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1978 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 281 points (17.6/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (18.6/g), 16th.
Differential of -17 points (-1.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by Dick Nolan (7-9-0)
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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 | Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 24 | 19 | 321 | 183 | 138 | 1 | 28 | 424 | 269 | 155 | 6 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 28 | 25 | 395 | 295 | 100 | 1 | 20 | 376 | 156 | 220 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | box | L | 1-2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 24 | 14 | 308 | 220 | 88 | 4 | 22 | 373 | 166 | 207 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 2-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 18 | 12 | 254 | 180 | 74 | 2 | 14 | 283 | 117 | 166 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | box | L | 2-3 | Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 26 | 19 | 315 | 172 | 143 | 1 | 15 | 281 | 157 | 124 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 2-4 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 24 | 21 | 298 | 231 | 67 | 2 | 20 | 271 | 92 | 179 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 3-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 7 | 12 | 206 | 31 | 175 | 12 | 175 | 101 | 74 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 22 | box | W | 4-4 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 3 | 12 | 118 | 78 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 342 | 184 | 158 | 6 |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 5-4 | New York Giants | 28 | 17 | 22 | 300 | 139 | 161 | 1 | 17 | 333 | 129 | 204 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | box | L | 5-5 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 20 | 23 | 421 | 340 | 81 | 2 | 20 | 345 | 200 | 145 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | box | L | 5-6 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 20 | 22 | 347 | 181 | 166 | 2 | 16 | 284 | 210 | 74 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 19 | box | L | 5-7 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 27 | 15 | 277 | 215 | 62 | 4 | 17 | 304 | 106 | 198 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 26 | box | L | 5-8 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 20 | 13 | 335 | 205 | 130 | 2 | 25 | 385 | 255 | 130 | 4 |
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | box | W | 6-8 | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 13 | 24 | 383 | 190 | 193 | 4 | 14 | 287 | 128 | 159 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | box | L | 6-9 | Houston Oilers | 12 | 17 | 18 | 297 | 241 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 244 | 119 | 125 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 17 | box | W | 7-9 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 10 | 24 | 421 | 250 | 171 | 3 | 10 | 177 | 75 | 102 | |