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1979 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 282 points (17.6/g), 9th.
Differential of 57 points (3.6/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 9th.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (11-5-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | New York Giants | 23 | 17 | 16 | 315 | 161 | 154 | 2 | 18 | 285 | 222 | 63 | 2 | |
| 2 | Mon | September 10 | box | L | 1-1 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 14 | 16 | 241 | 184 | 57 | 2 | 14 | 247 | 102 | 145 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 16 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 26 | 14 | 18 | 361 | 162 | 199 | 12 | 235 | 160 | 75 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 23 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | New York Giants | 17 | 13 | 19 | 326 | 139 | 187 | 3 | 14 | 229 | 83 | 146 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | September 30 | box | W | 4-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 14 | 18 | 283 | 148 | 135 | 2 | 19 | 308 | 169 | 139 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 7 | box | W | 5-1 | Washington Redskins | 28 | 17 | 22 | 352 | 143 | 209 | 22 | 318 | 157 | 161 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 14 | box | W | 6-1 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 20 | 19 | 262 | 123 | 139 | 4 | 18 | 322 | 191 | 131 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | October 21 | box | L | 6-2 | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 17 | 12 | 200 | 139 | 61 | 4 | 20 | 327 | 116 | 211 | 3 |
| 9 | Sun | October 28 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 37 | 17 | 260 | 187 | 73 | 4 | 17 | 290 | 92 | 198 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 4 | box | L | 6-4 | Cleveland Browns | 19 | 24 | 21 | 435 | 199 | 236 | 4 | 23 | 341 | 187 | 154 | 3 | |
| 11 | Mon | November 12 | box | W | 7-4 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 21 | 17 | 328 | 158 | 170 | 17 | 408 | 285 | 123 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18 | box | W | 8-4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 13 | 14 | 287 | 130 | 157 | 12 | 306 | 172 | 134 | |||
| 13 | Sun | November 25 | box | W | 9-4 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 10 | 16 | 347 | 118 | 229 | 25 | 331 | 213 | 118 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 2 | box | W | 10-4 | Detroit Lions | 44 | 7 | 29 | 384 | 217 | 167 | 2 | 5 | 180 | 127 | 53 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sat | December 8 | box | L | 10-5 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 24 | 18 | 284 | 204 | 80 | 1 | 19 | 279 | 94 | 185 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 16 | box | W | 11-5 | @ | Houston Oilers | 26 | 20 | 20 | 366 | 198 | 168 | 1 | 19 | 339 | 104 | 235 | 3 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 23 | box | W | 12-5 | Chicago Bears | 27 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 29 | box | L | 12-6 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 24 | ||||||||||