1979 Detroit Lions

1979 Detroit Lions Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (16 Games, 2-14)
1	Sat, 9/1/79	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss 16 - 31
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 9 16 Buccaneers 10 14 0 7 31 0 - 3 0 - 10 7 - 10 7 - 17 7 - 24 7 - 31 14 - 31 16 - 31
2	Sun, 9/9/79	vs Washington Redskins	Loss 24 - 27
1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 17 7 3 27 Lions 3 0 0 21 24 3 - 0 3 - 7 3 - 10 3 - 17 3 - 24 10 - 24 17 - 24 24 - 24 24 - 27
3	Sun, 9/16/79	@ New York Jets	Loss 10 - 31
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 3 10 Jets 0 14 3 14 31 7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 14 7 - 17 10 - 17 10 - 24 10 - 31
4	Sun, 9/23/79	vs Atlanta Falcons	Win 24 - 23
1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 3 13 7 23 Lions 7 3 0 14 24 7 - 0 7 - 3 10 - 3 10 - 10 10 - 13 10 - 16 17 - 16 24 - 16 24 - 23
5	Sun, 9/30/79	vs Minnesota Vikings	Loss 10 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 3 7 3 13 Lions 0 0 3 7 10 0 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 10 3 - 13 10 - 13
6	Sun, 10/7/79	@ New England Patriots	Loss 17 - 24
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 3 14 0 17 Patriots 0 14 0 10 24 0 - 7 0 - 14 3 - 14 10 - 14 17 - 14 17 - 21 17 - 24
7	Sun, 10/14/79	@ Green Bay Packers	Loss 16 - 24
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 9 7 0 16 Packers 0 10 7 7 24 3 - 0 9 - 0 9 - 7 9 - 10 9 - 17 16 - 17 16 - 24
8	Sun, 10/21/79	@ New Orleans Saints	Loss 7 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 7 0 7 Saints 7 3 7 0 17 0 - 7 0 - 10 0 - 17 7 - 17
9	Sun, 10/28/79	vs Buffalo Bills	Loss 17 - 20
1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 0 6 14 20 Lions 14 0 3 0 17 7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 3 17 - 3 17 - 6 17 - 13 17 - 20
10	Sun, 11/4/79	@ Chicago Bears	Loss 7 - 35
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 0 7 Bears 7 7 14 7 35 0 - 7 7 - 7 7 - 14 7 - 21 7 - 28 7 - 35
11	Sun, 11/11/79	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss 14 - 16
1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 3 3 10 16 Lions 7 0 7 0 14 7 - 0 7 - 3 7 - 6 14 - 6 14 - 9 14 - 16
12	Sun, 11/18/79	@ Minnesota Vikings	Loss 7 - 14
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 0 7 Vikings 0 0 14 0 14 7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 14
13	Thu, 11/22/79	vs Chicago Bears	Win 20 - 0
1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 3 10 0 7 20 3 - 0 6 - 0 13 - 0 20 - 0
14	Sun, 12/2/79	@ Philadelphia Eagles	Loss 7 - 44
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 7 0 7 Eagles 0 24 13 7 44 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 21 0 - 24 0 - 27 0 - 30 7 - 30 7 - 37 7 - 44
15	Sun, 12/9/79	vs Miami Dolphins	Loss 10 - 28
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 14 0 7 7 28 Lions 0 3 0 7 10 0 - 7 0 - 14 3 - 14 3 - 21 3 - 28 10 - 28
16	Sat, 12/15/79	vs Green Bay Packers	Loss 13 - 18
1 2 3 4 Total Packers 6 3 9 0 18 Lions 7 0 0 6 13 0 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 6 7 - 9 7 - 15 7 - 18 13 - 18

What was the record of the 1979 Detroit Lions?

The Detroit Lions finished the regular season with a 2-14 record. They went 2-6 at home and 0-8 on the road.

What division did the 1979 Detroit Lions play in?

The 1979 Detroit Lions played in the Central Division of the National Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1979 Detroit Lions?

During the regular season, the 1979 Detroit Lions went 1-7 against their NFC Central opponents.

What was the 1979 Detroit Lions record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Chicago Bears	1-1	50%	-8
Minnesota Vikings	0-2	0%	-10
Green Bay Packers	0-2	0%	-13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0-2	0%	-17

What was the 1979 Detroit Lions record by month?

The 1979 Detroit Lions had their best month in November, when they went 1-3 and had a 25% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 0-3 and lost all their games.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
September	1-4	20%	-41
October	0-4	0%	-28
November	1-3	25%	-17
December	0-3	0%	-60

Did the 1979 Detroit Lions make the Playoffs?

No, the Lions didn't make the Playoffs in 1979.

What was the point differential for the 1979 Detroit Lions?

The Detroit Lions finished the regular season with a point differential of -146. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lions could have been expected to have about 3.7 wins, or a 4-12 record in the regular season.

How did the 1979 Detroit Lions perform in one-score games?

In close, one-score games, the 1979 Detroit Lions went 1-8. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Lions went 1-4.

How did the 1979 Detroit Lions perform in overtime games?

The 1979 Detroit Lions did not play any overtime games in the regular season.

What was the longest win streak for the 1979 Detroit Lions?

The 1979 Detroit Lions never won more than one consecutive game in the regular season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1979 Detroit Lions?

The longest losing streak that the Detroit Lions had during the 1979 regular season was 8 games, which happened once during the season.