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1979 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 341 points (21.3/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 257 points (16.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 84 points (5.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Don Shula (10-6-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 2 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 7 | 20 | 293 | 118 | 175 | 1 | 5 | 121 | 76 | 45 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 9 | box | W | 2-0 | Seattle Seahawks | 19 | 10 | 15 | 315 | 198 | 117 | 2 | 19 | 345 | 226 | 119 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 16 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 12 | 22 | 319 | 183 | 136 | 3 | 14 | 243 | 106 | 137 | 4 |
| 4 | Sun | September 23 | box | W | 4-0 | Chicago Bears | 31 | 16 | 23 | 389 | 196 | 193 | 1 | 16 | 240 | 155 | 85 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | September 30 | box | L | 4-1 | @ | New York Jets | 27 | 33 | 21 | 354 | 286 | 68 | 1 | 16 | 354 | 186 | 168 | 1 |
| 6 | Mon | October 8 | box | L | 4-2 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 3 | 13 | 18 | 226 | 57 | 169 | 3 | 13 | 209 | 112 | 97 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 14 | box | W | 5-2 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 7 | 14 | 279 | 101 | 178 | 1 | 11 | 178 | 108 | 70 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 21 | box | L | 5-3 | @ | New England Patriots | 13 | 28 | 13 | 204 | 69 | 135 | 5 | 17 | 299 | 170 | 129 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | October 28 | box | W | 6-3 | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 7 | 28 | 475 | 280 | 195 | 1 | 9 | 196 | 143 | 53 | 3 | |
| 10 | Mon | November 5 | box | L | 6-4 | Houston Oilers | 6 | 9 | 13 | 240 | 138 | 102 | 4 | 10 | 190 | 11 | 179 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 7-4 | Baltimore Colts | 19 | 0 | 13 | 247 | 123 | 124 | 3 | 11 | 231 | 149 | 82 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18 | box | L | 7-5 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 30 | 15 | 317 | 196 | 121 | 3 | 25 | 493 | 345 | 148 | 2 |
| 13 | Sun | November 25 | box | W | 8-5 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 28 | 24 | 16 | 265 | 165 | 100 | 1 | 27 | 416 | 297 | 119 | 3 |
| 14 | Thu | November 29 | box | W | 9-5 | New England Patriots | 39 | 24 | 22 | 322 | 152 | 170 | 2 | 21 | 420 | 327 | 93 | 6 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 9 | box | W | 10-5 | @ | Detroit Lions | 28 | 10 | 22 | 321 | 179 | 142 | 2 | 10 | 182 | 100 | 82 | 3 |
| 16 | Sat | December 15 | box | L | 10-6 | New York Jets | 24 | 27 | 22 | 384 | 322 | 62 | 4 | 14 | 322 | 226 | 96 | 4 | |
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| Division | Sun | December 30 | box | L | 10-7 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 34 | ||||||||||