The Atlanta Falcons were 9-7 in 1978. They finished 2nd in the NFC West and 3rd in the NFC. They fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 27 to 20, in the 1978 NFC divisional game on December 30, 1978.
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Falcons' quarterback questions persist after shaky effort by Cooper Rush in opening loss to Steelers
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T.J. Watt's late pick-6 pushes sluggish Steelers past injury-laden Falcons 20-13
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Falcons turn to Rush as starting QB at Steelers with Tagovailoa ruled out with oblique injury
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Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa leaves practice with an oblique injury
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Tagovailoa's first start with Falcons comes at Pittsburgh, where he made final start with Dolphins
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 | 240 | 4,062 | 1,038 | 3.9 | 1,660 | 533 | 3.1 | 2,883 | 449 | 6.4 | 56 | 481 | 253 | 90 | 133 | 30 | 130 | 1,083 |
Team Rank | 26th | 26th | 13th | 27th | 27th | 23rd | 27th | 15th | 8th | 20th | 28th | 1st | 24th | 28th | 15th | 4th | 26th | 24th | |
Opponent | 16 | 290 | 4,431 | 1,069 | 4.1 | 2,067 | 578 | 3.6 | 2,789 | 444 | 6.3 | 47 | 425 | 267 | 117 | 113 | 37 | 116 | 1,010 |
Opponent Rank | 14th | 5th | 22nd | 3rd | 8th | 16th | 3rd | 13th | 23rd | 7th | 5th | 4th | 8th | 11th | 2nd | 25th | 6th | 6th | |
Net | -50 | -369 | -31 | -0.2 | -407 | -45 | -0.5 | +94 | +5 | +0.1 | +9 | +56 | -14 | -27 | +20 | -7 | +14 | +73 | |
Net Rank | 24th | 21st | 18th | 22nd | 20th | 18th | 21st | 13th | 14th | 15th | 19th | 13th | 16th | 22nd | 10th | 25th | 23rd | 17th |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 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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