The Cincinnati Bengals were 4-12 in 1979. They finished 4th in the AFC Central and 14th in the AFC.

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
337
4,639
1,049
4.4
2,329
560
4.2
2,821
426
6.6
63
511
289
138
131
20
88
744
Team Rank
13th
23rd
12th
24th
11th
14th
9th
22nd
20th
17th
28th
1st
20th
7th
22nd
21st
4th
6th
Opponent
16
421
5,911
1,052
5.6
2,219
528
4.2
3,908
492
7.9
32
216
334
133
175
26
101
871
Opponent Rank
28th
28th
16th
28th
16th
13th
19th
27th
24th
28th
19th
6th
26th
19th
26th
15th
17th
13th
Net
-84
-1,272
-3
-1.2
+110
+32
0.0
-1,087
-66
-1.3
+31
+295
-45
+5
-44
-6
-13
-127
Net Rank
24th
27th
16th
28th
15th
13th
14th
26th
23rd
27th
28th
1st
24th
14th
23rd
23rd
4th
6th

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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