| 1978 Denver Broncos season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Fred Gehrke |
| Head coach | Red Miller |
| Home field | Mile High Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–33 |
The 1978 Denver Broncos season was the team's 19th year in professional football and its ninth with the National Football League (NFL). Led by second-year head coach Red Miller, the Broncos were 10–6, repeated as champions of the AFC West, and made the playoffs for the second straight season.
In the AFC divisional round, Denver lost on the road to the top-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers,[1][2] 33–10, whom they had lost to two weeks earlier in the regular season finale at Mile High Stadium;[3][4] Denver had clinched their division title six days earlier with a win over struggling Kansas City, while runners-up Oakland and Seattle both lost and fell to 8–7 with San Diego, two games back with one to play.[5]
The Broncos were fifteenth in the league in scoring offense, while the defense finished second in points allowed and sixth in yards allowed. [6]
- ^ "Steelers draw their curtain on Denver, 33–10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1978. p. 7B.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (January 8, 1979). "Wrong is just right". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ Sheeley, Glenn (December 17, 1978). "Steelers avoid crushing loss". Pittsburgh Press. p. D1.
- ^ "It took Steelers until final play to nail down win over Denver". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. December 17, 1978. p. 4B.
- ^ "Kansas City can't handle Morton's arm". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 11, 1978. p. 3B.
- ^ "1978 Denver Broncos Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.