1984 Washington Redskins season


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The 1984 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 53rd season in the National Football League. They failed to improve on their 14–2 record from 1983 and finished at 11-5. Art Monk set an NFL record (since broken) for most receptions in a season. The Redskins started the season losing their first two games but would recover to win their next five games. A mid-season slump had them on the playoff bubble at 7-5. However, the Redskins would finish the season in strong fashion winning their final four games to win the NFC East with an 11-5 record. The Redskins quest for a third straight NFC Championship ended quickly as the Skins were stunned by the Chicago Bears 23-19 at RFK Stadium, Washington's only playoff loss at RFK. The 1984 Redskins have an NFL-record 14 straight games with 3 or more sacks, having accomplished that from weeks 3 to 16.[1]

1984 Washington Redskins season
OwnerJack Kent Cooke
PresidentEdward Bennett Williams
General managerBobby Beathard
Head coachJoe Gibbs
Offensive coordinatorJoe Bugel
Defensive coordinatorRichie Petitbon
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Bears) 19–23
1984 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

Rookies in italics

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
recap
1 September 2 Miami Dolphins L 17–35 0–1 RFK Stadium 52,683 Recap
2 September 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 31–37 0–2 Candlestick Park 59,707 Recap
3 September 16 New York Giants W 30–14 1–2 RFK Stadium 52,997 Recap
4 September 23 at New England Patriots W 26–10 2–2 Sullivan Stadium 60,503 Recap
5 September 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–0 3–2 RFK Stadium 53,064 Recap
6 October 7 at Indianapolis Colts W 35–7 4–2 RCA Dome 60,012 Recap
7 October 14 Dallas Cowboys W 34–14 5–2 RFK Stadium 55,431 Recap
8 October 21 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–26 5–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,262 Recap
9 October 28 at New York Giants L 13–37 5–4 Giants Stadium 76,192 Recap
10 Atlanta Falcons W 27–14 6–4 RFK Stadium 51,301 Recap
11 November 11 Detroit Lions W 28–14 7–4 RFK Stadium 50,212 Recap
12 November 18 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–16 7–5 Veterans Stadium 63,117 Recap
13 November 25 Buffalo Bills W 41–14 8–5 RFK Stadium 51,513 Recap
14 November 29 at Minnesota Vikings W 31–17 9–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 55,017 Recap
15 December 9 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–28 10–5 Texas Stadium 64,286 Recap
16 December 16 St. Louis Cardinals W 29–27 11–5 RFK Stadium 54,299 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Week 1: Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins

Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins (1–0) 7 7 21035
Redskins (0–1) 0 10 0717

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

  • Date: September 2, 1984
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); relative humidity 62%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
  • Game attendance: 52,683
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Bob Griese (color commentator)
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Team Category Player Statistics
MIA Passing Dan Marino 21/28, 311 YDS, 5 TDs
Rushing Andra Franklin 13 CAR, 48 YDS
Receiving Mark Duper 6 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TDs
WSH Passing Joe Theismann 21/36, 204 YDS, 2 INTs
Rushing John Riggins 15 CAR, 98 TDS, 1 TD
Receiving Charlie Brown 6 REC, 60 YDS
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MIA WSH
1 1:44 6 69 3:20 Dolphins Duper 26-yard touchdown reception from Marino, von Schamann kick good 7 0
2 11:12 10 80 5:32 Redskins Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good 7 7
2 3:13 11 71 5:44 Redskins 32-yard field goal by Moseley 7 10
2 2:06 3 82 1:07 Dolphins Duper 74-yard touchdown reception from Marino, von Schamann kick good 14 10
3 11:13 7 68 3:47 Dolphins Jensen 6-yard touchdown reception from Marino, von Schamann kick good 21 10
3 5:52 6 43 3:48 Dolphins Clayton 9-yard touchdown reception from Marino, von Schamann kick good 28 10
3 3:10 3 7 1:25 Dolphins Jensen 4-yard touchdown reception from Marino, von Schamann kick good 35 10
4 7:16 6 49 2:57 Redskins Washington 4-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good 35 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 17
  • Point spread: Redskins by 4½
  • Over/Under: 46.0 (over)
  • Time of Game: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Dolphins Game Statistics Redskins
18 First downs 23
30–86 Rushes–yards 29–156
311 Passing yards 204
21–28–0 Passes 21–36–2
0–0 Sacked–yards 2–11
311 Net passing yards 193
397 Total yards 349
152 Return yards 148
5–45.8 Punts 4–43.8
0–0 Fumbles–lost 1–1
4–45 Penalties–yards 3–20
28:48 Time of Possession 31:12

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Team Category Player Statistics
WSH Passing Joe Theismann 24/43, 331 YDS, 2 TDs
Rushing Joe Theismann 7 CAR, 35 YDS
Receiving Art Monk 10 REC, 200 YDS
SF Passing Joe Montana 24/40, 381 YDS, 2 TDs
Rushing Wendell Tyler 20 CAR, 96 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Dwight Clark 5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WSH SF
1 10:45 49ers Tyler 1-yard touchdown run, Wersching kick good 0 7
1 3:49 49ers Tyler 5-yard touchdown reception from Montana, Wersching kick good 0 14
2 13:21 49ers 19-yard field goal by Wersching 0 17
2 5:46 49ers 46-yard field goal by Wersching 0 20
2 1:46 49ers Clark 15-yard touchdown reception from Montana, Wersching kick good 0 27
2 0:00 Redskins 38-yard field goal by Moseley 3 27
3 10:46 Redskins Brown 14-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Moseley kick good 10 27
3 5:05 Redskins Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good 17 27
4 14:51 49ers Montana 9-yard touchdown run, Wersching kick good 17 34
4 11:42 Redskins Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good 24 34
4 9:49 49ers 38-yard field goal by Wersching 24 37
4 3:44 Redskins Seay 12-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Moseley kick good 31 37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 37
  • Point spread: 49ers by 2
  • Over/Under: 52.0 (over)
  • Time of Game:
Redskins Game Statistics 49ers
20 First downs 30
21–62 Rushes–yards 40–167
331 Passing yards 381
24–43–0 Passes 24–40–0
4–22 Sacked–yards 2–14
309 Net passing yards 367
371 Total yards 534
132 Return yards 74
7–36.6 Punts 3–34.7
3–0 Fumbles–lost 3–2
6–60 Penalties–yards 6–50
25:15 Time of Possession 34:45

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Game information
Cowboys
Redskins
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP DAL WSH
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 34

Time of Game:

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Game information
Falcons
Redskins
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ATL WSH
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 27

Time of Game:

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Game information
Redskins
Cowboys
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WSH DAL
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 28

Time of Game:

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Week 16: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins

Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals (9-7) 0 7 101027
Redskins (11-5) 6 17 3329

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

  • Date: Sunday, December 16, 1984
  • Game time: 1:00pm(ET)
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), relative humidity 93%, wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Game
recap
Divisional December 30 Chicago Bears L 19–23 RFK Stadium 55,431 Recap

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Game information
Bears
Redskins
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP CHI WSH
1 7:57 Redskins 35-yard field goal by Moseley 0 3
2 11:29 Bears 34-yard field goal by Thomas 3 3
2 2:00 Bears Dunsmore 19-yard touchdown reception from Payton, Thomas kick good 10 3
3 14:34 Bears Gault 75-yard touchdown reception from Fuller, Thomas kick no good 16 3
3 9:35 Redskins Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good 16 10
3 4:05 Bears McKinnon 16-yard touchdown reception from Fuller, Thomas kick good 23 10
3 0:05 Redskins Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good 23 17
4 8:08 — — — Redskins Finzer stepped out of the end zone 23 19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 19
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(2) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 426 310 W4
New York Giants(5) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–7 299 301 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 9 7 0 .563 5–3 6–6 423 345 L1
Dallas Cowboys 9 7 0 .563 3–5 7–5 308 308 L2
Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 .406 2–6 3–8–1 278 320 L1
  • Art Monk, NFL Receptions Leader (106)
  • John Riggins, NFL Rushing TD Leader (14, Tied)
  • Art Monk, 1st 100 Reception Season[21]
  • John Riggins, breaks 10,000 career rushing yards
  • First season sweep over the Dallas Cowboys in franchise history.
  • Joe Theismann becomes Redskins all-time leader in passing attempts, passing completions and passing yards.
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