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The 1978 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League, and the 19th overall. The Bills were coming off a season in which they only won three games, making 1978 a slight improvement. Head coach Chuck Knox began his first season with the team, having coached the Los Angeles Rams for the previous five seasons. It was also Buffalo's first season after the departure of star running back O. J. Simpson, who was traded to San Francisco for five draft picks in the offseason. The Bills offense acquired a pair of weapons for quarterback Joe Ferguson: wide receiver Frank Lewis, who had spent the previous 7 seasons in Pittsburgh, and rookie running back Terry Miller, who ended the season with over 1,000 yards. The 1978 Bills' run defense allowed an NFL record 3,228 rushing yards; the 677 rushing attempts the Bills faced in 1978 is also an NFL record. Oddly, the Bills were first in the league in yards allowed on pass defense, giving up only 1,960 yards through the air. (en)
La stagione 1978 dei Buffalo Bills è stata la nona della franchigia nella National Football League, la 19ª complessiva. Con Chuck Knox come nuovo capo-allenatore la squadra ebbe un record di 5-11, classificandosi quarta nella AFC East Division e mancando l'accesso ai playoff per il quarto anno consecutivo. Questa fu la prima stagione per Buffalo senza la sua stella O.J. Simpson, scambiato con i San Francisco 49ers per cinque scelte del draft. La difesa dei Bills del 1978 concesse un record di 3.228 yard su corsa; anche i 677 tentativi di corsa che la squadra affrontò furono un record. Anche la difesa sui passaggi fu la peggiore della lega, concedendo 1.960 yard. (it)

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First quarter *NYG – Al Dixon 31-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik . Giants 7–0. *BUF – Curtis Brown 1-yard run . Tie 7–7. Second quarter *NYG – Joe Danelo 27-yard field goal. Giants 10–7. Third quarter *NYG – Doug Kotar 19-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik . Giants 17–7. *BUF – Roland Hooks 1-yard run . Giants 17–14. Fourth quarter *BUF – Curtis Brown 1-yard run . Bills 21–17. *BUF – Lou Piccone 9-yard pass from Joe Ferguson . Bills 28–17. *BUF – Terry Miller 39-yard run . Bills 35–17. *BUF – Terry Miller 13-yard run . Bills 41–17. (en)
First quarter *KC – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal. Chiefs 3–0. *KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal. Chiefs 6–0. Second quarter *BUF – Bob Chandler 20-yard pass from Joe Ferguson . Bills 7–6. *BUF – Terry Miller 8-yard run . Bills 14–6. *BUF – Bob Chandler 22-yard pass from Joe Ferguson . Bills 21–6. Third quarter *BUF – Curtis Brown 22-yard run . Bills 28–6. Fourth quarter *KC – Ted McKnight 41-yard run . Bills 28–13. (en)
First quarter *KC – Ted McKnight 17-yard run . Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter *BUF – Frank Lewis 40-yard pass from Joe Ferguson . Tied 7–7. Third quarter *BUF – Tom Dempsey 22-yard field goal. Bills 10–7. *KC – Walter White 3-yard pass from Mike Livingston . Chiefs 14–10. Fourth quarter *No scoring (en)

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;Top passers *KC – Tony Adams – 7/12, 80 yards *BUF – Joe Ferguson – 15/18, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers *KC – MacArthur Lane – 17 rushes, 144 yards *BUF – Terry Miller – 18 rushes, 67 yards, TD ;Top receivers *KC – Walter White – 5 receptions, 60 yards *BUF – Bob Chandler – 7 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD (en)
;Top passers *BUF – Joe Ferguson – 14/25, 207 yards, TD, 3 INT *KC – Mike Livingston – 12/21, 99 yards, TD, INT ;Top rushers *BUF – Terry Miller – 15 rushes, 57 yards *KC – Tony Reed – 16 rushes, 97 yards ;Top receivers *BUF – Frank Lewis – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD *KC – Henry Marshall – 3 receptions, 40 yards (en)
;Top passers *NYG – Joe Pisarcik – 15/24, 230 yards, 2 TD, INT *BUF – Joe Ferguson – 9/15, 106 yards, TD, INT ;Top rushers *NYG – Bobby Hammond – 15 rushes, 60 yards *BUF – Terry Miller – 21 rushes, 208 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers *NYG – Al Dixon – 2 receptions, 78 yards, TD *BUF – Bob Chandler – 5 receptions, 75 yards (en)

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Week Five: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills – Game summary (en)
Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs (en)

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The 1978 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League, and the 19th overall. The Bills were coming off a season in which they only won three games, making 1978 a slight improvement. Head coach Chuck Knox began his first season with the team, having coached the Los Angeles Rams for the previous five seasons. It was also Buffalo's first season after the departure of star running back O. J. Simpson, who was traded to San Francisco for five draft picks in the offseason. (en)
La stagione 1978 dei Buffalo Bills è stata la nona della franchigia nella National Football League, la 19ª complessiva. Con Chuck Knox come nuovo capo-allenatore la squadra ebbe un record di 5-11, classificandosi quarta nella AFC East Division e mancando l'accesso ai playoff per il quarto anno consecutivo. Questa fu la prima stagione per Buffalo senza la sua stella O.J. Simpson, scambiato con i San Francisco 49ers per cinque scelte del draft. (it)

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1978 Buffalo Bills season (en)
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