Biggest NFL Comebacks In 1979

What was the biggest NFL comeback in the 1979 season?

The Denver Broncos and the Houston Oilers are tied for the biggest comeback win of the 1979 season, each with a comeback win after being down 24 points.

What was the biggest NFL 4th quarter comeback in the 1979 season?

The Houston Oilers, the Oakland Raiders, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are tied for the biggest 4th quarter comeback in the 1979 season, each winning a game after being down 14 points in the 4th quarter.

What NFL team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1979 season?

The Houston Oilers had 3 wins after trailing by at least 10 points, which was the most of any team in the 1979 NFL season. Their last 10-point comeback was against the Dallas Cowboys on Nov 22, 1979, in which the Oilers were trailing 10-21 in the 2nd quarter and won the game 30-24.

Biggest 1979 NFL Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Point Deficit		Final Score
1	Sep 23, 1979	Denver Broncos	vs Seattle Seahawks	24	10-34, 3rd	37-34
	Sep 23, 1979	Houston Oilers	@ Cincinnati Bengals	24	0-24, 2nd	30-27
3	Dec 3, 1979	Oakland Raiders	@ New Orleans Saints	21	14-35, 3rd	42-35
4	Dec 16, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	vs Washington Redskins	17	0-17, 2nd	35-34
	Sep 9, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@ Baltimore Colts	17	0-17, 2nd	29-26
6	Nov 11, 1979	Chicago Bears	vs Los Angeles Rams	16	0-16, 2nd	27-23
7	Sep 2, 1979	Atlanta Falcons	@ New Orleans Saints	14	0-14, 2nd	40-34
	Oct 28, 1979	Buffalo Bills	@ Detroit Lions	14	3-17, 3rd	20-17
	Sep 2, 1979	Houston Oilers	@ Washington Redskins	14	13-27, 4th	29-27
	Dec 15, 1979	New York Jets	@ Miami Dolphins	14	0-14, 2nd	27-24
	Sep 2, 1979	Oakland Raiders	@ Los Angeles Rams	14	0-14, 2nd	24-17
	Nov 25, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs Cleveland Browns	14	13-27, 4th	33-30
	Sep 16, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	@ St. Louis Cardinals	14	7-21, 4th	24-21
	Nov 11, 1979	San Diego Chargers	@ Cincinnati Bengals	14	0-14, 2nd	26-24
	Oct 29, 1979	Seattle Seahawks	@ Atlanta Falcons	14	0-14, 2nd	31-28
	Sep 9, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals	@ New York Giants	14	0-14, 2nd	27-14
	Dec 2, 1979	Washington Redskins	vs Green Bay Packers	14	7-21, 3rd	38-21
18	Oct 21, 1979	Cleveland Browns	vs Cincinnati Bengals	13	7-20, 3rd	28-27
	Oct 21, 1979	New England Patriots	vs Miami Dolphins	13	0-13, 2nd	28-13
20	Sep 23, 1979	Buffalo Bills	vs New York Jets	12	12-24, 2nd	46-31
	Sep 9, 1979	Green Bay Packers	vs New Orleans Saints	12	0-12, 3rd	28-19
22	Nov 18, 1979	Denver Broncos	@ San Francisco 49ers	11	10-21, 2nd	38-28
	Nov 22, 1979	Houston Oilers	@ Dallas Cowboys	11	10-21, 2nd	30-24
	Oct 21, 1979	Minnesota Vikings	vs Chicago Bears	11	3-14, 2nd	30-27
25	Sep 16, 1979	Cleveland Browns	vs Baltimore Colts	10	0-10, 2nd	13-10
	Sep 16, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	vs San Francisco 49ers	10	0-10, 2nd	27-24
	Oct 21, 1979	New York Giants	@ Kansas City Chiefs	10	0-10, 3rd	21-17
28	Nov 4, 1979	Cleveland Browns	@ Philadelphia Eagles	9	10-19, 4th	24-19
	Oct 14, 1979	Green Bay Packers	vs Detroit Lions	9	0-9, 2nd	24-16
	Sep 16, 1979	Miami Dolphins	@ Minnesota Vikings	9	0-9, 2nd	27-12
	Nov 25, 1979	Minnesota Vikings	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	0-9, 2nd	23-22
	Sep 2, 1979	Minnesota Vikings	vs San Francisco 49ers	9	0-9, 3rd	28-22
	Dec 16, 1979	New England Patriots	vs Minnesota Vikings	9	7-16, 4th	27-23
	Nov 4, 1979	New York Jets	@ Green Bay Packers	9	0-9, 2nd	27-22
35	Nov 4, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	@ New York Giants	8	6-14, 4th	16-14
	Nov 11, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@ Detroit Lions	8	6-14, 4th	16-14
37	Nov 4, 1979	Atlanta Falcons	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0-7, 2nd	17-14
	Nov 4, 1979	Baltimore Colts	vs Cincinnati Bengals	7	14-21, 2nd	38-28
	Nov 25, 1979	Buffalo Bills	@ New England Patriots	7	6-13, 4th	16-13
	Sep 9, 1979	Chicago Bears	vs Minnesota Vikings	7	0-7, 2nd	26-7
	Nov 18, 1979	Cleveland Browns	vs Miami Dolphins	7	17-24, 4th	30-24
	Dec 2, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	vs New York Giants	7	0-7, 2nd	28-7
	Sep 16, 1979	Dallas Cowboys	vs Chicago Bears	7	0-7, 1st	24-20
	Dec 2, 1979	Denver Broncos	@ Buffalo Bills	7	3-10, 3rd	19-16
	Oct 1, 1979	Green Bay Packers	vs New England Patriots	7	0-7, 1st	27-14
	Dec 29, 1979	Houston Oilers	@ San Diego Chargers	7	0-7, 2nd	17-14
	Oct 28, 1979	Houston Oilers	vs New York Jets	7	3-10, 2nd	27-24
	Dec 2, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	vs Minnesota Vikings	7	7-14, 2nd	27-21
	Nov 25, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	@ San Francisco 49ers	7	0-7, 1st	26-20
	Oct 7, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	@ New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 2nd	35-17
	Nov 29, 1979	Miami Dolphins	vs New England Patriots	7	10-17, 2nd	39-24
	Nov 25, 1979	Miami Dolphins	@ Baltimore Colts	7	0-7, 1st	28-24
	Sep 2, 1979	Miami Dolphins	@ Buffalo Bills	7	0-7, 3rd	9-7
	Nov 18, 1979	Minnesota Vikings	vs Detroit Lions	7	0-7, 3rd	14-7
	Sep 23, 1979	Minnesota Vikings	vs Green Bay Packers	7	14-21, 4th	27-21
	Dec 16, 1979	New Orleans Saints	@ Los Angeles Rams	7	0-7, 2nd	29-14
	Oct 14, 1979	New Orleans Saints	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	0-7, 3rd	42-14
	Sep 23, 1979	New Orleans Saints	@ San Francisco 49ers	7	0-7, 2nd	30-21
	Sep 16, 1979	New York Jets	vs Detroit Lions	7	0-7, 2nd	31-10
	Dec 23, 1979	Philadelphia Eagles	vs Chicago Bears	7	10-17, 3rd	27-17
	Nov 12, 1979	Philadelphia Eagles	@ Dallas Cowboys	7	0-7, 1st	31-21
	Sep 30, 1979	Philadelphia Eagles	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0-7, 2nd	17-14
	Jan 6, 1980	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs Houston Oilers	7	3-10, 2nd	27-13
	Sep 3, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	@ New England Patriots	7	6-13, 4th	16-13
	Dec 17, 1979	San Diego Chargers	vs Denver Broncos	7	0-7, 2nd	17-7
	Nov 25, 1979	San Diego Chargers	vs Kansas City Chiefs	7	0-7, 1st	28-7
	Dec 16, 1979	Seattle Seahawks	@ Oakland Raiders	7	0-7, 1st	29-24
	Nov 18, 1979	Seattle Seahawks	vs New Orleans Saints	7	0-7, 1st	38-24
	Oct 7, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals	@ Houston Oilers	7	10-17, 4th	24-17
	Oct 28, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	@ Minnesota Vikings	7	3-10, 3rd	12-10
	Dec 9, 1979	Washington Redskins	vs Cincinnati Bengals	7	7-14, 2nd	28-14

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