Denver Broncos

10-6-0 • 1st in AFC West •
Logo for the 1978 Denver Broncos

PPG

17.6

15th

OPP PPG

12.4

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

153.2

8th

PASS YDS/G

169.4

17th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Denver Broncos were 10-6 in 1978. They finished 1st in the AFC West and 4th in the AFC. They fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 33 to 10, in the 1978 AFC divisional game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sat
12/30
 		@
PIT logo PIT
L
10-33
Sat
12/16
 		vs
PIT logo PIT
L
17-21
Sun
12/10
 		vs
KC logo KC
W
24-3
Sun
12/3
 		@
OAK logo OAK
W
21-6
Thu
11/23
 		@
DET logo DET
L
14-17

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,802

Morton

Morton

RUSH YDS

455

Perrin

Perrin

REC YDS

829

Odoms

Odoms

1978 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos logo Broncos
10 6 0 .625
Raiders logo Raiders
9 7 0 .563
Chargers logo Chargers
9 7 0 .563
Seahawks logo Seahawks
9 7 0 .563
Chiefs logo Chiefs
4 12 0 .250

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
Team 16 282 4,829 1,040 4.6 2,451 601 4.1 2,710 391 6.9 48 332 294 129 137 28 132 1,092
Team Rank 15th 14th 12th 16th 8th 8th 11th 17th 16th 11th 25th 9th 10th 12th 12th 12th 27th 25th
Opponent 16 198 4,449 1,017 4.4 1,979 549 3.6 2,712 438 6.2 30 242 251 106 120 25 114 894
Opponent Rank 2nd 6th 10th 6th 6th 8th 4th 9th 17th 5th 20th 11th 4th 5th 7th 16th 8th 16th
Net +84 +380 +23 +0.3 +472 +52 +0.5 -2 -47 +0.7 +18 +90 +43 +23 +17 +3 +18 +198
Net Rank 4th 6th 12th 6th 6th 9th 6th 14th 19th 6th 24th 5th 5th 6th 11th 10th 25th 27th

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