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.
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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 | 18th | 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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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |