NFL game summary for 12/29/1979:

The Buccaneers, making their first-ever playoff appearance, advanced to the NFC championship game on the strength of Ricky Bell's running and a stingy defense that limited the Eagles to 227 yards. Bell scored two touchdowns in the first half as Tampa Bay built a 17-7 lead. His four-yard run capped a game-opening, 18-play drive that consumed nine minutes and 34 seconds. A one-yard run by Bell in the second quarter gave the Buccaneers a 17-0 lead. Philadelphia rallied to trim the deficit to 17-10 in the third quarter but fell behind 24-10 with 7:08 left in the game when Tampa Bay quarterback Doug Williams threw a nine-yard scoring pass to Jimmie Giles. Williams finished the day with seven completions in 15 attempts for 132 yards. Bell gained 142 yards on a divisional playoff record 38 carries. The Buccaneers' defense, led by defensive end Lee Roy Selmon, limited Wilbert Montgomery, the NFL's fourth-leading rusher, to 35 yards on 13 carries. Philadelphia gained only 43 yards in the first half.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	151.3 (9)	163.1 (19)	314.4 (15)	29
DEFENSE	141.9 (18)	154.6 (3)	296.6 (9)	33
OFFENSE	147.2 (8)	167.1 (18)	314.3 (14)	40
DEFENSE	115.4 (7)	132.5 (1)	247.9 (1)	35

Line: Eagles by 4½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (12-6-0)	0	7	3	7	17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-6-0)	7	10	0	7	24

( 0- 7) TB Ricky Bell 4 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) ( 0-10) TB Neil O'Donoghue 40 yard field goal ( 0-17) TB Ricky Bell 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) ( 7-17) PHI Charlie Smith 11 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) (10-17) PHI Tony Franklin 42 yard field goal (10-24) TB Jimmie Giles 9 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (17-24) PHI Harold Carmichael 37 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)

                     PHI             TB
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        18-48           55-186
Yards/rush:          2.7             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-38-199-0     7-15-132-1
Sacked-yards:        2-20            0-0
Net pass yards:      179             132
Net yards/pass:      4.5             8.8
Total net yards:     227             318
Total plays:         58 (31% run)    70 (78% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     8-62            9-105

Attendance: 71,402

Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 15 of 39 for 199 yards and 2 TDs TB: Doug Williams, 7 of 15 for 132 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 13 for 35 yards; Leroy Harris, 4 for 13 yards; Ron Jaworski, 1 for 0 yards TB: Ricky Bell, 38 for 142 yards and 2 TDs; Jerry Eckwood, 8 for 19 yards; Doug Williams, 6 for 19 yards; Johnny Davis, 3 for 6 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 4 for 35 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Keith Krepfle, 3 for 23 yards; Leroy Harris, 1 for 2 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for -2 yards TB: Jimmie Giles, 3 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Hagins, 2 for 34 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 34 yards; Morris Owens, 1 for 21 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 3 for 72 yards; Louie Giammona, 1 for 15 yards TB: Isaac Hagins, 3 for 59 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 48 yards TB: Danny Reece, 3 for 33 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Jerry Robinson, 1 for 37 yards
Punting:
PHI: Max Runager, 5 for 221 yards TB: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 213 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tony Franklin, 1/2 TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/1