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1978 Denver Broncos
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 282 points (17.6/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 198 points (12.4/g), 2nd.
Differential of 84 points (5.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by Red Miller (10-6-0)
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1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 3 | box | W | 1-0 | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 6 | 13 | 152 | 8 | 144 | 1 | 16 | 318 | 201 | 117 | 3 | |
| 2 | Mon | September 11 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 12 | 18 | 231 | 129 | 102 | 6 | 13 | 206 | 105 | 101 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | box | W | 2-1 | San Diego Chargers | 27 | 14 | 21 | 314 | 177 | 137 | 18 | 315 | 214 | 101 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 23 | 17 | 25 | 357 | 129 | 228 | 1 | 13 | 244 | 89 | 155 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 4-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 28 | 7 | 24 | 373 | 169 | 204 | 3 | 19 | 323 | 231 | 92 | 5 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 4-2 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 0 | 23 | 11 | 156 | 80 | 76 | 5 | 19 | 298 | 170 | 128 | 2 |
| 7 | Mon | October 16 | box | W | 5-2 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 7 | 18 | 308 | 173 | 135 | 3 | 15 | 347 | 137 | 210 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 22 | box | L | 5-3 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 6 | 7 | 17 | 341 | 190 | 151 | 1 | 11 | 237 | 131 | 106 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 6-3 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 20 | 17 | 25 | 423 | 145 | 278 | 3 | 19 | 258 | 140 | 118 | 5 |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | box | L | 6-4 | New York Jets | 28 | 31 | 15 | 306 | 173 | 133 | 3 | 19 | 403 | 201 | 202 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 7-4 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 19 | 7 | 17 | 323 | 214 | 109 | 2 | 14 | 255 | 145 | 110 | 3 |
| 12 | Sun | November 19 | box | W | 8-4 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 3 | 19 | 359 | 144 | 215 | 13 | 263 | 179 | 84 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu | November 23 | box | L | 8-5 | @ | Detroit Lions | 14 | 17 | 16 | 233 | 105 | 128 | 1 | 15 | 244 | 105 | 139 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | box | W | 9-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 21 | 6 | 16 | 192 | 45 | 147 | 1 | 20 | 279 | 178 | 101 | 5 |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 10-5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 3 | 20 | 461 | 271 | 190 | 2 | 13 | 199 | 100 | 99 | 3 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 16 | box | L | 10-6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 21 | 19 | 300 | 226 | 74 | 2 | 14 | 260 | 144 | 116 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 30 | box | L | 10-7 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 33 | 15 | 218 | 131 | 87 | 2 | 24 | 425 | 272 | 153 | 2 |