Sunday October 6, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/06/1974:



Philadelphia intercepted four San Diego passes and scored a touchdown on Bill Dunstan's 46-yard run after recovering a fumble to win the interconference game. Dunstan picked off the ball in mid air when QB Dan Fouts was hit by Randy Logan while attempting to pass. Don Woods, the Chargers' bargain rookie, had his second straight 100-yard plus rushing game (21 for 133) and moved into second place in the AFC rushing race. Po James was the top Eagles' rusher with 15 for 87 yards and also caught six passes for 26 yards. Logan's interception against Fouts led Philadelphia to its second score.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE116.0  (18)149.0  (13)265.0  (13)6
DEFENSE113.3  (8)223.3  (24)336.7  (23)9
OFFENSE183.0  (2)185.7  (4)368.7  (2)6
DEFENSE179.7  (25)191.3  (22)371.0  (26)5

Line: Eagles by 5

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (3-1-0)670013
San Diego Chargers (1-3-0)07007

( 6- 0) PHI Bill Dunstan 46 yard fumble return (kick failed) (13- 0) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) (13- 7) SD Gary Garrison 6 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick)
                     PHI             SD
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        34-143          31-160
Yards/rush:          4.2             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-33-112-1     13-33-134-4
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-8
Net pass yards:      112             126
Net yards/pass:      3.4             3.7
Total net yards:     255             286
Total plays:         67 (50% run)    65 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-1
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     5-64            4-20

Attendance: 36,013

Passing:
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 18 of 33 for 112 yards (1 int) SD: Dan Fouts, 13 of 32 for 134 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Don Woods, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 19 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Po James, 15 for 87 yards SD: Don Woods, 21 for 133 yards; Cid Edwards, 8 for 21 yards; Bob Thomas, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Po James, 6 for 26 yards; Tom Sullivan, 5 for 30 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 27 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 16 yards; Don Zimmerman, 2 for 13 yards SD: Cid Edwards, 4 for 50 yards; Gary Garrison, 3 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Jerry LeVias, 2 for 33 yards; Don Woods, 2 for 12 yards; Wayne Stewart, 1 for 11 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for -2 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Po James, 1 for 25 yards; Kent Kramer, 1 for 23 yards SD: Don Woods, 2 for 32 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for 39 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Marion Reeves, 1 for 9 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for -6 yards SD: Dick Gordon, 3 for 19 yards; George Hoey, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 19 yards; John Bunting, 1 for 11 yards; Bill Bergey, 1 for 0 yards; Randy Logan, 1 for 0 yards SD: Floyd Rice, 1 for 15 yards
Punting:
PHI: Merritt Kersey, 9 for 329 yards SD: Dennis Partee, 6 for 219 yards
Field Goals:
SD: Dennis Partee, 0/1


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