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1979 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 271 points (16.9/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 351 points (21.9/g), 19th.
Differential of -80 points (-5.0/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 14th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.5, Offense: -2.0, Defense: -1.5, SoS: 1.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Ted Marchibroda (5-11-0)
Training Camp: Goucher College (Towson, Maryland)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 2 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 15 | 308 | 225 | 83 | 2 | 12 | 211 | 45 | 166 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 9 | boxscore | L | OT | 0-2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 26 | 29 | 18 | 206 | 114 | 92 | 4 | 17 | 294 | 196 | 98 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 16 | boxscore | L | 0-3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 13 | 13 | 283 | 185 | 98 | 16 | 321 | 197 | 124 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 23 | boxscore | L | 0-4 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 17 | 17 | 285 | 188 | 97 | 2 | 17 | 392 | 235 | 157 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sun | September 30 | boxscore | L | 0-5 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 31 | 18 | 349 | 265 | 84 | 2 | 16 | 374 | 308 | 66 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 7 | boxscore | W | 1-5 | New York Jets | 10 | 8 | 14 | 276 | 232 | 44 | 2 | 19 | 358 | 174 | 184 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 14 | boxscore | L | 1-6 | Houston Oilers | 16 | 28 | 16 | 189 | 82 | 107 | 4 | 16 | 247 | 27 | 220 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 21 | boxscore | W | 2-6 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 13 | 12 | 261 | 151 | 110 | 2 | 20 | 324 | 242 | 82 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 28 | boxscore | W | 3-6 | New England Patriots | 31 | 26 | 23 | 396 | 256 | 140 | 4 | 19 | 408 | 298 | 110 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 4 | boxscore | W | 4-6 | Cincinnati Bengals | 38 | 28 | 23 | 355 | 215 | 140 | 15 | 351 | 284 | 67 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 11 | boxscore | L | 4-7 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 0 | 19 | 11 | 231 | 149 | 82 | 3 | 13 | 247 | 123 | 124 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18 | boxscore | L | 4-8 | @ | New England Patriots | 21 | 50 | 24 | 263 | 174 | 89 | 3 | 22 | 417 | 169 | 248 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 25 | boxscore | L | 4-9 | Miami Dolphins | 24 | 28 | 27 | 416 | 297 | 119 | 3 | 16 | 265 | 165 | 100 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 2 | boxscore | L | 4-10 | @ | New York Jets | 17 | 30 | 21 | 343 | 240 | 103 | 3 | 21 | 368 | 190 | 178 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 9 | boxscore | L | 4-11 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 16 | 298 | 223 | 75 | 4 | 16 | 302 | 83 | 219 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 16 | boxscore | W | 5-11 | @ | New York Giants | 31 | 7 | 23 | 387 | 176 | 211 | 2 | 10 | 195 | 32 | 163 | 5 | |