1979 Atlanta Falcons Game Log

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Record: 6-10-0, 3rd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Leeman Bennett (6-10-0)

Points For: 300 (18.8/g) 19th of 28

Points Against: 388 (24.3/g) 26th of 28

Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4

SRS: -6.61 (24th of 28), SOS: -1.11

Defensive Coordinator: Jerry Glanville

Other Notable Asst.: Jim Champion (Defensive Line), John North (Offensive Backs), Ted Plumb (Receivers), Doug Shively (Linebackers) and Dick Wood (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Principal Owner: Rankin Smith

General Manager: Eddie LeBaron

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +5000

Training Camp: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W	OT	@	New Orleans Saints	40	34	22	38	295	3	1	2	17	8.2	7.4	57.9	98.0	47	257	5.5	1	2	3	4	4	4	144
2	Mon	September 10	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	14	10	10	16	102	1	1	3	21	7.7	5.4	62.5	75.5	33	145	4.4	1	0	1	2	2	5	235
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L	OT		Denver Broncos	17	20	20	29	326	2	0	0	0	11.2	11.2	69.0	129.4	28	56	2.0	0	1	3	2	2	4	170
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	23	24	12	25	126	0	1	3	32	6.3	4.5	48.0	46.4	28	144	5.1	2	3	4	2	2	8	357
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	7	16	6	26	86	0	3	3	19	4.0	3.0	23.1	1.3	22	70	3.2	1	0	0	1	1	6	225
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	25	7	14	29	134	1	0	1	10	5.0	4.5	48.3	73.1	41	152	3.7	1	3	4	2	2	4	184
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	19	50	25	44	313	2	3	3	22	7.6	6.7	56.8	65.8	22	121	5.5	1	0	2	1	3	2	79
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	15	20	14	28	119	1	1	3	27	5.2	3.8	50.0	58.5	26	95	3.7	0	1	1	0	2	6	224
9	Mon	October 29	boxscore	L			Seattle Seahawks	28	31	16	26	162	2	2	4	24	7.2	5.4	61.5	72.9	26	153	5.9	1	0	1	4	4	5	186
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	14	11	20	54	1	1	3	26	4.0	2.3	55.0	56.2	46	212	4.6	1	1	2	2	2	6	260
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	3	24	13	32	129	0	2	7	49	5.6	3.3	40.6	26.7	30	120	4.0	0	1	2	0	0	9	276
12	Mon	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	14	20	11	25	135	2	2	5	46	7.2	4.5	44.0	54.6	36	201	5.6	0	0	0	2	2	5	182
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	6	37	18	42	135	0	1	5	30	3.9	2.9	42.9	41.3	20	102	5.1	1	0	0	0	1	8	317
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	28	26	17	30	222	3	1	1	3	7.5	7.2	56.7	99.6	32	153	4.8	1	0	1	4	4	3	111
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	13	34	24	41	239	0	2	6	37	6.7	5.1	58.5	54.8	32	108	3.4	2	0	0	1	2	3	117
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	31	21	18	28	152	1	2	5	35	6.7	4.6	64.3	60.4	31	111	3.6	2	1	1	4	4	6	239

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W	OT	@	New Orleans Saints	40	34	15	31	324	2	2	0	0	10.5	10.5	48.4	80.6	32	188	5.9	2	2	2	4	4	4	59
2	Mon	September 10	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	14	10	16	37	184	0	2	4	29	5.8	4.5	43.2	36.3	28	57	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	5	86
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L	OT		Denver Broncos	17	20	13	22	201	0	1	2	14	9.8	8.4	59.1	70.5	43	168	3.9	2	2	3	2	2	5	98
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	23	24	19	36	249	2	0	4	40	8.0	6.2	52.8	93.4	36	151	4.2	1	1	3	3	3	8	246
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L			Washington Redskins	7	16	19	26	228	0	1	1	5	9.0	8.4	73.1	83.5	48	131	2.7	1	3	4	1	1	2	168
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	25	7	13	30	158	1	2	8	51	7.0	4.2	43.3	43.5	24	117	4.9	0	0	2	1	1	3	38
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	19	50	17	23	191	2	0	1	11	8.8	8.0	73.9	127.3	40	156	3.9	3	3	4	5	6	3	297
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	15	20	25	38	237	0	1	0	0	6.2	6.2	65.8	71.9	38	160	4.2	3	0	0	2	3	5	74
9	Mon	October 29	boxscore	L			Seattle Seahawks	28	31	14	26	206	1	0	0	0	7.9	7.9	53.8	92.8	46	205	4.5	3	1	1	4	4	1	36
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	14	11	24	194	1	1	1	4	8.3	7.8	45.8	70.5	26	74	2.8	1	0	0	2	2	7	215
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	3	24	14	33	144	1	0	3	11	4.7	4.0	42.4	65.7	27	75	2.8	1	1	1	3	3	6	151
12	Mon	November 19	boxscore	L		@	Los Angeles Rams	14	20	9	22	160	2	1	1	11	7.8	7.0	40.9	77.8	41	179	4.4	1	0	0	2	3	5	103
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	6	37	16	33	276	1	0	0	0	8.4	8.4	48.5	87.4	36	139	3.9	3	3	3	4	4	8	232
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	28	26	28	37	324	1	1	2	14	9.1	8.3	75.7	99.4	26	86	3.3	2	1	2	3	3	5	72
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	13	34	10	15	177	1	2	1	11	12.5	11.1	66.7	89.4	35	171	4.9	2	2	3	4	4	2	150
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	31	21	29	54	343	2	1	1	2	6.4	6.2	53.7	77.9	29	106	3.7	1	0	0	3	3	4	52

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