Biggest NFL Comebacks In 1978

What was the biggest NFL comeback in the 1978 season?

The Houston Oilers had the biggest comeback win of the 1978 season, having come back from a 23 point deficit. In week 11, the Oilers were trailing 0-23 in the 2nd quarter against the New England Patriots on Nov 12, 1978, and came back and won the game 26-23.

What was the biggest NFL 4th quarter comeback in the 1978 season?

The Philadelphia Eagles had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1978 season, having come back from a 14 point deficit. The Eagles were trailing 0-14 in the 4th quarter against the Baltimore Colts on Oct 1, 1978, and came back and won the game 17-14.

What NFL team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1978 season?

The Houston Oilers had 4 wins after trailing by at least 10 points, which was the most of any team in the 1978 NFL season. Their last 10-point comeback was against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov 26, 1978, in which the Oilers were trailing 0-10 in the 2nd quarter and won the game 17-10.

Biggest 1978 NFL Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Point Deficit		Final Score
1	Nov 12, 1978	Houston Oilers	@ New England Patriots	23	0-23, 2nd	26-23
2	Nov 5, 1978	New York Jets	@ Denver Broncos	21	7-28, 2nd	31-28
3	Nov 12, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	@ New Orleans Saints	14	3-17, 3rd	20-17
	Oct 1, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	vs New York Giants	14	0-14, 2nd	23-20
	Sep 24, 1978	New England Patriots	@ Oakland Raiders	14	0-14, 2nd	21-14
	Nov 19, 1978	Philadelphia Eagles	@ New York Giants	14	0-14, 2nd	19-17
	Oct 1, 1978	Philadelphia Eagles	@ Baltimore Colts	14	0-14, 4th	17-14
8	Dec 24, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	vs Philadelphia Eagles	13	0-13, 4th	14-13
	Dec 11, 1978	Cincinnati Bengals	@ Los Angeles Rams	13	0-13, 2nd	20-19
	Dec 3, 1978	Minnesota Vikings	vs Philadelphia Eagles	13	14-27, 3rd	28-27
	Oct 1, 1978	New England Patriots	vs San Diego Chargers	13	7-20, 3rd	28-23
	Sep 10, 1978	Oakland Raiders	@ San Diego Chargers	13	7-20, 4th	21-20
	Oct 29, 1978	San Diego Chargers	@ Oakland Raiders	13	7-20, 3rd	27-23
14	Oct 29, 1978	Denver Broncos	@ Seattle Seahawks	11	3-14, 2nd	20-17
	Sep 10, 1978	Houston Oilers	@ Kansas City Chiefs	11	6-17, 4th	20-17
	Oct 15, 1978	New York Giants	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	3-14, 4th	17-14
17	Oct 22, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	@ San Francisco 49ers	10	7-17, 4th	20-17
	Nov 6, 1978	Baltimore Colts	vs Washington Redskins	10	0-10, 2nd	21-17
	Nov 26, 1978	Buffalo Bills	vs New York Giants	10	7-17, 3rd	41-17
	Nov 19, 1978	Cleveland Browns	@ Baltimore Colts	10	0-10, 2nd	45-24
	Sep 10, 1978	Cleveland Browns	vs Cincinnati Bengals	10	0-10, 3rd	13-10
	Sep 24, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	vs St. Louis Cardinals	10	0-10, 2nd	21-12
	Nov 26, 1978	Houston Oilers	vs Cincinnati Bengals	10	0-10, 2nd	17-10
	Oct 1, 1978	Houston Oilers	@ Cleveland Browns	10	0-10, 3rd	16-13
	Dec 10, 1978	New England Patriots	vs Buffalo Bills	10	7-17, 3rd	26-24
	Oct 29, 1978	New Orleans Saints	vs New York Giants	10	7-17, 3rd	28-17
	Oct 8, 1978	Oakland Raiders	vs Houston Oilers	10	7-17, 3rd	21-17
	Oct 29, 1978	Washington Redskins	vs San Francisco 49ers	10	0-10, 2nd	38-20
29	Oct 8, 1978	Seattle Seahawks	vs Minnesota Vikings	9	19-28, 4th	29-28
	Sep 24, 1978	Seattle Seahawks	vs Detroit Lions	9	7-16, 4th	28-16
	Oct 8, 1978	Washington Redskins	@ Detroit Lions	9	0-9, 2nd	21-19
32	Sep 24, 1978	New Orleans Saints	@ Cincinnati Bengals	8	10-18, 4th	20-18
33	Nov 26, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	vs New Orleans Saints	7	10-17, 4th	20-17
	Oct 30, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	vs Los Angeles Rams	7	0-7, 2nd	15-7
	Sep 3, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	vs Houston Oilers	7	0-7, 2nd	20-14
	Dec 17, 1978	Buffalo Bills	@ Baltimore Colts	7	0-7, 2nd	21-14
	Nov 19, 1978	Chicago Bears	vs Atlanta Falcons	7	0-7, 2nd	13-7
	Dec 10, 1978	Cleveland Browns	vs New York Jets	7	27-34, 4th	37-34
	Dec 30, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	vs Atlanta Falcons	7	13-20, 3rd	27-20
	Dec 3, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	vs New England Patriots	7	3-10, 3rd	17-10
	Nov 19, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	vs New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 2nd	27-7
	Nov 12, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	@ Green Bay Packers	7	0-7, 1st	42-14
	Oct 15, 1978	Dallas Cowboys	@ St. Louis Cardinals	7	7-14, 3rd	24-21
	Sep 24, 1978	Denver Broncos	@ Kansas City Chiefs	7	10-17, 3rd	23-17
	Sep 17, 1978	Denver Broncos	vs San Diego Chargers	7	7-14, 3rd	27-14
	Sep 9, 1978	Detroit Lions	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0-7, 1st	15-7
	Dec 24, 1978	Houston Oilers	@ Miami Dolphins	7	0-7, 1st	17-9
	Nov 20, 1978	Houston Oilers	vs Miami Dolphins	7	0-7, 1st	35-30
	Nov 5, 1978	Houston Oilers	vs Cleveland Browns	7	0-7, 3rd	14-10
	Nov 12, 1978	Los Angeles Rams	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0-7, 3rd	10-7
	Oct 15, 1978	Los Angeles Rams	@ Minnesota Vikings	7	3-10, 2nd	34-17
	Nov 12, 1978	Minnesota Vikings	vs Chicago Bears	7	0-7, 1st	17-14
	Nov 19, 1978	New England Patriots	@ New York Jets	7	0-7, 2nd	19-17
	Oct 22, 1978	New England Patriots	vs Miami Dolphins	7	0-7, 2nd	33-24
	Oct 22, 1978	New York Jets	vs St. Louis Cardinals	7	0-7, 1st	23-10
	Sep 10, 1978	New York Jets	@ Buffalo Bills	7	0-7, 2nd	21-20
	Oct 1, 1978	Oakland Raiders	@ Chicago Bears	7	9-16, 4th	25-19
	Sep 17, 1978	Philadelphia Eagles	@ New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 2nd	24-17
	Jan 21, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	@ Dallas Cowboys	7	7-14, 2nd	35-31
	Dec 10, 1978	San Diego Chargers	vs Seattle Seahawks	7	3-10, 2nd	37-10
	Nov 19, 1978	San Diego Chargers	@ Minnesota Vikings	7	0-7, 1st	13-7
	Sep 17, 1978	Seattle Seahawks	@ New York Jets	7	7-14, 2nd	24-17
	Dec 17, 1978	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Atlanta Falcons	7	0-7, 2nd	42-21
	Nov 12, 1978	Washington Redskins	vs New York Giants	7	6-13, 4th	16-13
	Sep 10, 1978	Washington Redskins	vs Philadelphia Eagles	7	0-7, 1st	35-30

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