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1979 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 411 points (25.7/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 246 points (15.4/g), 2nd.
Differential of 165 points (10.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 5th.
Coached by Don Coryell (12-4-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 2 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 33 | 16 | 22 | 356 | 217 | 139 | 1 | 19 | 334 | 153 | 181 | 6 |
| 2 | Sun | September 9 | box | W | 2-0 | Oakland Raiders | 30 | 10 | 20 | 349 | 209 | 140 | 3 | 16 | 283 | 186 | 97 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 16 | box | W | 3-0 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 19 | 18 | 339 | 94 | 245 | 1 | 14 | 298 | 238 | 60 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 23 | box | L | 3-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 21 | 27 | 15 | 232 | 193 | 39 | 2 | 20 | 291 | 140 | 151 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | September 30 | box | W | 4-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 9 | 22 | 317 | 246 | 71 | 2 | 14 | 242 | 122 | 120 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 7 | box | L | 4-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 0 | 7 | 19 | 374 | 305 | 69 | 4 | 11 | 193 | 33 | 160 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun | October 14 | box | W | 5-2 | Seattle Seahawks | 20 | 10 | 19 | 391 | 295 | 96 | 18 | 280 | 147 | 133 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 21 | box | W | 6-2 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 40 | 16 | 17 | 391 | 326 | 65 | 2 | 24 | 337 | 233 | 104 | 8 |
| 9 | Thu | October 25 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 22 | 45 | 22 | 380 | 298 | 82 | 3 | 19 | 339 | 202 | 137 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 4 | box | W | 7-3 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 14 | 23 | 315 | 229 | 86 | 2 | 17 | 283 | 164 | 119 | 4 |
| 11 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 8-3 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 26 | 24 | 19 | 324 | 270 | 54 | 4 | 19 | 254 | 60 | 194 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18 | box | W | 9-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 7 | 14 | 218 | 120 | 98 | 4 | 14 | 191 | 125 | 66 | 8 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 25 | box | W | 10-3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 28 | 7 | 30 | 460 | 325 | 135 | 1 | 9 | 190 | 125 | 65 | 1 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 2 | box | L | 10-4 | Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 28 | 22 | 410 | 324 | 86 | 2 | 22 | 375 | 222 | 153 | 2 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 9 | box | W | 11-4 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 35 | 0 | 31 | 400 | 234 | 166 | 12 | 231 | 175 | 56 | 2 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 17 | box | W | 12-4 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 7 | 17 | 327 | 230 | 97 | 4 | 20 | 335 | 224 | 111 | 5 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 29 | box | L | 12-5 | Houston Oilers | 14 | 17 | 25 | 380 | 317 | 63 | 5 | 15 | 259 | 111 | 148 | 1 | |