The New Orleans Saints were 8-8 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the NFC West and 7th in the NFC.
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1979 Division Standings
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Saints place Banks on IR, reach injury settlement with Estime and sign long snapper Adomitis
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Saints see their win at Baltimore as a key step for QB Tyler Shough and coach Kellen Moore
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History repeats itself as the Ravens blow a fourth-quarter lead in their loss to the Saints
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Tyler Shough and the Saints produce two big drives at the end to topple the Ravens 24-17
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 | 370 | 5,627 | 996 | 5.6 | 2,476 | 551 | 4.5 | 3,291 | 428 | 7.7 | 17 | 140 | 315 | 160 | 135 | 20 | 93 | 812 |
Team Rank | 6th | 4th | 23rd | 2nd | 6th | 15th | 4th | 13th | 19th | 5th | 2nd | 26th | 8th | 1st | 20th | 21st | 6th | 9th | |
Opponent | 16 | 360 | 5,535 | 1,055 | 5.2 | 2,469 | 521 | 4.7 | 3,457 | 488 | 7.1 | 46 | 391 | 334 | 147 | 168 | 19 | 98 | 871 |
Opponent Rank | 22nd | 22nd | 18th | 21st | 23rd | 10th | 28th | 24th | 23rd | 18th | 7th | 4th | 26th | 26th | 23rd | 5th | 20th | 13th | |
Net | +10 | +92 | -59 | +0.4 | +7 | +30 | -0.2 | -166 | -60 | +0.6 | -29 | -251 | -19 | +13 | -33 | +1 | -5 | -59 | |
Net Rank | 14th | 14th | 23rd | 6th | 17th | 14th | 20th | 19th | 21st | 9th | 1st | 28th | 18th | 13th | 22nd | 13th | 10th | 8th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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