Sunday November 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/26/1978:



Ron Jaworski directed scoring drives of 62 and 54 yards to lead Philadelphia to its fourth straight win. Jaworski connected with Charlie Smith on a 22-yard pass to provide a 7-3 halftime lead. John Sciarra's fourth period 23-yard punt return preceded Jaworski's 48-yard pass to Richard Osborne to the St. Louis 3. Mike Hogan scored three plays later. The victory broke a string of nine straight losses to the Cardinals and kept the Eagles in the playoff picture.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE151.8  (8)140.5  (21)292.2  (17)30
DEFENSE123.8  (8)162.3  (17)286.2  (10)37
St. Louis CardinalsOFFENSE124.8  (24)190.2  (2)314.9  (7)24
DEFENSE160.3  (24)149.1  (8)309.4  (18)29

Line: Cardinals by 3½

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (8-5-0)070714
St. Louis Cardinals (4-9-0)300710

( 0- 3) STL Jim Bakken 32 yard field goal
( 7- 3) PHI Charlie Smith 22 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Mike Michel kick)
(14- 3) PHI Mike Hogan 2 yard rush (Mike Michel kick)
(14-10) STL Pat Tilley 1 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
                     PHI             STL
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        37-95           25-102
Yards/rush:          2.6             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-25-156-0     20-37-197-2
Sacked-yards:        1-7             1-5
Net pass yards:      149             192
Net yards/pass:      5.7             5.1
Total net yards:     244             294
Total plays:         63 (58% run)    63 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     8-74            3-25

Attendance: 39,693
Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 13 of 25 for 156 yards and 1 TD
STL: Jim Hart, 20 of 37 for 197 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 20 for 58 yards; Mike Hogan, 7 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Ron Jaworski, 6 for -4 yards; Billy Campfield, 4 for 7 yards
STL: Wayne Morris, 17 for 81 yards; Steve Jones, 6 for 14 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 7 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 52 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 4 for 11 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Richard Osborne, 1 for 48 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 16 yards
STL: Pat Tilley, 7 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Mel Gray, 3 for 25 yards; Steve Jones, 3 for 24 yards; Dave Stief, 2 for 34 yards; Al Chandler, 2 for 18 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 17 yards; Eason Ramson, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: Louie Giammona, 1 for 18 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for 13 yards
STL: Lee Nelson, 2 for 36 yards; Gordon Bell, 1 for 24 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: John Sciarra, 4 for 64 yards
STL: Gordon Bell, 4 for 44 yards; Perry Smith, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
PHI: John Sanders, 1 for 24 yards; Bill Bergey, 1 for 6 yards

Punting:
PHI: Mike Michel, 8 for 302 yards
STL: Mike Wood, 6 for 209 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1




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