| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 3, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 7 | box | |
| 2 | Sun | September 10, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 10 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | September 17, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 16 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 24, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 15 | box |
| 5 | Sun | October 1, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | Houston Oilers | 13 | 16 | box | |
| 6 | Sun | October 8, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | New Orleans Saints | 24 | 16 | box |
| 7 | Sun | October 15, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 34 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | October 22, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 17 | box |
| 9 | Sun | October 29, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | Buffalo Bills | 41 | 20 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | November 5, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Houston Oilers | 10 | 14 | box |
| 11 | Sun | November 12, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | Denver Broncos | 7 | 19 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | November 19, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Baltimore Colts | 45 | 24 | box |
| 13 | Sun | November 26, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 19 | box | |
| 14 | Sun | December 3, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 24 | 47 | box |
| 15 | Sun | December 10, 1978 | W | Cleveland Browns | New York Jets | 37 | 34 | box | |
| 16 | Sun | December 17, 1978 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 48 | box |