Quarterbacks had a passing average of 6.8 yards per attempt in 1979.
| NAME | POSITION | AVG | SEASON | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Adkins | Quarterback | 0.0 | 1979 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | K. Anderson | Quarterback | 6.9 | 1979 | 15 | 189 | 339 | 55.8 | 2,340 | 156.0 | 16 | 10 | 80.7 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 46 | 324 |
| 3 | | B. Avellini | Quarterback | 6.1 | 1979 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 52.9 | 310 | 44.3 | 2 | 3 | 60.1 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 8 | 58 |
| 4 | | S. Bartkowski | Quarterback | 6.6 | 1979 | 14 | 204 | 380 | 53.7 | 2,505 | 178.9 | 17 | 20 | 67.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 39 | 286 |
| 5 | | G. Benjamin | Quarterback | 7.0 | 1979 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 93.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 |  | T. Bradshaw | Quarterback | 7.9 | 1979 | 16 | 259 | 472 | 54.9 | 3,724 | 232.8 | 26 | 25 | 77.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 24 | 196 |
| 7 | | E. Burns | Quarterback | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | | G. Carano | Quarterback | 1979 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | | M. Cavanaugh | Quarterback | 10.0 | 1979 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | R. Dean | Quarterback | 3.5 | 1979 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 91 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | | S. DeBerg | Quarterback | 6.3 | 1979 | 16 | 347 | 578 | 60.0 | 3,652 | 228.3 | 17 | 21 | 73.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 17 | 119 |
| 12 | | L. Dickey | Quarterback | 6.6 | 1979 | 5 | 60 | 119 | 50.4 | 787 | 157.4 | 5 | 4 | 71.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 15 | 120 |
| 13 | | S. Dils | Quarterback | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | | V. Evans | Quarterback | 8.1 | 1979 | 4 | 32 | 63 | 50.8 | 508 | 127.0 | 4 | 5 | 66.1 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8 | 75 |
| 15 | | J. Ferguson | Quarterback | 7.8 | 1979 | 16 | 238 | 458 | 52.0 | 3,572 | 223.3 | 14 | 15 | 74.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 43 | 387 |
| 16 | | V. Ferragamo | Quarterback | 7.1 | 1979 | 8 | 53 | 110 | 48.2 | 778 | 97.3 | 5 | 10 | 49.0 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 11 | 115 |
| 17 |  | D. Fouts | Quarterback | 7.7 | 1979 | 16 | 332 | 530 | 62.6 | 4,082 | 255.1 | 24 | 24 | 82.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 28 | 195 |
| 18 | | S. Fuller | Quarterback | 5.5 | 1979 | 16 | 146 | 270 | 54.1 | 1,484 | 92.8 | 6 | 14 | 55.8 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 37 | 244 |
| 19 | | C. Fusina | Quarterback | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | | J. Golsteyn | Quarterback | 1.8 | 1979 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 2 | 18 |
| 21 | | B. Griese | Quarterback | 7.0 | 1979 | 14 | 176 | 310 | 56.8 | 2,160 | 154.3 | 14 | 16 | 72.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 26 | 223 |
| 22 | | S. Grogan | Quarterback | 7.8 | 1979 | 16 | 206 | 423 | 48.7 | 3,286 | 205.4 | 28 | 20 | 77.4 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 45 | 341 |
| 23 | | P. Haden | Quarterback | 6.4 | 1979 | 10 | 163 | 290 | 56.2 | 1,854 | 185.4 | 11 | 14 | 68.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 21 | 178 |
| 24 | | J. Harris | Quarterback | 4.2 | 1979 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2 | 15 |
| 25 | | J. Hart | Quarterback | 5.9 | 1979 | 14 | 194 | 378 | 51.3 | 2,218 | 158.4 | 9 | 20 | 55.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 25 | 183 |
| Total | 6.8 | 742 | 6,975 | 12,884 | 54.1 | 88,233 | 118.9 | 533 | 591 | 70.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1,049 | 8,280 | ||||
| Average | 6.8 | 10.0 | 94.3 | 174.1 | 54.1 | 1192.3 | 118.9 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 70.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 14.2 | 111.9 | ||||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |