Dallas Cowboys

12-4-0 1st in NFC East
Logo for the 1978 Dallas Cowboys

PPG

24.0

1st

OPP PPG

13.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

173.9

3rd

PASS YDS/G

212.8

4th

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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.

1978 Stats

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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
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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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529