The Cincinnati Bengals were 4-12 in 1979. They finished 4th in the AFC Central and 14th in the AFC.
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 | |
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Team | 16 | 337 | 4,639 | 1,049 | 4.4 | 2,329 | 560 | 4.2 | 2,821 | 426 | 6.6 | 63 | 511 | 289 | 138 | 131 | 20 | 88 | 744 |
Team Rank | 13th | 23rd | 12th | 24th | 11th | 14th | 9th | 22nd | 20th | 17th | 28th | 1st | 20th | 7th | 22nd | 21st | 4th | 6th | |
Opponent | 16 | 421 | 5,911 | 1,052 | 5.6 | 2,219 | 528 | 4.2 | 3,908 | 492 | 7.9 | 32 | 216 | 334 | 133 | 175 | 26 | 101 | 871 |
Opponent Rank | 28th | 28th | 16th | 28th | 16th | 13th | 19th | 27th | 24th | 28th | 19th | 6th | 26th | 19th | 26th | 15th | 17th | 13th | |
Net | -84 | -1,272 | -3 | -1.2 | +110 | +32 | 0.0 | -1,087 | -66 | -1.3 | +31 | +295 | -45 | +5 | -44 | -6 | -13 | -127 | |
Net Rank | 24th | 27th | 16th | 28th | 15th | 13th | 14th | 26th | 23rd | 27th | 28th | 1st | 24th | 14th | 23rd | 23rd | 4th | 6th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
Commanders | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Buccaneers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
Seahawks | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |