most total yards of offense by a team in 1978

The New England Patriots gained the most all-purpose yards by a team with >0 yards of total offense in 1978, with 5,965 yards.

	TEAM	YDS	OFF	SEASON	GP	YDS/G	TD	PASS YDS	PASS YDS/G	SCKY	PASS TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	RET YDS	RET YDS/G	RET TD
1	Patriots	5,965	5,965	1978	16	372.8	46	3,006	187.9	206	15	3,165	197.8	30	1,692	105.8	1
2	Cowboys	5,959	5,959	1978	16	372.4	48	3,405	212.8	229	25	2,783	173.9	22	1,398	87.4	1
3	Seahawks	5,511	5,511	1978	16	344.4	44	3,401	212.6	284	15	2,394	149.6	28	1,852	115.8	1
4	Chargers	5,471	5,471	1978	16	341.9	44	3,566	222.9	191	26	2,096	131.0	16	1,842	115.1	2
5	Browns	5,347	5,347	1978	16	334.2	40	3,137	196.1	278	22	2,488	155.5	17	2,014	125.9	1
6	Rams	5,182	5,182	1978	16	323.9	33	3,109	194.3	235	13	2,308	144.3	12	1,766	110.4	8
7	Cardinals	5,125	5,125	1978	16	320.3	31	3,357	209.8	186	16	1,954	122.1	14	1,543	96.4	1
8	Steelers	4,996	4,996	1978	16	312.3	46	2,961	185.1	262	28	2,297	143.6	16	1,494	93.4	2
9	Saints	4,996	4,996	1978	16	312.3	35	3,452	215.8	301	17	1,845	115.3	17	1,626	101.6	1
10	Raiders	4,913	4,913	1978	16	307.1	40	3,095	193.4	368	16	2,186	136.6	18	1,543	96.4	6
11	Bengals	4,872	4,872	1978	16	304.5	29	3,039	189.9	298	14	2,131	133.2	10	1,428	89.3	5
12	Jets	4,857	4,857	1978	16	303.6	42	2,957	184.8	350	19	2,250	140.6	21	1,922	120.1	2
13	Dolphins	4,835	4,835	1978	16	302.2	45	2,707	169.2	238	24	2,366	147.9	18	1,473	92.1	3
14	Broncos	4,829	4,829	1978	16	301.8	36	2,710	169.4	332	17	2,451	153.2	15	1,534	95.9	4
15	Chiefs	4,820	4,820	1978	16	301.3	26	2,032	127.0	198	7	2,986	186.6	19	1,944	121.5	0
16	Oilers	4,814	4,814	1978	16	300.9	35	2,473	154.6	135	16	2,476	154.8	19	1,720	107.5	0
17	Vikings	4,779	4,779	1978	16	298.7	37	3,528	220.5	285	25	1,536	96.0	10	1,296	81.0	2
18	Eagles	4,653	4,653	1978	16	290.8	36	2,485	155.3	288	16	2,456	153.5	16	1,550	96.9	4
19	Redskins	4,647	4,647	1978	16	290.4	31	2,978	186.1	413	17	2,082	130.1	10	1,879	117.4	4
20	Bills	4,630	4,630	1978	16	289.4	39	2,503	156.4	254	21	2,381	148.8	15	1,691	105.7	3
21	Lions	4,465	4,465	1978	16	279.1	33	2,746	171.6	444	19	2,163	135.2	12	1,559	97.4	2
22	Bears	4,459	4,459	1978	16	278.7	29	2,221	138.8	288	7	2,526	157.9	19	1,644	102.8	3
23	Giants	4,449	4,449	1978	16	278.1	29	2,428	151.8	283	13	2,304	144.0	12	1,355	84.7	4
24	Packers	4,107	4,107	1978	16	256.7	31	2,358	147.4	274	11	2,023	126.4	16	1,478	92.4	4
25	Colts	4,107	4,107	1978	16	256.7	31	2,543	158.9	480	17	2,044	127.8	9	1,867	116.7	5

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TEAM	L	PCT
Bills	0
Patriots	1	.000
Jets	0
Dolphins	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM

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0 - 1

Final

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1 - 0

Wed 9 Sep 2026

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Purdy

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Lock

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Maye

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McCaffrey

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Black

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Rec Yards Leaders

122

Smith-Njigba

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Nacua

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Hollins

Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

1

Smith-Njigba

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Samuel

1

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QB Rating Leaders

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105.6

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Sack Leaders

1.0

Jacas

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Thomas

1.0

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Total Yards Rankings

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290.0

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12.5

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Stevenson

8.8

McCaffrey

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

12

Samuel

11

Robinson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Raridon

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Henry

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Fantasy K Rankings

11

Pineiro

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Myers

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Best Record ATS

1-0

0-0-1

Worst Record ATS

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0-0-1

1-0

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0
Commanders	0	0	0
Giants	0	0	0
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0
Packers	0	0	0
Vikings	0	0	0
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0
Saints	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	0	0	0
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	0	0	0
Bills	0	0	0
Dolphins	0	0	0
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	0	0	0
Ravens	0	0	0
Browns	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	0	0	0
Colts	0	0	0
Texans	0	0	0
Titans	0	0	0
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Raiders	0	0	0
Chiefs	0	0	0
Chargers	0	0	0
Broncos	0	0	0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 9/13	CLE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
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The New England Patriots gained the most all-purpose yards by a team with >0 yards of total offense in 1978, with 5,965 yards.

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