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1978 Washington Redskins

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 273 points (17.1/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 283 points (17.7/g), 10th.
 Differential of -10 points (-0.6/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 22nd.

Coached by Jack Pardee (8-8-0)

1978 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 3 box W 1-0 @ New England Patriots 16 14 14 324 175 149 2 21 326 165 161 3
2 Sun September 10 box W 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles 35 30 19 316 199 117 3 18 313 185 128 2
3 Sun September 17 box W 3-0 @ St. Louis Cardinals 28 10 16 302 47 255 19 328 196 132 1
4 Sun September 24 box W 4-0 New York Jets 23 3 26 427 171 256 1 11 215 113 102 3
5 Mon October 2 box W 5-0 Dallas Cowboys 9 5 16 251 124 127 1 19 309 200 109 2
6 Sun October 8 box W 6-0 @ Detroit Lions 21 19 12 284 208 76 2 19 374 143 231 1
7 Sun October 15 box L 6-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 10 17 14 273 138 135 6 17 262 82 180 4
8 Sun October 22 box L 6-2 @ New York Giants 6 17 15 283 165 118 3 12 284 105 179
9 Sun October 29 box W 7-2 San Francisco 49ers 38 20 21 296 177 119 1 24 326 201 125 5
10 Mon November 6 box L 7-3 @ Baltimore Colts 17 21 13 255 116 139 4 16 305 160 145 1
11 Sun November 12 box W 8-3 New York Giants 16 13 23 318 219 99 1 17 300 147 153 2
12 Sun November 19 box L 8-4 St. Louis Cardinals 17 27 14 211 193 18 3 18 303 137 166 2
13 Thu November 23 box L 8-5 @ Dallas Cowboys 10 37 11 201 120 81 1 26 507 218 289 2
14 Sun December 3 box L 8-6 Miami Dolphins 0 16 16 290 167 123 4 19 295 142 153 1
15 Sun December 10 box L 8-7 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 20 15 311 165 146 2 17 253 140 113
16 Sat December 16 box L 8-8 Chicago Bears 10 14 16 305 181 124 3 10 214 44 170 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 273 4647 1021 4.6 261 212 438 2565 17 21 5.3 134 537 2082 10 3.9 99 37 16 28
Team Defense 283 4914 1069 4.6 435 197 409 2378 11 22 5.4 133 625 2536 15 4.1 283 32 10 19
Lg Rank Offense 17 19 22 11 14 10 12 19 22 22 25 16 10 9
Lg Rank Defense 10 17 13 7 10 4 13 13 24 24 11 19 27 28

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Joe Theismann 29 QB 16 14 7-7-0 187 390 47.9 2593 13 3.3 18 4.6 63 6.6 4.9 13.9 162.1 61.6 42 391 5.1 3.5 9.7
Billy Kilmer 39 5 2 1-1-0 23 46 50.0 316 4 8.7 3 6.5 50 6.9 4.8 13.7 63.2 74.2 4 22 5.9 4.0 8.0
Mike Bragg 32 P 16 0 2 2 100.0 69 0 0.0 0 0.0 56 34.5 34.5 34.5 4.3 118.7 0 0 34.5 34.5 0.0
Team Total 28.0 16 8-8-0 212 438 48.4 2978 17 3.9 21 4.8 63 6.8 5.0 14.0 186.1 63.7 46 413 5.3 3.7 9.5
Opp Total 16 197 409 48.2 2378 11 2.7 22 5.4 5.8 3.7 12.1 148.6 53.0 35 323 5.4 2.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
John Riggins 29 FB 15 15 248 1014 5 31 4.1 67.6 16.5 31 299 9.6 0 33 2.1 19.9 1313 5 7
Mike Thomas 25 RB 13 13 161 533 3 26 3.3 41.0 12.4 35 387 11.1 2 35 2.7 29.8 920 5 7
Joe Theismann 29 QB 16 14 37 177 1 20 4.8 11.1 2.3 177 1 8
Clarence Harmon 23 16 3 34 141 0 47 4.1 8.8 2.1 11 112 10.2 1 22 0.7 7.0 253 1 0
Benny Malone 26 9 1 27 92 0 31 3.4 10.2 3.0 3 29 9.7 0 19 0.3 3.2 121 0 0
Tony Green* 22 RET 16 0 22 82 1 13 3.7 5.1 1.4 4 89 22.3 0 34 0.3 5.6 171 1 7
Ike Forte 24 13 0 4 4 0 2 1.0 0.3 0.3 4 0 0
John McDaniel 27 WR 15 11 2 25 0 13 12.5 1.7 0.1 34 577 17.0 4 52 2.3 38.5 602 4 1
Reggie Haynes 24 14 4 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.9 0.1 2 32 16.0 0 21 0.1 2.3 45 0 0
Billy Kilmer 39 5 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.2 0.2 1 0 1
Danny Buggs 25 WR 13 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 575 16.0 2 63 2.8 44.2 575 2 0
Jean Fugett 27 TE 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 367 14.7 7 49 1.8 26.2 367 7 0
Ricky Thompson 24 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 350 15.2 1 49 1.4 21.9 350 1 0
Frank Grant 28 6 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 92 15.3 0 23 1.0 15.3 92 0 0
Terry Anderson 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 56 56.0 0 56 0.1 5.6 56 0 0
Mark H. Murphy 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 0.8 13 0 0
Team Total 28.0 16 537 2082 10 47 3.9 130.1 33.6 212 2978 14.0 17 63 13.3 186.1 5060 27 31
Opp Total 16 625 2536 15 4.1 158.5 39.1 197 2378 12.1 11 12.3 148.6 4914 26 20

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Tony Green* 22 RET 16 0 42 443 1 80 10.5 34 870 1 99 25.6 1484
Ike Forte 24 13 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 11 243 0 37 22.1 242
Terry Anderson 23 10 0 5 47 0 15 9.4 3 70 0 26 23.3 173
Don Harris 24 16 0 6 99 0 21 16.5 99
J.T. Smith 23 3 0 4 33 0 12 8.3 1 18 0 18 18.0 51
Clarence Harmon 23 16 3 1 5 0 5 5.0 3 52 0 20 17.3 310
Lemar Parrish 31 LCB 11 11 1 4 0 4 4.0 4
Team Total 28.0 16 54 527 1 80 9.8 58 1352 1 99 23.3 6939
Opp Total 16 48 2 55 965 0 17.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mike Bragg 32 P 16 0 103 4056 56 1 39.4
Mark Moseley 30 K 16 0 4 4 7 5 13 8 6 2 30 19 63.3% 31 30 96.8%
Team Total 28.0 16 4 4 7 5 13 8 6 2 30 19 63.3% 31 30 96.8% 103 4056 56 1 39.4
Opp Total 16 34 24 70.6% 30 29 96.7% 105 3885 37.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Coy Bacon 36 RDE 16 14 0 1 4 0
Dave Butz 28 LDT 16 16 1 3 0 3
Mike Curtis 35 13 2 1 0 0 0
Brad Dusek 28 LLB 16 16 1 11 0 11 0 2 31 1
Ike Forte 24 13 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Green* 22 RET 16 0 7 1 0 0
Reggie Haynes 24 14 4 0 1 0 0
Ken Houston*+ 34 SS 16 16 2 29 0 29
Don Hover 24 16 0 0 2 0 0
Billy Kilmer 39 5 2 1 1 0 0
Joe Lavender 29 RCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
John McDaniel 27 WR 15 11 1 0 0 0
Ron McDole 39 LDE 16 10 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Harold McLinton 31 MLB 16 15 0 1 0 0
Lemar Parrish 31 LCB 11 11 4 21 0 23
John Riggins 29 FB 15 15 7 1 0 0
Ron Saul 30 LG 15 15 0 2 0 0
Jake Scott 33 FS 16 16 7 72 0 39
Diron Talbert 34 RDT 12 12 0 1 0 0
Joe Theismann 29 QB 16 14 8 3 -26 0
Mike Thomas 25 RB 13 13 7 3 0 0
Gerard Williams 26 lcb 16 5 4 51 0 20 0 1 0 0
Pete Wysocki 30 16 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 28.0 16 22 189 0 39 31 24 9 1
Opp Total 16 46 20 10 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mark Moseley 30 K 16 0 30 19 87
Jean Fugett 27 TE 14 12 7 42
John Riggins 29 FB 15 15 5 30
Mike Thomas 25 RB 13 13 3 2 30
John McDaniel 27 WR 15 11 4 24
Tony Green* 22 RET 16 0 1 1 1 18
Danny Buggs 25 WR 13 11 2 12
Brad Dusek 28 LLB 16 16 1 6
Clarence Harmon 23 16 3 1 6
Joe Theismann 29 QB 16 14 1 6
Ricky Thompson 24 16 4 1 6
Gerard Williams 26 lcb 16 5 1 6
Team Total 28.0 16 10 17 1 1 1 1 30 19 273
Opp Total 16 15 11 2 29 24 1 283