Saturday December 29, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/29/1979:



The Buccaneers, making their first-ever playoff appearance, advanced to the NFC championship game on the strength of Ricky Bell's running and a stingy defense that limited the Eagles to 227 yards. Bell scored two touchdowns in the first half as Tampa Bay built a 17-7 lead. His four-yard run capped a game-opening, 18-play drive that consumed nine minutes and 34 seconds. A one-yard run by Bell in the second quarter gave the Buccaneers a 17-0 lead. Philadelphia rallied to trim the deficit to 17-10 in the third quarter but fell behind 24-10 with 7:08 left in the game when Tampa Bay quarterback Doug Williams threw a nine-yard scoring pass to Jimmie Giles. Williams finished the day with seven completions in 15 attempts for 132 yards. Bell gained 142 yards on a divisional playoff record 38 carries. The Buccaneers' defense, led by defensive end Lee Roy Selmon, limited Wilbert Montgomery, the NFL's fourth-leading rusher, to 35 yards on 13 carries. Philadelphia gained only 43 yards in the first half.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE151.3  (9)163.1  (19)314.4  (15)29
DEFENSE141.9  (18)154.6  (3)296.6  (9)33
OFFENSE147.2  (8)167.1  (18)314.3  (14)40
DEFENSE115.4  (7)132.5  (1)247.9  (1)35

Line: Eagles by 4½

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (12-6-0)073717
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-6-0)7100724

( 0- 7) TB Ricky Bell 4 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) ( 0-10) TB Neil O'Donoghue 40 yard field goal ( 0-17) TB Ricky Bell 1 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) ( 7-17) PHI Charlie Smith 11 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) (10-17) PHI Tony Franklin 42 yard field goal (10-24) TB Jimmie Giles 9 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (17-24) PHI Harold Carmichael 37 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)
                     PHI             TB
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        18-48           55-186
Yards/rush:          2.7             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-38-199-0     7-15-132-1
Sacked-yards:        2-20            0-0
Net pass yards:      179             132
Net yards/pass:      4.5             8.8
Total net yards:     227             318
Total plays:         58 (31% run)    70 (78% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     8-62            9-105

Attendance: 71,402

Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 15 of 39 for 199 yards and 2 TDs TB: Doug Williams, 7 of 15 for 132 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 13 for 35 yards; Leroy Harris, 4 for 13 yards; Ron Jaworski, 1 for 0 yards TB: Ricky Bell, 38 for 142 yards and 2 TDs; Jerry Eckwood, 8 for 19 yards; Doug Williams, 6 for 19 yards; Johnny Davis, 3 for 6 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 4 for 35 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Keith Krepfle, 3 for 23 yards; Leroy Harris, 1 for 2 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for -2 yards TB: Jimmie Giles, 3 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Hagins, 2 for 34 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 34 yards; Morris Owens, 1 for 21 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 3 for 72 yards; Louie Giammona, 1 for 15 yards TB: Isaac Hagins, 3 for 59 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Wally Henry, 4 for 48 yards TB: Danny Reece, 3 for 33 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Jerry Robinson, 1 for 37 yards
Punting:
PHI: Max Runager, 5 for 221 yards TB: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 213 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tony Franklin, 1/2 TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/1


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