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1978 NFL NFC East standings
The Dallas Cowboys won the 1978 NFL NFC East division race at 12-4, 3 games ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles.
🏆The 1978 playoffs, game by game
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NFC East standings, 1978
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (DAL) b | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | - | 8-2 | W6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (PHI) x | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins (WAS) | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 2-8 | L5 |
| New York Giants (NYG) | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 6 | 3-7 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (STL) | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 6 | 6-4 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Dallas Cowboys trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 5.
- The Dallas Cowboys took first place for good in Week 13.
- The Dallas Cowboys won 6 games in a row from Week 11 to Week 16, the longest run of the race.
- The Washington Redskins led by 2 games as late as Week 6.
- The Dallas Cowboys went 7-2 from Week 6 to Week 15, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 3 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Dallas Cowboys spent 8 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.