Sunday December 2, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/02/1979:



Joe Theismann threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including three in the second half, to lead the Redskins. Trailing 21-7, the Redskins rallied behind Theismann, who threw touchdown passes of 8 yards to Danny Buggs and 39 yards to John McDaniel. Monty Coleman's interception set up Theismann's final scoring pass, a 12-yarder to John Riggins. The Redskins' defense held the Packers to 23 yards in the second half, while the offense amassed 305 second-half yards and 437 overall.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE116.5  (21)166.2  (17)282.7  (24)36
DEFENSE182.5  (28)180.2  (17)362.7  (25)26
OFFENSE138.6  (16)144.0  (23)282.6  (25)21
DEFENSE140.8  (18)173.9  (14)314.8  (14)41

Line: Redskins by 9½

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (4-10-0)0210021
Washington Redskins (9-5-0)7072438

( 0- 7) WAS Ricky Thompson 20 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) ( 7- 7) GB Walter Tullis 52 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Tom Birney kick) (14- 7) GB Nate Simpson 2 yard rush (Tom Birney kick) (21- 7) GB Aundra Thompson 43 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Tom Birney kick) (21-14) WAS Danny Buggs 8 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (21-21) WAS John McDaniel 39 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (21-28) WAS John Riggins 12 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) (21-31) WAS Mark Moseley 33 yard field goal (21-38) WAS Ike Forte 20 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
                     GB              WAS
First Downs:         19              24
Rushes-yards:        31-96           40-195
Yards/rush:          3.1             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-33-212-2     21-34-256-1
Sacked-yards:        4-34            2-14
Net pass yards:      178             242
Net yards/pass:      4.8             6.7
Total net yards:     274             437
Total plays:         68 (45% run)    76 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             0-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     2-10            6-65

Attendance: 51,682

Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 13 of 33 for 212 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) WAS: Joe Theismann, 21 of 34 for 256 yards and 4 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: Eric Torkelson, 18 for 60 yards; Nate Simpson, 11 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Terdell Middleton, 1 for 4 yards; Walter Landers, 1 for -2 yards WAS: John Riggins, 17 for 88 yards; Clarence Harmon, 11 for 34 yards; Ike Forte, 4 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Benny Malone, 4 for 13 yards; Joe Theismann, 2 for 27 yards; Kim McQuilken, 2 for -3 yards
Receiving:
GB: Aundra Thompson, 3 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Paul Coffman, 3 for 42 yards; James Lofton, 2 for 36 yards; Nate Simpson, 2 for 17 yards; Eric Torkelson, 2 for 7 yards; Walter Tullis, 1 for 52 yards and 1 TD WAS: John Riggins, 7 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Clarence Harmon, 4 for 73 yards; John McDaniel, 3 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Don Warren, 3 for 40 yards; Danny Buggs, 3 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Ricky Thompson, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
GB: Mike McCoy, 4 for 103 yards; Aundra Thompson, 2 for 29 yards WAS: Bobby Hammond, 3 for 75 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 1 for 4 yards WAS: Bobby Hammond, 3 for 24 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Monte Coleman, 1 for 13 yards; Joe Lavender, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 5 for 200 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 165 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/1


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