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1978 Houston Oilers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 10-6-0, 2nd in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bum Phillips (10-6-0)

Points For: 283 (17.7/g) 14th of 28

Points Against: 298 (18.6/g) 16th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5

SRS: -0.40 (13th of 28), SOS: .54

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 17-9 vs. Miami Dolphins
Won Divisional Round 31-14 vs. New England Patriots
Lost Conference Championship 5-34 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive Coordinator: Ken Shipp

Defensive Coordinator: Ed Biles

Other Notable Asst.: Joe Bugel (Offensive Line), King Hill (Receivers), John Paul Young (Linebackers/Special Teams) and Wade Phillips (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Houston Astrodome

Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO: Bud Adams

Head Coach/General Manager: Bum Phillips

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000

Training Camp: Angelo State (San Angelo, Texas)

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	283	4814	993	4.8	38	21	276	201	373	2338	16	17	6.0	119	603	2476	19	4.1	135	102	833	22
Opp. Stats	298	4914	1021	4.8	34	17	292	240	428	2842	17	17	6.1	144	556	2072	14	3.7	120	99	940	28
Lg Rank Offense	14	16			12	21	15		24	18	14	4	9		7	6	5	10
Lg Rank Defense	16	17			25	14	19		12	24	14	24	24		10	9	9	10

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 3	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-1	@	Atlanta Falcons	14	20	13	261	105	156	4	11	171	71	100	1
2	Sun	September 10	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-1	@	Kansas City Chiefs	20	17	15	224	47	177	1	19	295	34	261	2
3	Sun	September 17	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-1		San Francisco 49ers	20	19	23	332	179	153	2	18	382	321	61	3
4	Sun	September 24	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		2-2		Los Angeles Rams	6	10	10	232	120	112	2	26	388	213	175	3
5	Sun	October 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-2	@	Cleveland Browns	16	13	20	379	215	164	4	11	182	104	78	4
6	Sun	October 8	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-3	@	Oakland Raiders	17	21	20	373	168	205	2	22	279	156	123	5
7	Sun	October 15	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-3		Buffalo Bills	17	10	17	330	152	178		15	229	80	149	1
8	Mon	October 23	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-3	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	17	22	329	160	169	1	21	328	215	113	1
9	Sun	October 29	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-4	@	Cincinnati Bengals	13	28	15	255	118	137	2	18	436	247	189	1
10	Sun	November 5	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-4		Cleveland Browns	14	10	18	392	236	156	4	10	194	166	28	1
11	Sun	November 12	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-4	@	New England Patriots	26	23	24	322	194	128	4	16	274	130	144	4
12	Mon	November 20	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-4		Miami Dolphins	35	30	23	406	141	265	1	27	454	327	127	2
13	Sun	November 26	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-4		Cincinnati Bengals	17	10	17	301	148	153	2	19	237	95	142
14	Sun	December 3	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		9-5		Pittsburgh Steelers	3	13	9	164	83	81	6	17	251	74	177	2
15	Sun	December 10	2:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-5	@	New Orleans Saints	17	12	16	244	119	125		18	297	241	56	1
16	Sun	December 17	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		10-6		San Diego Chargers	24	45	14	270	153	117	3	24	517	368	149	3
		Playoffs
Wild Card	Sun	December 24	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		11-6	@	Miami Dolphins	17	9	23	455	290	165	1	14	209	118	91	5
Division	Sun	December 31	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		12-6	@	New England Patriots	31	14	21	344	170	174	1	15	263	180	83	3
Conf. Champ.	Sun	January 7	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		12-7	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	5	34	10	142	70	72	9	21	379	200	179	5

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1	Dan Pastorini	29	QB	16	16	10-6-0	199	368	54.1	2473	16	4.3	17	4.6	80	6.7	5.51	12.4	154.6	70.4	15	123	3.92	6.14	4.97	6	6
2	Gifford Nielsen	24	QB	2	0		2	4	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00	0.0	0.0	56.2	2	12	33.33	-2.00	-2.00	0	0
3	Ken Burrough	30	WR	16	16		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
	Team Totals			16	16	10-6-0	201	373	53.9	2338	16	4.3	17	4.6	80	6.6	5.08	12.3	146.1	69.9	17	135	4.36	5.99	4.85	6	6

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1	Dan Pastorini	29	QB	3	3	2-1-0	44	70	62.9	602	4	5.7	6	8.6	71	8.6	5.89	13.7	200.7	73.6	9	72	11.39	6.71	4.30	0	1
2	Mike Barber	25	TE	3	3		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
	Team Totals			3	3	2-1-0	44	71	62.0	530	4	5.6	6	8.5	40	3.7	4.79	8.0	176.7	16.3	9	72	11.25	2.33	-5.17