| Philadelphia Eagles at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1979 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 49407 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Ron Jaworski 4 run (Tony Franklin kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tony Franklin 22 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 6 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tony Franklin 41 FG | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 44 FG | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Leroy Harris 1 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Renfro 7 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 19 | 17 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Scott Fitzkee 4 pass from Johnnie Walton (Tony Franklin kick) | 26 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 37 FG | 26 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 21 | FS | John Sciarra |
| 46 | RCB | Herman Edwards |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Offense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 53 | RILB | Art Stringer |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Billy Campfield | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Louie Giammona | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Larry Barnes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Johnnie Walton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 37 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 163 | 7.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 |
| Johnnie Walton | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 35 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 2 | 85 | 6.1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 53.3 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 52 | 4.0 | 20? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 18.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Campfield | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Harold Carmichael | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Keith Krepfle | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Scott Fitzkee | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| John Spagnola | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bobby Howard | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Al Chesley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Bunting | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Max Runager | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Tony Franklin | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Wally Henry | 3 | 1 | 44 | 14.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Wally Henry | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Carl Hairston | 3.0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
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