1978 NFL Final Standings

1978 NFL Season Summary

Who won the 1978 Super Bowl?

The 1978 Super Bowl winner was the Pittsburgh Steelers, who defeated the Dallas Cowboys by a 35-31 score in the Super Bowl.

When was the 1978 Super Bowl?

The 1978 Super Bowl was played on Jan 21, 1979.

Which NFL team had the best regular season record in 1978?

The Pittsburgh Steelers had the best regular season record in the 1978 NFL season at 14-2.

Which NFL team had the best point differential in the 1978 regular season?

The Dallas Cowboys had the best point differential in the 1978 regular season at +176 points.

Which NFL team had the worst point differential in the 1978 regular season?

The Baltimore Colts had the worst point differential in the 1978 regular season at -182 points.

Which NFL team had the most points per game in the 1978 regular season?

The Dallas Cowboys had the most points per game in the 1978 regular season at 24.0 PPG.

Which NFL team allowed the fewest points per game in the 1978 regular season?

The Pittsburgh Steelers allowed the fewest points per game in the 1978 regular season at 12.2 points allowed per game.

Which NFL team was the last undefeated team in the 1978 season?

There were 2 teams who tied as the last undefeated teams in the 1978 season with their first losses occuring in week 8, the Los Angeles Rams (started 7-0) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (started 7-0).

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1978 NFL Standings

	Team	Record	Streak	PPG	PPG Allowed	Point Differential	Playoff Result
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	14-2	W5	22.2	12.2	+161	Won SB
2	Dallas Cowboys	12-4	W6	24.0	13.0	+176	Lost SB
	Los Angeles Rams	12-4	W1	19.8	15.3	+71	Lost CC
4	Miami Dolphins	11-5	W3	23.2	15.9	+118	Lost WC
	New England Patriots	11-5	L1	22.4	17.9	+72	Lost Div
6	Denver Broncos	10-6	L1	17.6	12.4	+84	Lost Div
	Houston Oilers	10-6	L1	17.7	18.6	-15	Lost CC
8	San Diego Chargers	9-7	W3	22.2	19.3	+46
	Oakland Raiders	9-7	W1	19.4	17.7	+28
	Philadelphia Eagles	9-7	W1	16.9	15.6	+20	Lost WC
	Seattle Seahawks	9-7	W1	21.6	22.4	-13
	Atlanta Falcons	9-7	L1	15.0	18.1	-50	Lost Div
13	Minnesota Vikings	8-7-1	L2	18.4	19.1	-12	Lost Div
	Green Bay Packers	8-7-1	L2	15.6	16.8	-20
15	New York Jets	8-8	L2	22.4	22.8	-5
	Washington Redskins	8-8	L5	17.1	17.7	-10
	Cleveland Browns	8-8	L1	20.9	22.2	-22
18	Detroit Lions	7-9	W2	18.1	18.8	-10
	New Orleans Saints	7-9	W1	17.6	18.6	-17
	Chicago Bears	7-9	W2	15.8	17.1	-21
21	New York Giants	6-10	L1	16.5	18.6	-34
	St. Louis Cardinals	6-10	W1	15.5	18.5	-48
23	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5-11	L4	15.1	16.2	-18
	Buffalo Bills	5-11	W1	18.9	22.1	-52
	Baltimore Colts	5-11	L5	14.9	26.3	-182
26	Cincinnati Bengals	4-12	W3	15.8	17.8	-32
	Kansas City Chiefs	4-12	L2	15.2	20.4	-84
28	San Francisco 49ers	2-14	L1	13.7	21.9	-131

By Divisions:

AFC East

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Patriots	11-5	L1	+72	–
Dolphins	11-5	W3	+118	–
Jets	8-8	L2	-5	3.0
Bills	5-11	W1	-52	6.0
Colts	5-11	L5	-182	6.0

AFC Central

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Steelers	14-2	W5	+161	–
Oilers	10-6	L1	-15	4.0
Browns	8-8	L1	-22	6.0
Bengals	4-12	W3	-32	10.0

AFC West

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Broncos	10-6	L1	+84	–
Chargers	9-7	W3	+46	1.0
Raiders	9-7	W1	+28	1.0
Seahawks	9-7	W1	-13	1.0
Chiefs	4-12	L2	-84	6.0

NFC East

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Cowboys	12-4	W6	+176	–
Eagles	9-7	W1	+20	3.0
Redskins	8-8	L5	-10	4.0
Cardinals	6-10	W1	-48	6.0
Giants	6-10	L1	-34	6.0

NFC Central

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Vikings	8-7-1	L2	-12	–
Packers	8-7-1	L2	-20	–
Bears	7-9	W2	-21	1.5
Lions	7-9	W2	-10	1.5
Bucs	5-11	L4	-18	3.5

NFC West

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Rams	12-4	W1	+71	–
Falcons	9-7	L1	-50	3.0
Saints	7-9	W1	-17	5.0
49ers	2-14	L1	-131	10.0

1978 NFL Season Streaks & Records

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1978 NFL Season Standings

Season Overview