NFL game summary for 12/23/1979:

Ron Jaworski completed 12 of 23 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns, including two in a second half comeback, to give the Eagles their most important victory of the season. Trailing 17-10 in the third quarter, the Eagles marched 69 yards in six plays, capped by a 29-yard scoring strike from Jaworski to Harold Carmichael. With the Bears threatening, Bobby Howard intercepted Mike Phipps' pass in the end zone to set up the Eagles' clinching score. After Howard's interception, Jaworski took the Eagles 80 yards in six plays, with the game-winner coming on a 63-yard swing pass to Billy Campfield.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	155.4  (5)	134.4  (26)	289.8  (24)	29
	DEFENSE	123.6  (9)	158.0  (5)	281.6  (6)	43
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	151.3  (9)	163.1  (19)	314.4  (15)	29
	DEFENSE	141.9  (18)	154.6  (3)	296.6  (9)	33

Line: Eagles by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (10-7-0)	7	10	0	0	17
Philadelphia Eagles (12-5-0)	7	3	7	10	27

( 0- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 17 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
( 7- 7) CHI Walter Payton 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-10) PHI Tony Franklin 29 yard field goal
(14-10) CHI Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
(17-10) CHI Bob Thomas 30 yard field goal
(17-17) PHI Harold Carmichael 29 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
(17-24) PHI Billy Campfield 63 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
(17-27) PHI Tony Franklin 34 yard field goal

                     CHI             PHI
First Downs:         15              18
Rushes-yards:        29-99           37-139
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-142-2     12-23-204-1
Sacked-yards:        1-0             3-28
Net pass yards:      142             176
Net yards/pass:      4.6             6.8
Total net yards:     241             315
Total plays:         60 (48% run)    63 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     4-35            4-46

Attendance: 69,397

Passing:
CHI: Mike Phipps, 13 of 30 for 142 yards (2 int)
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 12 of 23 for 204 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 16 for 67 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Williams, 10 for 23 yards; Willie McClendon, 2 for 6 yards; Mike Phipps, 1 for 3 yards
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 26 for 87 yards; Leroy Harris, 8 for 33 yards; Ron Jaworski, 3 for 20 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Walter Payton, 3 for 52 yards; Rickey Watts, 3 for 42 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 3 for 38 yards; Greg Latta, 2 for 6 yards; Dave Williams, 2 for 4 yards
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 6 for 111 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Campfield, 2 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Wilbert Montgomery, 2 for 0 yards; Leroy Harris, 1 for 15 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 3 for 66 yards; Rickey Watts, 2 for 31 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 27 yards
PHI: Wally Henry, 3 for 76 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 51 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Allan Ellis, 1 for 25 yards
PHI: Herman Edwards, 1 for 5 yards; Bob Howard, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 6 for 234 yards
PHI: Max Runager, 4 for 162 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 1/2
PHI: Tony Franklin, 2/2

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