Sunday November 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/05/1978:



Versatile John Sciarra replaced quarterback Ron Jaworski and ran two yards on an option-rollout for the winning touchdown after Ray Phillips recovered a fumbled punt snap at the Packers' 2. The Eagles forced five Green Bay turnovers, including Bob Howard's interception that set up Nick Mike-Mayer's third period field goal. Herman Edwards' interception with 1:16 remaining ended the Packers' final drive at the Philadelphia 10.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE147.4  (14)121.9  (23)269.3  (23)22
DEFENSE135.6  (12)165.9  (21)301.4  (16)34
OFFENSE162.9  (4)144.0  (17)306.9  (11)24
DEFENSE122.7  (8)157.3  (16)280.0  (7)25

Line: Eagles by 3½

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (7-3-0)30003
Philadelphia Eagles (5-5-0)073010

( 3- 0) GB Chester Marcol 42 yard field goal ( 3- 7) PHI John Sciarra 2 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 3-10) PHI Nick Mike-Mayer 27 yard field goal
                     GB              PHI
First Downs:         15              10
Rushes-yards:        36-174          30-51
Yards/rush:          4.8             1.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-33-220-3     13-20-106-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             1-9
Net pass yards:      211             97
Net yards/pass:      6.2             4.6
Total net yards:     385             148
Total plays:         70 (51% run)    51 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             2.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             1-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     7-74            3-15

Attendance: 64,214

Passing:
GB: David Whitehurst, 18 of 33 for 220 yards (3 int) PHI: Ron Jaworski, 13 of 20 for 106 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: Terdell Middleton, 17 for 87 yards; Barty Smith, 11 for 57 yards; Jim Culbreath, 4 for 18 yards; Nate Simpson, 2 for 5 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 7 yards; David Beverly, 1 for 0 yards PHI: Cleveland Franklin, 15 for 22 yards; Billy Campfield, 11 for 34 yards; John Sciarra, 2 for -2 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jaworski, 2 for -3 yards
Receiving:
GB: Aundra Thompson, 5 for 98 yards; Barty Smith, 5 for 23 yards; Jim Culbreath, 3 for 23 yards; Terdell Middleton, 2 for 44 yards; James Lofton, 2 for 27 yards; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 5 yards PHI: Billy Campfield, 6 for 38 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 38 yards; Keith Krepfle, 3 for 27 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 44 yards; Steve Wagner, 1 for 16 yards PHI: Louie Giammona, 2 for 47 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 1 for 20 yards PHI: John Sciarra, 1 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Willie Buchanon, 1 for 0 yards PHI: Herman Edwards, 1 for 19 yards; Bob Howard, 1 for 15 yards; Bill Bergey, 1 for 11 yards
Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 3 for 91 yards PHI: Mike Michel, 6 for 222 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 1/2 PHI: Nick Mike-Mayer, 1/2


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