1979 Denver Broncos season
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1979 Denver Broncos season
| 1979 Denver Broncos season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Red Miller | ||||||
| Home field | Mile High Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 10–6 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd AFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost AFC Wild Card | ||||||
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The 1979 Denver Broncos season was the team's 20th year in professional football and its 10th with the National Football League.
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Contents
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 10–0 | Mile High Stadium | 1–0 |
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| 2 | September 6 | Los Angeles Rams | L 9–13 | Mile High Stadium | 1–1 |
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| 3 | September 16 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 20–17 (OT) | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 2–1 |
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| 4 | September 23 | Seattle Seahawks | W 37–34 | Mile High Stadium | 3–1 |
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| 5 | September 30 | at Oakland Raiders | L 3–27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 3–2 |
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| 6 | October 7 | San Diego Chargers | W 7–0 | Mile High Stadium | 4–2 |
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| 7 | October 14 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–10 | Arrowhead Stadium | 5–2 |
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| 8 | October 22 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–42 | Three Rivers Stadium | 5–3 |
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| 9 | October 28 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–3 | Mile High Stadium | 6–3 |
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| 10 | November 4 | New Orleans Saints | W 10–3 | Mile High Stadium | 7–3 |
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| 11 | November 11 | New England Patriots | W 45–10 | Mile High Stadium | 8–3 |
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| 12 | November 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 38–28 | Candlestick Park | 9–3 |
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| 13 | November 25 | Oakland Raiders | L 10–14 | Mile High Stadium | 9–4 |
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| 14 | December 2 | at Buffalo Bills | W 19–16 | Rich Stadium | 10–4 |
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| 15 | December 8 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 23–28 | Kingdome | 10–5 |
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| 16 | December 17 | at San Diego Chargers | L 7–17 | San Diego Stadium | 10–6 |
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Standings
| AFC West | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| San Diego Chargers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 411 | 246 |
| Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 289 | 262 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 378 | 372 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 365 | 337 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 238 | 262 |
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance |
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| Wild Card Playoffs | December 23 | at Houston Oilers | L 7–13 | Astrodome |
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