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1979 New York Giants
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 237 points (14.8/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 323 points (20.2/g), 14th.
Differential of -86 points (-5.4/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Ray Perkins (6-10-0)
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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 | L | 0-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 23 | 18 | 285 | 222 | 63 | 2 | 16 | 315 | 161 | 154 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | September 9 | box | L | 0-2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 27 | 10 | 128 | 88 | 40 | 3 | 23 | 348 | 159 | 189 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mon | September 17 | box | L | 0-3 | @ | Washington Redskins | 0 | 27 | 13 | 206 | 93 | 113 | 2 | 22 | 282 | 141 | 141 | 2 |
| 4 | Sun | September 23 | box | L | 0-4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 17 | 14 | 229 | 83 | 146 | 2 | 19 | 326 | 139 | 187 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | September 30 | box | L | 0-5 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 24 | 13 | 285 | 163 | 122 | 3 | 21 | 362 | 195 | 167 | 3 |
| 6 | Sun | October 7 | box | W | 1-5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 14 | 15 | 220 | 18 | 202 | 1 | 15 | 273 | 182 | 91 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 14 | box | W | 2-5 | San Francisco 49ers | 32 | 16 | 21 | 377 | 280 | 97 | 2 | 21 | 353 | 237 | 116 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 21 | box | W | 3-5 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 21 | 17 | 13 | 226 | 126 | 100 | 1 | 28 | 463 | 294 | 169 | 4 |
| 9 | Sun | October 28 | box | W | 4-5 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 14 | 10 | 234 | 124 | 110 | 1 | 20 | 366 | 271 | 95 | 4 |
| 10 | Sun | November 4 | box | L | 4-6 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 16 | 12 | 249 | 133 | 116 | 1 | 19 | 344 | 238 | 106 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 5-6 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 3 | 15 | 219 | 144 | 75 | 4 | 16 | 249 | 129 | 120 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18 | box | L | 5-7 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 31 | 14 | 200 | 105 | 95 | 4 | 20 | 363 | 176 | 187 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 25 | box | W | 6-7 | Washington Redskins | 14 | 6 | 16 | 267 | 74 | 193 | 1 | 12 | 225 | 104 | 121 | 1 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 2 | box | L | 6-8 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 28 | 14 | 197 | 98 | 99 | 3 | 21 | 316 | 150 | 166 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 9 | box | L | 6-9 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 29 | 15 | 257 | 171 | 86 | 5 | 26 | 406 | 174 | 232 | 2 |
| 16 | Sun | December 16 | box | L | 6-10 | Baltimore Colts | 7 | 31 | 10 | 195 | 32 | 163 | 5 | 23 | 387 | 176 | 211 | 2 | |