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1978 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1978 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 356 points (22.2/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 195 points (12.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 161 points (10.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.9-3.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (14-2-0)
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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 | W | 1-0 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 17 | 21 | 359 | 217 | 142 | 1 | 16 | 264 | 164 | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | W | 2-0 | Seattle Seahawks | 21 | 10 | 26 | 336 | 185 | 151 | 1 | 18 | 247 | 154 | 93 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | W | 3-0 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 3 | 26 | 447 | 235 | 212 | 4 | 9 | 179 | 123 | 56 | 2 |
| 4 | Sun | September 24 | W | 4-0 | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 9 | 18 | 339 | 200 | 139 | 3 | 19 | 199 | 102 | 97 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | W | 5-0 | @ | New York Jets | 28 | 17 | 20 | 327 | 189 | 138 | 2 | 18 | 297 | 142 | 155 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | W | 6-0 | Atlanta Falcons | 31 | 7 | 28 | 387 | 206 | 181 | 3 | 20 | 257 | 144 | 113 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 15 | W | 7-0 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 34 | 14 | 20 | 321 | 153 | 168 | 19 | 360 | 228 | 132 | 4 | |
| 8 | Mon | October 23 | L | 7-1 | Houston Oilers | 17 | 24 | 21 | 328 | 215 | 113 | 1 | 22 | 329 | 160 | 169 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | W | 8-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 24 | 17 | 215 | 80 | 135 | 3 | 20 | 322 | 141 | 181 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | W | 9-1 | New Orleans Saints | 20 | 14 | 20 | 345 | 200 | 145 | 2 | 23 | 421 | 340 | 81 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | L | 9-2 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 10 | 12 | 174 | 115 | 59 | 3 | 14 | 313 | 121 | 192 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 19 | W | 10-2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 6 | 14 | 154 | 84 | 70 | 5 | 15 | 246 | 149 | 97 | 5 | |
| 13 | Mon | November 27 | W | 11-2 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 7 | 22 | 380 | 168 | 212 | 4 | 12 | 141 | 74 | 67 | 5 |
| 14 | Sun | December 3 | W | 12-2 | @ | Houston Oilers | 13 | 3 | 17 | 251 | 74 | 177 | 2 | 9 | 164 | 83 | 81 | 6 |
| 15 | Sat | December 9 | W | 13-2 | Baltimore Colts | 35 | 13 | 20 | 373 | 234 | 139 | 3 | 12 | 129 | 43 | 86 | 5 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 16 | W | 14-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 21 | 17 | 14 | 260 | 144 | 116 | 2 | 19 | 300 | 226 | 74 | 2 |
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 30 | W | 15-2 | Denver Broncos | 33 | 10 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 7 | W | 16-2 | Houston Oilers | 34 | 5 | |||||||||||
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 21 | W | 17-2 | N | Dallas Cowboys | 35 | 31 | ||||||||||