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1978 Atlanta Falcons Game Log

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Record: 9-7-0, 2nd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Leeman Bennett (9-7-0)

Points For: 240 (15.0/g) 26th of 28

Points Against: 290 (18.1/g) 14th of 28

Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8

SRS: -4.60 (26th of 28), SOS: -1.47

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 14-13 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Lost Divisional Round 20-27 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Other Notable Asst.: Jim Champion (Defensive Line), Jerry Glanville (Defensive Backs), John North (Offensive Backs), Ted Plumb (Receivers), Doug Shively (Linebackers) and Dick Wood (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Principal Owner: Rankin Smith

General Manager: Eddie LeBaron

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000

Training Camp: Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	20	14	10	23	71	1	0	4	33	4.5	2.6	43.5	65.7	35	100	2.9	0	2	3	2	2	9	384
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	0	10	5	15	3	0	1	4	35	2.5	.2	33.3	14.6	28	70	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	10	388
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Cleveland Browns	16	24	11	28	147	0	4	6	41	6.7	4.3	39.3	17.1	30	87	2.9	2	1	2	1	2	7	306
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	14	12	24	69	1	3	1	12	3.4	2.8	50.0	30.6	40	148	3.7	0	0	1	1	1	8	342
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			New York Giants	23	20	14	26	198	1	0	3	28	8.7	6.8	53.8	91.5	51	152	3.0	2	0	2	3	3	3	94
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	31	17	33	144	1	2	5	44	5.7	3.8	51.5	48.0	34	113	3.3	0	0	2	1	1	3	102
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	14	0	11	17	122	1	0	5	40	9.5	5.5	64.7	105.5	35	126	3.6	1	0	0	2	2	8	322
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	20	17	15	20	216	1	0	5	40	12.8	8.6	75.0	126.2	34	114	3.4	0	2	3	2	2	7	271
9	Mon	October 30	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	15	7	8	17	87	0	1	2	16	6.1	4.6	47.1	38.1	39	98	2.5	0	5	5	0	0	7	282
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	21	10	16	29	184	1	1	3	26	7.2	5.8	55.2	71.6	34	62	1.8	2	0	0	3	3	8	296
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	20	17	16	33	210	1	1	1	8	6.6	6.2	48.5	66.5	22	74	3.4	1	2	2	2	2	6	218
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	13	16	32	195	1	1	2	20	6.7	5.7	50.0	66.5	42	149	3.5	0	0	0	1	1	5	118
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	17	23	44	255	1	3	2	11	6.0	5.5	52.3	49.0	35	130	3.7	1	2	3	2	2	5	210
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	7	37	10	29	91	0	3	4	35	4.3	2.8	34.5	4.3	22	83	3.8	1	0	0	1	1	8	372
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	20	17	16	37	140	0	0	5	50	5.1	3.3	43.2	53.9	34	113	3.3	2	2	3	2	2	12	383
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	21	42	21	42	270	1	3	4	42	7.4	5.9	50.0	48.7	18	41	2.3	1	0	0	3	3	4	139

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	December 24	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	14	13	18	32	223	2	2	2	20	7.6	6.6	56.3	72.8	27	75	2.8	0	0	1	2	2	7	162
18	Sat	December 30	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	20	27	8	23	52	1	3	5	43	4.1	1.9	34.8	18.5	36	164	4.6	1	2	2	2	2	6	135

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	W			Houston Oilers	20	14	19	36	105	1	2	4	31	3.8	2.6	52.8	44.7	21	156	7.4	1	0	0	2	2	10	334
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	0	10	19	36	216	0	2	2	21	6.6	5.7	52.8	47.9	46	142	3.1	1	1	1	1	1	7	146
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	L			Cleveland Browns	16	24	20	35	198	2	0	3	21	6.3	5.2	57.1	92.3	34	110	3.2	1	1	1	3	3	8	245
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	14	7	24	82	1	0	1	13	4.0	3.3	29.2	55.2	34	94	2.8	0	0	0	2	2	10	389
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			New York Giants	23	20	7	21	59	0	0	3	27	4.1	2.5	33.3	42.4	25	87	3.5	1	2	4	2	2	5	106
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	31	13	18	206	1	0	2	25	12.8	10.3	72.2	128.5	44	181	4.1	3	1	1	4	4	2	142
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W			Detroit Lions	14	0	14	29	147	0	2	4	48	6.7	4.5	48.3	34.7	26	22	0.8	0	0	1	0	0	6	173
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	20	17	8	22	53	0	0	3	26	3.6	2.1	36.4	44.9	44	208	4.7	2	1	2	2	2	7	154
9	Mon	October 30	boxscore	W			Los Angeles Rams	15	7	15	27	140	1	3	5	40	6.7	4.4	55.6	42.7	33	94	2.8	0	0	2	1	1	5	78
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	21	10	6	21	50	0	1	3	25	3.6	2.1	28.6	19.7	39	118	3.0	1	1	1	1	1	10	389
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	20	17	17	31	181	1	0	3	24	6.6	5.3	54.8	82.9	49	166	3.4	1	1	1	2	2	4	69
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	7	13	7	14	72	0	0	2	23	6.8	4.5	50.0	65.2	42	111	2.6	1	2	3	1	1	7	143
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	17	13	24	205	1	1	4	36	10.0	7.3	54.2	79.3	33	130	3.9	1	1	2	2	2	6	148
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	7	37	14	30	137	0	0	2	16	5.1	4.3	46.7	60.0	38	223	5.9	3	1	2	4	5	5	118
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	20	17	13	34	165	0	0	4	35	5.9	4.3	38.2	54.2	34	146	4.3	2	1	2	2	2	10	295
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L		@	St. Louis Cardinals	21	42	23	42	348	3	1	2	14	8.6	7.9	54.8	96.1	36	79	2.2	3	0	0	6	6	6	137

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
17	Sun	December 24	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	14	13	19	35	164	1	0	3	26	5.4	4.3	54.3	76.4	32	53	1.7	1	0	2	1	2	9	273
18	Sat	December 30	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	20	27	17	37	221	1	1	1	11	6.3	5.8	45.9	63.0	37	148	4.0	2	2	3	3	3	3	32

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