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1979 Washington Redskins
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 295 points (18.4/g), 10th.
Differential of 53 points (3.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by Jack Pardee (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 | L | 0-1 | Houston Oilers | 27 | 29 | 14 | 246 | 104 | 142 | 3 | 21 | 365 | 166 | 199 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 9 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 27 | 24 | 23 | 321 | 139 | 182 | 2 | 20 | 374 | 157 | 217 | 6 |
| 3 | Mon | September 17 | box | W | 2-1 | New York Giants | 27 | 0 | 22 | 282 | 141 | 141 | 2 | 13 | 206 | 93 | 113 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 23 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 7 | 11 | 191 | 91 | 100 | 1 | 23 | 376 | 281 | 95 | 5 |
| 5 | Sun | September 30 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 7 | 20 | 359 | 228 | 131 | 1 | 14 | 156 | 86 | 70 | 3 |
| 6 | Sun | October 7 | box | L | 4-2 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 28 | 22 | 318 | 157 | 161 | 1 | 22 | 352 | 143 | 209 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 14 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 9 | 13 | 310 | 221 | 89 | 1 | 21 | 304 | 137 | 167 | 3 |
| 8 | Sun | October 21 | box | W | 6-2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 7 | 20 | 327 | 116 | 211 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 139 | 61 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 28 | box | L | 6-3 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 14 | 15 | 225 | 47 | 178 | 1 | 14 | 233 | 131 | 102 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 4 | box | L | 6-4 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 38 | 17 | 237 | 149 | 88 | 4 | 26 | 545 | 372 | 173 | 3 |
| 11 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 7-4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 28 | 22 | 327 | 173 | 154 | 1 | 23 | 331 | 184 | 147 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 18 | box | W | 8-4 | Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 20 | 19 | 306 | 202 | 104 | 27 | 384 | 299 | 85 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 25 | box | L | 8-5 | @ | New York Giants | 6 | 14 | 12 | 225 | 104 | 121 | 1 | 16 | 267 | 74 | 193 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 2 | box | W | 9-5 | Green Bay Packers | 38 | 21 | 24 | 437 | 242 | 195 | 1 | 19 | 274 | 178 | 96 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 9 | box | W | 10-5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 14 | 23 | 420 | 295 | 125 | 2 | 22 | 345 | 232 | 113 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 16 | box | L | 10-6 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 35 | 21 | 373 | 167 | 206 | 1 | 27 | 434 | 320 | 114 | 3 |