NFL game summary for 09/10/1979:

Steve Bartkowski ran for one touchdown and passed for another and safety Tom Pridemore led a defensive charge as the Falcons evened their Monday night record at 4-4. Bartkowski's one-yard sneak capped a 78-yard second-period march and his 12-yard toss to Wallace Francis with 11:29 remaining provided the winning margin. Philadelphia had a 10-7 halftime edge on Tony Franklin's field goal and Ron Jaworski's three-yard run, which culminated an 89-yard drive. Pridemore anchored a defense that allowed only 97 second-half yards, set up the winning score with an interception, and stopped Leroy Harris on fourth-and-one at the Atlanta 7. Falcons' rookie William Andrews led all rushers with 121 yards. Eagles' wide receiver Harold Carmichael had receptions totaling 127 yards.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	257.0 (1)	295.0 (2)	552.0 (1)	2
DEFENSE	188.0 (24)	324.0 (27)	512.0 (28)	2
OFFENSE	154.0 (10)	161.0 (14)	315.0 (10)	2
DEFENSE	63.0 (1)	222.0 (23)	285.0 (10)	2

Line: Eagles by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Atlanta Falcons (2-0-0)	0	7	0	7	14
Philadelphia Eagles (1-1-0)	3	7	0	0	10

( 0- 3) PHI Tony Franklin 35 yard field goal ( 7- 3) ATL Steve Bartkowski 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) ( 7-10) PHI Ron Jaworski 3 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) (14-10) ATL Wallace Francis 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick)

                     ATL             PHI
First Downs:         14              16
Rushes-yards:        33-145          28-57
Yards/rush:          4.4             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-16-123-1     16-37-213-2
Sacked-yards:        3-21            4-29
Net pass yards:      102             184
Net yards/pass:      5.4             4.5
Total net yards:     247             241
Total plays:         52 (63% run)    69 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             3.5
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     2-41            6-46

Attendance: 66,935

Passing:
ATL: Steve Bartkowski, 10 of 16 for 123 yards and 1 TD (1 int) PHI: Ron Jaworski, 16 of 37 for 213 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
ATL: William Andrews, 24 for 121 yards; Bubba Bean, 8 for 23 yards; Steve Bartkowski, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 15 for 43 yards; Larry Barnes, 6 for 7 yards; Leroy Harris, 4 for 0 yards; Ron Jaworski, 2 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
ATL: Wallace Francis, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Dennis Pearson, 2 for 47 yards; Alfred Jenkins, 2 for 21 yards; Bubba Bean, 2 for 8 yards; William Andrews, 1 for 3 yards PHI: Harold Carmichael, 9 for 127 yards; Charlie Smith, 4 for 59 yards; Scott Fitzkee, 1 for 12 yards; John Spagnola, 1 for 10 yards; Keith Krepfle, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
ATL: Dennis Pearson, 2 for 37 yards PHI: Wally Henry, 2 for 47 yards; Louie Giammona, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
ATL: Dennis Pearson, 3 for 10 yards PHI: Wally Henry, 3 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
ATL: Tom Pridemore, 1 for 20 yards; Rolland Lawrence, 1 for 18 yards PHI: Brenard Wilson, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
ATL: John James, 5 for 225 yards PHI: Max Runager, 5 for 173 yards
Field Goals:
ATL: Tim Mazzetti, 0/1 PHI: Tony Franklin, 1/1