The Atlanta Falcons were 6-10 in 1979. They finished 3rd in the NFC West and 9th in the NFC.

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
300
4,929
1,033
4.8
2,200
500
4.4
3,127
479
6.5
54
398
303
126
150
27
112
1,026
Team Rank
19th
17th
19th
16th
16th
19th
5th
14th
11th
18th
26th
5th
13th
11th
11th
9th
24th
26th
Opponent
16
388
5,759
1,071
5.4
2,163
555
3.9
3,799
487
7.8
29
203
311
109
177
25
98
815
Opponent Rank
26th
25th
20th
26th
13th
20th
11th
26th
22nd
27th
23rd
5th
18th
9th
27th
14th
20th
19th
Net
-88
-830
-38
-0.6
+37
-55
+0.5
-672
-8
-1.3
+25
+195
-8
+17
-27
+2
+14
+211
Net Rank
26th
23rd
21st
25th
16th
21st
8th
23rd
18th
26th
26th
4th
16th
10th
21st
10th
23rd
26th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM