1979 New England Patriots season

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1979 season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and finished second in the AFC East division.

Staff

New England Patriots 1979 staff

Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Week	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–16 (OT)	Schaefer Stadium	0–1	60,978
2	New York Jets	W 56–3	Schaefer Stadium	1–1	53,113
3	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–14	Riverfront Stadium	2–1	41,805
4	San Diego Chargers	W 27–21	Schaefer Stadium	3–1	60,916
5	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–27	Lambeau Field	3–2	52,842
6	Detroit Lions	W 24–17	Schaefer Stadium	4–2	60,629
7	at Chicago Bears	W 27–7	Soldier Field	5–2	54,128
8	Miami Dolphins	W 28–13	Schaefer Stadium	6–2	61,096
9	at Baltimore Colts	L 26–31	Memorial Stadium	6–3	41,029
10	at Buffalo Bills	W 26–6	Rich Stadium	7–3	67,935
11	at Denver Broncos	L 10–45	Mile High Stadium	7–4	74,379
12	Baltimore Colts	W 50–21	Schaefer Stadium	8–4	60,879
13	Buffalo Bills	L 13–16	Schaefer Stadium	8–5	60,991
14	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–39	Miami Orange Bowl	8–6	69,174
15	at New York Jets	L 26–27	Shea Stadium	8–7	45,131
16	Minnesota Vikings	W 27–23	Schaefer Stadium	9–7	54,719

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1979 New England Patriots.

Boston / New England Patriots seasons

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay