The Philadelphia Eagles were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 17, on December 8, 1979.

1979 Philadelphia Eagles

Final

DAL

Cowboys

10-5-0

24

PHI

Eagles

10-5-0

17

1

10

3

2

0

7

3

7

0

4

7

7

Total

24

17

1st quarter

DAL

PHI

Cowboys

Scott Laidlaw 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

7

0

Eagles

Tony Franklin 27-yard field goal

7

3

Cowboys

Rafael Septien 40-yard field goal

10

3

2nd quarter

DAL

PHI

Eagles

Wilbert Montgomery 14-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)

10

10

3rd quarter

DAL

PHI

Cowboys

Robert Newhouse 17-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

17

10

4th quarter

DAL

PHI

Cowboys

Butch Johnson 17-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

24

10

Eagles

Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)

24

17

Cowboys

Eagles

1st Downs

19

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

65

Total Yards

279

284

Yards per play

4.4

4.4

Passing

94

204

Comp - Att

11 - 21

13 - 36

Yards per pass

4.1

5.5

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 11

1 - 12

Rushing

185

80

Rushing Attempts

41

28

Yards per rush

4.5

2.9

Penalties

7

2

Turnovers

1

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Roger Staubach 11 21 105 5.0 1 0 82.4
Team 11 21 94 5.0 1 0 2 82.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Robert Newhouse 12 68 5.7 1
Ron Springs 12 62 5.2 0
Tony Dorsett 9 36 4.0 0
Scott Laidlaw 2 10 5.0 1
Roger Staubach 3 10 3.3 0
Larry Brinson 1 1 1.0 0
Preston Pearson 2 -2 -1.0 0
Team 41 185 4.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Tony Hill 3 33 11.0 0
Preston Pearson 3 27 9.0 0
Butch Johnson 1 17 17.0 1
Ron Springs 1 16 16.0 0
Tony Dorsett 1 11 11.0 0
Robert Newhouse 2 1 0.5 0
Team 11 105 5.0 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rafael Septien 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Danny White 4 165 41.3
Team 4 165 41.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wade Manning 2 30 15.0 0
Ron Springs 1 18 18.0 0
Team 3 48 16.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wade Manning 1 17 17.0 0
Team 1 17 17.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ron Jaworski 13 36 216 6.0 1 1 54.9
Team 13 36 204 6.0 1 1 1 54.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wilbert Montgomery 23 65 2.8 1
Leroy Harris 5 15 3.0 0
Team 28 80 2.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wilbert Montgomery 4 93 23.3 1
Harold Carmichael 1 34 34.0 0
Keith Krepfle 3 31 10.3 0
Scott Fitzkee 2 24 12.0 0
Billy Campfield 2 23 11.5 0
Leroy Harris 1 11 11.0 0
Team 13 216 6.0 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Tony Franklin 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Max Runager 5 203 40.6
Team 5 203 40.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wally Henry 3 59 19.7 0
Team 3 59 19.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wally Henry 2 10 5.0 0
Team 2 10 5.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

3,858

Hurts

Jalen Hurts

RUSH

1,049

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

1,456

Brown

A.J. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

25.5

7th

OPP PPG

25.2

30th

RUSH YDS/G

128.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

17th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
Giants Giants
6 11 0 .353
Commanders Commanders
4 13 0 .235

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM

Last Game

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32

Final

9

PHI Eagles

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM