Week 1, 1979

played in Washington, DC

89 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Philadelphia Eagles01006-16
Washington Redskins127010-29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 WAS - Safety: Bo Conway tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 05:02 WAS - John Leypoldt 29 field goal
1Q: 03:17 WAS - Delvin Williams 15 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 09:42 PHI - Rickey Young 5 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 03:44 WAS - Mike Siani 7 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:35 PHI - Matt Bahr 40 field goal
4Q: 13:09 WAS - John Leypoldt 40 field goal
4Q: 10:04 WAS - Larry Marshall 21 interception return (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 04:21 PHI - Harold Carmichael 33 pass from Steve Grogan (Steve Grogan pass for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsPHIWAS
Record0-11-0
First Downs1816
- by Rushing57
- by Passing119
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards252341
- Offensive Plays6370
- Yards per Play4.004.87
Net Rushing Yards73145
- Rushing Attempts1839
- Yards per Rush4.063.72
Net Passing Yards179196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 23 - 430 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards179200
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/4
- Yards per Pass Play3.986.32
Fumbles/Lost1/12/0
3rd Down Conversions2/116/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.57.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards3/307/54
Punt Returns/Yards3/291/8
Kick Returns/Yards3/752/46
Interception Ret./Yards1/04/49
2pt Conversions1/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 38
Time of Possession23:2936:31

Drive Charts

Philadelphia Eagles
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:380:07OWN 21-2Safety
19:311:29OWN 2032Punt
14:551:03OWN 2724Fumble
13:114:30OWN 39826Punt
212:122:39OPP 47747Touchdown
23:342:07OWN 30847Field Goal
315:002:41OWN 24416Punt
311:111:00OPP 323-1Missed FG
37:341:02OWN 3825Interception
31:471:17OWN 2038Punt
413:030:11OWN 2010Interception
411:401:47OWN 2032Interception
49:531:49OWN 20614Downs
45:461:40OWN 20680Touchdown
42:090:18OWN 2021Interception
40:350:35OWN 20412Game
Washington Redskins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:22OWN 20437Punt
112:313:00OPP 48515Punt
18:023:07OWN 41647Field Goal
13:520:41OPP 23223Touchdown
213:411:29OWN 2035Punt
29:335:59OWN 201280Touchdown
21:271:27OWN 19312Half
312:191:08OWN 737Punt
310:112:37OWN 40518Interception
36:324:45OWN 31925Punt
30:302:27OWN 39638Field Goal
412:521:12OPP 3933Punt
48:042:18OPP 3433Punt
44:061:57OWN 2937Punt
41:511:16OWN 4836Punt

Game MVP: Delvin Williams, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

PhiladelphiaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Metcalf11222.00900
Gary Hammond5459.002130
Clarence Davis122.00200
Steve Grogan144.00400
WashingtonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Delvin Williams26803.081511
Jeff Kinney10555.50900
Jim Braxton242.00400
Mike Siani166.00600

Passing Statistics

PhiladelphiaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Grogan45231790/0233439.0
WashingtonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bert Jones30162001/4140171.5

Receiving Statistics

PhiladelphiaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rickey Young611376.170111
WR Harold Carmichael486516.2526331
WR Willie McGee47379.255200
WR Terry Metcalf3372.33060
WR Cotton Speyrer35134.33360
TE Charle Young25115.50070
TE Jim Thaxton1399.00190
RB Clarence Davis0100.00000
TE John Spagnola0100.00000
WashingtonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lou Piccone385719.003400
FB Bobby Anderson2273.50140
WR John Fuqua234120.5017280
WR Mike Siani23105.00071
RB Delvin Williams24126.00060
WR James Scott223015.004300
FB Jim Braxton1488.00780
TE Mike Barber111212.000120
WR James Thompson132323.000230

Interception Statistics

PhiladelphiaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Roger Jones100.000
WashingtonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kerry Reardon284.000
CB Larry Marshall12121.001
ILB Ralph Ortega12020.000

Fumble Statistics

PhiladelphiaFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Grogan1000
Cal Peterson0010
Jimmy Webb0010
WashingtonFumbRecovForceTD
Jeff Kinney1100
Bert Jones1000
Tom Luken0100
Jeff McIntyre0100
Bo Conway0010

Punting Statistics

PhiladelphiaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Connell416641.534.5531
WashingtonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Colquitt932436.023.9442

Kicking Statistics

PhiladelphiaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matt Bahr1/21/20/1401/1
WashingtonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Leypoldt2/21/10/0403/3

Punt Return Statistics

PhiladelphiaRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf3299.70
WashingtonRetYardsAvgTD
Lou Piccone188.00

Kick Return Statistics

PhiladelphiaRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf25326.50
Willie McGee12222.00
WashingtonRetYardsAvgTD
Larry Marshall12222.00
Lou Piccone12424.00

Defensive Statistics

PhiladelphiaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Steve Zabel710.03326
S Chuck Crist620.03328
S Artimus Parker610.02623
DT Jimmy Webb510.5217
ILB Bill Bergey530.02822
DE Elois Grooms430.02927
CB Eddie McMillan400.02523
CB Roger Jones310.02722
S Bruce Rhodes300.01811
DE Dennis Harrison220.52819
ILB Tim Kearney220.0139
WR Harold Carmichael20---------
OLB Cal Peterson200.03727
CB Greg Stemrick130.01814
C Karl Chandler10---------
DT Ed Galigher100.01824
CB Ken Riley100.02723
WR Rickey Young10---------
ILB Jerry Robinson100.054
OLB Rich Milot100.063
DE Bill Cooke010.01112
CB Louis Breeden010.0149
WashingtonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Larry Marshall510.01140
CB Lloyd Mumphord420.01738
S George Atkinson410.01539
ILB Ralph Ortega410.01330
S Ken Greene310.01430
CB Kerry Reardon300.01440
DE Cleveland Elam300.01437
DE Jeff Merrow300.01222
OLB Jeff McIntyre220.0527
OLB Bo Conway200.055
CB James Hunter130.0831
DT John Mendenhall110.0816
DE Lem Burnham100.0623
RB Delvin Williams10---------
DE Mike Fultz100.0613
OLB Curtis Townsend100.0725

Pass Rush Statistics

PhiladelphiaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jimmy Webb0.50007
DE Dennis Harrison0.500019
DT Ed Galigher0.011024
DE Elois Grooms0.002027
DE Bill Cooke0.001012
OLB Cal Peterson0.000127
WashingtonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT John Mendenhall0.020016
DE Cleveland Elam0.001137
DE Mike Butler0.001032
OLB Jeff McIntyre0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

PhiladelphiaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Artimus Parker30023
ILB Bill Bergey21022
OLB Steve Zabel21026
CB Ken Riley12023
CB Roger Jones11122
CB Greg Stemrick11014
S Chuck Crist10028
ILB Tim Kearney1009
CB Eddie McMillan10023
DE Elois Grooms10027
S Bruce Rhodes10011
OLB Rich Milot1003
ILB Jerry Robinson0104
WashingtonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kerry Reardon40240
CB Larry Marshall40140
CB Lloyd Mumphord30038
S George Atkinson20039
S Ken Greene20030
OLB Jeff McIntyre20027
OLB Bo Conway1005
DE Cleveland Elam10037
DE Jeff Merrow10022
CB James Hunter10031
DE Mike Fultz10013
OLB Curtis Townsend10025
OLB Reggie Williams03018
ILB Neal Olkewicz01014
ILB Ralph Ortega00130

Blocking Statistics

PhiladelphiaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Henry Lawrence13017039
Homer Elias13014036
Jerry Sisemore12015038
Charle Young1109018
Ron Baker11015037
Karl Chandler06016044
Dan Stonebarger0106013
WashingtonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Doug Dumler48036130
Dean Lang38032027
Mike Donohoe220905
Keith Shelton17037030
Jack Cornell14017017
Mike Barber11029016
Tom Luken07034023
Jim Hough02036027

Special Teams Tackles

PhiladelphiaTacklesSTPlays
Clarence Davis117
Bruce Rhodes115
Cotton Speyrer114
WashingtonTacklesSTPlays
Curtis Townsend220
James Scott122
Al Dixon122
Jim Hough110
John Fuqua18

Participation

PhiladelphiaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cal Peterson------3727367
Chuck Crist------3328364
Steve Grogan1845---------63
Karl Chandler1644------262
Steve Zabel------3326362
Harold Carmichael1738------257
Elois Grooms------2927157
Henry Lawrence1739---------56
Ron Baker1537------456
Bill Bergey------2822555
Jerry Sisemore1538---------53
Ken Riley------2723252
Eddie McMillan------2523250
Artimus Parker------2623150
Roger Jones------2722150
Homer Elias1436---------50
Willie McGee525------1949
Ed Galigher------1824648
Dennis Harrison------2819148
Terry Metcalf1322------1247
Rickey Young1332---------45
Greg Stemrick------18141244
Bruce Rhodes------18111544
Cotton Speyrer623------1443
Sam Scarber1314------1542
Jim Thaxton718------1540
Charle Young918------1239
Louis Breeden------1491235
Clarence Davis116------1734
Tim Kearney------1391133
John Spagnola110------2132
Rich Milot------632231
Jimmy Webb------217230
David Logan------1041226
Bill Cooke------1112225
Mo Cooper411------621
Dan Stonebarger613------221
Bert Cooper------241521
Gary Hammond59------620
Jerry Robinson------54514
Eric Laakso16------613
Geoff Reece21------69
Matt Bahr00------77
Mike Connell00------44
Steve Deberg00------22
Steve Spurrier00---------0
WashingtonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Keith Shelton3730------1178
Jim Hough3627------1073
Bert Jones3931---------70
Doug Dumler3630------167
Larry Marshall------11401667
Lloyd Mumphord------1738964
Dean Lang3227------160
Tom Luken3423---------57
James Hunter------8311857
George Atkinson------1539256
Lou Piccone2724------556
Kerry Reardon------1440256
Cleveland Elam------1437455
Curtis Townsend------7252052
John Fuqua2617------851
Delvin Williams2921---------50
James Thompson1618------1448
Ralph Ortega------1330346
Mike Butler------1232246
Ken Greene------1430246
Jack Cornell1717------1145
Mike Barber2916---------45
Jim Braxton1813------1243
Mike Siani2219---------41
Jeff Merrow------1222438
Jeff McIntyre------527638
Reggie Williams------1318132
Lem Burnham------623130
James Scott34------2229
Mike Donohoe95------1428
John Mendenhall------816327
Bobby Anderson57------1426
Al Dixon11------2224
Jim Bertelsen00------2222
Mike Fultz------613322
Jeff Kinney1010---------20
Neal Olkewicz------514---19
Harris Richardson31------1115
John Bunting------211114
Richard Neal------66214
O.J. Sanford------58114
Bo Conway------55111
Craig Colquitt00------99
John Leypoldt00------88
Scott Hunter00------22
Joe Pisarcik00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7355.0
Middle8243.0
Right3144.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8465.8
Middle22703.2
Right9293.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PhiladelphiaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Grogan45233444314
WashingtonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bert Jones30164107411

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3210.3
Short (0-8 Yds)2013633.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)157825.5
Long (19+ Yds)61335.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen6261.0
Short (0-8 Yds)107474.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)64549.0
Long (19+ Yds)839311.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PhiladelphiaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rickey Young116037032
WR Harold Carmichael84065238
WR Willie McGee74137125
WR Cotton Speyrer53113023
TE Charle Young52211018
WR Terry Metcalf3307022
TE Jim Thaxton3109018
RB Clarence Davis1000016
TE John Spagnola1000010
WashingtonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Lou Piccone83057124
FB Jim Braxton4108013
RB Delvin Williams42012021
WR John Fuqua32041117
WR Mike Siani32010019
WR James Thompson31023118
FB Bobby Anderson220707
WR James Scott2203014
TE Mike Barber11012016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PhiladelphiaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
WashingtonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Delvin Williams3217.003.08
Jeff Kinney177.005.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PhiladelphiaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Grogan32113.673.98
WashingtonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bert Jones1177.006.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PhiladelphiaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf1166.002.33
TE Jim Thaxton1000.003.00
WR Rickey Young1155.003.36
WashingtonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mike Siani1177.003.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PhiladelphiaRushesConversions
Terry Metcalf11
WashingtonRushesConversions
Jeff Kinney41
Delvin Williams31
Jim Braxton11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PhiladelphiaAttCompConversions
Steve Grogan1021
WashingtonAttCompConversions
Bert Jones953

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PhiladelphiaTargCatchConversions
WR Willie McGee311
WR Rickey Young300
WR Harold Carmichael100
RB Clarence Davis100
WR Cotton Speyrer110
TE John Spagnola100
WashingtonTargCatchConversions
WR Lou Piccone311
WR James Scott221
FB Bobby Anderson110
WR John Fuqua100
RB Delvin Williams100
TE Mike Barber111

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (21,400)
End Zone13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)