The 1978 Buffalo Bills season was the 19th season for the club and its ninth in the National Football League.
Offseason
NFL Draft
[1]
Regular season
Schedule
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 3, 1978
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
L 28–17
|
64,147
|
| 2
|
September 10, 1978
|
New York Jets
|
L 21–20
|
40,985
|
| 3
|
September 17, 1978
|
at Miami Dolphins
|
L 31–24
|
48,373
|
| 4
|
September 24, 1978
|
Baltimore Colts
|
W 24–17
|
55,270
|
| 5
|
October 1, 1978
|
Kansas City Chiefs
|
W 28–13
|
47,310
|
| 6
|
October 8, 1978
|
at New York Jets
|
L 45–14
|
44,545
|
| 7
|
October 15, 1978
|
at Houston Oilers
|
L 17–10
|
47,727
|
| 8
|
October 22, 1978
|
Cincinnati Bengals
|
W 5–0
|
47,754
|
| 9
|
October 29, 1978
|
at Cleveland Browns
|
L 41–20
|
51,409
|
| 10
|
November 5, 1978
|
New England Patriots
|
L 14–10
|
44,897
|
| 11
|
November 12, 1978
|
Miami Dolphins
|
L 25–24
|
48,623
|
| 12
|
November 19, 1978
|
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
L 31–10
|
61,383
|
| 13
|
November 26, 1978
|
New York Giants
|
W 41–17
|
28,496
|
| 14
|
December 3, 1978
|
at Kansas City Chiefs
|
L 14–10
|
25,781
|
| 15
|
December 10, 1978
|
at New England Patriots
|
L 26–24
|
59,598
|
| 16
|
December 17, 1978
|
at Baltimore Colts
|
W 21–14
|
25,415
|
Standings
Roster
Player stats
Passing
Note: Comp = Completions; ATT = Attempts; TD = Touchdowns; INT = Interceptions
| Player |
Games |
Comp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
Rating
|
| Joe Ferguson |
16 |
175 |
330 |
2136 |
16 |
15 |
70.5
|
Special Teams
Note: FGA = Field Goals Attempted; FGM = Field Goals Made; FG% = Field Goal Percentage; XPA = Extra Points Attempted; XPM = Extra Points Made; XP% = Extra Points Percentage
| Player |
Games |
FGA |
FGM |
FG % |
XPA |
XPM |
XP %
|
| Tom Dempsey |
16 |
13 |
10 |
76.9% |
38 |
36 |
94.7%
|
Awards and honors
References
