1978 NFL playoffs
The Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XIII over the Dallas Cowboys, 35-31. The 1978 NFL postseason had 9 games over 4 rounds.
Bracket
Wild Card round
Divisional round
Conference championships
Super Bowl
Tennessee Titans1
Miami Dolphins0Tennessee Titans1
New England Patriots0
Pittsburgh Steelers1
Denver Broncos0Tennessee Titans0Pittsburgh Steelers1
Los Angeles Rams1
Minnesota Vikings0
Atlanta Falcons1
Philadelphia Eagles0Atlanta Falcons0
Dallas Cowboys1Los Angeles Rams0Dallas Cowboys1Champion
Pittsburgh Steelers1
Dallas Cowboys01978 postseason leaders
Passing yards
- 1Terry BradshawPIT790
- 2Roger StaubachDAL459
- 3Fran TarkentonMIN219
- 4Bob GrieseMIA114
- 5Craig MortonDEN34
Rushing yards
- 1Earl CampbellTEN264
- 2Tony DorsettDAL262
- 3Franco HarrisPIT224
- 4Roger StaubachDAL47
- 5Chuck ForemanMIN31
Receiving yards
- 1John StallworthPIT288
- 2Lynn SwannPIT274
- 3Tony DorsettDAL68
- 4Chuck ForemanMIN38
- 4Jackie SmithDAL38
Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers1-0Dallas Cowboys
- Game 1Jan 21, 1979PIT 35 at DAL 31
Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys all-time: head to head
Conference championships
Dallas Cowboys1-0Los Angeles Rams
- Game 1Jan 7, 1979DAL 28 at LAR 0
Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams all-time: head to head
Pittsburgh Steelers1-0Tennessee Titans
- Game 1Jan 7, 1979TEN 5 at PIT 34
Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans all-time: head to head
Divisional round
Pittsburgh Steelers1-0Denver Broncos
- Game 1Dec 30, 1978DEN 10 at PIT 33
Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos all-time: head to head
Dallas Cowboys1-0Atlanta Falcons
- Game 1Dec 30, 1978ATL 20 at DAL 27
Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons all-time: head to head
Tennessee Titans1-0New England Patriots
- Game 1Dec 31, 1978TEN 31 at NE 14
Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots all-time: head to head
Los Angeles Rams1-0Minnesota Vikings
- Game 1Dec 31, 1978MIN 10 at LAR 34
Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings all-time: head to head
Wild Card round
Atlanta Falcons1-0Philadelphia Eagles
- Game 1Dec 24, 1978PHI 13 at ATL 14
Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles all-time: head to head
Tennessee Titans1-0Miami Dolphins
- Game 1Dec 24, 1978TEN 17 at MIA 9
Tennessee Titans and Miami Dolphins all-time: head to head
Rounds are worked out from the bracket: a club’s second series of the postseason is the second round. Game links open the box score where one is on file, and the preview before the first pitch.