Sunday September 19, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/19/1976:



The Redskin defense held the Seahawks in their own territory during the first half and yielded only 205 yards while Billy Kilmer and Mike Thomas kept the Seattle defense busy. Kilmer threw for 184 yards, including touchdowns to Thomas, Frank Grant, and Jean Fugett, who caught five passes. Thomas picked up another touchdown on a five-yard run and rushed for 143 yards. Jake Scott halted three Seattle drives with two interceptions and a fumble recovery.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE73.0  (25)279.0  (2)352.0  (12)3
DEFENSE281.0  (28)175.0  (15)456.0  (27)2
OFFENSE89.0  (24)233.0  (7)322.0  (14)3
DEFENSE96.0  (6)221.0  (21)317.0  (13)4

Line: Redskins by 17

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (0-2-0)00077
Washington Redskins (2-0-0)7107731

( 0- 7) WAS Mike Thomas 5 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-10) WAS Mark Moseley 37 yard field goal ( 0-17) WAS Jean Fugett 12 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-24) WAS Mike Thomas 10 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) ( 7-24) SEA Don Testerman 1 yard rush (Don Bitterlich kick) ( 7-31) WAS Frank Grant 5 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
                     SEA             WAS
First Downs:         11              28
Rushes-yards:        27-102          54-273
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-20-128-2      17-25-184-1
Sacked-yards:        3-25            3-29
Net pass yards:      103             155
Net yards/pass:      4.5             5.5
Total net yards:     205             428
Total plays:         50 (54% run)    82 (65% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-20            7-55

Attendance: 53,174

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 9 of 20 for 128 yards (2 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 17 of 25 for 184 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
SEA: Oliver Ross, 10 for 14 yards; Jim Zorn, 7 for 54 yards; Don Testerman, 5 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Hugh McKinnis, 3 for 8 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for 7 yards; Andy Bolton, 1 for 7 yards WAS: Mike Thomas, 27 for 143 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 17 for 71 yards; Calvin Hill, 10 for 59 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Ron Howard, 3 for 48 yards; Steve Largent, 2 for 34 yards; Sam McCullum, 2 for 24 yards; Oliver Ross, 1 for 21 yards; Don Testerman, 1 for 1 yard WAS: Jean Fugett, 5 for 50 yards and 1 TD; John Riggins, 4 for 40 yards; Roy Jefferson, 3 for 49 yards; Frank Grant, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Mike Thomas, 2 for 16 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
SEA: Oliver Ross, 5 for 64 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for 23 yards WAS: Eddie Brown, 2 for 54 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Eddie Brown, 4 for 73 yards
Interceptions:
SEA: Rolly Woolsey, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Jake Scott, 2 for 0 yards
Punting:
SEA: Rick Engles, 7 for 257 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 152 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/1


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