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.
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Jets 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 | |
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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 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Eagles | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 |
 Commanders | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 |
 Vikings | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
 Buccaneers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 |
 Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
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