1978 Buffalo Bills season |
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Head coach |
Chuck Knox |
Home field |
Rich Stadium |
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Results |
Record |
5–11 |
Division Place |
4th AFC East |
Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
Timeline |
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Previous season |
Next season |
1977 |
1979 |
The 1978 Buffalo Bills season was the 19th season for the club and its ninth in the National Football League.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article:
1978 NFL Draft
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Regular season
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 3, 1978 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 28–17 |
64,147
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2 |
September 10, 1978 |
New York Jets |
L 21–20 |
40,985
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3 |
September 17, 1978 |
at Miami Dolphins |
L 31–24 |
48,373
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4 |
September 24, 1978 |
Baltimore Colts |
W 24–17 |
55,270
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5 |
October 1, 1978 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
W 28–13 |
47,310
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6 |
October 8, 1978 |
at New York Jets |
L 45–14 |
44,545
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7 |
October 15, 1978 |
at Houston Oilers |
L 17–10 |
47,727
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8 |
October 22, 1978 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
W 5–0 |
47,754
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9 |
October 29, 1978 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 41–20 |
51,409
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10 |
November 5, 1978 |
New England Patriots |
L 14–10 |
44,897
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11 |
November 12, 1978 |
Miami Dolphins |
L 25–24 |
48,623
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12 |
November 19, 1978 |
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
L 31–10 |
61,383
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13 |
November 26, 1978 |
New York Giants |
W 41–17 |
28,496
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14 |
December 3, 1978 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
L 14–10 |
25,781
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15 |
December 10, 1978 |
at New England Patriots |
L 26–24 |
59,598
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16 |
December 17, 1978 |
at Baltimore Colts |
W 21–14 |
25,415
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Standings
Roster
Player stats
Passing
Note: Comp = Completions; ATT = Attempts; TD = Touchdowns; INT = Interceptions
Player |
Games |
Comp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Rating |
Joe Ferguson |
16 |
175 |
330 |
2136 |
16 |
15 |
70.5 |
Special Teams
Note: FGA = Field Goals Attempted; FGM = Field Goals Made; FG% = Field Goal Percentage; XPA = Extra Points Attempted; XPM = Extra Points Made; XP% = Extra Points Percentage
Player |
Games |
FGA |
FGM |
FG % |
XPA |
XPM |
XP % |
Tom Dempsey |
16 |
13 |
10 |
76.9% |
38 |
36 |
94.7% |
Awards and honors
References
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