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1978 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 302 points (18.9/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 354 points (22.1/g), 24th.
 Differential of -52 points (-3.2/g), 25th.
 Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.

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

Simple Rating System: Total -3.3, Offense: -0.1, Defense: -3.2, SoS: -0.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Chuck Knox

 Offensive Coordinator: Ray Prochaska

Training Camp: Niagara University (Niagara Falls, New York)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 3 boxscore L 0-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 28 16 264 164 100 1 21 359 217 142 1
2 Sun September 10 boxscore L 0-2 New York Jets 20 21 17 314 213 101 1 18 288 171 117 2
3 Sun September 17 boxscore L 0-3 @ Miami Dolphins 24 31 17 349 221 128 1 18 373 88 285 1
4 Sun September 24 boxscore W 1-3 Baltimore Colts 24 17 12 247 118 129 1 16 307 125 182 3
5 Sun October 1 boxscore W 2-3 Kansas City Chiefs 28 13 17 293 176 117 3 15 308 70 238 2
6 Sun October 8 boxscore L 2-4 @ New York Jets 14 45 16 322 185 137 4 18 278 47 231 1
7 Sun October 15 boxscore L 2-5 @ Houston Oilers 10 17 15 229 80 149 1 17 330 152 178
8 Sun October 22 boxscore W 3-5 Cincinnati Bengals 5 0 12 226 56 170 16 244 103 141 5
9 Sun October 29 boxscore L 3-6 @ Cleveland Browns 20 41 28 283 201 82 3 28 532 223 309 1
10 Sun November 5 boxscore L 3-7 New England Patriots 10 14 15 247 107 140 3 20 332 53 279 3
11 Sun November 12 boxscore L 3-8 Miami Dolphins 24 25 16 284 114 170 2 20 289 96 193 2
12 Sun November 19 boxscore L 3-9 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 31 18 211 132 79 5 20 312 107 205 2
13 Sun November 26 boxscore W 4-9 New York Giants 41 17 27 465 99 366 1 15 321 222 99 1
14 Sun December 3 boxscore L 4-10 @ Kansas City Chiefs 10 14 16 343 207 136 5 21 340 99 241 1
15 Sun December 10 boxscore L 4-11 @ New England Patriots 24 26 16 307 123 184 2 24 403 154 249 3
16 Sun December 17 boxscore W 5-11 @ Baltimore Colts 21 14 16 246 53 193 1 18 172 33 139 2