The Miami Dolphins were 11-5 in 1978. They finished 2nd in the AFC East and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Houston Oilers, 17 to 9, in the 1978 AFC Wild Card game.
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 | 372 | 4,835 | 954 | 5.1 | 2,366 | 548 | 4.3 | 2,707 | 379 | 7.1 | 27 | 238 | 270 | 119 | 135 | 16 | 74 | 603 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 13th | 27th | 5th | 11th | 21st | 5th | 18th | 23rd | 9th | 6th | 21st | 19th | 15th | 13th | 26th | 1st | 1st | |
Opponent | 16 | 254 | 5,169 | 1,021 | 5.1 | 2,261 | 543 | 4.2 | 3,251 | 437 | 7.4 | 41 | 343 | 298 | 120 | 156 | 22 | 100 | 843 |
Opponent Rank | 6th | 23rd | 11th | 24th | 16th | 7th | 22nd | 27th | 16th | 25th | 8th | 20th | 20th | 12th | 26th | 12th | 16th | 21st | |
Net | +118 | -334 | -67 | +0.0 | +105 | +5 | +0.2 | -544 | -58 | -0.3 | -14 | -105 | -28 | -1 | -21 | -6 | -26 | -240 | |
Net Rank | 3rd | 20th | 23rd | 13th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 22nd | 22nd | 20th | 6th | 23rd | 21st | 13th | 19th | 22nd | 3rd | 3rd |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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Eagles | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 |
Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Buccaneers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
Falcons | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Rams | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 |
Seahawks | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |