1978 Denver Broncos season
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1978 Denver Broncos season
| 1978 Denver Broncos season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Red Miller | ||||||
| Home field | Mile High Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 10–6 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st AFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost AFC Divisional Playoff | ||||||
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The 1978 Denver Broncos season was the team's 19th year in professional football and its 9th with the National Football League. The team finished first in the AFC West, and made the playoffs for the second straight season.
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3 | Oakland Raiders | W 14–6 | Mile High Stadium | 1–0 |
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| 2 | September 11 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 9–12 (OT) | Metropolitan Stadium | 1–1 |
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| 3 | September 17 | San Diego Chargers | W 27–14 | Mile High Stadium | 2–1 |
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| 4 | September 24 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 23–17 (OT) | Arrowhead Stadium | 3–1 |
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| 5 | October 1 | Seattle Seahawks | W 28–7 | Mile High Stadium | 4–1 |
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| 6 | October 8 | at San Diego Chargers | L 0–23 | San Diego Stadium | 4–2 |
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| 7 | October 16 | Chicago Bears | W 16–7 | Mile High Stadium | 5–2 |
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| 8 | October 22 | at Baltimore Colts | L 6–7 | Memorial Stadium | 5–3 |
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| 9 | October 29 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 20–17 (OT) | Kingdome | 6–3 |
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| 10 | November 5 | New York Jets | L 28–31 | Mile High Stadium | 6–4 |
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| 11 | November 12 | at Cleveland Browns | W 19–7 | Cleveland Stadium | 7–4 |
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| 12 | November 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 16–3 | Mile High Stadium | 8–4 |
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| 13 | November 23 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–17 | Pontiac Silverdome | 8–5 |
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| 14 | December 3 | at Oakland Raiders | W 21–6 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 9–5 |
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| 15 | December 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–3 | Mile High Stadium | 10–5 |
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| 16 | December 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–24 | Mile High Stadium | 10–6 |
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Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance |
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| Divisional Playoffs | December 30 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–33 | Three Rivers Stadium |
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Standings
| AFC West | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| y-Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 282 | 198 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 311 | 283 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 345 | 358 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 355 | 309 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 243 | 327 |
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295
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