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1979 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 268 points (16.8/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 279 points (17.4/g), 8th.
 Differential of -11 points (-0.7/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 7th.

Coached by Chuck Knox (7-9-0)

1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 2 box L 0-1 Miami Dolphins 7 9 5 121 76 45 1 20 293 118 175 1
2 Sun September 9 box W 1-1 Cincinnati Bengals 51 24 23 455 246 209 2 16 335 201 134 3
3 Sun September 16 box L 1-2 @ San Diego Chargers 19 27 14 298 238 60 18 339 94 245 1
4 Sun September 23 box W 2-2 New York Jets 46 31 25 497 348 149 1 22 416 151 265 4
5 Sun September 30 box W 3-2 @ Baltimore Colts 31 13 16 374 308 66 2 18 349 265 84 2
6 Sun October 7 box L 3-3 Chicago Bears 0 7 7 106 42 64 2 15 258 18 240 2
7 Sun October 14 box L 3-4 @ Miami Dolphins 7 17 11 178 108 70 1 14 279 101 178 1
8 Sun October 21 box L 3-5 Baltimore Colts 13 14 20 324 242 82 2 12 261 151 110 2
9 Sun October 28 box W 4-5 @ Detroit Lions 20 17 18 424 319 105 3 20 377 169 208 1
10 Sun November 4 box L 4-6 New England Patriots 6 26 15 264 181 83 5 20 438 327 111 3
11 Sun November 11 box W 5-6 @ New York Jets 14 12 15 270 132 138 16 237 170 67 3
12 Sun November 18 box W 6-6 Green Bay Packers 19 12 20 400 213 187 1 14 290 195 95 5
13 Sun November 25 box W 7-6 @ New England Patriots 16 13 18 281 201 80 2 21 309 136 173 4
14 Sun December 2 box L 7-7 Denver Broncos 16 19 19 398 298 100 7 11 226 129 97 4
15 Sun December 9 box L 7-8 @ Minnesota Vikings 3 10 18 291 186 105 2 12 189 104 85 1
16 Sun December 16 box L 7-9 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 0 28 8 156 78 78 3 24 415 201 214 4