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class="infobox-data">December 23, 1979</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football Conference Championship Game">AFC Champions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football Conference Championship Game">NFC Champions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">Super Bowl XIV</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 20, 1980</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><a href="/wiki/1980_Pro_Bowl" title="1980 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 27, 1980</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aloha_Stadium" title="Aloha Stadium">Aloha Stadium</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:362px"><div style="position:relative;width:360px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1979 NFL season is located in the United States"><img alt="1979 NFL season is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/360px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/540px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/720px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.773%;left:48.345%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cowboys"><img alt="Cowboys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Cowboys</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.272%;left:85.544%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Giants"><img alt="Giants" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Giants</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.005%;left:84.224%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Eagles"><img alt="Eagles" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Eagles</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.076%;left:59.781%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cardinals"><img alt="Cardinals" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Cardinals</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.491%;left:81.743%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Redskins"><img alt="Redskins" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Redskins</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.273%;left:63.495%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bears"><img alt="Bears" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Bears</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.3%;left:70.256%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lions"><img alt="Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Lions</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.175%;left:62.305%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Packers"><img alt="Packers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Packers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.669%;left:54.258%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Vikings"><img alt="Vikings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Vikings</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:83.817%;left:75.922%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Buccaneers"><img alt="Buccaneers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Buccaneers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.592%;left:70.806%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Falcons"><img alt="Falcons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Falcons</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.179%;left:10.465%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Rams"><img alt="Rams" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Rams</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.331%;left:61.134%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Saints"><img alt="Saints" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Saints</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.738%;left:5.557%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="49ers"><img alt="49ers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>49ers</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b>NFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DeepPink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/10px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_46_-_Terry_Bradshaw.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_46_-_Terry_Bradshaw.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="146" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="146" /></a><figcaption>The Steelers playing the Rams in Super Bowl XIV.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>1979 NFL season</b> was the 60th <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. The season ended with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">Super Bowl XIV</a> when the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> repeated as champions by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> 31–19 at the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>. The Steelers became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls twice.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_draft" title="1979 NFL draft">1979 NFL draft</a> was held from May 3 to 4, 1979, at <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Waldorf_Astoria_New_York" title="Waldorf Astoria New York">Waldorf Astoria New York</a>. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> selected linebacker <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cousineau" title="Tom Cousineau">Tom Cousineau</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_officials">New officials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: New officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Seeman" title="Jerry Seeman">Jerry Seeman</a> was promoted to referee succeeding <a href="/wiki/Don_Wedge" title="Don Wedge">Don Wedge</a> who returned to being a deep wing official, primarily as a back judge (now field judge), where he continued to officiate through <a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a>. Seeman served as a crew chief for 12 seasons, working <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">Super Bowl XXIII</a> and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV" title="Super Bowl XXV">Super Bowl XXV</a> before leaving the field to succeed <a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">Art McNally</a> as NFL Vice President of Officiating from 1991 to 2001. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Whenever the quarterback is sacked, the clock will be stopped for at least five seconds and then restarted again. (The stoppage was eliminated effective the <a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014 NFL season</a>.)</li> <li>If a fair catch is made, or signaled and awarded to a team because of interference, on the last play of a half or overtime, the period can be extended and the team can run one play from scrimmage or attempt a <a href="/wiki/Fair_catch_kick" title="Fair catch kick">fair catch kick</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_uniform_numbers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League uniform numbers">league's jersey numbering system</a> was modified to allow defensive linemen wear numbers 90 to 99, in addition to 60 to 79. And centers were allowed to wear 60–79, in addition to 50 to 59.</li> <li>Players are prohibited from wearing torn or altered equipment. Tear-away jerseys are banned.</li> <li>During kickoffs, punts, and field goal attempts, players on the receiving team cannot block below the waist.</li> <li>The zone in which crackback blocks are prohibited is extended from 3 yards on either side of the line of scrimmage to 5.</li> <li>Players cannot use their helmets to butt, spear, or ram an opponent. Any player who uses the crown or the top of his helmet unnecessarily will be called for unnecessary roughness.</li> <li>In order to prevent incidents such as the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Roller_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Roller (football)">Holy Roller game</a>, the following change is made: If an offensive player fumbles during a fourth down play, or during any down played after the two-minute warning in a half or overtime, only the fumbling player can recover and/or advance the ball. This change is known as the "<a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Ken Stabler</a> rule" after the Oakland Raiders quarterback who made the infamous play in the Holy Roller game.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In officiating circles, it's known as the "Markbreit rule" after <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Markbreit" title="Jerry Markbreit">Jerry Markbreit</a>, who was the referee for that game.</li> <li>Uprights were extended to 30 feet above the crossbar.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_Races">Division Races</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Division Races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting in 1978, ten teams qualified for the playoffs: the winners of each of the divisions, and two wild-card teams in each conference. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Football_Conference">National Football Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National Football Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFC_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="NFC Central">NFC Central</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild Card</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild Card</a> </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago</a> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>Atlanta </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td>Atlanta, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">L.A.</a> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>Dallas, Philadelphia, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington</a> </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>4–0 </td> <td>Atlanta, L.A. </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td>Chicago </td> <td>2–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington </td> <td>4–1 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>5–0 </td> <td>L.A. </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td>4 teams </td> <td>2–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>Dallas, Philadelphia </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>L.A. </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>Washington </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>3–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>Dallas, Philadelphia </td> <td>6–1 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>5–2 </td> <td>L.A. </td> <td>4–3 </td> <td>Washington </td> <td>5–2 </td> <td>5 teams </td> <td>3–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>7–1 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>L.A., <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>4–4 </td> <td>Philadelphia, Washington </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td>4–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>7–2 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>7–2 </td> <td>New Orleans </td> <td>5–4 </td> <td>Philadelphia, Washington </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td>4 teams </td> <td>4–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>8–2 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>7–3 </td> <td>L.A., New Orleans </td> <td>5–5 </td> <td>Philadelphia, Washington </td> <td>6–4 </td> <td>Chicago </td> <td>5–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>Dallas </td> <td>8–3 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>8–3 </td> <td>New Orleans </td> <td>6-5 </td> <td>Philadelphia, Washington </td> <td>7–4 </td> <td>Chicago </td> <td>6–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>L.A., New Orleans </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>Chicago </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">Giants</a>, Minnesota </td> <td>5–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>Philadelphia </td> <td>9–4 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>9–4 </td> <td>L.A., New Orleans </td> <td>7–6 </td> <td>Dallas, Washington </td> <td>8–5 </td> <td>Chicago </td> <td>7–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>Philadelphia </td> <td>10–4 </td> <td>Tampa Bay </td> <td>9–5 </td> <td>L.A. </td> <td>8–6 </td> <td>Dallas, Washington </td> <td>9–5 </td> <td>Chicago </td> <td>8–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td>Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington </td> <td>10–5 </td> <td>Tampa Bay, Chicago </td> <td>9–6 </td> <td>L.A. </td> <td>9–6 </td> <td>Minnesota, New Orleans </td> <td>7–8 </td> <td>Giants </td> <td>6–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td bgcolor="#B0B7BC"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1979 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a></b> </td> <td><b>11–5</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#FC4C02"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season"><span style="color:white;">Tampa Bay</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>10–6</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#000066"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1979 Los Angeles Rams season"><span style="color:gold;">Los Angeles</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>9–7</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#004851"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1979 Philadelphia Eagles season"><span style="color:silver;">Philadelphia</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>11–5</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#0B162A"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1979 Chicago Bears season"><span style="color:orange;">Chicago</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>10–6</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Football_Conference">American Football Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: American Football Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">AFC East</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AFC_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Central">AFC Central</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild Card</a> </th> <th> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild Card</a> </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami</a> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td>4 teams </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego</a> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td>Pittsburgh, Cleveland </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td>San Diego </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>4–0 </td> <td>Pittsburgh, Cleveland </td> <td>4–0 </td> <td>San Diego, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver</a> </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Oilers" title="Houston Oilers">Houston</a> </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City</a> </td> <td>2–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>4–1 </td> <td>Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Houston </td> <td>4–1 </td> <td>San Diego </td> <td>4–1 </td> <td>4 teams </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">Jets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland</a> </td> <td>2–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>Miami, N.E. </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>5–1 </td> <td>S.D., Denver, Kansas City </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>Cleveland, Houston </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>Buffalo, Oakland </td> <td>3–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>Miami, N.E. </td> <td>5–2 </td> <td>Pittsburgh, Houston </td> <td>5–2 </td> <td>San Diego, Denver </td> <td>5–2 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>4–3 </td> <td>Buffalo, Jets </td> <td>3–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>San Diego </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>4 teams </td> <td>5–3 </td> <td>3 teams </td> <td>4–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Miami, N.E. </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>7–2 </td> <td>San Diego, Denver </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td>Cleveland, Houston </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td>Oakland </td> <td>5–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>7–3 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>8–2 </td> <td>Denver </td> <td>7–3 </td> <td>Houston </td> <td>7–3 </td> <td>Cleveland, San Diego </td> <td>7-3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>7–4 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>9–2 </td> <td>Denver </td> <td>8–3 </td> <td>Houston </td> <td>8–3 </td> <td>San Diego </td> <td>8-3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>Denver </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>Houston </td> <td>9-3 </td> <td>San Diego </td> <td>9-3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>New England </td> <td>8–5 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>10–3 </td> <td>San Diego </td> <td>10–3 </td> <td>Houston </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>Denver </td> <td>9-4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>9–5 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>11–3 </td> <td>Denver </td> <td>10–4 </td> <td>Houston, San Diego </td> <td>10–4 </td> <td>Houston, San Diego </td> <td>10-4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td>Miami </td> <td>10–5 </td> <td>Houston </td> <td>11–4 </td> <td>San Diego </td> <td>11–4 </td> <td>Pittsburgh </td> <td>11–4 </td> <td>Denver </td> <td>10-5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td bgcolor="#008E97"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1979 Miami Dolphins season"><span style="color:orange;">Miami</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>10–6</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFCC00"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season"><span style="color:black;">Pittsburgh</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>12–4</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFC20E"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1979 San Diego Chargers season"><span style="color:navy blue;">San Diego</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>12–4</b> </td> <td bgcolor="#4495D2"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1979 Houston Oilers season"><span style="color:white;">Houston</span></a></b> </td> <td><b>11–5</b> 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within their division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a><sup>(2)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">416 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">262 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1979 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a><sup>(4)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">362 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">331 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1979 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.563 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">359 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">352 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1979 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">337 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">421 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFCCCC;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1979_AFC_West_standings" title="Template:1979 AFC West standings"><span 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width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1979 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a><sup>(1)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">411 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">246 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1979 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a><sup>(5)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">289 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">262 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1979 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.563 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">378 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">372 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1979 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.563 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">365 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">337 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1979 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.438 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">238 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">262 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1979 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a><sup>(1)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">371 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">313 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1979 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a><sup>(4)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">339 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">282 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1979 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">348 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">295 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_New_York_Giants_season" title="1979 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.375 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">237 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">323 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.313 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">307 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">358 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th 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width="25"><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th width="35"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="35"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a><sup>(2)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">273 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">237 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1979 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a><sup>(5)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">306 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">249 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1979 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.438 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">259 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">337 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1979 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.313 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">246 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">316 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1979 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.125 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">219 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">365 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1979_NFC_West_standings" title="Template:1979 NFC West standings"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1979_NFC_West_standings" title="Template talk:1979 NFC West standings"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.563 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">323 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">309 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1979 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">370 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">360 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1979 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.375 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">300 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">388 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1979 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.125 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">308 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">416 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tiebreakers">Tiebreakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tiebreakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1979 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a> was the top AFC playoff seed based on head-to-head victory over <a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh</a> (1-0).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1979 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a> finished ahead of <a href="/wiki/1979_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1979 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland</a> in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1979 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a> finished ahead of <a href="/wiki/1979_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1979 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia</a> in the NFC East based on better conference record (10–2 to Philadelphia's 9–3).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay</a> finished ahead of <a href="/wiki/1979_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1979 Chicago Bears season">Chicago</a> in the NFC Central based on better division record (6–2 to Chicago's 5–3).</li> <li>Chicago was the second NFC Wild Card ahead of <a href="/wiki/1979_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1979 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> based on better net points in all games (+57 to Washington's 53).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" 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style="border-bottom:0px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 30 – <a href="/wiki/Texas_Stadium" title="Texas Stadium">Texas Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="19" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="13"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1979 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 23 – <a href="/wiki/Veterans_Stadium" title="Veterans Stadium">Veterans Stadium</a> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 6 – Tampa Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">1* </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1979 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">19 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>NFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1979 Chicago Bears season">Chicago</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">17 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Los Angeles </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 29 – <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Stadium" title="Tampa Stadium">Tampa Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1979 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">27 </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Tampa Bay </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">0 </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style: solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>NFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Philadelphia </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 20 – <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2* </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">24 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>Divisional playoffs</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"><b>Wild Card playoffs</b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">N3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Los Angeles </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 29 – <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Stadium" title="San Diego Stadium">San Diego Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="17" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">A2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Pittsburgh </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">31 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">Super Bowl XIV</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Houston </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 23 – <a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 6 – Three Rivers Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1979 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">14 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>AFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1979 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">7 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Houston </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 30 – <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1979 Houston Oilers season">Houston</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">13 </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Pittsburgh </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">27 </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>AFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1979 Miami Dolphins season">Miami</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">34 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <dl><dd><i>Note: The Dallas Cowboys (the NFC 1 seed) did not play the Philadelphia Eagles (the 4 seed) in the Divisional playoff round because both teams were in the same 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href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team">Team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Points scored</b></td> <td>Pittsburgh Steelers (416) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total yards gained</b></td> <td>Pittsburgh Steelers (6,258) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Yards rushing</b></td> <td>New York Jets (2,646) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Yards passing</b></td> <td>San Diego Chargers (3,915) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest points allowed</b></td> <td>Tampa Bay Buccaneers (237) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest total yards allowed</b></td> <td>Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3,949) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest rushing yards allowed</b></td> <td>Denver Broncos (1,693) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest passing yards allowed</b></td> <td>Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2,076) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Earl Campbell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, Houston Oilers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pardee" title="Jack Pardee">Jack Pardee</a>, Washington </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award">Offensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Earl Campbell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, Houston Oilers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Lee Roy Selmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">defensive end</a>, Tampa Bay </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award">Offensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottis_Anderson" title="Ottis Anderson">Ottis Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, St. Louis Cardinals </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award">Defensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Haslett" title="Jim Haslett">Jim Haslett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, Buffalo </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Payton Man of the Year Award">Man of the Year Award</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">defensive tackle</a>, Pittsburgh </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award">Comeback Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Larry Csonka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, Miami </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Pittsburgh </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offseason">Offseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a>: <a href="/wiki/Homer_Rice" title="Homer Rice">Homer Rice</a> began his first full season as the team's head coach. He replaced <a href="/wiki/Bill_Johnson_(center)" title="Bill Johnson (center)">Bill Johnson</a> after the Bengals started the 1978 season at 0–5.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a> retired and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Tom Flores</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Erhardt" title="Ron Erhardt">Ron Erhardt</a> was named as permanent head coach. The team had suspended <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fairbanks" title="Chuck Fairbanks">Chuck Fairbanks</a> for the last regular season game in 1978. Fairbanks had been in talks all that season to join the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">University of Colorado Buffaloes</a>, breaching his contract with the Patriots. Coordinators Erhardt and <a href="/wiki/Hank_Bullough" title="Hank Bullough">Hank Bullough</a> took over as co-interim head coaches for that final 1978 game. Fairbanks was reinstated as head coach two weeks later for the Divisional Playoffs, but left in the off-season to join Colorado.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_McVay" title="John McVay">John McVay</a> was fired and replaced by <a href="/wiki/Ray_Perkins" title="Ray Perkins">Ray Perkins</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Don Coryell</a> began his first full season as Chargers head coach. He replaced <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Prothro" title="Tommy Prothro">Tommy Prothro</a>, who was fired after a 1–3 start in 1978.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a> was hired as the new 49ers head coach. <a href="/wiki/Pete_McCulley" title="Pete McCulley">Pete McCulley</a> was fired after a 1–8 start in 1978, and <a href="/wiki/Fred_O%27Connor" title="Fred O'Connor">Fred O'Connor</a> served as interim for the last seven games.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-season">In-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)" title="St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)">St. Louis Cardinals</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bud_Wilkinson" title="Bud Wilkinson">Bud Wilkinson</a> was fired after the team started the season at 3–10 for refusing to bench longtime starting quarterback <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hart_(American_football)" title="Jim Hart (American football)">Jim Hart</a> in favor of <a href="/wiki/Steve_Pisarkiewicz" title="Steve Pisarkiewicz">Steve Pisarciewicz</a>. Personnel director <a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">Larry Wilson</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> safety for the team from 1960 to 1972 and later the franchise's general manager, served as interim for the last three games.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform_changes">Uniform changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Uniform changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Several changes were made to the officiating uniforms, including: <ul><li>Referees were outfitted with black identifying hats, while all other <a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">officials</a> continued to wear white hats. This was the same as the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> at the time, but the opposite of American high school and college football.</li> <li>For the first time, each official's position was identified on his shirt. The position was abbreviated on the front pocket of the shirt and then spelled out on the back above the number.</li> <li>The numbering system for officials was altered, with officials numbered separately by position (3 through 20) rather than as an entire group, making duplicate numbers among officials common.</li></ul></li> <li>The TV numbers on the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>' blue jerseys moved from the sleeves to the shoulders, matching the white jerseys, which moved the TV numbers to the shoulders in <a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> began wearing their white pants with their white jerseys, discontinuing their blue pants</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> replaced their gold pants with burgundy pants with their white jerseys and white pants with their burgundy jerseys, in addition the sleeve and pant striping being altered. The shade of burgundy was also darkened.</li> <li>The San Diego Chargers replaced the blue and white stripe on the yellow pants with a white lightning bolt outlined in blue.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television">Television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the second year under the league's four-year broadcast contracts with <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_ABC" title="NFL on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a> to televise <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i>, the NFC package, and the AFC package, respectively. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Fran Tarkenton</a> began serving as a fill-in color commentator for ABC, while Bryant Gumbel became the sole host of NBC's pregame show <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_on_NBC_pregame_show" title="The NFL on NBC pregame show">NFL '79</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a> as NBC's lead commentary team. Rather than demote Gowdy, NBC traded him away to CBS for <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a>. With <a href="/wiki/Pat_Summerall" title="Pat Summerall">Pat Summerall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brookshier" title="Tom Brookshier">Tom Brookshier</a> remaining as CBS' lead commentary team, and <a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">George Allen</a> as the #2 team, Gowdy was paired with <a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Hank Stram</a> as the network's #3 team.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a>, who retired as <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders" title="Las Vegas Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> coach following <a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">the previous season</a>, was hired by CBS. He remained with CBS through <a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a>, when it lost the NFC package to <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_FOX" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL on FOX">FOX</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_NFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/colts-open-super-bowl-defense-article-1.242634">"Colts open Super Bowl defense"</a>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.steelers.com/history/tradition-of-excellence.html">the original</a> on February 18, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 21,</span> 2014</span>. <q>Yet another standard was set the following year when the 1979 Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31-19, in Super Bowl XIV to make them ... the only team to win back-to-back Super Bowls twice</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Steelers+History%3A+A+Tradition+of+Excellence&rft.pub=Steelers.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.steelers.com%2Fhistory%2Ftradition-of-excellence.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1979+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/21-02-790.pdf">Rules of the Name, or How The Emmitt Rule Became The Emmitt Rule</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100930071401/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/21-02-790.pdf">Archived</a> September 30, 2010, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (URL last accessed March 1, 2006)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrulia" class="citation web cs1">Brulia, Tim. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/26-04-1038.pdf">"A CHRONOLOGY OF PRO FOOTBALL ON TELEVISION: Part 2"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Pro Football Researchers</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pro+Football+Researchers&rft.atitle=A+CHRONOLOGY+OF+PRO+FOOTBALL+ON+TELEVISION%3A+Part+2&rft.aulast=Brulia&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fprofootballresearchers.com%2Farchives%2FWebsite_Files%2FCoffin_Corner%2F26-04-1038.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1979+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/aa-time-machine-1979-cbs-nbc-announcer-trade.html">"Once upon a time, NBC traded Curt Gowdy for Don Criqui"</a>. <i>Awful Announcing</i>. 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href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-932994-36-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-932994-36-X">1-932994-36-X</a>)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100410121449/http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1971-1980">NFL History 1971–1980</a> (Last accessed December 4, 2005)</li> <li><i>Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-06-270174-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-06-270174-6">0-06-270174-6</a>)</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">AAFC seasons</a> (1946–1949)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_AAFC_season" title="1947 AAFC season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 AAFC season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC 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