The 1979 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's 14th season.
Offseason
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NFL DraftEdit
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School
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| 1 | | | |
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Regular seasonEdit
| 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
|
StandingsEdit
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Awards and recordsEdit
MilestonesEdit
References Edit
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295
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