25 yard field goal
( 6- 3) STL Jim Otis 7 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6-10) PHI Harold Carmichael 33 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
(13-10) STL Dave Stief 55 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(16-10) STL Jim Bakken 31 yard field goal

                     STL             PHI
First Downs:         15              19
Rushes-yards:        35-94           28-132
Yards/rush:          2.7             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-24-260-3     21-40-231-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-11
Net pass yards:      260             220
Net yards/pass:      10.8            5.2
Total net yards:     354             352
Total plays:         59 (59% run)    70 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-0             4-2
Turnovers:           3               5
Penalties-yards:     7-53            6-45

Attendance: 62,989

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 12 of 24 for 260 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 21 of 40 for 231 yards and 1 TD (3 int)

Rushing:
STL: Jim Otis, 22 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 9 for 21 yards; Jim Hart, 2 for 0 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 4 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for -3 yards
PHI: Cleveland Franklin, 12 for 42 yards; Billy Campfield, 10 for 74 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 10 yards; Ron Jaworski, 2 for 4 yards; John Sciarra, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
STL: Pat Tilley, 4 for 63 yards; Wayne Morris, 3 for 53 yards; Mel Gray, 2 for 76 yards; Al Chandler, 2 for 13 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for 55 yards and 1 TD
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 7 for 126 yards and 1 TD; Billy Campfield, 3 for 14 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 4 yards; Keith Krepfle, 2 for 33 yards; Ken Payne, 2 for 33 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 2 for 16 yards; Richard Osborne, 2 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 3 for 42 yards
PHI: Billy Campfield, 2 for 48 yards; Terry Tautolo, 1 for 24 yards; James Betterson, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Willard Harrell, 3 for 5 yards
PHI: John Sciarra, 2 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Ken Stone, 1 for 7 yards; Carl Allen, 1 for 6 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Frank LeMaster, 1 for 7 yards; Bill Bergey, 1 for 3 yards; Herman Edwards, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
STL: Mike Wood, 4 for 139 yards
PHI: Mike Michel, 4 for 133 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2
PHI: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/1

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