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1978 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 248 points (15.5/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 296 points (18.5/g), 15th.
Differential of -48 points (-3.0/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.3-9.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Bud Wilkinson (6-10-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 3 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 10 | 17 | 16 | 236 | 137 | 99 | 2 | 19 | 243 | 49 | 194 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | box | L | 0-2 | New England Patriots | 6 | 16 | 9 | 193 | 136 | 57 | 3 | 21 | 441 | 172 | 269 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | box | L | 0-3 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 28 | 19 | 328 | 196 | 132 | 1 | 16 | 302 | 47 | 255 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | box | L | 0-4 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 21 | 16 | 310 | 195 | 115 | 21 | 389 | 173 | 216 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | box | L | 0-5 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 24 | 19 | 351 | 211 | 140 | 1 | 16 | 267 | 144 | 123 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 0-6 | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 30 | 21 | 343 | 198 | 145 | 3 | 14 | 222 | 66 | 156 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 15 | box | L | 0-7 | Dallas Cowboys | 21 | 24 | 21 | 372 | 236 | 136 | 3 | 24 | 418 | 287 | 131 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 22 | box | L | 0-8 | @ | New York Jets | 10 | 23 | 13 | 304 | 144 | 160 | 3 | 21 | 293 | 123 | 170 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 1-8 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 10 | 15 | 354 | 260 | 94 | 3 | 19 | 352 | 220 | 132 | 5 |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 2-8 | New York Giants | 20 | 10 | 17 | 350 | 211 | 139 | 1 | 22 | 311 | 169 | 142 | 5 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 3-8 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 10 | 21 | 335 | 221 | 114 | 2 | 16 | 264 | 146 | 118 | 3 |
| 12 | Sun | November 19 | box | W | 4-8 | @ | Washington Redskins | 27 | 17 | 18 | 303 | 137 | 166 | 2 | 14 | 211 | 193 | 18 | 3 |
| 13 | Sun | November 26 | box | L | 4-9 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 14 | 17 | 294 | 192 | 102 | 3 | 15 | 244 | 149 | 95 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | box | W | 5-9 | Detroit Lions | 21 | 14 | 18 | 284 | 151 | 133 | 1 | 16 | 224 | 119 | 105 | 5 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | box | L | 5-10 | @ | New York Giants | 0 | 17 | 17 | 341 | 198 | 143 | 5 | 14 | 255 | 24 | 231 | 2 |
| 16 | Sun | December 17 | box | W | 6-10 | Atlanta Falcons | 42 | 21 | 24 | 427 | 348 | 79 | 2 | 18 | 311 | 270 | 41 | 6 | |