1978 Houston Oilers Game Log

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

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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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		@	Atlanta Falcons	14	20	19	36	105	1	2	4	31	3.8	2.6	52.8	44.7	21	156	7.4	1	0	0	2	2	10	334
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	Kansas City Chiefs	20	17	7	13	47	0	0	0	0	3.6	3.6	53.8	62.0	41	177	4.3	2	2	2	2	2	5	213
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	20	19	15	24	179	1	1	0	0	7.5	7.5	62.5	81.8	49	153	3.1	1	2	3	2	2	4	157
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	6	10	10	20	120	0	1	0	0	6.0	6.0	50.0	47.9	23	112	4.9	0	2	2	0	0	5	153
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	16	13	14	29	215	1	1	0	0	7.4	7.4	48.3	70.3	46	164	3.6	1	1	1	1	2	4	143
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	17	21	9	17	168	2	1	0	0	9.9	9.9	52.9	102.1	52	205	3.9	0	1	1	2	2	6	232
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	17	10	12	22	152	1	0	1	6	7.2	6.6	54.5	91.5	39	178	4.6	1	1	2	2	2	6	210
8	Mon	October 23	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	17	13	19	160	0	0	0	0	8.4	8.4	68.4	94.2	43	169	3.9	3	1	1	3	3	4	162
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	13	28	13	27	118	2	0	2	24	5.3	4.1	48.1	85.1	27	137	5.1	0	0	0	1	1	9	320
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	14	10	17	25	236	1	2	1	6	9.7	9.1	68.0	78.1	41	156	3.8	1	0	1	2	2	7	291
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	26	23	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	104
12	Mon	November 20	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	35	30	10	15	141	1	1	2	15	10.4	8.3	66.7	91.2	42	265	6.3	4	0	0	5	5	4	181
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	17	10	9	20	148	1	2	1	9	7.9	7.0	45.0	47.5	37	153	4.1	1	1	1	2	2	5	205
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	3	13	10	27	83	0	3	1	8	3.4	3.0	37.0	6.2	26	81	3.1	0	1	2	0	0	5	239
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	17	12	12	18	119	1	0	2	18	7.6	6.0	66.7	103.7	43	125	2.9	1	1	1	2	2	7	288
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	24	45	16	33	153	3	2	2	12	5.0	4.4	48.5	66.9	27	117	4.3	0	1	1	3	3	8	307

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
17	Sun	December 24	boxscore	W		@	Miami Dolphins	17	9	20	30	290	1	0	2	16	10.2	9.1	66.7	109.0	45	165	3.7	1	1	2	2	2	5	110
18	Sun	December 31	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	31	14	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
19	Sun	January 7	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	5	34	12	26	70	0	5	4	26	3.7	2.3	46.2	13.5	26	72	2.8	0	1	1	0	0	6	142

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		@	Atlanta Falcons	14	20	10	23	71	1	0	4	33	4.5	2.6	43.5	65.7	35	100	2.9	0	2	3	2	2	9	346
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	Kansas City Chiefs	20	17	9	14	34	0	1	3	26	4.3	2.0	64.3	38.4	41	261	6.4	2	1	2	2	2	3	40
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	20	19	20	32	321	2	1	0	0	10.0	10.0	62.5	103.8	26	61	2.3	0	2	3	1	2	4	61
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	6	10	17	26	213	0	0	1	7	8.5	7.9	65.4	90.7	50	175	3.5	1	1	2	1	1	3	43
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W		@	Cleveland Browns	16	13	12	32	104	1	3	1	2	3.3	3.2	37.5	18.2	23	78	3.4	0	2	2	1	1	7	207
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	17	21	14	23	156	1	3	2	12	7.3	6.2	60.9	56.0	33	123	3.7	1	0	0	3	3	3	37
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	17	10	9	22	80	0	0	2	15	4.3	3.3	40.9	51.3	38	149	3.9	0	1	1	1	1	6	155
8	Mon	October 23	boxscore	W		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	17	17	33	215	2	1	1	11	6.8	6.3	51.5	79.7	31	113	3.6	0	1	2	2	2	3	37
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	13	28	11	16	247	1	0	3	21	16.8	13.0	68.8	132.3	48	189	3.9	3	0	1	4	4	6	147
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	14	10	15	29	166	0	1	7	54	7.6	4.6	51.7	54.7	22	28	1.3	1	1	2	1	1	10	407
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	26	23	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	Mon	November 20	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	35	30	23	33	327	2	1	3	22	10.6	9.1	69.7	109.0	32	127	4.0	2	0	0	4	4	5	116
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	17	10	17	25	95	1	0	5	46	5.6	3.2	68.0	87.9	36	142	3.9	0	1	2	1	1	7	244
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	L			Pittsburgh Steelers	3	13	11	24	74	1	1	2	23	4.0	2.8	45.8	49.7	48	177	3.7	0	2	4	1	1	5	100
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	17	12	25	37	241	1	1	2	10	6.8	6.2	67.6	83.3	19	56	2.9	0	1	2	1	1	6	161
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	24	45	21	41	368	4	2	1	1	9.0	8.8	51.2	94.4	39	149	3.8	2	1	1	6	6	4	59

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
17	Sun	December 24	boxscore	W		@	Miami Dolphins	17	9	12	30	118	1	3	2	19	4.6	3.7	40.0	23.3	25	91	3.6	0	0	1	1	1	5	122
18	Sun	December 31	boxscore	W		@	New England Patriots	31	14	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
19	Sun	January 7	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	5	34	11	19	200	2	2	0	0	10.5	10.5	57.9	89.7	47	179	3.8	2	2	4	4	4	1	53

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