Week 16, 1979

played in Philadelphia, PA

39 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	0	7	-	14
Philadelphia Eagles	13	13	3	3	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 PHI - Terry Metcalf 90 kickoff return (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 08:29 PHI - Matt Bahr 21 field goal
1Q: 00:22 PHI - Matt Bahr 34 field goal
2Q: 12:03 PHI - Matt Bahr 48 field goal
2Q: 06:49 PHI - Jim Thaxton 9 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Stanley Morgan 42 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:06 PHI - Matt Bahr 51 field goal
3Q: 09:57 PHI - Matt Bahr 29 field goal
4Q: 14:56 NED - Sam Cunningham 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 11:46 PHI - Matt Bahr 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 PHI - Terry Metcalf 90 kickoff return (Matt Bahr extra point)
1Q: 08:29 PHI - Matt Bahr 21 field goal
1Q: 00:22 PHI - Matt Bahr 34 field goal
2Q: 12:03 PHI - Matt Bahr 48 field goal
2Q: 06:49 PHI - Jim Thaxton 9 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Stanley Morgan 42 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:06 PHI - Matt Bahr 51 field goal
3Q: 09:57 PHI - Matt Bahr 29 field goal
4Q: 14:56 NED - Sam Cunningham 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 11:46 PHI - Matt Bahr 27 field goal

Team Statistics NED PHI
Record 5-10 12-3
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 301 428
- Offensive Plays 55 72
- Yards per Play 5.47 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 44 157
- Rushing Attempts 13 35
- Yards per Rush 3.38 4.49
Net Passing Yards 257 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 1 36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 7.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/41 9/53
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/60
Kick Returns/Yards 5/129 3/145
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 22:01 37:59

Team Statistics	NED	PHI
Record	5-10	12-3
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	301	428
- Offensive Plays	55	72
- Yards per Play	5.47	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	44	157
- Rushing Attempts	13	35
- Yards per Rush	3.38	4.49
Net Passing Yards	257	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 1	36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	7.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/41	9/53
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/60
Kick Returns/Yards	5/129	3/145
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	22:01	37:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:44	1:49	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	8:23	3:41	OWN 32	6	26	Interception
1	0:16	0:39	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	11:58	2:12	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	6:43	1:11	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	2:43	0:43	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	9:49	2:28	OWN 22	4	36	Punt
3	4:11	4:26	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:39	2:03	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	8:10	2:16	OWN 16	11	66	Fumble
4	2:07	0:53	OWN 49	4	-3	Downs

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	4:32	OWN 37	10	59	Field Goal
1	4:42	4:26	OWN 29	7	54	Field Goal
2	14:37	2:39	OWN 43	6	26	Field Goal
2	9:46	3:03	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	5:32	2:49	OWN 11	6	4	Punt
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 41	6	25	Field Goal
3	13:38	3:49	OWN 41	6	47	Field Goal
3	7:21	3:10	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	14:45	3:06	OWN 49	5	41	Field Goal
4	9:36	1:26	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	5:54	3:47	OWN 18	8	33	Fumble
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 46	2	9	Game

Game MVP: Steve Grogan, Philadelphia Eagles

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Paul Hofer	7	17	2.43	8	0
Jim Plunkett	3	16	5.33	11	1
Sam Cunningham	1	2	2.00	2	0
Art Whittington	1	2	2.00	2	0
Theotis Brown	1	7	7.00	7	0

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Metcalf	24	119	4.96	12	2
Gary Hammond	7	35	5.00	10	1
Clarence Davis	2	2	1.00	2	0
Steve Grogan	1	2	2.00	2	0
Steve Deberg	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	37	20	288	5/31	2	42	1	86.3

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Grogan	36	26	277	1/6	1	29	0	103.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	6	12	147	24.50	48	42	1
WR Fred Willis	4	6	52	13.00	5	21	0
WR Carlos Stevens	3	5	33	11.00	0	23	0
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	1
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	3	12	12.00	2	12	0
TE Craig Lane	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Paul Hofer	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
TE Richard Osborne	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Jim Smith	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Carmichael	7	8	96	13.71	1	29	0
WR Terry Metcalf	5	6	59	11.80	37	22	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	4	6	49	12.25	9	18	0
WR Rickey Young	4	4	34	8.50	16	19	0
WR Willie McGee	3	6	23	7.67	0	10	0
FB Cleo Miller	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Sam Scarber	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Jim Thaxton	1	2	9	9.00	9	9	1
TE Charle Young	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Breeden	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0
Tyrell Garrison	0	1	0
Sam Hunt	0	0	1
John Anderson	0	0	1

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Metcalf	2	0	0
Henry Lawrence	0	1	0
Bill Cooke	0	1	0
Dennis Harrison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	324	46.3	34.9	52	2

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	3	136	45.3	38.7	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	6/6	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	60	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Theotis Brown	4	96	24.0	0
Jubilee Dunbar	1	33	33.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	3	145	48.3	1

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	10	2	0.0	30	35
OLB Steve Nelson	7	0	0.0	31	33
S Sandy Durko	4	5	0.0	24	25
CB Carl Allen	4	2	0.0	28	29
CB Martin Lance	4	1	0.0	29	29
CB Richard Blackmore	4	1	0.0	21	30
S Vince Castillo	4	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Gary Campbell	4	0	0.0	15	11
DE Tyrell Garrison	3	0	1.0	21	18
OLB Jim Turnbull	2	2	0.0	22	22
DE Jim Young	2	2	0.0	28	29
DT Reggie Kinlaw	2	2	0.0	23	27
DT Marty Smith	2	1	0.0	20	19
S Glenn Buchanan	2	0	0.0	24	26
S Tommy Marvaso	2	0	0.0	17	15
DE Jimmy Nakis	1	2	0.0	13	19
OLB Fred Carr	1	0	0.0	4	4
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andy Collins	1	0	0.0	8	9
ILB John Anderson	1	0	0.0	5	2

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bill Bergey	6	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Steve Zabel	5	0	1.0	12	36
S Charlie Greer	4	1	0.0	6	32
S Chuck Crist	3	1	0.0	12	39
CB Louis Breeden	3	1	0.0	10	42
DE David Logan	2	0	2.0	6	31
ILB Tim Kearney	2	1	0.0	6	2
OLB Cal Peterson	2	0	0.0	9	17
S John Pitts	2	0	0.0	7	33
DE Bill Cooke	1	1	1.5	7	12
DE Dennis Harrison	1	0	0.5	7	25
S Artimus Parker	1	2	0.0	6	11
CB Eddie McMillan	1	1	0.0	9	30
DT Ed Galigher	1	0	0.0	10	33
CB Greg Stemrick	1	0	0.0	8	42
DT Don Smith	0	1	0.0	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tyrell Garrison	1.0	0	1	18
DE Jim Young	0.0	1	1	29
OLB Steve Nelson	0.0	0	1	33

Philadelphia	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Logan	2.0	0	0	31
DE Bill Cooke	1.5	0	0	12
OLB Steve Zabel	1.0	0	0	36
DE Dennis Harrison	0.5	1	0	25
DT Ed Galigher	0.0	3	3	33
DT Don Smith	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Cal Peterson	0.0	0	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Martin Lance	4	0	29
CB Carl Allen	3	1	29
OLB Steve Nelson	3	0	33
CB Richard Blackmore	3	0	30
OLB Sam Hunt	2	1	35
S Sandy Durko	2	0	25
S Glenn Buchanan	2	0	26
S Tommy Marvaso	2	0	15
OLB Fred Carr	1	0	4
DE Jimmy Nakis	1	0	19
S Vince Castillo	1	0	25
DE Jim Young	1	0	29
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1	0	27

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Pitts	3	1	0	33
CB Louis Breeden	3	0	1	42
S Charlie Greer	3	0	0	32
OLB Steve Zabel	3	0	0	36
ILB Bill Bergey	2	1	0	36
S Chuck Crist	2	1	0	39
CB Greg Stemrick	1	1	0	42
CB Eddie McMillan	1	0	0	30
S Artimus Parker	1	0	0	11
OLB Cal Peterson	1	0	0	17
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wade Griffin	2	4	12	3	33
Joe Fields	1	1	12	1	40
John Hannah	0	4	13	0	42
Sam Cunningham	0	1	6	0	20
Al Speer	0	0	1	1	9

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Lawrence	5	6	1	29	0	30
Karl Chandler	4	8	1	33	0	36
Jerry Sisemore	3	6	0	32	0	35
Ron Baker	2	5	0	28	0	28
Dan Stonebarger	2	4	0	11	0	14
Geoff Reece	1	1	0	2	0	1
Homer Elias	0	2	0	29	1	31
Mo Cooper	0	1	0	5	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Art Whittington	1	21
Fred Carr	1	19
Bob Trumpy	1	18
Lynn Boden	1	7
Sam Cunningham	1	6

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Davis	3	25
Bert Cooper	1	14
Gary Hammond	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hunt	---	---	30	35	6	71
Steve Nelson	---	---	31	33	5	69
Vince Castillo	---	---	22	25	20	67
Jim Young	---	---	28	29	9	66
Carl Allen	---	---	28	29	7	64
Martin Lance	---	---	29	29	3	61
Joe Fields	12	40	---	---	7	59
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	23	27	8	58
Richard Blackmore	---	---	21	30	5	56
John Hannah	13	42	---	---	---	55
Jim Plunkett	13	42	---	---	---	55
Sandy Durko	---	---	24	25	5	54
Kyle Delaroche	13	39	---	---	---	52
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	24	26	2	52
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	17	15	17	49
Jim Turnbull	---	---	22	22	3	47
Lynn Boden	9	29	---	---	7	45
Wade Griffin	12	33	---	---	---	45
Carlos Stevens	7	26	---	---	9	42
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	21	18	3	42
Marty Smith	---	---	20	19	3	42
Stanley Morgan	10	28	---	---	3	41
Jubilee Dunbar	3	22	---	---	13	38
Fred Willis	10	26	---	---	---	36
Andy Collins	---	---	8	9	19	36
Craig Lane	6	19	---	---	10	35
Paul Hofer	10	25	---	---	---	35
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	13	19	1	33
Sam Cunningham	6	20	---	---	6	32
Gary Campbell	---	---	15	11	3	29
Fred Carr	---	---	4	4	19	27
Peter Bernstein	5	15	---	---	7	27
Jim Smith	1	13	---	---	11	25
Art Whittington	1	1	---	---	21	23
Bob Trumpy	0	3	---	---	18	21
Theotis Brown	1	12	---	---	8	21
John Brockington	3	4	---	---	12	19
Richard Osborne	7	11	---	---	---	18
Al Speer	1	9	---	---	7	17
Darryl Carlton	0	3	---	---	7	10
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Anderson	---	---	5	2	---	7
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Haslett	---	---	0	0	3	3
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Chandler	33	36	---	---	3	72
Steve Grogan	34	37	---	---	---	71
Harold Carmichael	32	32	---	---	4	68
Jerry Sisemore	32	35	---	---	---	67
Louis Breeden	---	---	10	42	13	65
Ron Baker	28	28	---	---	8	64
Greg Stemrick	---	---	8	42	11	61
Homer Elias	29	31	---	---	---	60
Henry Lawrence	29	30	---	---	---	59
Terry Metcalf	25	20	---	---	11	56
Chuck Crist	---	---	12	39	2	53
Bill Bergey	---	---	13	36	1	50
Jim Thaxton	15	16	---	---	18	49
Charlie Greer	---	---	6	32	10	48
Steve Zabel	---	---	12	36	---	48
Willie McGee	12	18	---	---	17	47
Rickey Young	23	21	---	---	1	45
Ed Galigher	---	---	10	33	1	44
Cleo Miller	15	12	---	---	17	44
Sam Scarber	12	18	---	---	14	44
Charle Young	20	15	---	---	7	42
John Pitts	---	---	7	33	1	41
Cotton Speyrer	11	15	---	---	14	40
Eddie McMillan	---	---	9	30	---	39
David Logan	---	---	6	31	---	37
Dennis Harrison	---	---	7	25	3	35
Clarence Davis	2	6	---	---	25	33
Gary Hammond	8	12	---	---	10	30
Don Smith	---	---	6	16	7	29
Dan Stonebarger	11	14	---	---	2	27
Cal Peterson	---	---	9	17	---	26
Eric Laakso	6	7	---	---	9	22
Bill Cooke	---	---	7	12	2	21
Bert Cooper	---	---	0	7	14	21
Tim Kearney	---	---	6	2	11	19
Sanders Shiver	---	---	1	2	15	18
Artimus Parker	---	---	6	11	---	17
Mo Cooper	5	3	---	---	9	17
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	14	14
Jimmy Webb	---	---	3	9	1	13
Geoff Reece	2	1	---	---	8	11
Jerry Robinson	---	---	0	6	5	11
Steve Deberg	1	0	---	---	6	7
Roger Jones	---	---	5	1	---	6
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Spurrier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	56	5.1
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	14	61	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	37	20	7	5	1	5	5	5	1

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Grogan	36	26	2	2	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	31	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	144	20.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	119	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	119	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	12	6	0	147	4	28
WR Fred Willis	6	4	1	52	1	26
WR Carlos Stevens	5	3	0	33	1	26
WR Jubilee Dunbar	3	1	0	12	0	22
TE Craig Lane	3	1	0	10	0	19
WR Jim Smith	3	1	0	-1	0	13
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	0	7	0	20
RB Paul Hofer	2	1	0	20	1	25
TE Richard Osborne	1	1	0	8	0	11

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Carmichael	8	7	0	96	1	32
WR Willie McGee	6	3	0	23	0	18
WR Terry Metcalf	6	5	0	59	1	20
WR Cotton Speyrer	6	4	1	49	0	15
WR Rickey Young	4	4	0	34	0	21
TE Jim Thaxton	2	1	1	9	0	16
TE Charle Young	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Cleo Miller	1	1	0	-1	0	12
FB Sam Scarber	1	1	0	8	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clarence Davis	1	0	0.00	1.00
Gary Hammond	1	1	1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	5	2	3	0.60	7.78

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Grogan	9	6	39	4.33	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan	2	1	2	1.00	12.25
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	1	1.00	3.50
TE Craig Lane	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Carmichael	2	2	16	8.00	12.00
WR Willie McGee	2	1	8	4.00	3.83
TE Jim Thaxton	2	1	9	4.50	4.50
FB Sam Scarber	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Charle Young	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rickey Young	1	1	-2	-2.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	1	0

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Hammond	2	1
Terry Metcalf	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	10	5	3

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Grogan	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	4	0	0
WR Fred Willis	2	1	1
WR Carlos Stevens	2	2	1
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	1
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	1	0

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie McGee	4	3	0
WR Harold Carmichael	2	2	1
WR Terry Metcalf	2	1	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)