10-6 | Lost Div |
Record | Outcome |
The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a 10-6 record. They went 6-2 at home and 4-4 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Miami Dolphins went 10-7. Their final game was a loss in the Divisional Round to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 1979 Miami Dolphins played in the East Division of the American Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1979 Miami Dolphins went 5-3 against their AFC East opponents.
The Dolphins won the AFC East in the 1979 season with a 10-6 record. The Patriots finished 1 game back with a 9-7 record. The Jets finished 2 games back with a 8-8 record. The Bills finished 3 games back with a 7-9 record. The Colts finished 5 games back with a 5-11 record.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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Baltimore Colts | 2-0 | 100% | +23 |
Buffalo Bills | 2-0 | 100% | +12 |
New England Patriots | 1-1 | 50% | 0 |
New York Jets | 0-2 | 0% | -9 |
The 1979 Miami Dolphins had their best month in September, when they went 4-1 and had a 80% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 1-1 and had a 50% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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September | 4-1 | 80% | +35 |
October | 2-2 | 50% | +5 |
November | 3-2 | 60% | +29 |
December | 1-1 | 50% | +15 |
Yes, the Miami Dolphins made the Playoffs in 1979. They lost their only game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round.
The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a point differential of +84. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Dolphins could have been expected to have about 10.6 wins, or a 11-5 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1979 Miami Dolphins went 2-4. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Dolphins went 1-3.
During the regular season, the 1979 Miami Dolphins went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979 Miami Dolphins was a 4 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Miami Dolphins had during the 1979 regular season was 2 games, which only happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | |||||
1 | Sun, Sep 2, 1979 | @ Buffalo Bills | Win 9 - 7 | ||
2 | Sun, Sep 9, 1979 | vs Seattle Seahawks | Win 19 - 10 | ||
3 | Sun, Sep 16, 1979 | @ Minnesota Vikings | Win 27 - 12 | ||
4 | Sun, Sep 23, 1979 | vs Chicago Bears | Win 31 - 16 | ||
5 | Sun, Sep 30, 1979 | @ New York Jets | Loss 27 - 33 | ||
6 | Mon, Oct 8, 1979 | @ Oakland Raiders | Loss 3 - 13 | ||
7 | Sun, Oct 14, 1979 | vs Buffalo Bills | Win 17 - 7 | ||
8 | Sun, Oct 21, 1979 | @ New England Patriots | Loss 13 - 28 | ||
9 | Sun, Oct 28, 1979 | vs Green Bay Packers | Win 27 - 7 | ||
10 | Mon, Nov 5, 1979 | vs Houston Oilers | Loss 6 - 9 | ||
11 | Sun, Nov 11, 1979 | vs Baltimore Colts | Win 19 - 0 | ||
12 | Sun, Nov 18, 1979 | @ Cleveland Browns | Loss 24 - 30 | OT | |
13 | Sun, Nov 25, 1979 | @ Baltimore Colts | Win 28 - 24 | ||
14 | Thu, Nov 29, 1979 | vs New England Patriots | Win 39 - 24 | ||
15 | Sun, Dec 9, 1979 | @ Detroit Lions | Win 28 - 10 | ||
16 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | vs New York Jets | Loss 24 - 27 | ||
Playoffs | |||||
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Div Divisional Round | Sun, Dec 30, 1979 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | Loss 14 - 34 |
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