Detroit Lions 1979 Scores, Stats, Schedule, Standings

Detroit Lions

2-14-0 • 5th in NFC Central •

PPG

13.7

28th

OPP PPG

22.8

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

104.8

25th

PASS YDS/G

173.4

23rd

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Detroit Lions were 2-14 in 1979. They finished 5th in the NFC Central and 13th in the NFC.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sat 12/15	vs	GB	L 13-18
Sun 12/9	vs	MIA	L 10-28
Sun 12/2	@	PHI	L 7-44
Thu 11/22	vs	CHI	W 20-0
Sun 11/18	@	MIN	L 7-14

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,238

Komlo

RUSH YDS

625

Bussey

REC YDS

929

Scott

1979 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	10	6	.625
Buccaneers	10	6	.625
Vikings	7	9	.438
Packers	5	11	.313
Lions	2	14	.125

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	219	4,013	944	4.3	1,677	441	3.8	2,775	452	6.1	51	439	227	85	131	11	110	897
Team Rank		28th	26th	28th	26th	25th	28th	21st	23rd	16th	24th	24th	3rd	27th	26th	22nd	28th	23rd	17th
Opponent	16	365	4,957	1,085	4.6	2,515	638	3.9	2,787	402	6.9	45	345	311	142	128	41	123	982
Opponent Rank		23rd	11th	24th	7th	25th	27th	12th	3rd	2nd	15th	8th	20th	18th	24th	4th	28th	1st	8th
Net		-146	-944	-141	-0.3	-838	-197	-0.1	-12	+50	-0.8	+6	+94	-84	-57	+3	-30	-13	-85
Net Rank		28th	24th	27th	21st	26th	28th	17th	17th	8th	22nd	17th	8th	27th	28th	15th	28th	4th	7th

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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Team Leaders

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1979 Stats

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

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