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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1979 seasonW1979 NFL season↗

28 teams in NFL · 224 regular-season games, 1979-09-01 to 1979-12-17 · attendance 12,250,560

◀ 1978 1980 ▶
<a href="/superbowl/1979">Super Bowl XIV</a>
Pittsburgh Steelers
31–19 over Los Angeles Rams
MVP Terry Bradshaw
MVP
Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
Offensive Player
Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
Defensive Player
Lee Roy Selmon
Offensive Rookie
Ottis Anderson St. Louis Cardinals
Defensive Rookie
Jim Haslett Buffalo Bills
Coach of the Year
Jack Pardee Washington Redskins
Hall of Fame class of 1979
Dick Butkus, Johnny Unitas, Ron Mix, Yale Lary

Playoffs

RoundDateResultStadium
Wild Card1979-12-23Houston Oilers 13–7 Denver BroncosAstrodome
Wildcard1979-12-23Philadelphia Eagles 27–17 Chicago BearsVeterans Stadium
Divisional1979-12-29Houston Oilers 17–14 San Diego ChargersSan Diego Stadium
Divisional1979-12-29Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24–17 Philadelphia EaglesTampa Stadium
Divisional1979-12-30Pittsburgh Steelers 34–14 Miami DolphinsThree Rivers Stadium
Divisional1979-12-30Los Angeles Rams 21–19 Dallas CowboysTexas Stadium
AFC Championship1980-01-06Pittsburgh Steelers 27–13 Houston OilersThree Rivers Stadium
Conference1980-01-06Los Angeles Rams 9–0 Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Stadium
Super Bowl XIV1980-01-20Pittsburgh Steelers 31–19 Los Angeles RamsRose Bowl

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Pittsburgh Steelers1240.750416262Chuck NollWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Dolphins) 34–14 Won AFC Championship (vs. Champion
2Houston Oilers1150.688362331Bum PhillipsWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 13–7 Won Divisional Playoffs (at
3Cleveland Browns970.562359352Sam RutiglianoDid not qualify
4Cincinnati Bengals4120.250337421Homer RiceDid not qualify

NFL AFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Miami Dolphins1060.625341257Don ShulaLost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 14–34
2New England Patriots970.562411326Ron ErhardtDid not qualify
3New York Jets880.500337383Walt MichaelsDid not qualify
4Buffalo Bills790.438268279Chuck KnoxDid not qualify
5Baltimore Colts5110.312271351Ted MarchibrodaDid not qualify

NFL AFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1San Diego Chargers1240.750411246Don CoryellLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 14–17
2Denver Broncos1060.625289262Red MillerLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Oilers) 7–13
3Seattle Seahawks970.562378372Jack PateraDid not qualify
4Oakland Raiders970.562365337Tom FloresDid not qualify
5Kansas City Chiefs790.438238262Marv LevyDid not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Tampa Bay Buccaneers1060.625273237John McKayWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Eagles) 24–17 Lost NFC Championship (vs.
2Chicago Bears1060.625306249Neill ArmstrongLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 17–27
3Minnesota Vikings790.438259337Bud GrantDid not qualify
4Green Bay Packers5110.312246316Bart StarrDid not qualify
5Detroit Lions2140.125219365Monte ClarkDid not qualify

NFL NFC East

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Dallas Cowboys1150.688371313Tom LandryLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 19–21
2Philadelphia Eagles1150.688339282Dick VermeilWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Bears) 27–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at
3Washington Redskins1060.625348295Jack PardeeDid not qualify
4New York Giants6100.375237323Ray PerkinsDid not qualify
5St. Louis Cardinals5110.312307358Bud Wilkinson Larry WilsonDid not qualify

NFL NFC West

#TeamWLTPctPFPACoachPlayoffs
1Los Angeles Rams970.562323309Ray MalavasiWon Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 21–19 Won NFC Championship (at Bu
2New Orleans Saints880.500370360Dick NolanDid not qualify
3Atlanta Falcons6100.375300388Leeman BennettDid not qualify
4San Francisco 49ers2140.125308416Bill WalshDid not qualify

League leaders

passing yards
  1. 4,082Dan Fouts San Diego Chargers
passing tds
  1. 28Brian Sipe Cleveland Browns
passing tds
  1. 28Steve Grogan New England Patriots
rushing yards
  1. 1,697Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
rushing tds
  1. 19Earl Campbell Houston Oilers
receiving yards
  1. 1,237Steve Largent Seattle Seahawks
receiving tds
  1. 12Stanley Morgan New England Patriots
receptions
  1. 82Joe Washington Baltimore Colts
interceptions
  1. 12Mike Reinfeldt Houston Oilers
sacks
  1. 205Jack Youngblood Los Angeles Rams
points
  1. 115John Smith New England Patriots