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.

1978 Stats

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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
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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NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
3
0
.813
Dolphins Dolphins
8
8
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
11
5
0
.688
Steelers Steelers
10
6
0
.625
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
9
7
0
.563
Colts Colts
7
9
0
.438
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
1
0
.938
Chargers Chargers
10
6
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
13
3
0
.813
Commanders Commanders
11
5
0
.688
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
14
2
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
14
2
0
.875
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9
7
0
.563
Falcons Falcons
8
8
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
6
0
.625
Seahawks Seahawks
9
7
0
.563

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/29
DET DET
@
SF SF
40-34
Sat
12/28
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
24-30
Sat
12/28
GB GB
@
MIN MIN
25-27
Sat
12/28
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
20-3
Sat
12/28
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
7-41

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
8:20 PM
Sun
1/5
LAC LAC
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
1/5
SEA SEA
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Sun
1/5
MIA MIA
@
NYJ NYJ
4:25 PM
Sun
1/5
SF SF
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM