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This was the first year that the playoffs expanded to a ten-team tournament, adding a second wild card team (a fifth seed) from each conference. The two wild card teams from each conference (the 4 and 5 seeds) would play each other in the first round, called the "Wild Card Playoffs". The division winners (seeds 1, 2, and 3) would then automatically advanced to the Divisional Playoffs, which became the second round of the playoffs.
However, the league continued to prohibit meetings between two teams from the same division in the Divisional Playoffs. Thus, there would be times when the pairing in that round would be the 1 seed vs. the 3 seed and 2 vs. 4.
Note: The Pittsburgh Steelers (the AFC 1 seed) did not play the Houston Oilers (the 5 seed), nor did the Los Angeles Rams (the NFC 1 seed) play the Atlanta Falcons (the 4 seed), in the Divisional playoff round because those teams were in the same division.
Wild Card playoffs
December 24, 1978
AFC: Houston Oilers 17, Miami Dolphins 9
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
TV: NBC;
Starting Quarterbacks:
Houston Oilers - Dan Pastorini 7;
Baltimore Colts - Bob Griese 12;
Quarterback Dan Pastorini led the Oilers to an upset victory by passing for 306 yards. The Dolphins scored first after Earnie Rhone recovered a fumbled punt at the Houston 21-yard line, setting up quarterback Bob Griese's 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Andre Tillman. However, the Oilers responded with a 71-yard drive that was capped with Pastorini's 13-yard touchdown pass to running back Tim Wilson. Neither team scored again until the fourth quarter when Toni Fritsch made a 35-yard field goal. Then, linebacker Gregg Bingham intercepted Griese on Miami's next drive to set up running back Earl Campbell's 1-yard rushing touchdown. The Dolphins closed out the scoring, but only when Pastorini ran out of the end zone for an intentional safety to run out the clock.
Scoring
MIA - Tillman 13 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick);
HOU - Wilson 13 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch kick);
HOU - FG Fritsch 35;
HOU - Campbell 1 run (Fritsch kick);
MIA - Safety, Pastorini ran out of end zone;
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NFC: Atlanta Falcons 14, Philadelphia Eagles 13
at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
TV: CBS;
Starting Quarterbacks:
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