The New England Patriots were 9-7 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the AFC East and 6th in the AFC.
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Patriots have plenty of issues after Brown's injury, Maye's turnovers marred season-opening loss
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Seahawks pick off Drake Maye 3 times to beat Patriots 13-10 in Super Bowl rematch
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A.J. Brown leaves his Patriots debut with a right ankle injury
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Nick Emmanwori will miss the opener for the Seahawks vs. the Patriots
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Patriots make Christian Gonzalez the NFL's highest-paid cornerback, AP sources say
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 | 411 | 5,470 | 1,128 | 4.8 | 2,252 | 604 | 3.7 | 3,600 | 475 | 7.6 | 49 | 382 | 318 | 132 | 159 | 27 | 99 | 864 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 14th | 15th | 6th | 22nd | 9th | 13th | 7th | 23rd | 7th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 11th | 13th | |
Opponent | 16 | 326 | 4,323 | 1,019 | 4.2 | 1,770 | 495 | 3.6 | 3,065 | 467 | 6.6 | 57 | 512 | 283 | 118 | 139 | 26 | 102 | 902 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 13th | 15th | 10th | 1st | 1st | 12th | 13th | 12th | 15th | 16th | 11th | |
Net | +85 | +1,147 | +109 | +0.6 | +482 | +109 | +0.2 | +535 | +8 | +1.0 | -8 | -130 | +35 | +14 | +20 | +1 | -3 | -38 | |
Net Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 11th | 6th | 13th | 4th | 12th | 25th | 6th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 11th | 11th |
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