The 1978 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints’ twelfth season. Quarterback

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put together one of his finest seasons, earning the NFC Player of the Year award and becoming the Saints’ first

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representative since the NFL–AFL merger as the Saints finished with a franchise-best 7–9 mark under new head coach Dick Nolan. Seven of the Saints’ losses came against teams that qualified for the playoffs (including both

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teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys), whilst all nine losses came against teams who finished at or above .500.

Offseason

* On August 5, the NFL played its first game in Mexico City. The Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 14–7.

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

References

External links

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