The Pittsburgh Steelers were 14-2 in 1978. They finished 1st in the AFC Central and 1st in the AFC. They emerged victorious over the Dallas Cowboys, 35 to 31, in Super Bowl XIII. It was their third Super Bowl win in 3 appearances.
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 | 356 | 4,996 | 1,046 | 4.8 | 2,297 | 641 | 3.6 | 2,961 | 380 | 7.8 | 25 | 262 | 316 | 133 | 149 | 34 | 109 | 948 |
Team Rank | 5th | 8th | 11th | 10th | 14th | 3rd | 23rd | 13th | 22nd | 1st | 5th | 19th | 4th | 8th | 8th | 2nd | 17th | 15th | |
Opponent | 16 | 195 | 4,168 | 999 | 4.2 | 1,774 | 513 | 3.5 | 2,755 | 442 | 6.2 | 44 | 361 | 265 | 106 | 119 | 40 | 108 | 982 |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 11th | 19th | 6th | 7th | 22nd | 7th | 5th | 5th | 28th | 12th | 9th | |
Net | +161 | +828 | +47 | +0.6 | +523 | +128 | +0.1 | +206 | -62 | +1.6 | -19 | -99 | +51 | +27 | +30 | -6 | +1 | -34 | |
Net Rank | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 13th | 10th | 26th | 1st | 4th | 21st | 4th | 5th | 4th | 22nd | 15th | 13th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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Eagles | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 |
Commanders | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 |
Vikings | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Buccaneers | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 |
Falcons | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Seahawks | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 |
Rams | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 |