Sunday October 22, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/22/1978:



Playing before their largest home crowd ever, the Giants built a 10-0 first quarter lead on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Joe Pisarcik to Jimmy Robinson and a 31-yard field goal by Joe Danelo. New York's final score came on a three-yard run by Pisarcik after he had hit Robinson with a 46-yard gadget pass. Mark Moseley accounted for the Redskins' points with field goals of 41 and 35 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE159.3  (9)151.7  (15)311.0  (9)15
DEFENSE149.0  (17)154.9  (15)303.9  (16)16
OFFENSE137.6  (16)120.7  (23)258.3  (23)13
DEFENSE163.6  (23)147.6  (11)311.1  (18)22

Line: Redskins by 4

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (6-2-0)06006
New York Giants (5-3-0)1070017

( 0- 7) NYG Jim Robinson 43 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick) ( 0-10) NYG Joe Danelo 31 yard field goal ( 3-10) WAS Mark Moseley 41 yard field goal ( 6-10) WAS Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal ( 6-17) NYG Joe Pisarcik 3 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
                     WAS             NYG
First Downs:         15              12
Rushes-yards:        31-118          45-179
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-39-182-3     3-10-111-0
Sacked-yards:        2-17            1-6
Net pass yards:      165             105
Net yards/pass:      4.0             9.5
Total net yards:     283             284
Total plays:         72 (43% run)    56 (80% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     6-35            5-58

Attendance: 76,192

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 15 of 38 for 169 yards (3 int); Mike Bragg, 1 of 1 for 13 yards NYG: Joe Pisarcik, 3 of 10 for 111 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
WAS: John Riggins, 18 for 78 yards; Clarence Harmon, 7 for 9 yards; Joe Theismann, 3 for 19 yards; Tony Green, 3 for 12 yards NYG: Bobby Hammond, 15 for 65 yards; Larry Csonka, 13 for 43 yards; Doug Kotar, 10 for 49 yards; Billy Taylor, 5 for 18 yards; Joe Pisarcik, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD; Willie Spencer, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
WAS: Danny Buggs, 4 for 34 yards; John Riggins, 3 for 28 yards; Tony Green, 2 for 48 yards; Clarence Harmon, 2 for 29 yards; John McDaniel, 2 for 17 yards; Mark Murphy, 1 for 13 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 8 yards; Ricky Thompson, 1 for 5 yards NYG: James Thompson, 1 for 46 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Willie Spencer, 1 for 22 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Tony Green, 2 for 75 yards; Terry Anderson, 1 for 21 yards NYG: Ernest Pough, 2 for 44 yards; Billy Taylor, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Tony Green, 3 for 57 yards; Terry Anderson, 1 for 10 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 5 yards; Ike Forte, 1 for -5 yards NYG: Bobby Hammond, 2 for -5 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for -1 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Ernie Jones, 1 for 52 yards; Harry Carson, 1 for 42 yards; Brad Van Pelt, 1 for 20 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 7 for 304 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 9 for 398 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 2/3 NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/1


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