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1978 New England Patriots Game Log

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Record: 11-5-0, 1st in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Hank Bullough (0-1-0) (co-coach with Ron Erhardt 0-1-0) and Chuck Fairbanks (11-4-0)

Points For: 358 (22.4/g) 4th of 28

Points Against: 286 (17.9/g) 13th of 28

Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9

SRS: 5.00 (5th of 28), SOS: .50

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 14-31 vs. Houston Oilers

Offensive Coordinator: Ron Erhardt

Defensive Coordinator: Hank Bullough

Other Notable Asst.: Raymond Berry (Receivers), Jim Ringo (Offensive Line), Fritz Shurmur (Defensive Line) and Charlie Sumner (Linebackers)

Stadium: Schaefer Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner: Billy Sullivan

Head Coach/de facto General Manager: Chuck Fairbanks

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1200

Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	14	16	12	31	165	2	2	3	34	6.4	4.9	38.7	51.1	40	161	4.0	0	0	0	2	2	7	216
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	16	6	13	21	172	1	2	0	0	8.2	8.2	61.9	64.1	52	269	5.2	1	1	1	1	2	2	71
3	Mon	September 18	boxscore	L			Baltimore Colts	27	34	11	33	223	1	3	1	6	6.9	6.6	33.3	30.2	48	206	4.3	3	0	0	3	4	5	159
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	21	14	14	25	197	1	3	3	22	8.8	7.0	56.0	55.3	41	207	5.0	2	0	0	3	3	4	153
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	28	23	17	29	198	3	1	3	33	8.0	6.2	58.6	99.5	32	101	3.2	1	0	1	4	4	6	246
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	24	14	12	24	189	1	1	0	0	7.9	7.9	50.0	73.1	50	205	4.1	2	1	2	3	3	3	90
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	10	3	13	27	162	0	2	2	22	6.8	5.6	48.1	36.3	35	136	3.9	1	1	1	1	1	6	222
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	33	24	10	22	168	0	1	1	8	8.0	7.3	45.5	52.8	46	225	4.9	4	1	2	4	4	5	188
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W			New York Jets	55	21	16	21	289	4	0	1	7	14.1	13.1	76.2	157.2	43	240	5.6	4	0	0	7	8	1	31
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	14	10	5	17	53	0	1	1	12	3.8	2.9	29.4	15.6	47	279	5.9	2	0	1	2	2	3	112
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	23	26	9	18	130	0	2	0	0	7.2	7.2	50.0	34.3	35	144	4.1	2	3	5	2	2	0	0
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	19	17	10	18	99	0	1	0	0	5.5	5.5	55.6	48.1	52	225	4.3	2	2	3	1	2	4	141
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	35	14	9	20	232	2	1	2	15	12.4	10.5	45.0	100.4	36	228	6.3	2	0	1	5	5	5	170
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	10	17	13	29	150	0	2	3	20	5.9	4.7	44.8	32.3	36	213	5.9	1	1	4	1	1	5	196
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	26	24	13	21	154	0	0	1	6	7.6	7.0	61.9	84.2	51	249	4.9	3	1	2	3	3	2	41
16	Mon	December 18	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	3	23	19	34	219	0	3	3	21	7.1	5.9	55.9	38.7	27	77	2.9	0	1	1	0	0	3	101

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 31	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	14	31	16	35	180	2	3	4	26	5.9	4.6	45.7	44.9	20	83	4.2	0	0	1	2	2	4	69

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	14	16	10	24	175	1	1	1	9	7.7	7.0	41.7	63.7	37	149	4.0	0	1	2	1	2	5	96
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Cardinals	16	6	12	28	136	1	1	2	14	5.4	4.5	42.9	55.1	20	57	2.9	0	0	0	0	1	7	189
3	Mon	September 18	boxscore	L			Baltimore Colts	27	34	11	16	265	3	1	1	10	17.2	15.6	68.8	125.0	36	96	2.7	1	0	0	4	5	4	65
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Oakland Raiders	21	14	13	21	153	1	3	3	27	8.6	6.4	61.9	60.3	34	83	2.4	1	0	2	2	2	5	98
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	28	23	14	20	162	3	1	3	11	8.7	7.0	70.0	112.9	38	160	4.2	0	1	2	2	3	5	105
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	24	14	18	39	186	1	0	1	3	4.8	4.7	46.2	69.0	24	107	4.5	1	0	0	2	2	5	97
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	Cincinnati Bengals	10	3	24	42	206	0	3	2	17	5.3	4.7	57.1	40.4	25	73	2.9	0	1	4	0	0	4	76
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	33	24	22	36	189	2	2	4	38	6.3	4.7	61.1	70.3	26	144	5.5	1	1	2	3	3	5	94
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W			New York Jets	55	21	17	33	172	0	2	1	6	5.4	5.1	51.5	41.5	27	104	3.9	3	0	0	3	3	4	67
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	14	10	14	23	107	1	1	1	7	5.0	4.5	60.9	68.6	34	140	4.1	0	1	1	1	1	4	71
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	23	26	15	28	194	1	1	1	6	7.1	6.7	53.6	72.6	46	128	2.8	3	0	0	2	2	3	31
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	19	17	14	23	139	1	3	4	34	7.5	5.1	60.9	52.9	24	69	2.9	1	1	2	2	2	4	64
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	35	14	15	28	155	1	2	8	91	8.8	4.3	53.6	51.9	34	145	4.3	0	0	1	2	2	6	140
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	10	17	15	27	230	2	0	2	13	9.0	7.9	55.6	108.6	35	99	2.8	0	1	1	2	2	8	246
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	26	24	9	24	123	1	1	1	10	5.5	4.9	37.5	51.2	35	184	5.3	2	1	1	3	3	4	52
16	Mon	December 18	boxscore	L		@	Miami Dolphins	3	23	12	13	171	2	0	0	0	13.2	13.2	92.3	158.3	36	114	3.2	1	1	1	2	3	5	100

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 31	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	14	31	12	15	170	3	1	3	30	13.3	9.4	80.0	125.7	54	174	3.2	1	1	1	4	4	5	87

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