| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 2, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | New York Jets | 25 | 22 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 9, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 24 | box |
| 3 | Sun | September 16, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 10 | box | |
| 4 | Mon | September 24, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | Dallas Cowboys | 26 | 7 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | September 30, 1979 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Houston Oilers | 10 | 31 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 7, 1979 | L | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 51 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | October 14, 1979 | L | Cleveland Browns | Washington Redskins | 9 | 13 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | October 21, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 27 | box | |
| 9 | Sun | October 28, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 20 | box |
| 10 | Sun | November 4, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 19 | box |
| 11 | Sun | November 11, 1979 | L | Cleveland Browns | Seattle Seahawks | 24 | 29 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | Miami Dolphins | 30 | 24 | box | |
| 13 | Sun | November 25, 1979 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 33 | box |
| 14 | Sun | December 2, 1979 | W | Cleveland Browns | Houston Oilers | 14 | 7 | box | |
| 15 | Sun | December 9, 1979 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 19 | box |
| 16 | Sun | December 16, 1979 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 16 | box |