The Denver Broncos were 10-6 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the AFC West and 4th in the AFC. They fell to the Houston Oilers, 13 to 7, in the 1979 AFC Wild Card game.

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
289
5,142
1,044
4.9
2,036
525
3.9
3,433
476
7.2
43
327
306
130
149
27
116
996
Team Rank
20th
12th
14th
12th
18th
16th
18th
11th
12th
11th
19th
11th
11th
10th
13th
9th
25th
24th
Opponent
16
262
4,852
1,033
4.7
1,693
502
3.4
3,321
512
6.5
19
162
273
100
146
27
118
1,033
Opponent Rank
5th
10th
11th
11th
1st
5th
1st
19th
26th
8th
28th
1st
9th
3rd
13th
19th
3rd
2nd
Net
+27
+290
+11
+0.2
+343
+23
+0.5
+112
-36
+0.7
+24
+165
+33
+30
+3
0
-2
-37
Net Rank
12th
8th
13th
9th
11th
15th
7th
12th
19th
6th
25th
5th
7th
5th
15th
15th
14th
12th

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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