Monday November 7, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/07/1977:



Bert Jones hit Freddie Scott with a 12-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give the Colts a 10-3 win in a game that was played in a constant downpour. Mark Moseley kicked a 40-yard field goal in the second quarter that matched one of 26 yards by Toni Linhart. Joe Theismann, who started his second game at quarterback, got the Redskins marching toward a tying touchdown with 1:14 to play, but the drive ended on the 15 yard line as time expired. Lydell Mitchell was a workhorse for the Colts, carrying the ball 29 times for 111 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE116.4  (25)136.1  (15)252.6  (22)16
DEFENSE126.0  (9)169.3  (23)295.3  (18)17
OFFENSE159.4  (10)125.0  (18)284.4  (15)5
DEFENSE125.4  (8)179.7  (27)305.1  (21)27

Line: Colts by 11

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (4-4-0)03003
Baltimore Colts (7-1-0)300710

( 0- 3) BAL Toni Linhart 26 yard field goal ( 3- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 40 yard field goal ( 3-10) BAL Freddie Scott 12 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
                     WAS             BAL
First Downs:         13              21
Rushes-yards:        22-93           51-190
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-27-168-2     13-27-180-2
Sacked-yards:        5-55            2-17
Net pass yards:      113             163
Net yards/pass:      3.5             5.6
Total net yards:     206             353
Total plays:         54 (40% run)    80 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     3-20            7-54

Attendance: 57,740

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 11 of 27 for 168 yards (2 int) BAL: Bert Jones, 13 of 27 for 180 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Mike Thomas, 14 for 67 yards; Clarence Harmon, 5 for 7 yards; Joe Theismann, 3 for 19 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 29 for 111 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 11 for 36 yards; Don McCauley, 7 for 23 yards; Bert Jones, 4 for 20 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Jean Fugett, 4 for 53 yards; Danny Buggs, 3 for 68 yards; Frank Grant, 2 for 31 yards; Clarence Harmon, 2 for 16 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 55 yards; Raymond Chester, 3 for 55 yards; Freddie Scott, 3 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Glenn Doughty, 2 for 28 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 10 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 3 for 84 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 1 for 27 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Eddie Brown, 5 for 40 yards BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Ken Houston, 1 for 7 yards; Ron McDole, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Stan White, 2 for 13 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 8 for 301 yards BAL: David Lee, 6 for 235 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/1 BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/2


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