Sunday December 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/03/1972:



The Redskins clinched the NFC Eastern Division title -- their first since 1945 -- and tied a club record with their ninth straight victory. This 11th win also was the most ever in one season by a Washington team. Charlie Harraway rushed for 77 yards and Larry Brown had 70, marking the first time in 15 games that Brown had been out-rushed by a teammate.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE148.7  (10)175.5  (7)324.3  (5)19
DEFENSE112.5  (3)151.5  (12)264.0  (3)28
OFFENSE103.6  (24)154.4  (15)258.0  (22)33
DEFENSE164.5  (24)177.9  (24)342.5  (24)21

Line: Redskins by 15

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (11-1-0)3731023
Philadelphia Eagles (2-9-1)70007

( 3- 0) WAS Curt Knight 9 yard field goal ( 3- 7) PHI Harold Carmichael 10 yard pass from John Reaves (Tom Dempsey kick) (10- 7) WAS Charlie Harraway 1 yard rush (Curt Knight kick) (13- 7) WAS Curt Knight 14 yard field goal (16- 7) WAS Curt Knight 46 yard field goal (23- 7) WAS Charley Taylor 2 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
                     WAS             PHI
First Downs:         19              9
Rushes-yards:        50-170          20-66
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-15-155-0     7-21-67-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-13
Net pass yards:      155             54
Net yards/pass:      10.3            2.3
Total net yards:     325             120
Total plays:         65 (76% run)    43 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             2.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     8-81            8-48

Attendance: 65,720

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 12 of 15 for 155 yards and 1 TD PHI: John Reaves, 7 of 21 for 67 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 23 for 70 yards; Charlie Harraway, 20 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Bob Brunet, 4 for 10 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 9 yards; George Nock, 1 for 3 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 1 yard PHI: Po James, 10 for 24 yards; Tony Baker, 6 for 18 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for -2 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 14 yards; John Reaves, 1 for 12 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Harraway, 4 for 22 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 32 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 13 yards; Roy Jefferson, 1 for 13 yards PHI: Harold Jackson, 2 for 21 yards; Tony Baker, 2 for 11 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 25 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Bob Brunet, 1 for 35 yards; Alvin Haymond, 1 for 34 yards PHI: Billy Walik, 3 for 51 yards; Al Nelson, 2 for 69 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Ted Vactor, 1 for 1 yard; Alvin Haymond, 1 for -6 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 3 for 121 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 6 for 249 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 3/3 PHI: Tom Dempsey, 0/1


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