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1978 Houston Oilers
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (18.6/g), 16th.
Differential of -15 points (-0.9/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Coached by Bum Phillips (10-6-0)
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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 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 20 | 13 | 261 | 105 | 156 | 4 | 11 | 171 | 71 | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 17 | 15 | 226 | 47 | 179 | 1 | 19 | 295 | 34 | 261 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | box | W | 2-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 19 | 23 | 330 | 179 | 151 | 2 | 18 | 382 | 321 | 61 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | box | L | 2-2 | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 10 | 10 | 232 | 120 | 112 | 2 | 26 | 388 | 213 | 175 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 13 | 20 | 379 | 215 | 164 | 4 | 11 | 182 | 104 | 78 | 4 |
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 3-3 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 21 | 20 | 373 | 168 | 205 | 2 | 22 | 279 | 156 | 123 | 5 |
| 7 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 4-3 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 10 | 17 | 330 | 152 | 178 | 15 | 229 | 80 | 149 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Mon | October 23 | box | W | 5-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 17 | 22 | 329 | 160 | 169 | 1 | 21 | 328 | 215 | 113 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | box | L | 5-4 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 28 | 15 | 255 | 118 | 137 | 2 | 18 | 436 | 247 | 189 | 1 |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 6-4 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 10 | 18 | 392 | 236 | 156 | 4 | 10 | 194 | 166 | 28 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 7-4 | @ | New England Patriots | 26 | 23 | 24 | 322 | 194 | 128 | 4 | 16 | 274 | 130 | 144 | 4 |
| 12 | Mon | November 20 | box | W | 8-4 | Miami Dolphins | 35 | 30 | 23 | 406 | 141 | 265 | 1 | 27 | 454 | 327 | 127 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 9-4 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 10 | 17 | 301 | 148 | 153 | 2 | 19 | 237 | 95 | 142 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | box | L | 9-5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 13 | 9 | 164 | 83 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 251 | 74 | 177 | 2 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 10-5 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 12 | 16 | 244 | 119 | 125 | 18 | 297 | 241 | 56 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 17 | box | L | 10-6 | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 45 | 14 | 270 | 153 | 117 | 3 | 24 | 517 | 368 | 149 | 3 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 24 | box | W | 11-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Division | Sun | December 31 | box | W | 12-6 | @ | New England Patriots | 31 | 14 | ||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 7 | box | L | 12-7 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 34 | ||||||||||