1979 NFL playoffs
The Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XIV over the Los Angeles Rams, 31-19. The 1979 NFL postseason had 9 games over 4 rounds.
Bracket
Wild Card round
Divisional round
Conference championships
Super Bowl
Los Angeles Rams1
Dallas Cowboys0
Philadelphia Eagles1
Chicago Bears0Philadelphia Eagles0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1Los Angeles Rams1Tampa Bay Buccaneers0
Tennessee Titans1
Denver Broncos0Tennessee Titans1
Los Angeles Chargers0
Miami Dolphins0
Pittsburgh Steelers1Tennessee Titans0Pittsburgh Steelers1Champion
Los Angeles Rams0
Pittsburgh Steelers11979 postseason leaders
Passing yards
- 1Terry BradshawPIT758
- 2Dan FoutsLAC333
- 3Craig MortonDEN144
- 3Doug WilliamsTB144
- 5Roger StaubachDAL124
Rushing yards
- 1Franco HarrisPIT214
- 2Tony DorsettDAL87
- 3Walter PaytonCHI67
- 4Earl CampbellTEN65
- 5Terry BradshawPIT34
Receiving yards
- 1John StallworthPIT259
- 2Lynn SwannPIT180
- 3Franco HarrisPIT148
- 4Charlie JoinerLAC81
- 5Walter PaytonCHI52
Super Bowl
Pittsburgh Steelers1-0Los Angeles Rams
- Game 1Jan 20, 1980LAR 19 at PIT 31
Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Rams all-time: head to head
Conference championships
Pittsburgh Steelers1-0Tennessee Titans
- Game 1Jan 6, 1980TEN 13 at PIT 27
Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans all-time: head to head
Los Angeles Rams1-0Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Game 1Jan 6, 1980LAR 9 at TB 0
Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all-time: head to head
Divisional round
Tennessee Titans1-0Los Angeles Chargers
- Game 1Dec 29, 1979TEN 17 at LAC 14
Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Chargers all-time: head to head
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1-0Philadelphia Eagles
- Game 1Dec 29, 1979PHI 17 at TB 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles all-time: head to head
Los Angeles Rams1-0Dallas Cowboys
- Game 1Dec 30, 1979LAR 21 at DAL 19
Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys all-time: head to head
Pittsburgh Steelers1-0Miami Dolphins
- Game 1Dec 30, 1979MIA 14 at PIT 34
Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins all-time: head to head
Wild Card round
Tennessee Titans1-0Denver Broncos
- Game 1Dec 23, 1979DEN 7 at TEN 13
Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos all-time: head to head
Philadelphia Eagles1-0Chicago Bears
- Game 1Dec 23, 1979CHI 17 at PHI 27
Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears all-time: head to head
Rounds are worked out from the bracket: a club’s second series of the postseason is the second round. Game links open the box score where one is on file, and the preview before the first pitch.