The 1978 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League, and the 11th overall.
Ken Anderson missed the first four games with a broken bone in his right hand, and Homer Rice replaced Bill Johnson as head coach after the Bengals started 0–5. The team dipped to marks of 0–8 and 1–12 before rebounding under Rice to win the last three games. In the season finale, the Bengals blasted Cleveland, 48–16, setting series records for points and victory margin.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 23–24 0–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 2 September 10 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 0–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap 3 September 17 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–28 0–3 Riverfront Stadium Recap 4 September 24 New Orleans Saints L 18–20 0–4 Riverfront Stadium Recap 5 October 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 12–28 0–5 Candlestick Park Recap 6 at Miami Dolphins L 0–21 0–6 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 7 October 15 New England Patriots L 3–10 0–7 Riverfront Stadium Recap 8 October 22 at Buffalo Bills L 0–5 0–8 Rich Stadium Recap 9 October 29 Houston Oilers W 28–13 1–8 Riverfront Stadium Recap 10 November 5 at San Diego Chargers L 13–22 1–9 San Diego Stadium Recap 11 Oakland Raiders L 21–34 1–10 Riverfront Stadium Recap 12 November 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–7 1–11 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 13 November 26 at Houston Oilers L 10–17 1–12 AstrodomeRecap 14 December 3 Atlanta Falcons W 37–7 2–12 Riverfront Stadium Recap 15 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–19 3–12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 16 December 17 Cleveland Browns W 48–16 4–12 Riverfront StadiumRecap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Team leaders Passing: Ken Anderson (319 Att, 173 Comp, 2219 Yds, 54.2 Pct, 10 TD, 22 Int, 58.0 Rating) Rushing: Pete Johnson (180 Att, 762 Yds, 4.2 Avg, 50 Long, 7 TD) Receiving: Isaac Curtis (47 Rec, 737 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 57 Long, 3 TD) Scoring: Chris Bahr, 74 points (16 FG; 26 PAT)
Awards and records
Pro Bowl selection For the first time in team history, the Bengals did not have any players selected to the Pro Bowl.
References
External links 1978 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com