Sunday December 12, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/12/1976:



Tom Sullivan rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns while running mate Mike Hogan added 104 yards as the Eagles snapped a five-game losing streak. Sullivan's pair of TDs finished drives of 82 and 61 yards to give Philadelphia a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Seattle's rookie quarterback Jim Zorn set a first-year passing record of 2,571 yards, erasing the record of 2,507 yards set by Dennis Shaw in 1970.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE103.5  (28)186.4  (7)289.8  (16)45
DEFENSE200.5  (27)183.2  (24)383.7  (27)26
OFFENSE139.2  (19)103.8  (27)243.1  (25)32
DEFENSE152.5  (18)178.8  (23)331.2  (21)21

Line: Eagles by 7

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (2-12-0)030710
Philadelphia Eagles (4-10-0)7710327

( 0- 7) PHI Tom Sullivan 4 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 0-14) PHI Tom Sullivan 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 3-14) SEA John Leypoldt 24 yard field goal ( 3-17) PHI Horst Muhlmann 33 yard field goal ( 3-24) PHI Charlie Smith 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 3-27) PHI Horst Muhlmann 37 yard field goal (10-27) SEA Steve Largent 9 yard pass from Jim Zorn (John Leypoldt kick)
                     SEA             PHI
First Downs:         20              25
Rushes-yards:        21-71           54-270
Yards/rush:          3.4             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-49-237-1     12-20-142-0
Sacked-yards:        1-11            0-0
Net pass yards:      226             142
Net yards/pass:      4.5             7.1
Total net yards:     297             412
Total plays:         71 (29% run)    74 (72% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     5-30            6-60

Attendance: 37,949

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 24 of 49 for 237 yards and 1 TD (1 int) PHI: Roman Gabriel, 10 of 13 for 121 yards; John Walton, 2 of 7 for 21 yards
Rushing:
SEA: Sherman Smith, 8 for 43 yards; Don Testerman, 8 for 26 yards; Jim Zorn, 2 for 12 yards; Rick Engles, 1 for 9 yards; Ron Howard, 1 for 2 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for -21 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 23 for 121 yards and 2 TDs; Mike Hogan, 19 for 104 yards; Herb Lusk, 5 for 29 yards; Bill Olds, 5 for 13 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; John Walton, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 7 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Sherman Smith, 6 for 54 yards; Ron Howard, 3 for 33 yards; Don Testerman, 3 for 22 yards; Sam McCullum, 3 for 11 yards; John McMakin, 2 for 19 yards PHI: Harold Carmichael, 4 for 65 yards; Charlie Smith, 3 for 60 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 0 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 7 yards; Bill Olds, 1 for 5 yards; James McAlister, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Don Dufek, 3 for 76 yards; Oliver Ross, 2 for 35 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 29 yards PHI: Tom Sullivan, 2 for 49 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 10 yards; Dave Brown, 1 for 0 yards PHI: Al Clark, 4 for 57 yards; Mark Burke, 1 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Tom Ehlers, 1 for 27 yards
Punting:
SEA: Rick Engles, 6 for 218 yards PHI: Spike Jones, 4 for 130 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: John Leypoldt, 1/1 PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 2/2


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