The New Orleans Saints were 8-8 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the NFC West and 7th in the NFC.

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
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
25th
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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NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM