| NFC Wild Card Playoff - Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: December 24, 1978 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 49447 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 41 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Harold Carmichael 13 pass from Ron Jaworski (Mike Michel kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 1 run (Mike Michel kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Mitchell 20 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 37 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 88 | WR | Bill Larson |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 72 | LOG | Wade Key |
| 50 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 86 | TE | Richard Osborne |
| 7 | QB | Ron Jaworski |
| 31 | HB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| 35 | FB | Mike Hogan |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Dennis Harrison |
| 65 | MG | Charlie Johnson |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 66 | LILB | Bill Bergey |
| 55 | RILB | Frank LeMaster |
| 52 | ROLB | Ray Phillips |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 41 | SS | Randy Logan |
| 26 | FS | John Sanders |
| 46 | RCB | Herman Edwards |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Phil McKinnely |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Mike Hogan | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 16 | 19 | 1.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Ron Jaworski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Campfield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 0 | 190 | 5.4 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 79.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 2 | 243 | 7.6 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 75.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Charlie Smith | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Harold Carmichael | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Richard Osborne | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Oren Middlebrook | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Payne | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 49 | 1 |
| Bubba Bean | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 19t | 1 |
| Haskel Stanback | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Mike Michel | 9 | 303 | 33.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 7 | 232 | 33.1 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| John Sciarra | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Louie Giammona | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Ray Phillips | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Jeff Yeates | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| Greg Brezina | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Robert Pennywell | 0.5 | 6.0 |
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