New England Patriots' 1978 Season Results
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Finished 1st  in AFC East  11-5 -0

Pre-Season

Date PF Opponent PA Res. Attend.
8 / 05 14 at LA Rams 7 W 60,134
8 / 12 21 at Oakland 7 W 53,335
8 / 20 24 Kansas City 7 W 39,043
8 / 27 21 Cleveland 10 W 42,696
Total 80 31 4-0-0 195,208

 

Regular Season

Date PF Opponent PA Result Attendance
9 / 03 14 Washington 16 L 55,063
9 / 10 16 at St. Louis 6 W 49,555
9 / 18 27 Baltimore 34 L 57,503
9 / 24 21 at Oakland 14 W 53,500
10 / 01 28 San Diego 23 W 61,297
10 / 08 24 Philadelphia 14 W 61,297
10 / 15 10 at Cincinnati 3 W 56,257
10 / 22 33 Miami 24 W 61,297
10 / 29 55 NY Jets 21 W 61,297
11 / 05 14 at Buffalo 10 W 46,101
11 / 12 23 Houston 26 L 61,297
11 / 19 19 at NY Jets 17 W 60,372
11 / 26 35 at Baltimore 14 W 61,279
12 / 03 10 at Dallas 17 L 60,763
12 / 10 26 Buffalo 24 W 59,927
12 / 18 3 at Miami 23 L 75,445
TOTAL 358 286 11-5-0 934,657
12 / 31 14 Houston 31 L 61,297
372 317 11-6-0 995,954

All home games played at Schaeffer Stadium in Foxboro.

1978 AFC Final Standings

Eastern Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
New England* 11 5 0 .688 358 286
Miami¤ 11 5 0 .688 0 0
NY Jets 8 8 0 .500 0 0
Buffalo 5 11 0 .313 0 0
Baltimore 5 11 0 .313 0 0
Central Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
Pittsburgh* 14 2 0 .875 356 195
Houston¤ 10 6 0 .625 283 298
Cleveland 8 8 0 .500 334 356
Cincinnati 4 12 0 .250 252 284
Western Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
Denver* 10 6 0 .625 282 198
Oakland 9 7 0 .563 311 283
Seattle 9 7 0 .563 345 358
San Diego 9 7 0 .563 355 309
Kansas City 4 12 0 .250 243 327

* denotes Division winner.
¤ denotes Wild Card team.

AFC Wild-card Game
Houston 17 at Miami 9
 AFC Divisional Games
Houston 31 at New England 14
Denver 10 at Pittsburgh 33		 AFC Championship January 06 ,1979
Houston 5 at Pittsburgh 34
 Attend. - 50,725

SUPER BOWL XIII January 21, 1979
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 at Miami  
Attend. - 78,656

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Game dates, scores, and attendance figures taken from "The New England Patriots: Triumph and tragedy," by Larry Fox. pg 339.
Athenaeum Press, 1979. ISBN 0-689-10992-X.

AFL season results take from "The Sporting News: Pro Football Guide, 1997 Edition." pg. 305.

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