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1978 New England Patriots
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 358 points (22.4/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 286 points (17.9/g), 13th.
Differential of 72 points (4.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 17th.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.0, Offense: 3.6, Defense: 1.4, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Hank Bullough (0-1-0) (co-coach with Ron Erhardt), Ron Erhardt (0-1-0) and Chuck Fairbanks (11-4-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ron Erhardt
Defensive Coordinator: Hank Bullough
Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
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Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 18 | NWE | Bob Cryder | T | 9 | 1978 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 107 | Alabama | |||||||||||
| 2 | 50 | NWE | Matt Cavanaugh | QB | 13 | 1979 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 112 | 305 | 579 | 4332 | 28 | 30 | 60 | 213 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 77 | NWE | Carlos Pennywell | WR | 4 | 1978 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 143 | 3 | Grambling St. | |||||
| 4 | 102 | NWE | Dwight Wheeler | T | 9 | 1978 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 91 | Tennessee St. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 129 | NWE | Bill Matthews | LB | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 48 | South Dakota St. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 156 | NWE | Kem Coleman | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 188 | NWE | Mike Hawkins | LB | 5 | 1978 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 62 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |||||||||||
| 8 | 198 | NWE | Terry Falcon | G | 3 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | Montana | |||||||||||
| 8 | 215 | NWE | Mosi Tatupu | RB | 14 | 1978 | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 199 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 612 | 2415 | 18 | 96 | 843 | 2 | USC |
| 9 | 242 | NWE | Tim Petersen | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arizona St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 269 | NWE | Bryan Ferguson | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 296 | NWE | Charlie Williams | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 328 | NWE | John Gibney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colgate | ||||||||||||||||