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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NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11
3
0
.786
Dolphins Dolphins
6
8
0
.429
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
4
0
.714
Ravens Ravens
9
5
0
.643
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
Colts Colts
6
8
0
.429
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
13
1
0
.929
Broncos Broncos
9
5
0
.643
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
12
2
0
.857
Commanders Commanders
9
5
0
.643
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
2
0
.857
Vikings Vikings
12
2
0
.857
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
8
6
0
.571
Falcons Falcons
7
7
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
Seahawks Seahawks
8
6
0
.571

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/15
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
15-9
Sun
12/15
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
12-30
Sat
12/14
GB GB
@
SEA SEA
30-13
Sat
12/14
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
13-27
Sat
12/14
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
13-31

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/29
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
4:05 PM
Sun
12/29
NYJ NYJ
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
LV LV
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
IND IND
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM