The Dallas Cowboys were 12-4 in 1978. They finished 1st in the NFC East and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35 to 31, in Super Bowl XIII on January 21, 1979. It was their fifth Super Bowl appearance.
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1978 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 384 | 5,959 | 1,107 | 5.4 | 2,783 | 625 | 4.5 | 3,405 | 449 | 7.6 | 33 | 229 | 342 | 146 | 167 | 29 | 95 | 801 |
Team Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 10th | 23rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 6th | |
Opponent | 16 | 208 | 4,009 | 967 | 4.1 | 1,721 | 477 | 3.6 | 2,730 | 432 | 6.3 | 58 | 442 | 232 | 83 | 128 | 21 | 95 | 783 |
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 10th | 14th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 11th | 9th | 25th | 26th | |
Net | +176 | +1,950 | +140 | +1.2 | +1,062 | +148 | +0.8 | +675 | +17 | +1.3 | -25 | -213 | +110 | +63 | +39 | +8 | 0 | +18 | |
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 12th | 2nd | 1st | 27th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 13th | 15th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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