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1979 New York Jets

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 337 points (21.1/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 383 points (23.9/g), 25th.
 Differential of -46 points (-2.9/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.

Coached by Walt Michaels (8-8-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 2 box L 0-1 Cleveland Browns 22 25 24 390 161 229 2 24 423 292 131 4
2 Sun September 9 box L 0-2 @ New England Patriots 3 56 12 134 45 89 6 30 597 365 232 3
3 Sun September 16 box W 1-2 Detroit Lions 31 10 22 387 178 209 1 12 229 176 53 3
4 Sun September 23 box L 1-3 @ Buffalo Bills 31 46 22 416 151 265 4 25 497 348 149 1
5 Sun September 30 box W 2-3 Miami Dolphins 33 27 16 354 186 168 1 21 354 286 68 1
6 Sun October 7 box L 2-4 @ Baltimore Colts 8 10 19 358 174 184 3 14 276 232 44 2
7 Mon October 15 box W 3-4 Minnesota Vikings 14 7 16 245 62 183 20 310 256 54 7
8 Sun October 21 box W 4-4 Oakland Raiders 28 19 16 328 161 167 3 25 459 346 113 5
9 Sun October 28 box L 4-5 @ Houston Oilers 24 27 20 357 225 132 3 17 311 199 112 1
10 Sun November 4 box W 5-5 @ Green Bay Packers 27 22 20 382 136 246 2 22 395 287 108 4
11 Sun November 11 box L 5-6 Buffalo Bills 12 14 16 237 170 67 3 15 270 132 138
12 Sun November 18 box L 5-7 @ Chicago Bears 13 23 20 320 180 140 3 19 254 108 146
13 Mon November 26 box L 5-8 @ Seattle Seahawks 7 30 21 365 226 139 2 25 399 313 86 1
14 Sun December 2 box W 6-8 Baltimore Colts 30 17 21 368 190 178 1 21 343 240 103 3
15 Sun December 9 box W 7-8 New England Patriots 27 26 20 281 127 154 19 320 213 107 1
16 Sat December 15 box W 8-8 @ Miami Dolphins 27 24 14 322 226 96 4 22 384 322 62 4