The 1979 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's 14th season.
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
|
| 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
|
[1]
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295
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