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Sunday November 25, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/25/1979:



Ron Jaworski threw three touchdown passes to lead Philadelphia into first place in the NFC East. Jaworski's (8 of 18 for 127 yards) first scoring pass, an 11-yarder to Wilbert Montgomery, gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead. In the second half, Jaworski hit Harold Carmichael with touchdown passes of 4 and 17 yards to seal the Philadelphia victory. The Eagles' Leroy Harris was the game's leading rusher with 137 yards on nine carries, which included a club-record 80-yard run.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE148.1  (11)156.1  (21)304.2  (18)25
DEFENSE140.0  (18)161.3  (10)301.3  (10)25
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE116.4  (21)162.2  (18)278.7  (25)33
DEFENSE178.7  (28)185.3  (17)364.0  (27)26

Line: Eagles by 4

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (9-4-0)707721
Green Bay Packers (4-9-0)300710

( 7- 0) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 11 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
( 7- 3) GB  Tom Birney 33 yard field goal
(14- 3) PHI Harold Carmichael 17 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
(21- 3) PHI Harold Carmichael 4 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
(21-10) GB  James Lofton 7 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Tom Birney kick)
                     PHI             GB
First Downs:         16              25
Rushes-yards:        36-229          34-118
Yards/rush:          6.4             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-18-127-0      24-49-220-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             1-7
Net pass yards:      118             213
Net yards/pass:      6.2             4.3
Total net yards:     347             331
Total plays:         55 (65% run)    84 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-3
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     11-108          2-17

Attendance: 50,023
Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 8 of 18 for 127 yards and 3 TDs
GB: David Whitehurst, 9 of 26 for 53 yards; Lynn Dickey, 14 of 22 for 144 yards and 1 TD; David Beverly, 1 of 1 for 23 yards

Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 21 for 83 yards; Leroy Harris, 9 for 137 yards; John Walton, 3 for -5 yards; Ron Jaworski, 2 for 16 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for -2 yards
GB: Eric Torkelson, 23 for 88 yards; Terdell Middleton, 7 for 18 yards; Lynn Dickey, 3 for 8 yards; Nate Simpson, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 3 for 71 yards and 2 TDs; Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Keith Krepfle, 1 for 19 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for 14 yards; Leroy Harris, 1 for 3 yards
GB: Paul Coffman, 6 for 50 yards; James Lofton, 5 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Aundra Thompson, 4 for 43 yards; Eric Torkelson, 4 for 15 yards; Ricky Patton, 2 for 13 yards; Terdell Middleton, 2 for 8 yards; Jim Gueno, 1 for 23 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: Billy Campfield, 1 for 29 yards; Larry Barnes, 1 for 23 yards
GB: Aundra Thompson, 3 for 52 yards; Howard Sampson, 1 for 10 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Louie Giammona, 4 for 28 yards
GB: Johnnie Gray, 2 for 6 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
PHI: Max Runager, 7 for 284 yards
GB: David Beverly, 5 for 209 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Tom Birney, 1/1




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