1979 Week 8
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 14 | Final |
| Buffalo Bills | 13 | |
| PassYds | Ferguson-BUF | 284 |
| RushYds | Washington-BAL | 49 |
| RecYds | Lewis-BUF | 158 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 27 | Final |
| Cleveland Browns | 28 | |
| PassYds | Anderson-CIN | 318 |
| RushYds | Pruitt-CLE | 135 |
| RecYds | Curtis-CIN | 108 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 13 | Final |
| New England Patriots | 28 | |
| PassYds | Grogan-NWE | 187 |
| RushYds | Williams-MIA | 99 |
| RecYds | Morgan-NWE | 53 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Oakland Raiders | 19 | Final |
| New York Jets | 28 | |
| PassYds | Stabler-OAK | 360 |
| RushYds | van Eeghen-OAK | 86 |
| RecYds | van Eeghen-OAK | 108 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | |
| PassYds | Whitehurst-GNB | 261 |
| RushYds | Bell-TAM | 167 |
| RecYds | Coffman-GNB | 106 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | Final |
| Washington Redskins | 17 | |
| PassYds | Jaworski-PHI | 195 |
| RushYds | Riggins-WAS | 120 |
| RecYds | Krepfle-PHI | 81 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | Final |
| Dallas Cowboys | 22 | |
| PassYds | Staubach-DAL | 164 |
| RushYds | Dorsett-DAL | 111 |
| RecYds | DuPree-DAL | 48 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 27 | Final |
| Minnesota Vikings | 30 | |
| PassYds | Kramer-MIN | 218 |
| RushYds | Payton-CHI | 111 |
| RecYds | Baschnagel-CHI | 104 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 7 | Final |
| New Orleans Saints | 17 | |
| PassYds | Komlo-DET | 139 |
| RushYds | Muncie-NOR | 76 |
| RecYds | Scott-DET | 72 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| New York Giants | 21 | Final |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | |
| PassYds | Livingston-KAN | 294 |
| RushYds | Reed-KAN | 106 |
| RecYds | Gray-NYG | 107 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | 40 | Final |
| Los Angeles Rams | 16 | |
| PassYds | Fouts-SDG | 326 |
| RushYds | Tyler-RAM | 79 |
| RecYds | Joiner-SDG | 168 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Houston Oilers | 14 | Final |
| Seattle Seahawks | 34 | |
| PassYds | Zorn-SEA | 252 |
| RushYds | Smith-SEA | 49 |
| RecYds | Largent-SEA | 135 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 15 | Final |
| San Francisco 49ers | 20 | |
| PassYds | DeBerg-SFO | 245 |
| RushYds | Solomon-SFO | 68 |
| RecYds | Hofer-SFO | 84 |
| Oct 22, 1979 | ||
| Denver Broncos | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | |
| PassYds | Bradshaw-PIT | 267 |
| RushYds | Harris-PIT | 121 |
| RecYds | Moses-DEN | 133 |
1979 Week Summaries