New England Patriots

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

See schedule

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

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	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 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,684

Stafford

1,617

Prescott

1,541

Darnold

Rush Yards Leaders

603

Taylor

476

Williams

472

Dowdle

Rec Yards Leaders

696

Smith-Njigba

616

Nacua

525

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

14

Goff

13

Prescott

12

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

7

Taylor

6

Jacobs

5

Cook

Rec TD Leaders

6

Pickens

6

St. Brown

5

Egbuka

QB Rating Leaders

130.5

Jackson

120.6

Goff

116.0

Darnold

Sack Leaders

8.0

Bonitto

7.5

Young

7.0

Burns

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.8

30.6

29.7

27.7

27.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.2

15.8

18.3

19.3

19.4

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

395.8

387.5

376.8

375.0

373.7

362.8

Rush Yards Rankings

156.4

154.4

142.7

136.5

135.7

131.8

Pass Yards Rankings

306.3

280.7

276.3

259.3

256.5

256.2

Sack Leaders

30.0

20.0

19.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

125

Taylor

102

McCaffrey

94.5

Achane

Fantasy WR Rankings

88.5

Pickens

86.7

Smith-Njigba

84.8

Nacua

Fantasy TE Rankings

55.6

Warren

54.5

Ferguson

54.3

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

65

Aubrey

64

McLaughlin

64

Pineiro

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-2

Worst Record ATS

1-5

2-4

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	4	1	0	.800
Bengals	2	4	0	.333
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Colts	5	1	0	.833
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chargers	4	2	0	.667
Broncos	4	2	0	.667

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	4	2	0	.667
Commanders	3	2	0	.600
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	3	1	1	.700
Lions	4	2	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	5	1	0	.833
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	2	0	.667
Seahawks	4	2	0	.667