The Dallas Cowboys were 11-5 in 1979. They finished 1st in the NFC East and 1st in the NFC. They fell to the Los Angeles Rams, 21 to 19, in the 1979 NFC divisional game.

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
371
5,968
1,122
5.3
2,375
578
4.1
3,883
503
7.7
41
290
339
122
195
22
100
845
Team Rank
5th
2nd
2nd
3rd
10th
8th
11th
2nd
8th
4th
17th
14th
2nd
15th
2nd
19th
12th
11th
Opponent
16
313
4,586
978
4.7
2,115
500
4.2
2,833
435
6.5
43
362
259
105
134
20
70
704
Opponent Rank
12th
8th
2nd
10th
11th
4th
20th
5th
6th
9th
10th
23rd
3rd
6th
9th
9th
28th
26th
Net
+58
+1,382
+144
+0.6
+260
+78
-0.1
+1,050
+68
+1.2
-2
-72
+80
+17
+61
+2
+30
+141
Net Rank
5th
2nd
1st
4th
12th
5th
16th
2nd
7th
3rd
14th
17th
1st
10th
1st
10th
28th
24th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM