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1978 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 240 points (15.0/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 290 points (18.1/g), 14th.
 Differential of -50 points (-3.1/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 19th.

Coached by Leeman Bennett (9-7-0)

1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 3 box W 1-0 Houston Oilers 20 14 11 171 71 100 1 13 261 105 156 4
2 Sun September 10 box L 1-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 0 10 7 73 3 70 3 23 358 216 142 4
3 Sun September 17 box L 1-2 Cleveland Browns 16 24 17 234 147 87 4 17 308 198 110 3
4 Sun September 24 box L 1-3 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 14 13 217 69 148 3 10 176 82 94 1
5 Sun October 1 box W 2-3 New York Giants 23 20 22 350 198 152 3 8 146 59 87 1
6 Sun October 8 box L 2-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 31 20 257 144 113 4 28 387 206 181 3
7 Sun October 15 box W 3-4 Detroit Lions 14 0 15 248 122 126 13 169 147 22 3
8 Sun October 22 box W 4-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 17 16 330 216 114 2 21 261 53 208 2
9 Mon October 30 box W 5-4 Los Angeles Rams 15 7 9 185 87 98 2 14 234 140 94 5
10 Sun November 5 box W 6-4 San Francisco 49ers 21 10 16 246 184 62 3 13 168 50 118 3
11 Sun November 12 box W 7-4 @ New Orleans Saints 20 17 16 284 210 74 1 22 347 181 166 2
12 Sun November 19 box L 7-5 @ Chicago Bears 7 13 21 344 195 149 2 13 183 72 111
13 Sun November 26 box W 8-5 New Orleans Saints 20 17 25 385 255 130 4 13 335 205 130 2
14 Sun December 3 box L 8-6 @ Cincinnati Bengals 7 37 10 174 91 83 3 20 360 137 223
15 Sun December 10 box W 9-6 Washington Redskins 20 17 17 253 140 113 15 311 165 146 2
16 Sun December 17 box L 9-7 @ St. Louis Cardinals 21 42 18 311 270 41 6 24 427 348 79 2
Playoffs
WildCard Sun December 24 box W 10-7 Philadelphia Eagles 14 13
Division Sat December 30 box L 10-8 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 27