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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.
Coached by Hank Bullough (0-1-0) (co-coach with Ron Erhardt), Ron Erhardt (0-1-0) and Chuck Fairbanks (11-4-0)
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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 | Washington Redskins | 14 | 16 | 21 | 326 | 165 | 161 | 3 | 14 | 324 | 175 | 149 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 6 | 21 | 441 | 172 | 269 | 4 | 9 | 193 | 136 | 57 | 3 |
| 3 | Mon | September 18 | box | L | 1-2 | Baltimore Colts | 27 | 34 | 23 | 429 | 223 | 206 | 4 | 15 | 361 | 265 | 96 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 2-2 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 21 | 14 | 22 | 404 | 197 | 207 | 4 | 14 | 236 | 153 | 83 | 3 |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 3-2 | San Diego Chargers | 28 | 23 | 19 | 299 | 198 | 101 | 1 | 18 | 322 | 162 | 160 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | box | W | 4-2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 14 | 22 | 394 | 189 | 205 | 4 | 17 | 293 | 186 | 107 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 3 | 19 | 298 | 162 | 136 | 2 | 17 | 279 | 206 | 73 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | October 22 | box | W | 6-2 | Miami Dolphins | 33 | 24 | 24 | 393 | 168 | 225 | 2 | 20 | 333 | 189 | 144 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 7-2 | New York Jets | 55 | 21 | 26 | 529 | 289 | 240 | 1 | 20 | 276 | 172 | 104 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 8-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 10 | 20 | 332 | 53 | 279 | 3 | 15 | 247 | 107 | 140 | 3 |
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | box | L | 8-3 | Houston Oilers | 23 | 26 | 16 | 274 | 130 | 144 | 4 | 24 | 322 | 194 | 128 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 19 | box | W | 9-3 | @ | New York Jets | 19 | 17 | 18 | 324 | 99 | 225 | 2 | 12 | 208 | 139 | 69 | 3 |
| 13 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 10-3 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 35 | 14 | 15 | 460 | 232 | 228 | 2 | 18 | 300 | 155 | 145 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | box | L | 10-4 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 17 | 16 | 363 | 150 | 213 | 3 | 17 | 329 | 230 | 99 | 1 |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 11-4 | Buffalo Bills | 26 | 24 | 24 | 403 | 154 | 249 | 3 | 16 | 307 | 123 | 184 | 2 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 18 | box | L | 11-5 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 23 | 16 | 296 | 219 | 77 | 4 | 12 | 285 | 171 | 114 | 1 |
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| Division | Sun | December 31 | box | L | 11-6 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 31 | |||||||||||