Denver Broncos 1979
{{Stagione squadra football americano
|club = Denver Broncos
|stagione = 1979
|immagine = Denver Broncos wordmark (1968 - 1996).png
|didascalia = 
|allenatore1 = {{Bandiera|USA}} [[Red Miller]]
|manager = {{Bandiera|USA}} [[Fred Gehrke]]
|presidente =
|campionato = [[National Football League 1979|NFL 1979]]
|campionato posizione = '''10-6'''<br />Secondi nella [[AFC West]]
|playoff = 
|playoff posizione = Sconfitta nel wild card round ([[Houston Oilers 1979|Oilers]])
|immaginedivisa = Broncos 1968-96 uniforms.png
|Pro Bowler = 
|stagione prima = [[Denver Broncos 1978|1978]]
|stagione dopo = [[Denver Broncos 1980|1980]]
}}

La '''stagione {{NFLS|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.<ref>{{cita news|lingua= en |url= http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/1979.htm |titolo= 1979 Denver Broncos |editore= Pro Football Reference |data= | accesso= 12 marzo 2018 }}</ref> 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 ==
{{vedi anche|Draft NFL 1979}}
*[[Kelvin Clark]], Offensive Tackle, Nebraska
*[[Bruce Radford]], Defensive End, Grambling
*Charles Jefferson, Defensive Back, McNeese State
*[[Rick Leach (giocatore di football americano)|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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#FB4F14; color:white; border:2px solid #10274c; "|<div align="center">'''Stagione regolare'''</div>
|-
!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 (<small>DTS</small>)
|[[Atlanta Fulton County Stadium|Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium]]
|2–1
|-
|4
|[[Seattle Seahawks 1979|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 1979|New England Patriots]]
|'''V''' 45–10
|Mile High Stadium
|8–3
|-
|12
|at [[San Francisco 49ers 1979|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
|[[New Era Field|Rich Stadium]]
|10–4
|-
|15
|at [[Seattle Seahawks 1979|Seattle Seahawks]]
|'''S''' 23–28
|[[Kingdome]]
|10–5
|-
|16
|at [[San Diego Chargers]]
|'''S''' 7–17
|[[San Diego Stadium]]
|10–6
|}

=== Playoff ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#FB4F14; color:white; border:2px solid #10274c; "|<div align="center">'''Playoff'''</div>
|-
!Turno
!Avversario
!Risultato
!Stadio
|-
|Wild Card
|at [[Houston Oilers 1979|Houston Oilers]]
|'''S''' 7–13
|[[Astrodome]]
|}

==Classifiche==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |AFC West
|-
!
!V
!S
!P
!<abbr>%</abbr>
!<abbr>DIV</abbr>
!<abbr>CONF</abbr>
!<abbr>PF</abbr>
!<abbr>PS</abbr>
!<abbr>Str.</abbr>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[San Diego Chargers]]<sup>(1)</sup>
|12
|4
|0
|.750
|6–2
|9–3
|411
|246
|V2
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|'''Denver Broncos'''<sup>(5)</sup>
|10
|6
|0
|.625
|4–4
|7–5
|289
|262
|S2
|-
|[[Seattle Seahawks 1979|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
|}

== Note ==
<references/>

==Collegamenti esterni==
*{{cita web|http://www.denverbroncos.com/|Sito dei Denver Broncos}}

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