| Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1979 Location: Philadelphia, PA |
| Venue: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 69142 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 62 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 8 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 11 pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 5 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 4 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 37 FG | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Chris DeFance |
| 80 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hover |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 62 | LOG | Petey Perot |
| 50 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 84 | TE | Keith Krepfle |
| 88 | TE | John Spagnola |
| 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 |
| 58 | LILB | Terry Tautolo |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 22 | 127 | 5.8 | 24 | 3 |
| Leroy Harris | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Louie Giammona | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 1 | 165 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 70.4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 143 | 11.9 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Johnny McDaniel | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Danny Buggs | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Keith Krepfle | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | |
| Harold Carmichael | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Brenard Wilson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Max Runager | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Wally Henry | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Wally Henry | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Brenard Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| John Bunting | 1.0 |
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