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1978 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 372 points (23.2/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 254 points (15.9/g), 6th.
Differential of 118 points (7.4/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by Don Shula (11-5-0)
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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 | @ | New York Jets | 20 | 33 | 16 | 329 | 175 | 154 | 2 | 23 | 380 | 227 | 153 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 42 | 0 | 20 | 440 | 148 | 292 | 2 | 18 | 247 | 151 | 96 | 7 |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | box | W | 2-1 | Buffalo Bills | 31 | 24 | 18 | 373 | 88 | 285 | 1 | 17 | 349 | 221 | 128 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 17 | 9 | 143 | 61 | 82 | 3 | 20 | 337 | 115 | 222 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 3-2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 10 | 16 | 267 | 144 | 123 | 1 | 19 | 351 | 211 | 140 | 1 | |
| 6 | Mon | October 9 | box | W | 4-2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 0 | 18 | 335 | 152 | 183 | 3 | 15 | 247 | 153 | 94 | 5 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 28 | 21 | 17 | 261 | 122 | 139 | 1 | 20 | 404 | 287 | 117 | 5 |
| 8 | Sun | October 22 | box | L | 5-3 | @ | New England Patriots | 24 | 33 | 20 | 333 | 189 | 144 | 2 | 24 | 393 | 168 | 225 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 6-3 | Baltimore Colts | 26 | 8 | 14 | 309 | 189 | 120 | 2 | 13 | 231 | 39 | 192 | 6 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 7-3 | Dallas Cowboys | 23 | 16 | 13 | 206 | 152 | 54 | 19 | 328 | 239 | 89 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 8-3 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 25 | 24 | 20 | 289 | 96 | 193 | 2 | 16 | 284 | 114 | 170 | 2 |
| 12 | Mon | November 20 | box | L | 8-4 | @ | Houston Oilers | 30 | 35 | 27 | 454 | 327 | 127 | 2 | 23 | 406 | 141 | 265 | 1 |
| 13 | Sun | November 26 | box | L | 8-5 | New York Jets | 13 | 24 | 18 | 256 | 150 | 106 | 4 | 18 | 307 | 222 | 85 | 1 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | box | W | 9-5 | @ | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 | 19 | 295 | 142 | 153 | 1 | 16 | 290 | 167 | 123 | 4 |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 10-5 | Oakland Raiders | 23 | 6 | 13 | 260 | 163 | 97 | 3 | 21 | 319 | 234 | 85 | 7 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 18 | box | W | 11-5 | New England Patriots | 23 | 3 | 12 | 285 | 171 | 114 | 1 | 16 | 296 | 219 | 77 | 4 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 24 | box | L | 11-6 | Houston Oilers | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||