The Houston Oilers were 11-5 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the AFC Central and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27 to 13, in the 1979 AFC Championship game.

1979 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
16
362
4,827
1,034
4.7
2,571
616
4.2
2,494
386
6.5
32
238
268
149
100
19
109
942
Team Rank
8th
22nd
18th
20th
4th
3rd
7th
25th
25th
21st
9th
22nd
22nd
3rd
26th
25th
21st
21st
Opponent
16
331
4,990
1,038
4.8
2,225
522
4.3
3,186
465
6.9
51
421
304
125
158
21
103
920
Opponent Rank
16th
13th
14th
14th
17th
11th
21st
17th
14th
13th
3rd
26th
16th
14th
18th
11th
14th
9th
Net
+31
-163
-4
-0.1
+346
+94
-0.1
-692
-79
-0.4
-19
-183
-36
+24
-58
-2
+6
+22
Net Rank
10th
15th
17th
16th
10th
4th
15th
24th
25th
19th
4th
26th
23rd
6th
26th
19th
18th
18th

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647