Terry Bradshaw accounted for the most touchdowns by a quarterback in 1978, with 29 combined passing, rushing, and receiving touchdowns.
| NAME | TOTALTD | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Bradshaw | 29 | 1978 | 16 | 207 | 368 | 56.3 | 2,915 | 7.9 | 182.2 | 28 | 20 | 84.7 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 21 | 222 | |
| 2 |  | D. Fouts | 26 | 1978 | 15 | 224 | 381 | 58.8 | 2,999 | 7.9 | 199.9 | 24 | 20 | 83.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 22 | 130 | |
| 3 |  | R. Staubach | 26 | 1978 | 15 | 231 | 413 | 55.9 | 3,190 | 7.7 | 212.7 | 25 | 16 | 84.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 32 | 219 | |
| 4 | | F. Tarkenton | 26 | 1978 | 16 | 345 | 572 | 60.3 | 3,468 | 6.1 | 216.8 | 25 | 32 | 68.9 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 27 | 254 | |
| 5 | | B. Sipe | 24 | 1978 | 16 | 222 | 399 | 55.6 | 2,906 | 7.3 | 181.6 | 21 | 15 | 80.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 29 | 229 | |
| 6 | | J. Zorn | 21 | 1978 | 16 | 248 | 443 | 56.0 | 3,283 | 7.4 | 205.2 | 15 | 20 | 72.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 44 | 284 | |
| 7 | | S. Grogan | 20 | 1978 | 16 | 181 | 362 | 50.0 | 2,824 | 7.8 | 176.5 | 15 | 23 | 63.6 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 21 | 184 | |
| 8 | | G. Danielson | 18 | 1978 | 16 | 199 | 351 | 56.7 | 2,294 | 6.5 | 143.4 | 18 | 17 | 73.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 25 | 237 | |
| 9 | | J. Hart | 18 | 1978 | 15 | 240 | 477 | 50.3 | 3,121 | 6.5 | 208.1 | 16 | 18 | 66.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 20 | 166 | |
| 10 | | A. Manning | 18 | 1978 | 16 | 291 | 471 | 61.8 | 3,416 | 7.3 | 213.5 | 17 | 16 | 81.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 37 | 301 | |
| 11 | | J. Ferguson | 16 | 1978 | 16 | 175 | 330 | 53.0 | 2,136 | 6.5 | 133.5 | 16 | 15 | 70.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 29 | 243 | |
| 12 | | R. Jaworski | 16 | 1978 | 16 | 206 | 398 | 51.8 | 2,487 | 6.2 | 155.4 | 16 | 16 | 67.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 41 | 288 | |
| 13 | | D. Pastorini | 16 | 1978 | 16 | 199 | 368 | 54.1 | 2,473 | 6.7 | 154.6 | 16 | 17 | 70.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 15 | 123 | |
| 14 | | K. Stabler | 16 | 1978 | 16 | 237 | 406 | 58.4 | 2,944 | 7.3 | 184.0 | 16 | 30 | 63.3 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 37 | 347 | |
| 15 | | J. Theismann | 14 | 1978 | 16 | 187 | 390 | 47.9 | 2,593 | 6.6 | 162.1 | 13 | 18 | 61.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 42 | 391 | |
| 16 | | P. Haden | 13 | 1978 | 16 | 229 | 444 | 51.6 | 2,995 | 6.7 | 187.2 | 13 | 19 | 65.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 32 | 216 | |
| 17 | | J. Pisarcik | 13 | 1978 | 15 | 143 | 301 | 47.5 | 2,096 | 7.0 | 139.7 | 12 | 23 | 52.1 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 28 | 205 | |
| 18 | | M. Robinson | 13 | 1978 | 16 | 124 | 266 | 46.6 | 2,002 | 7.5 | 125.1 | 13 | 16 | 63.5 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 28 | 228 | |
| 19 | | S. Bartkowski | 12 | 1978 | 14 | 187 | 369 | 50.7 | 2,489 | 6.7 | 177.8 | 10 | 18 | 61.1 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 39 | 349 | |
| 20 | | D. Strock | 12 | 1978 | 16 | 72 | 135 | 53.3 | 825 | 6.1 | 51.6 | 12 | 6 | 83.1 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 9 | 73 | |
| 21 | | K. Anderson | 11 | 1978 | 12 | 173 | 319 | 54.2 | 2,219 | 7.0 | 184.9 | 10 | 22 | 58.0 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 30 | 237 | |
| 22 | | B. Griese | 11 | 1978 | 11 | 148 | 235 | 63.0 | 1,791 | 7.6 | 162.8 | 11 | 11 | 82.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 18 | 165 | |
| 23 | | C. Morton | 11 | 1978 | 14 | 146 | 267 | 54.7 | 1,802 | 6.7 | 128.7 | 11 | 8 | 77.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 36 | 238 | |
| 24 | | B. Troup | 11 | 1978 | 12 | 154 | 296 | 52.0 | 1,882 | 6.4 | 156.8 | 10 | 21 | 53.6 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 32 | 340 | |
| 25 | | D. Whitehurst | 11 | 1978 | 16 | 168 | 328 | 51.2 | 2,093 | 6.4 | 130.8 | 10 | 17 | 59.9 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 35 | 258 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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