A Temporada de 1979 da NFL foi a 60ª temporada regular da National Football League. A temporada terminou no Super Bowl XIV onde o Pittsburgh Steelers derrotou o Los Angeles Rams.
Corrida pela Divisão A partir de 1978, dez times se qualificariam para os playoffs: o vencedor de cada divisão e dois times pelo wild-card (repescagem) em cada conferência.
National Football Conference Semana NFC East NFC Central NFC West Repescagem Repescagem 1 Dallas, Philadelphia 1-0 3 times 1-0 Atlanta 1-0 2 Dallas 2-0 Tampa Bay, Chicago 2-0 Atlanta 2-0 3 Dallas 3-0 Tampa Bay 3-0 Atlanta, L.A. 2-1 4 Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington 3-1 Tampa Bay 4-0 Atlanta, L.A. 2-2 Chicago 2-2 Minnesota 2-2 5 Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington 4-1 Tampa Bay 5-0 L.A. 3-2 Minnesota 3-2 4 times 2-3 6 Dallas, Philadelphia 5-1 Tampa Bay 5-1 L.A. 4-2 Washington 4-2 3 times 3-3 7 Dallas, Philadelphia 6-1 Tampa Bay 5-2 L.A. 4-3 Washington 5-2 5 times 3-4 8 Dallas 7-1 Tampa Bay 6-2 L.A., New Orleans 4-4 Philadelphia, Washington 6-2 Minnesota 4-4 9 Dallas 7-2 Tampa Bay 7-2 L.A. 5-4 Philadelphia, Washington 6-3 4 times 4-5 10 Dallas 8-2 Tampa Bay 7-3 L.A., New Orleans 5-5 Philadelphia, Washington 6-4 Chicago 5-5 11 Dallas 8-3 Tampa Bay 8-3 New Orleans 6-5 Philadelphia, Washington 7-4 Chicago 6-5 12 Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington 8-4 Tampa Bay 9-3 L.A., New Orleans 6-6 Chicago 7-5 Giants, Minnesota 5-7 13 Philadelphia 9-4 Tampa Bay 9-4 L.A., New Orleans 7-6 Dallas, Washington 8-5 Chicago 7-6 14 Philadelphia 10-4 Tampa Bay 9-5 L.A. 8-6 Dallas, Washington 9-5 Chicago 8-6 15 Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington 10-5 Tampa Bay, Chicago 9-6 L.A. 9-6 Minnesota, New Orleans 8-7 Giants 6-9 16 Dallas 11-5 Tampa Bay 10-6 L.A. 9-7 Philadelphia 11-5 Chicago 10-6
American Football Conference Semana AFC East AFC Central AFC West Repescagem Repescagem 1 Miami 1-0 3 times 1-0 4 times 1-0 2 Miami 2-0 Pittsburgh, Cleveland 2-0 San Diego 2-0 3 Miami 3-0 Pittsburgh, Cleveland 3-0 San Diego 3-0 New England, Houston, Denver 2-1 4 Miami 4-0 Pittsburgh, Cleveland 4-0 San Diego, Denver 3-1 New England, Houston 3-1 Buffalo, Kansas City 2-2 5 Miami 4-1 Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Houston 4-1 San Diego 4-1 New England, Denver, Buffalo, Kansas City 3-2 Jets, Oakland 2-3 6 Miami, New England 4-2 Pittsburgh 5-1 San Diego, Denver, Kansas City 4-2 Cleveland, Houston 4-2 Buffalo, Oakland 3-3 7 Miami, New England 5-2 Pittsburgh, Houston 5-2 San Diego, Denver 5-2 Cleveland, Kansas City, Oakland 4-3 Buffalo, Jets 3-4 8 New England 6-2 Pittsburgh 6-2 San Diego 6-2 Miami, Cleveland, Houston, Denver 5-3 Jets, Kansas City, Oakland 4-4 9 Miami, New England 6-3 Pittsburgh 7-2 San Diego, Denver 6-3 Cleveland, Houston 6-3 Oakland 5-4 10 New England 7-3 Pittsburgh 8-2 San Diego, Denver 7-3 Cleveland, Houston 7-3 Miami, Oakland 6-4 11 Miami, New England 7-4 Pittsburgh 9-2 San Diego, Denver 8-3 Houston 8-3 Cleveland 7-4 12 New England 8-4 Pittsburgh, Houston 9-3 San Diego, Denver 9-3 Cleveland 8-4 Miami 7-5 13 Miami, New England 8-5 Pittsburgh, Houston 10-3 San Diego 10-3 Denver 9-4 Cleveland 8-5 14 Miami 9-5 Pittsburgh 11-3 San Diego, Denver 10-4 Houston 10-4 Cleveland 9-5 15 Miami 10-5 Pittsburgh, Houston 11-4 San Diego 11-4 Denver 10-5 Cleveland, Oakland 9-6 16 Miami 10-6 Pittsburgh 12-4 San Diego 12-4 Houston 11-5 Denver 10-6
Classificação V = Vitórias, D = Derrotas, E = Empates, PCT = porcentagem de vitórias, PF= Pontos feitos, PS = Pontos sofridos
- marca os times classificados pelo wild card (repescagem), - marca os times que levaram o titulo de suas divisões AFC EastTimeVDEPCTPFPS y-Miami Dolphins1060.625341257 New England Patriots970.563411326 New York Jets880.500337383 Buffalo Bills790.438268279 Baltimore Colts5110.313271351 AFC CentralTimeVDEPCTPFPS y-Pittsburgh Steelers1240.750416262 x-Houston Oilers1150.688362331 Cleveland Browns970.563359352 Cincinnati Bengals4120.250337421 AFC WestTimeVDEPCTPFPS y-San Diego Chargers1240.750411246 x-Denver Broncos1060.625289262 Seattle Seahawks970.563378372 Oakland Raiders970.563365337 Kansas City Chiefs790.438238262 NFC EastTimeVDEPCTPFPS y-Dallas Cowboys1150.688371313 x-Philadelphia Eagles1150.688339282 Washington Redskins1060.625348295 New York Giants6100.375237323 St. Louis Cardinals5110.313307358 NFC CentralTimeVDEPCTPFPS y-Tampa Bay Buccaneers1060.625273237 x-Chicago Bears1060.625306249 Minnesota Vikings790.438259337 Green Bay Packers5110.313246316 Detroit Lions2140.125219365 NFC WestTimeVDEPCTPFPS y-Los Angeles Rams970.563323309 New Orleans Saints880.500370360 Atlanta Falcons6100.375300388 San Francisco 49ers2140.125308416
Desempate San Diego terminou em primeiro na AFC baseado no confronto direto contra Pittsburgh (1-0). Seattle terminou à frente de Oakland na AFC West baseado num melhor retrospecto no confronto direto (2-0). Dallas terminou à frente de Philadelphia na NFC East baseado em uma melhor campanha dentro da conferência (10-2 contra 9-3 do Eagles). Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago na NFC Central baseado em uma melhor campanha dentro da divisão (6-2 contra 5-3 do Bears). Chicago terminou em segundo na NFC Wild Card à frente de Washington por ter feito mais pontos do que levou nos 16 jogos (57 contra 53 do Redskins).
Playoffs
AFC Wild-Card playoff: HOUSTON 13, Denver 7 Divisional playoffs: Houston 17, SAN DIEGO 14; PITTSBURGH 34, Miami 14 AFC Championship: PITTSBURGH 27, Houston 13 no Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pensilvânia, 6 de janeiro de 1980 NFC Wild-Card playoff: PHILADELPHIA 27, Chicago 17 Divisional playoffs: TAMPA BAY 24, Philadelphia 17; Los Angeles 21, DALLAS 19 NFC Championship: Los Angeles 9, TAMPA BAY 0 no Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Flórida, 6 de janeiro de 1980 Super Bowl Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh (AFC) 31, Los Angeles (NFC) 19, no Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Califórnia, 20 de janeiro de 1980
Ligações externas NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X) Detalhes da temporada de 1979 NFL History 1971-1980 Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
Categoria:Temporadas da National Football League Categoria:1979 no desporto