The 1979 Green Bay Packers season was their 61st season overall and their 59th in the

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. The team posted a 5–11 record under coach

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, earning them a fourth-place finish in the

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division. The offense was still one of the worst in the NFL and the defense could not pick up the slack finishing dead last against the run. The only notable win the Packers had was a 27–14 victory on a Monday night against the

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, the first night game at

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(previous night games had to be played at

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, since Lambeau Field's original light standards were insufficient for night broadcasts). The Packers also defeated the archrival

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at home for the first time since

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Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Roster and Coaches

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 15: vs. Chicago Bears

Standings

In popular media

The Packers versus Bears game of week 15 was used in an episode of

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("Street Fighting Man") and was part of the seventh season.

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invites his father,

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, to the game at

. Oddly, the Packers win in this episode, as opposed to real life, where they lost. List of That '70s Show episodes#Season 7: 2004.E2.80.932005 Eric refers to the Bears as the "underdogs", when the Packers would have likely been the underdogs in the game, since the Packers were 4–10 heading into the game and the Bears were 9–5 heading to the game.

References

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