The Houston Oilers were 11-5 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the AFC Central and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27 to 13, in the 1979 AFC Championship game.
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Bengals 1979 Stats
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 | 362 | 4,827 | 1,034 | 4.7 | 2,571 | 616 | 4.2 | 2,494 | 386 | 6.5 | 32 | 238 | 268 | 149 | 100 | 19 | 109 | 942 |
| Team Rank | 8th | 22nd | 18th | 20th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 25th | 25th | 21st | 9th | 22nd | 22nd | 3rd | 26th | 25th | 21st | 21st | |
| Opponent | 16 | 331 | 4,990 | 1,038 | 4.8 | 2,225 | 522 | 4.3 | 3,186 | 465 | 6.9 | 51 | 421 | 304 | 125 | 158 | 21 | 103 | 920 |
| Opponent Rank | 16th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 17th | 11th | 21st | 17th | 14th | 13th | 3rd | 26th | 16th | 14th | 18th | 11th | 14th | 9th | |
| Net | +31 | -163 | -4 | -0.1 | +346 | +94 | -0.1 | -692 | -79 | -0.4 | -19 | -183 | -36 | +24 | -58 | -2 | +6 | +22 | |
| Net Rank | 10th | 15th | 17th | 16th | 10th | 4th | 15th | 24th | 25th | 19th | 4th | 26th | 23rd | 6th | 26th | 19th | 18th | 18th |
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