Wild Card
Division
AFC/NFC Champ.
Super Bowl
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot
The 1978 Cincinnati Bengals, coached by Bill Johnson (0-5-0) and Homer Rice (4-7-0), missed the playoffs after finishing the NFL regular season in 4th place in the AFC Central with a 4-12 record.