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1978 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 270 points (16.9/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (15.6/g), 5th.
Differential of 20 points (1.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 2nd.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (9-7-0)
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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 | L | 0-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 16 | 10 | 208 | 80 | 128 | 2 | 15 | 220 | 117 | 103 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | box | L | 0-2 | @ | Washington Redskins | 30 | 35 | 18 | 313 | 185 | 128 | 2 | 19 | 316 | 199 | 117 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | box | W | 1-2 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 24 | 17 | 22 | 373 | 166 | 207 | 3 | 14 | 308 | 220 | 88 | 4 |
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 2-2 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 3 | 20 | 337 | 115 | 222 | 1 | 9 | 143 | 61 | 82 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 14 | 21 | 362 | 117 | 245 | 2 | 13 | 234 | 145 | 89 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 3-3 | @ | New England Patriots | 14 | 24 | 17 | 293 | 186 | 107 | 4 | 22 | 394 | 189 | 205 | 4 |
| 7 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 4-3 | Washington Redskins | 17 | 10 | 17 | 262 | 82 | 180 | 4 | 14 | 273 | 138 | 135 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 22 | box | L | 4-4 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 15 | 262 | 145 | 117 | 1 | 15 | 278 | 87 | 191 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | box | L | 4-5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 16 | 19 | 352 | 220 | 132 | 5 | 15 | 354 | 260 | 94 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 5-5 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 10 | 148 | 97 | 51 | 1 | 15 | 385 | 211 | 174 | 5 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 6-5 | New York Jets | 17 | 9 | 19 | 283 | 129 | 154 | 2 | 15 | 248 | 140 | 108 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 19 | box | W | 7-5 | @ | New York Giants | 19 | 17 | 23 | 314 | 164 | 150 | 3 | 14 | 281 | 181 | 100 | 3 |
| 13 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 8-5 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 15 | 244 | 149 | 95 | 17 | 294 | 192 | 102 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | box | L | 8-6 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 28 | 18 | 376 | 213 | 163 | 1 | 23 | 369 | 289 | 80 | 3 |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | box | L | 8-7 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 31 | 11 | 224 | 85 | 139 | 5 | 17 | 315 | 169 | 146 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 17 | box | W | 9-7 | New York Giants | 20 | 3 | 16 | 302 | 64 | 238 | 2 | 11 | 223 | 175 | 48 | 5 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 24 | box | L | 9-8 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 14 | 15 | 217 | 164 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 298 | 223 | 75 | 5 |