NFL Standings As Of Week 16 of 1979
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1979 AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | PF | PA | PtDif | MoV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 341 | 257 | 84 | 5.3 |
| New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | .563 | 411 | 326 | 85 | 5.3 |
| New York Jets | 8 | 8 | .500 | 337 | 383 | -46 | -2.9 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | .438 | 268 | 279 | -11 | -0.7 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 11 | .313 | 271 | 351 | -80 | -5.0 |
| AFC Central | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers* | 12 | 4 | .750 | 416 | 262 | 154 | 9.6 |
| Houston Oilers+ | 11 | 5 | .688 | 362 | 331 | 31 | 1.9 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 7 | .563 | 359 | 352 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | .250 | 337 | 421 | -84 | -5.3 |
| AFC West | |||||||
| San Diego Chargers* | 12 | 4 | .750 | 411 | 246 | 165 | 10.3 |
| Denver Broncos+ | 10 | 6 | .625 | 289 | 262 | 27 | 1.7 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | .563 | 378 | 372 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 | .563 | 365 | 337 | 28 | 1.8 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | .438 | 238 | 262 | -24 | -1.5 |
1979 NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | PF | PA | PtDif | MoV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | |||||||
| Dallas Cowboys* | 11 | 5 | .688 | 371 | 313 | 58 | 3.6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles+ | 11 | 5 | .688 | 339 | 282 | 57 | 3.6 |
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | .625 | 348 | 295 | 53 | 3.3 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | .375 | 237 | 323 | -86 | -5.4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 11 | .313 | 307 | 358 | -51 | -3.2 |
| NFC Central | |||||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers* | 10 | 6 | .625 | 273 | 237 | 36 | 2.3 |
| Chicago Bears+ | 10 | 6 | .625 | 306 | 249 | 57 | 3.6 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | .438 | 259 | 337 | -78 | -4.9 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 11 | .313 | 246 | 316 | -70 | -4.4 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 14 | .125 | 219 | 365 | -146 | -9.1 |
| NFC West | |||||||
| Los Angeles Rams* | 9 | 7 | .563 | 323 | 309 | 14 | 0.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | .500 | 370 | 360 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 10 | .375 | 300 | 388 | -88 | -5.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 14 | .125 | 308 | 416 | -108 | -6.8 |

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