John Jefferson had the most receiving yards in his rookie season by a wide receiver in 1978, with 1,001 yards.
| NAME | REC YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Jefferson | 1,001 | 1978 | 14 | 56 | 17.9 | 71.5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Lofton | 818 | 1978 | 16 | 46 | 17.8 | 51.1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | D. Gaffney | 691 | 1978 | 16 | 38 | 18.2 | 43.2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | A. Jackson | 526 | 1978 | 15 | 26 | 20.2 | 35.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | D. Stief | 477 | 1978 | 15 | 24 | 19.9 | 31.8 | 4 | -8 | 1 | -8.0 | -0.5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | W. Chandler | 472 | 1978 | 16 | 35 | 13.5 | 29.5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | M. Renfro | 339 | 1978 | 14 | 26 | 13.0 | 24.2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | J. Thompson | 175 | 1978 | 11 | 18 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Cefalo | 145 | 1978 | 16 | 6 | 24.2 | 9.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | T. LeCount | 131 | 1978 | 3 | 10 | 13.1 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | E. Boyd | 115 | 1978 | TOT | 11 | 9 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Thompson | 113 | 1978 | 13 | 7 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | R. Woods | 96 | 1978 | 3 | 6 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | D. Law | 81 | 1978 | 14 | 5 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | K. Wright | 76 | 1978 | 16 | 8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | D. Pearson | 71 | 1978 | 13 | 5 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | J. Childs | 50 | 1978 | 8 | 4 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | J. Steptoe | 46 | 1978 | 6 | 2 | 23.0 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | P. Dennard | 35 | 1978 | 11 | 3 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | K. Miller | 35 | 1978 | 16 | 1 | 35.0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | C. Pennywell | 28 | 1978 | 16 | 1 | 28.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | H. Washington | 24 | 1978 | 10 | 1 | 24.0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | V. Kinney | 23 | 1978 | 8 | 1 | 23.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | B. Jones | 18 | 1978 | 16 | 1 | 18.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | R. Smith | 15 | 1978 | 16 | 1 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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