1979 Week 2
| Sep 6, 1979 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 13 | Final |
| Denver Broncos | 9 | |
| PassYds | Haden-RAM | 191 |
| RushYds | Bryant-RAM | 51 |
| RecYds | Upchurch-DEN | 76 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | Final |
| Buffalo Bills | 51 | |
| PassYds | Ferguson-BUF | 282 |
| RushYds | Hooks-BUF | 70 |
| RecYds | Brooks-CIN | 156 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | Final |
| Chicago Bears | 26 | |
| PassYds | Kramer-MIN | 117 |
| RushYds | Payton-CHI | 182 |
| RecYds | Scott-CHI | 76 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 19 | Final |
| Green Bay Packers | 28 | |
| PassYds | Manning-NOR | 291 |
| RushYds | Atkins-GNB | 110 |
| RecYds | Childs-NOR | 112 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | Final |
| New York Giants | 14 | |
| PassYds | Hart-STL | 162 |
| RushYds | Anderson-STL | 109 |
| RecYds | Anderson-STL | 57 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Houston Oilers | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | |
| PassYds | Bradshaw-PIT | 198 |
| RushYds | Harris-PIT | 42 |
| RecYds | Swann-PIT | 95 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 29 | Final |
| Baltimore Colts | 26 | OT |
| PassYds | Williams-TAM | 196 |
| RushYds | Hardeman-BAL | 58 |
| RecYds | DeRoo-BAL | 81 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Washington Redskins | 27 | Final |
| Detroit Lions | 24 | |
| PassYds | Komlo-DET | 162 |
| RushYds | Robinson-DET | 81 |
| RecYds | Scott-DET | 65 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 27 | Final |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | |
| PassYds | Sipe-CLE | 243 |
| RushYds | Pruitt-CLE | 77 |
| RecYds | Newsome-CLE | 77 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 10 | Final |
| Miami Dolphins | 19 | |
| PassYds | Zorn-SEA | 247 |
| RushYds | Smith-SEA | 59 |
| RecYds | Harris-MIA | 117 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | Final |
| New England Patriots | 56 | |
| PassYds | Grogan-NWE | 315 |
| RushYds | Cunningham-NWE | 81 |
| RecYds | Jackson-NWE | 121 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Oakland Raiders | 10 | Final |
| San Diego Chargers | 30 | |
| PassYds | Fouts-SDG | 216 |
| RushYds | Thomas-SDG | 49 |
| RecYds | Chester-OAK | 91 |
| Sep 9, 1979 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 21 | Final |
| San Francisco 49ers | 13 | |
| PassYds | Staubach-DAL | 259 |
| RushYds | Dorsett-DAL | 54 |
| RecYds | Hill-DAL | 96 |
| Sep 10, 1979 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 14 | Final |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | |
| PassYds | Jaworski-PHI | 213 |
| RushYds | Andrews-ATL | 121 |
| RecYds | Carmichael-PHI | 127 |
1979 Week Summaries