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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons - December 24th, 1978
Philadelphia Eagles 13 at Atlanta Falcons 14
Sunday, December 24, 1978
Philadelphia Eagles 13, Atlanta Falcons 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles (9-8-0) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Atlanta Falcons (10-7-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Scoring
| PHI | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PHI | Harold Carmichael 13 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 3rd | PHI | Wilbert Montgomery 1 yard rush (Mike Michel kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 4th | ATL | Jim R. Mitchell 20 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 7 |
| ATL | Wallace Francis 37 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 13 | 14 |
Team Stats
| PHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-53-1 | 27-75-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-35-190-1-0 | 18-32-243-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-26 | 2-20 |
| Net pass yards | 164 | 223 |
| Total yards | 217 | 298 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-60 | 6-63 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Charlie A. Smith | PHI | 7 | 108 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | PHI | 19 | 35 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Harold Carmichael | PHI | 5 | 45 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Mike Hogan | PHI | 14 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Richard Osborne | PHI | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | PHI | 16 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | ||||||
| Oren Middlebrook | PHI | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Ken Payne | PHI | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Billy Campfield | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 6 | 135 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 18 | 32 | 243 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Haskel Stanback | ATL | 16 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Bubba Bean | ATL | 9 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 3 | 35 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Pearson | ATL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Herman Edwards | PHI | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Cleveland Franklin | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Louie Giammona | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||
| Carl Hairston | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Howard | PHI | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| John Sanders | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Sciarra | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| George Franklin | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Fulton Kuykendall | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Pearson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles Starting Lineup
| Ron Jaworski | QB |
| Wilbert Montgomery | RB |
| Mike Hogan | FB |
| Harold Carmichael | WR |
| Richard Osborne | TE |
| Bill Larson | TE |
| Stan Walters | LT |
| Wade Key | LG |
| Guy Morriss | C |
| Woody Peoples | RG |
| Jerry Sisemore | RT |
| Dennis Harrison | LDE |
| Charlie Johnson | NT |
| Carl Hairston | RDE |
| Reggie Wilkes | LOLB |
| Bill Bergey | LILB |
| Frank LeMaster | RILB |
| Ray Phillips | ROLB |
| Bob Howard | LCB |
| Herman Edwards | RCB |
| Randy Logan | SS |
| John Sanders | FS |
Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup
| Steve Bartkowski | QB |
| Haskel Stanback | RB |
| Bubba Bean | FB |
| Wallace Francis | WR |
| Billy Ryckman | WR |
| Jim R. Mitchell | TE |
| Mike Kenn | LT |
| Dave Scott | LG |
| Jeff Van Note | C |
| R.C. Thielemann | RG |
| Phil McKinnely | RT |
| Jeff Yeates | LDE |
| Jim Bailey | LDT |
| Mike Lewis | RDT |
| Jeff Merrow | RDE |
| Fulton Kuykendall | LLB |
| Robert Pennywell | MLB |
| Greg Brezina | RLB |
| Rolland Lawrence | LCB |
| Rick Byas | RCB |
| Frank Reed | SS |
| Tom Pridemore | FS |