1978 Baltimore Colts season
| 1978 Baltimore Colts season | |
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| Head coach | Ted Marchibroda |
| General manager | Dick Szymanski |
| Owner | Robert Irsay |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | T-4th AFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | NE | Andy Johnson 1 yard run (kick failed) | NE 6–0 | |
| 2 | BAL | Don McCauley 3 yard run (Toni Linhart kick) | BAL 7–6 | |
| 2 | NE | Stanley Morgan 62 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | NE 13–7 | |
| 4 | BAL | Roger Carr 54 yard pass from Joe Washington (Toni Linhart kick) | BAL 14–13 | |
| 4 | BAL | Joe Washington 23 yard pass from Bill Troup (kick failed) | BAL 20–13 | |
| 4 | BAL | Roger Carr 67 yard pass from Bill Troup (Toni Linhart kick) | BAL 27–13 | |
| 4 | NE | Steve Grogan 4 yard run (John Smith kick) | BAL 27–20 | |
| 4 | NE | Sam Cunningham 1 yard run (John Smith kick) | Tie 27–27 | |
| 4 | BAL | Joe Washington 90 yard kickoff return (Toni Linhart kick) | BAL 34–27 | |
The 1978 Baltimore Colts season was the 26th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Colts finished the 1978 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the Buffalo Bills. The Colts lost the tiebreaker to Buffalo based on head-to-head series (0–2).
Baltimore started the season in catastrophic fashion, losing their first two games by a combined score of 80–0. The Colts' first win of the season, a Week Three victory over New England on Monday Night Football, is one of the biggest regular-season upsets in NFL history. The Patriots were favored by an overwhelming 17.5 points, but the Colts scored 27 points in the fourth quarter, including a 90-yard kickoff return by running back Joe Washington with under a minute left to take the lead for good. In the game, Washington became the first player to throw a touchdown, catch a pass for a touchdown, and return a kickoff for a touchdown in the same game.
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