<table class="wikitable">
<tr>
<th>Week</th>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Opponent</th>
<th>Result</th>
<th>Attendance</th>
</tr>
<tr style="background: #ffdddd;">
<td>1</td>
<td>September 3, 1978</td>
<td>at <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1978 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a></td>
<td>L 31–24</td>
<td>
<center>54,187</center>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background: #ddffdd;">
<td>2</td>
<td>September 11, 1978</td>
<td><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Denver_