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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1978 seasonW1978 NFL season↗

28 teams in NFL · 224 regular-season games, 1978-09-02 to 1978-12-18 · attendance 11,891,273

◀ 1977 1979 ▶
<a href="/superbowl/1978">Super Bowl XIII</a>
Pittsburgh Steelers
35–31 over Dallas Cowboys
MVP Terry Bradshaw
MVP
Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive Player
Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
Defensive Player
Randy Gradishar
Offensive Rookie
Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
Defensive Rookie
Al Baker Detroit Lions
Coach of the Year
Jack Patera Seattle Seahawks
Hall of Fame class of 1978
Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans, Lance Alworth, Larry Wilson, Ray Nitschke, Weeb Ewbank

Playoffs

RoundDateResultStadium
Wild Card1978-12-24Houston Oilers 17–9 Miami DolphinsMiami Orange Bowl
Divisional1978-12-30Pittsburgh Steelers 33–10 Denver BroncosThree Rivers Stadium
Divisional1978-12-30Dallas Cowboys 27–20 Atlanta FalconsTexas Stadium
Divisional1978-12-31Houston Oilers 31–14 New England PatriotsSchaefer Stadium
Divisional1978-12-31Los Angeles Rams 34–10 Minnesota VikingsLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
AFC Championship1979-01-07Pittsburgh Steelers 34–5 Houston OilersThree Rivers Stadium
NFC Championship1979-01-07Dallas Cowboys 28–0 Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Super Bowl XIII1979-01-21Pittsburgh Steelers 35–31 Dallas CowboysMiami Orange Bowl

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Pittsburgh Steelers1420.875356195Chuck NollWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 33–10 Won AFC Championship (vs. Champion
2Houston Oilers1060.625283298Bum PhillipsWon Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–9 Won Divisional Playoffs (at
3Cleveland Browns880.500334356Sam RutiglianoDid not qualify
4Cincinnati Bengals4120.250252284Bill Johnson and Homer RiceDid not qualify

NFL AFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1New England Patriots1150.688358286Chuck FairbanksLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 14–31
2Miami Dolphins1150.688372254Don ShulaLost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 9–17
3New York Jets880.500359364Walt MichaelsDid not qualify
4Buffalo Bills5110.312302354Chuck KnoxDid not qualify
5Baltimore Colts5110.312240421Ted MarchibrodaDid not qualify

NFL AFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Denver Broncos1060.625282198Red MillerLost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–33
2Oakland Raiders970.562311283John MaddenDid not qualify
3Seattle Seahawks970.562345358Jack PateraDid not qualify
4San Diego Chargers970.562355309Tommy ProthroDid not qualify
5Kansas City Chiefs4120.250243327Marv LevyDid not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Minnesota Vikings871.531294306Bud GrantLost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 10–34
2Green Bay Packers871.531249269Bart StarrDid not qualify
3Detroit Lions790.438290300Monte ClarkDid not qualify
4Chicago Bears790.438253274Neill ArmstrongDid not qualify
5Tampa Bay Buccaneers5110.312241259John McKayDid not qualify

NFL NFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Dallas Cowboys1240.750384208Tom LandryWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Falcons) 27–20 Won NFC Championship (at R
2Philadelphia Eagles970.562270250Dick VermeilLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Falcons) 13–14
3Washington Redskins880.500273283Jack PardeeDid not qualify
4St. Louis Cardinals6100.375248296Bud WilkinsonDid not qualify
5New York Giants6100.375264298John McVayDid not qualify

NFL NFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Los Angeles Rams1240.750316245Ray MalavasiWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 34–10 Lost NFC Championship (vs.
2Atlanta Falcons970.562240290Leeman BennettWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Eagles) 14–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at
3New Orleans Saints790.438281298Dick NolanDid not qualify
4San Francisco 49ers2140.125219350Pete McCulley Fred O'ConnorDid not qualify

League leaders

passing yards
  1. 3,468Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings
passing tds
  1. 28Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers
rushing yards
  1. 1,450Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
rushing tds
  1. 14David Sims Seattle Seahawks
receiving yards
  1. 1,169Wesley Walker New York Jets
receiving tds
  1. 13John Jefferson San Diego Chargers
receptions
  1. 88Rickey Young Minnesota Vikings
interceptions
  1. 10Thom Darden Cleveland Browns
sacks
  1. 23Al Baker Detroit Lions
points
  1. 118Frank Corral Los Angeles Rams