The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 10-6 in 1979. They finished 1st in the NFC Central and 3rd in the NFC. They fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 9 to 0, in the 1979 NFC Championship game on January 6, 1980.
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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 | 273 | 5,049 | 1,055 | 4.8 | 2,437 | 609 | 4.0 | 2,700 | 434 | 6.2 | 12 | 88 | 267 | 107 | 137 | 23 | 102 | 905 |
Team Rank | 21st | 14th | 10th | 15th | 8th | 4th | 14th | 24th | 18th | 23rd | 1st | 28th | 23rd | 23rd | 18th | 17th | 14th | 19th | |
Opponent | 16 | 237 | 3,949 | 1,015 | 3.9 | 1,873 | 539 | 3.5 | 2,405 | 436 | 5.5 | 40 | 329 | 247 | 116 | 111 | 20 | 100 | 870 |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 1st | 6th | 1st | 7th | 16th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 1st | 12th | 11th | 2nd | 11th | 1st | 9th | 18th | 15th | |
Net | +36 | +1,100 | +40 | +0.9 | +564 | +70 | +0.5 | +295 | -2 | +0.7 | -28 | -241 | +20 | -9 | +26 | +3 | +2 | +35 | |
Net Rank | 9th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 11th | 16th | 7th | 2nd | 27th | 10th | 18th | 10th | 8th | 15th | 19th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| 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 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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