Sunday October 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/14/1979:



Billy Campfield's 11-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter enabled Philadelphia to beat St. Louis and remain tied with Dallas for first place in the NFC East. Ottis Anderson's one-yard run capped a 31-yard drive following Eric Williams' fumble recovery, to give St. Louis a 20-17 lead early in the fourth quarter. Nine minutes later, a 34-yard punt return by Wally Henry set up Philadelphia's five-play, 33-yard winning touchdown drive. The Eagles' Wilbert Montgomery was the game's leading rusher with 117 yards on 25 carries.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE156.8  (8)156.2  (18)313.0  (14)9
DEFENSE121.5  (9)148.8  (9)270.3  (7)13
OFFENSE150.5  (9)175.5  (12)326.0  (9)19
DEFENSE118.0  (7)179.7  (19)297.7  (10)14

Line: Cardinals by 2

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (6-1-0)0710724
St. Louis Cardinals (2-5-0)337720

( 0- 3) STL Steve Little 27 yard field goal ( 0- 6) STL Steve Little 28 yard field goal ( 7- 6) PHI Harold Carmichael 3 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) ( 7-13) STL Mel Gray 78 yard pass from Steve Pisarkiewicz (Steve Little kick) (10-13) PHI Tony Franklin 51 yard field goal (17-13) PHI Wilbert Montgomery 5 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) (17-20) STL Ottis Anderson 1 yard rush (Steve Little kick) (24-20) PHI Billy Campfield 11 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)
                     PHI             STL
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        39-139          37-131
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-23-123-2     14-26-191-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      123             191
Net yards/pass:      5.3             7.3
Total net yards:     262             322
Total plays:         62 (62% run)    63 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-1
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     3-16            7-65

Attendance: 48,367

Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 11 of 17 for 95 yards and 1 TD (1 int); John Walton, 3 of 6 for 28 yards (1 int) STL: Steve Pisarkiewicz, 11 of 22 for 159 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Jim Hart, 3 of 4 for 32 yards
Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 25 for 117 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 6 for 14 yards; Ron Jaworski, 5 for -7 yards; Billy Campfield, 2 for 13 yards and 1 TD; John Walton, 1 for 2 yards STL: Ottis Anderson, 21 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Morris, 8 for 25 yards; Theotis Brown, 4 for 12 yards; Steve Pisarkiewicz, 3 for 17 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 4 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 4 for 32 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 3 for 18 yards; Keith Krepfle, 2 for 14 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 19 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for 5 yards STL: Pat Tilley, 4 for 62 yards; Theotis Brown, 3 for 22 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 11 yards; Ottis Anderson, 2 for 9 yards; Gary Parris, 2 for 9 yards; Mel Gray, 1 for 78 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 5 for 142 yards STL: Roy Green, 2 for 38 yards; Thomas Lott, 1 for 19 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 3 for 60 yards STL: Willard Harrell, 1 for 24 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Randy Logan, 2 for 47 yards STL: Ken Stone, 1 for 0 yards; Roger Wehrli, 1 for -1 yards
Punting:
PHI: Max Runager, 2 for 66 yards STL: Steve Little, 3 for 135 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tony Franklin, 1/2 STL: Steve Little, 2/3


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