1979 Atlanta Falcons season

1979 Atlanta Falcons season
Head Coach	Leeman Bennett
Home Field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	6-10
Place	3rd NFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1978	1980

The 1979 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's 14th season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	at New Orleans Saints	W 40-34	70,940
2	September 10, 1979	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 14-10	66,935
3	September 16, 1979	Denver Broncos	L 20-17	57,677
4	September 23, 1979	at Detroit Lions	L 24-23	56,249
5	September 30, 1979	Washington Redskins	L 16-7	56,819
6	October 7, 1979	Green Bay Packers	W 25-7	56,184
7	October 14, 1979	at Oakland Raiders	L 50-19	52,900
8	October 21, 1979	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20-15	33,952
9	October 29, 1979	Seattle Seahawks	L 31-28	52,566
10	November 4, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17-14	55,150
11	November 11, 1979	at New York Giants	L 24-3	60,860
12	November 19, 1979	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20-14	54,097
13	November 25, 1979	New Orleans Saints	L 37-6	42,815
14	December 2, 1979	at San Diego Chargers	W 28-26	50,198
15	December 9, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	L 34-13	49,236
16	December 16, 1979	San Francisco 49ers	W 31-21	37,211

Standings

NFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles Rams	9	7	0	.563	323	309
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	370	360
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	0	.375	300	388
San Francisco 49ers	2	14	0	.125	308	416

References

• Falcons on Pro Football Reference
• Falcons on jt-sw.com