1979
1979 by the numbers
All seasons- Points for
- 341
- Points against
- 257
- Diff / game
- +5.3
- Pythagorean
- 10.6
- SRS
- not in era
- EPA / play
- not in era
21.3 / game
16.1 / game
-0.6 vs actual
1979 Game Log
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Score | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Buffalo Bills | W | 9โ7 | +2 |
| 2 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W | 19โ10 | +9 |
| 3 | at Minnesota Vikings | W | 27โ12 | +15 |
| 4 | vs Chicago Bears | W | 31โ16 | +15 |
| 5 | at New York Jets | L | 27โ33 | -6 |
| 6 | at Las Vegas Raiders | L | 3โ13 | -10 |
| 7 | vs Buffalo Bills | W | 17โ7 | +10 |
| 8 | at New England Patriots | L | 13โ28 | -15 |
| 9 | vs Green Bay Packers | W | 27โ7 | +20 |
| 10 | vs Tennessee Titans | L | 6โ9 | -3 |
| 11 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W | 19โ0 | +19 |
| 12 | at Cleveland Browns | L | 24โ30 | -6 |
| 13 | at Indianapolis Colts | W | 28โ24 | +4 |
| 14 | vs New England Patriots | W | 39โ24 | +15 |
| 15 | at Detroit Lions | W | 28โ10 | +18 |
| 16 | vs New York Jets | L | 24โ27 | -3 |
Season Replay
The regular season, one result and one changing record at a time.
- WW1at Buffalo BillsRecord moved to 1-09โ7
- WW2vs Seattle SeahawksRecord moved to 2-019โ10
- WW3at Minnesota VikingsRecord moved to 3-027โ12
- WW4vs Chicago BearsRecord moved to 4-031โ16
- LW5at New York JetsRecord moved to 4-127โ33
- LW6at Las Vegas RaidersRecord moved to 4-23โ13
- WW7vs Buffalo BillsRecord moved to 5-217โ7
- LW8at New England PatriotsRecord moved to 5-313โ28
- WW9vs Green Bay PackersRecord moved to 6-327โ7
- LW10vs Tennessee TitansRecord moved to 6-46โ9
- WW11vs Indianapolis ColtsRecord moved to 7-419โ0
- LW12at Cleveland BrownsRecord moved to 7-524โ30
- WW13at Indianapolis ColtsRecord moved to 8-528โ24
- WW14vs New England PatriotsRecord moved to 9-539โ24
- WW15at Detroit LionsRecord moved to 10-528โ10
- LW16vs New York JetsRecord moved to 10-624โ27
1979 Draft Class
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Jon Giesler | OT | Michigan |