| Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1978 Location: Philadelphia, PA |
| Venue: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 65722 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 52 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | John Sanders 19 interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 49 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Nick Mike-Mayer 29 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 3 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 12 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 38 | HB | Clarence Harmon |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 85 | WR | Charlie Smith |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 72 | LOG | Wade Key |
| 50 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 63 | ROG | Tom Luken |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 84 | TE | Keith Krepfle |
| 7 | QB | Ron Jaworski |
| 35 | RB | Mike Hogan |
| 31 | HB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Manny Sistrunk |
| 65 | MG | Charlie Johnson |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 66 | LILB | Bill Bergey |
| 55 | RILB | Frank LeMaster |
| 57 | ROLB | Mike Osborn |
| 20 | LCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| 41 | SS | Randy Logan |
| 26 | FS | John Sanders |
| 46 | RCB | Herman Edwards |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 21 | 97 | 4.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 25 | 125 | 5.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Mike Hogan | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Campfield | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Betterson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Michel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 2 | 163 | 7.8 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 26.6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 99 | 7.1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 43.5 |
| John Sciarra | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Keith Krepfle | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Harold Carmichael | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ken Payne | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Herman Edwards | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| John Sanders | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Mike Michel | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| John Sciarra | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ike Forte | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Tony Green | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Jim Betterson | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Coy Bacon | 1.0 |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Dennis Harrison | 3.0 |
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