1979 NFL game records

What was the highest scoring NFL game of 1979?

The highest scoring NFL game of 1979 was Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns on Oct 7, 1979: 51-35, 86 combined. The widest margin was 53, New York Jets at New England Patriots on Sep 9, 1979.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring NFL games of 1979

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Oct 7, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns	51-35	86
Sep 23, 1979	New York Jets at Buffalo Bills	31-46	77
Dec 3, 1979	Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints	42-35	77
Sep 9, 1979	Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills	24-51	75
Sep 2, 1979	Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints	40-34	74
Sep 23, 1979	Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos	34-37	71
Nov 18, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots	21-50	71
Oct 14, 1979	Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders	19-50	69
Dec 16, 1979	Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys	34-35	69
Oct 25, 1979	Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders	22-45	67

Widest margins

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Widest NFL margins of 1979

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
Sep 9, 1979	New York Jets at New England Patriots	3-56	53
Dec 2, 1979	Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles	7-44	37
Dec 16, 1979	Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears	6-42	36
Oct 22, 1979	Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers	7-42	35
Nov 11, 1979	New England Patriots at Denver Broncos	10-45	35
Dec 9, 1979	Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints	35-0	35
Sep 9, 1979	Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers	7-38	31
Oct 14, 1979	Atlanta Falcons at Las Vegas Raiders	19-50	31
Nov 25, 1979	New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons	37-6	31
Nov 4, 1979	Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals	7-37	30

Longest games

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Longest NFL games of 1979

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Overtimes↓
Sep 2, 1979	Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints	40-34	1
Sep 2, 1979	Cleveland Browns at New York Jets	25-22	1
Sep 3, 1979	Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots	16-13	1
Sep 9, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts	29-26	1
Sep 16, 1979	Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons	20-17	1
Sep 23, 1979	Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings	21-27	1
Oct 28, 1979	New York Jets at Tennessee Titans	24-27	1
Nov 18, 1979	Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns	24-30	1
Nov 25, 1979	Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots	16-13	1
Nov 25, 1979	Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers	30-33	1

Regular season games on file for 1979, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records