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. It was their fifth Super Bowl appearance.
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Giants 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 | 26th | 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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