| Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1979 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 66128 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 39 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 1 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Harold Carmichael 20 pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Harold Carmichael 24 pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tony Franklin 33 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tony Franklin 30 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tony Franklin 42 FG | 0 | 30 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Freddie Scott 34 pass from Joe Reed (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Billy Campfield 92 kickoff return (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Larry Barnes 1 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 67 | C | Wally Pesuit |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 19 | QB | Jeff Komlo |
| 32 | HB | Rick Kane |
| 36 | FB | Bo Robinson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 71 | LDT | Dave Gallagher |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 55 | LLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 51 | RLB | James Harrell |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 46 | SS | Jimmy Stewart |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 85 | WR | Charlie Smith |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 72 | LOG | Wade Key |
| 50 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 84 | TE | Keith Krepfle |
| 7 | QB | Ron Jaworski |
| 31 | HB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| 20 | FB | Leroy Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 65 | MG | Charlie Johnson |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 95 | LOLB | John Bunting |
| 56 | LILB | Jerry Robinson |
| 55 | RILB | Frank LeMaster |
| 51 | ROLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 41 | SS | Randy Logan |
| 22 | FS | Brenard Wilson |
| 46 | RCB | Herman Edwards |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Rick Kane | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Reed | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 22 | 108 | 4.9 | 20 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Barnes | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Louie Giammona | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Walton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Joe Reed | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 1 | 103 | 6.1 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 51.8 |
| Jeff Komlo | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 42 | 3.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.9 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 233 | 10.1 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 124.0 |
| Johnnie Walton | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Harold Carmichael | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 2 | |
| Leroy Harris | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Keith Krepfle | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerrold McRae | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Al Chesley | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Swider | 8 | 283 | 35.4 | 62 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Max Runager | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| John Sciarra | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Wally Henry | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ken Callicutt | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17? | 0 | |
| Ken Fantetti | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Billy Campfield | 2 | 122 | 61.0 | 92t | 1 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Dave Pureifory | 2.0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Claude Humphrey | 1.5 |
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 |
| Dennis Harrison | 1.0 |
| Ken Clarke | 0.5 |
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