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 on December 31, 1978.
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Caleb Williams throws 2 TD passes as the Bears beat Drake Maye and the Patriots 30-24
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Bears RG Jonah Jackson moving in a positive direction as he tries to play Thursday against Pats
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Patriots place Romeo Doubs on injured reserve with a shoulder injury
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Patriots dealing with more injuries on their banged-up offensive line entering a short week
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Jets must fix their alarming 2-minute execution issues after they flare up again in loss to Patriots
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 | 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 | 11th | 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 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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