Denver Broncos 1979
# Denver Broncos 1979

La stagione 1979 dei Denver Broncos è stata la 10ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la 20ª complessiva e la terza con Red Miller come capo-allenatore. Con un record di 10 vittorie e 6 sconfitte la squadra ha fatto ritorno ai playoff, venendo subito eliminata dagli Houston Oilers.

## Scelte nel Draft 1979

* Kelvin Clark, Offensive Tackle, Nebraska
* Bruce Radford, Defensive End, Grambling
* Charles Jefferson, Defensive Back, McNeese State
* Rick Leach, Quarterback, Michigan
* Jeff McIntyre, Linebacker, Arizona State
* Luke Prestridge, Punter, Baylor
* Charlie Taylor, Wide Receiver, Rice
* Zach Dixon, Running Back, Temple
* Dave Jacobs, Kicker, Syracuse

## Calendario

### Stagione regolare

Stagione regolare :

| Turno | Avversario | Risultato | Stadio | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | V 10–0 | Mile High Stadium | 1–0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Rams | S 9–13 | Mile High Stadium | 1–1 |
| 3 | at Atlanta Falcons | V 20–17 (DTS) | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks | V 37–34 | Mile High Stadium | 3–1 |
| 5 | at Oakland Raiders | S 3–27 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 3–2 |
| 6 | San Diego Chargers | V 7–0 | Mile High Stadium | 4–2 |
| 7 | at Kansas City Chiefs | V 24–10 | Arrowhead Stadium | 5–2 |
| 8 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | S 7–42 | Three Rivers Stadium | 5–3 |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | V 20–3 | Mile High Stadium | 6–3 |
| 10 | New Orleans Saints | V 10–3 | Mile High Stadium | 7–3 |
| 11 | New England Patriots | V 45–10 | Mile High Stadium | 8–3 |
| 12 | at San Francisco 49ers | V 38–28 | Candlestick Park | 9–3 |
| 13 | Oakland Raiders | S 10–14 | Mile High Stadium | 9–4 |
| 14 | at Buffalo Bills | V 19–16 | Rich Stadium | 10–4 |
| 15 | at Seattle Seahawks | S 23–28 | Kingdome | 10–5 |
| 16 | at San Diego Chargers | S 7–17 | San Diego Stadium | 10–6 |

### Playoff

Playoff :

| Turno | Avversario | Risultato | Stadio |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wild Card | at Houston Oilers | S 7–13 | Astrodome |

## Classifiche

AFC West :

| | V | S | P | % | DIV | CONF | PF | PS | Str. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San Diego $Chargers^{(1)}$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 411 | 246 | V2 |
| Denver $Broncos^{(5)}$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 289 | 262 | S2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 378 | 372 | V2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 365 | 337 | S1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–4 | 7–7 | 238 | 262 | S1 |
