New England Patriots 1978 Scores, Stats, Schedule, Standings

New England Patriots

11-5-0 • 1st in AFC East •

PPG

22.4

4th

OPP PPG

17.9

13th

RUSH YDS/G

197.8

1st

PASS YDS/G

187.9

11th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New England Patriots were 11-5 in 1978. They finished 1st in the AFC East and 2nd in the AFC. They fell to the Houston Oilers, 31 to 14, in the 1978 AFC divisional game.

Scores & Schedules

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DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 12/31	vs	HOU	L 14-31
Mon 12/18	@	MIA	L 3-23
Sun 12/10	vs	BUF	W 26-24
Sun 12/3	@	DAL	L 10-17
Sun 11/26	@	BAL	W 35-14

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,824

Grogan

RUSH YDS

768

Cunningham

REC YDS

820

Morgan

1978 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	11	5	.688
Dolphins	11	5	.688
Jets	8	8	.500
Colts	5	11	.313
Bills	5	11	.313

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	358	5,965	1,085	5.5	3,165	671	4.7	3,006	390	7.7	24	206	322	181	125	16	92	852
Team Rank		4th	1st	5th	1st	1st	1st	1st	11th	17th	2nd	4th	24th	3rd	1st	18th	26th	3rd	10th
Opponent	16	286	4,615	971	4.8	1,852	511	3.6	3,059	425	7.2	35	296	258	100	143	15	81	683
Opponent Rank		13th	9th	4th	19th	4th	5th	6th	23rd	11th	23rd	12th	18th	6th	4th	22nd	1st	28th	28th
Net		+72	+1,350	+114	+0.7	+1,313	+160	+1.1	-53	-35	+0.5	-11	-90	+64	+81	-18	+1	+11	+169
Net Rank		5th	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	16th	17th	9th	8th	20th	3rd	1st	17th	11th	21st	26th

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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