1979 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 1, 1979 - December 17, 1979
Playoffs
Start date	December 23, 1979
AFC Champions	Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC Champions	Los Angeles Rams
Super Bowl XIV
Date	January 20, 1980
Site	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Champions	Pittsburgh Steelers
Pro Bowl
Date	January 27, 1980
National Football League seasons  < 1978 1980 >

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Contents 1 Major rule changes 2 Final standings 2.1 Tiebreakers 3 Playoffs 3.1 AFC 3.2 NFC 3.3 Super Bowl 4 Notes 5 References

Major rule changes

• Whenever the quarterback is sacked, the clock will be stopped for at least five seconds and then restarted again.
• If a fair catch is made, or signaled and awarded to a team because of interference, on the last play of a half, the period can be extended and the team can run one play.
• Defensive linemen can wear numbers 90 to 99.
• Centers are included as the interior offensive linemen in the uniform numbering system.
• Players are prohibited from wearing torn or altered equipment. Tear-away jerseys are banned.
• During kickoffs, punts, and field goal attempts, players on the receiving team cannot block below the waist.
• The zone in which crackback blocks are prohibited is extended from 3 yards on either side of the line of scrimmage to 5.
• Players cannot use their helmets to butt, spear, or ram an opponent. Any player who uses the crown or the top of his helmet unnecessarily will be called for unnecessary roughness.
• In order to prevent incidents such as the Holy Roller game, the following change is made: If an offensive player fumbles during a fourth down play, or during any down played after the two minute warning in a half, only the fumbling player can recover and. In American football, the Holy Roller was an infamous controversial game-winning play executed by the Oakland Raiders against the San Diego Chargers on or advance the ball. This change is known as the "Ken Stabler rule" after the Oakland Raiders quarterback who made the infamous play in the Holy Roller game. Ken "Kenny" Michael Stabler (born December 25, 1945 in Foley Alabama) nicknamed "The Snake", is a former American ^[1]
• Referees were outfitted with black identifying hats, while all other officials continued to wear white hats.
• For the first time, each official's position was identified on his shirt. The position was abbreviated on the front pocket of the shirt and then spelled out on the back above the number.
• The numbering system for officials was altered, with officials numbered separately by position rather than as an entire group, making duplicate numbers among officials common.

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs

Tiebreakers

• San Diego was the top AFC playoff seed based on head-to-head victory over Pittsburgh (1-0).
• Seattle finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• Dallas finished ahead of Philadelphia in the NFC East based on better conference record (10-2 to Eagles' 9-3).
• Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago in the NFC Central based on a better division record (6-2 to Bears' 5-3).
• Chicago was the second NFC Wild Card ahead of Washington based on better net points in all games (57 to Redskins' 53).

Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1979-80

Home team in capitals

AFC

• Wild-Card playoff: HOUSTON 13, Denver 7
• Divisional playoffs: Houston 17, SAN DIEGO 14; PITTSBURGH 34, Miami 14
• AFC Championship: PITTSBURGH 27, Houston 13 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1980

NFC

• Wild-Card playoff: PHILADELPHIA 27, Chicago 17
• Divisional playoffs: TAMPA BAY 24, Philadelphia 17; Los Angeles 21, DALLAS 19
• NFC Championship: Los Angeles 9, TAMPA BAY 0 at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, January 6, 1980

Super Bowl

• Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh (AFC) 31, Los Angeles (NFC) 19, at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, January 20, 1980

Notes

1. ^ Rules of the Name, or How The Emmitt Rule Became The Emmitt Rule (URL last accessed March 1, 2006)

References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
• 1979 season in details
• NFL History 1971-1980 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

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