The New York Giants were 6-10 in 1979. They finished 4th in the NFC East and 9th in the NFC.
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Giants defense is buzzing under coordinator Dennard Wilson. Arvell Reese is a big piece of that
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Giants' John Harbaugh feels fairly good about J.J. McCarthy being ready to play against Washington
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Winston, McCarthy combine to lead Giants to 19-11 win and hand Eagles 7th straight loss
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Eagles making a quarterback change to Joe Milton for their game Sunday against the Giants
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Giants have uncertainty at running back going into their game at the Eagles
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 | 237 | 3,774 | 958 | 3.9 | 1,820 | 498 | 3.7 | 2,419 | 401 | 6.0 | 59 | 465 | 223 | 82 | 111 | 30 | 122 | 1,047 |
Team Rank | 27th | 28th | 27th | 28th | 22nd | 21st | 23rd | 27th | 23rd | 25th | 27th | 2nd | 28th | 28th | 25th | 5th | 27th | 27th | |
Opponent | 16 | 323 | 5,378 | 1,113 | 4.8 | 2,452 | 618 | 4.0 | 3,154 | 463 | 6.8 | 32 | 228 | 322 | 130 | 159 | 33 | 105 | 800 |
Opponent Rank | 14th | 19th | 27th | 15th | 22nd | 26th | 13th | 16th | 13th | 12th | 19th | 21st | 22nd | 18th | 20th | 26th | 12th | 21st | |
Net | -86 | -1,604 | -155 | -0.9 | -632 | -120 | -0.3 | -735 | -62 | -0.8 | +27 | +237 | -99 | -48 | -48 | -3 | +17 | +247 | |
Net Rank | 25th | 28th | 28th | 27th | 23rd | 25th | 21st | 25th | 22nd | 21st | 27th | 2nd | 28th | 26th | 24th | 20th | 26th | 28th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 |
| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |