1979 Week 1
| Sep 1, 1979 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 16 | Final |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31 | |
| PassYds | Williams-TAM | 99 |
| RushYds | Eckwood-TAM | 121 |
| RecYds | Giles-TAM | 97 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 9 | Final |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | |
| PassYds | Griese-MIA | 139 |
| RushYds | Csonka-MIA | 87 |
| RecYds | Lewis-BUF | 48 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 22 | Final |
| Minnesota Vikings | 28 | |
| PassYds | Kramer-MIN | 297 |
| RushYds | Young-MIN | 43 |
| RecYds | Rashad-MIN | 152 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| New York Giants | 17 | Final |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | |
| PassYds | Pisarcik-NYG | 274 |
| RushYds | Montgomery-PHI | 90 |
| RecYds | Carmichael-PHI | 98 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Houston Oilers | 29 | Final |
| Washington Redskins | 27 | |
| PassYds | Pastorini-HOU | 176 |
| RushYds | Campbell-HOU | 166 |
| RecYds | Johnson-HOU | 76 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | Final |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | |
| PassYds | Phipps-CHI | 117 |
| RushYds | Payton-CHI | 125 |
| RecYds | Payton-CHI | 49 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 22 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | |
| PassYds | Staubach-DAL | 269 |
| RushYds | Anderson-STL | 193 |
| RecYds | Hill-DAL | 113 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 40 | Final |
| New Orleans Saints | 34 | OT |
| PassYds | Bartkowski-ATL | 312 |
| RushYds | Andrews-ATL | 167 |
| RecYds | Chandler-NOR | 205 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | Final |
| Denver Broncos | 10 | |
| PassYds | Weese-DEN | 202 |
| RushYds | Preston-DEN | 70 |
| RecYds | Upchurch-DEN | 88 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | |
| PassYds | Landry-BAL | 130 |
| RushYds | McKnight-KAN | 79 |
| RecYds | Washington-BAL | 130 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 25 | Final |
| New York Jets | 22 | OT |
| PassYds | Sipe-CLE | 302 |
| RushYds | Dierking-NYJ | 94 |
| RecYds | Logan-CLE | 115 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| Oakland Raiders | 24 | Final |
| Los Angeles Rams | 17 | |
| PassYds | Haden-RAM | 229 |
| RushYds | Whittington-OAK | 67 |
| RecYds | Miller-RAM | 53 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | 33 | Final |
| Seattle Seahawks | 16 | |
| PassYds | Fouts-SDG | 224 |
| RushYds | Smith-SEA | 95 |
| RecYds | Largent-SEA | 45 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | Final |
| New England Patriots | 13 | OT |
| PassYds | Bradshaw-PIT | 221 |
| RushYds | Harris-PIT | 74 |
| RecYds | Stallworth-PIT | 95 |
1979 Week Summaries