1978 Denver Broncos Game Log

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Record: 10-6-0, 1st in AFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Red Miller (10-6-0)

Points For: 282 (17.6/g) 15th of 28

Points Against: 198 (12.4/g) 2nd of 28

Expected W-L: 11.2-4.8

SRS: 5.03 (4th of 28), SOS: -0.22

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 10-33 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Defensive Coordinator: Joe Collier

Other Notable Asst.: Bill Belichick (Defensive Assistant/Asst. Special Teams), Richie McCabe (Defensive Backs), Paul Roach (Offensive Backs) and Bob Zeman (Linebackers)

Stadium: Mile High Stadium

Majority Owner/Chairman of the Board of Directors: Gerald Phipps

Partial Owner/President: Allan Phipps

VP/General Manager: Fred Gehrke

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1000

Training Camp: Colorado State (Fort Collins, Colorado)

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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			Oakland Raiders	14	6	5	13	8	1	1	3	26	2.6	.5	38.5	40.2	41	144	3.5	1	0	0	2	2	9	360
2	Mon	September 11	boxscore	L	OT	@	Minnesota Vikings	9	12	15	32	129	0	3	6	42	5.3	3.4	46.9	18.9	29	102	3.5	1	1	1	0	1	4	132
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	27	14	18	31	177	1	0	3	24	6.5	5.2	58.1	85.0	34	137	4.0	2	0	0	3	4	7	265
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W	OT	@	Kansas City Chiefs	23	17	12	21	129	1	1	2	9	6.6	5.6	57.1	71.3	59	228	3.9	2	1	3	2	2	4	161
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	28	7	16	23	169	2	3	1	12	7.9	7.0	69.6	80.1	41	204	5.0	2	0	0	4	4	3	111
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	0	23	8	30	80	0	3	1	10	3.0	2.6	26.7	0.0	16	76	4.8	0	0	1	0	0	6	215
7	Mon	October 16	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	16	7	15	24	173	1	1	1	10	7.6	6.9	62.5	80.7	36	135	3.8	1	1	1	1	2	5	173
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	6	7	20	33	190	0	0	2	12	6.1	5.4	60.6	76.6	38	151	4.0	0	2	4	0	0	7	247
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W	OT	@	Seattle Seahawks	20	17	11	28	145	1	0	3	10	5.5	4.7	39.3	68.3	57	278	4.9	1	2	4	2	2	7	218
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L			New York Jets	28	31	15	29	173	1	3	1	7	6.2	5.8	51.7	42.0	33	133	4.0	1	0	2	4	4	8	353
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	19	7	18	28	214	1	0	3	16	8.2	6.9	64.3	99.4	36	109	3.0	1	2	2	1	2	7	208
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	16	3	12	17	144	1	0	4	30	10.2	6.9	70.6	115.8	46	215	4.7	1	0	0	2	2	6	191
13	Thu	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	14	17	11	22	105	1	0	6	41	6.6	3.8	50.0	78.8	31	128	4.1	1	0	1	2	2	6	237
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	21	6	6	11	45	1	0	2	9	4.9	3.5	54.5	94.9	43	147	3.4	1	0	1	3	3	6	216
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	24	3	20	23	271	3	1	4	26	12.9	10.0	87.0	137.2	35	190	5.4	0	1	1	3	3	5	149
16	Sat	December 16	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	17	21	15	26	226	2	1	6	48	10.5	7.1	57.7	96.0	26	74	2.8	0	1	1	2	2	6	254

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
18	Sat	December 30	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	33	12	22	131	0	0	6	37	7.6	4.7	54.5	72.3	27	87	3.2	1	1	2	1	1	6	122

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			Oakland Raiders	14	6	12	29	201	0	2	1	11	7.3	6.7	41.4	36.7	37	117	3.2	0	2	2	0	0	4	77
2	Mon	September 11	boxscore	L	OT	@	Minnesota Vikings	9	12	15	34	105	0	3	2	15	3.5	2.9	44.1	15.0	36	101	2.8	0	4	4	0	0	6	109
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	27	14	19	33	214	1	2	2	16	7.0	6.1	57.6	61.9	27	101	3.7	1	0	0	2	2	6	142
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W	OT	@	Kansas City Chiefs	23	17	7	10	89	0	1	0	0	8.9	8.9	70.0	57.9	41	155	3.8	2	1	1	2	2	4	79
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	28	7	25	39	231	0	3	1	2	6.0	5.8	64.1	48.1	25	92	3.7	1	0	1	1	1	3	36
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	San Diego Chargers	0	23	22	34	170	1	1	3	17	5.5	4.6	64.7	74.4	45	128	2.8	1	3	3	2	2	5	96
7	Mon	October 16	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	16	7	15	26	137	1	2	3	33	6.5	4.7	57.7	52.9	40	210	5.3	0	0	0	1	1	5	103
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	6	7	13	21	131	1	1	2	21	7.2	5.7	61.9	75.7	30	106	3.5	0	0	0	1	1	9	320
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W	OT	@	Seattle Seahawks	20	17	15	40	140	1	4	1	8	3.7	3.4	37.5	16.7	32	118	3.7	1	1	2	2	2	6	127
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	L			New York Jets	28	31	12	27	201	2	2	2	15	8.0	6.9	44.4	64.0	43	202	4.7	2	1	3	4	4	7	232
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	19	7	16	27	145	0	2	2	7	5.6	5.0	59.3	43.0	30	110	3.7	1	0	2	1	1	7	160
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	16	3	9	17	179	0	1	2	9	11.1	9.4	52.9	65.6	31	84	2.7	0	1	3	0	0	5	102
13	Thu	November 23	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	14	17	10	18	105	0	1	1	7	6.2	5.5	55.6	49.5	37	139	3.8	2	1	1	2	2	6	151
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	21	6	24	35	178	0	3	4	50	6.5	4.6	68.6	44.7	30	101	3.4	0	2	3	0	0	3	243
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Kansas City Chiefs	24	3	19	29	100	0	1	2	15	4.0	3.2	65.5	56.7	27	99	3.7	0	1	1	0	0	6	147
16	Sat	December 16	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	17	21	13	19	144	2	2	2	16	8.4	6.9	68.4	86.2	38	116	3.1	1	0	1	3	3	6	167

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
18	Sat	December 30	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	33	16	29	272	2	1	0	0	9.4	9.4	55.2	95.8	40	153	3.8	2	2	2	3	4	2	144

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