The Buffalo Bills were 7-9 in 1979. They finished 4th in the AFC East and 11th in the AFC.
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See stats| 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 | |
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Team | 16 | 268 | 4,837 | 982 | 4.9 | 1,621 | 474 | 3.4 | 3,603 | 465 | 7.7 | 43 | 387 | 252 | 83 | 147 | 22 | 103 | 882 |
Team Rank | 23rd | 21st | 24th | 11th | 28th | 27th | 27th | 8th | 14th | 3rd | 19th | 6th | 25th | 27th | 14th | 19th | 15th | 15th | |
Opponent | 16 | 279 | 5,011 | 1,022 | 4.9 | 2,481 | 617 | 4.0 | 2,713 | 382 | 7.1 | 23 | 183 | 273 | 137 | 117 | 19 | 106 | 788 |
Opponent Rank | 8th | 14th | 9th | 17th | 24th | 25th | 16th | 2nd | 1st | 19th | 26th | 26th | 9th | 22nd | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 22nd | |
Net | -11 | -174 | -40 | +0.0 | -860 | -143 | -0.6 | +890 | +83 | +0.6 | +20 | +204 | -21 | -54 | +30 | +3 | -3 | +94 | |
Net Rank | 17th | 16th | 22nd | 13th | 27th | 26th | 24th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 24th | 3rd | 19th | 27th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 20th |
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