NFL team season
The 1984 Atlanta Falcons seasonNational Football League (NFL). The season saw Atlanta attempting to improve on its previous record of 7–9 from 1983 . The Falcons would split their first six games, but then suffer a franchise-record 9-game losing streak to knock the team down to 3–12. The Falcons would win their finale against the Philadelphia Eagles and finish the season 4–12, their worst record since 1976 .
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NFL supplemental draft [ edit ] The National Football League held a draft for college seniors who had already signed with either the United States Football League (USFL) or the Canadian Football League (CFL) on June 5, 1984, in New York City. The draft was for players who would have been eligible for the regular 1984 NFL draft, but who had already signed a contract with either a team from the USFL or CFL prior to it.
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1984 Atlanta Falcons staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Assistant head coach/defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Defensive coordinator – John Marshall Linebackers – Bobby Jackson Secondary – Jack Stanton Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – George Dostal
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 2 at New Orleans Saints W 36–28 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 66,652 Recap 2 September 9 Detroit Lions L 24–27 (OT) 1–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 49,878 Recap 3 September 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–27 1–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,955 Recap 4 September 23 Houston Oilers W 42–10 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 45,248 Recap 5 September 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 5–14 2–3 Candlestick Park 57,990 Recap 6 October 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 3–3 Anaheim Stadium 47,832 Recap 7 October 14 New York Giants L 7–19 3–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,268 Recap 8 Los Angeles Rams L 10–24 3–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 52,681 Recap 9 October 28 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–35 3–6 Three Rivers Stadium 55,971 Recap 10 at Washington Redskins L 14–27 3–7 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 51,301 Recap 11 November 11 New Orleans Saints L 13–17 3–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 40,590 Recap 12 November 18 Cleveland Browns L 7–23 3–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 28,280 Recap 13 November 25 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–35 3–10 Riverfront Stadium 44,678 Recap 14 December 2 San Francisco 49ers L 17–35 3–11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 29,644 Recap 15 December 9 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 6–23 3–12 Tampa Stadium 33,808 Recap 16 December 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 26–10 4–12 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 15,582 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 5 14 7 10 36 Saints 7 14 0 7 28
Scoring summary 1 ATL Mick Luckhurst 38 yard field goalATL 3–0 1 ATL Safety, Richard Todd tackled by Rick Bryan in end zone ATL 5–0 1 NO George Rogers 3 yard run (Morten Andersen kick)NO 7–5 2 ATL Alfred Jackson 50 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)ATL 12–7 2 NO Tyrone Young 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick)NO 14–12 2 ATL Gerald Riggs 3 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)ATL 19–14 2 NO George Rogers 4 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 21–19 3 ATL Stacey Bailey 5 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Lickhurst kick)ATL 26–21 4 ATL Gerald Riggs 1 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick) ATL 33–21 4 NO John Tice 3 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick) ATL 33–28 4 ATL Mick Luckhurst 48 yard field goal ATL 36–28
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Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Lions – Billy Sims 9 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) – Lions 7–0 Lions – Eddie Murray 46 yard field goal – Lions 10–0 Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Falcons – Stacey Bailey 29 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) – Tie 24–24 Overtime
Lions – Eddie Murray 48 yard field goal – Lions 27–24 Lions
Gary Danielson Billy Sims David Lewis Falcons
Steve Bartkowski Gerald Riggs Billy Johnson
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
MIN – Jan Stenerud 54-yard field goal, 14:29. Vikings 6–3. Drive: ATL – Mick Luckhurst 43-yard field goal, 6:04. Tie 6–6. Drive: Third quarter
MIN – Leo Lewis 42-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:10. Vikings 13–6. Drive: ATL – Stacey Bailey 57-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick), 9:58. Tie 13–13. Drive: MIN – Steve Jordan 21-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:50. Vikings 20–13. Drive: MIN – Dwight Collins 43-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:59. Vikings 27–13. Drive: Fourth quarter
ATL – Billy Johnson 32-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick), 5:43. Vikings 27–20. Drive: Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
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Point spread :Over/Under: 49.5 (under) Time of Game: Falcons Game Statistics 49ers 22 First downs 17 35–161 Rushes–yards 32–161 267 Passing yards 149 22–41–2 Passes 13–25–0 2–10 Sacked–yards 0–0 257 Net passing yards 149 418 Total yards 310 48 Return yards 62 4–38.8 Punts 5–43.8 3–1 Fumbles–lost 3–2 5–45 Penalties–yards 5–56 34:57 Time of Possession 25:03
1 2 3 4 Total • Saints 10 0 0 7 17 Falcons 0 10 3 0 13
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Team Category Player Statistics SF Passing Joe Montana 12/24, 165 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Wendell Tyler 15 CAR, 69 YDS Receiving Earl Cooper 4 REC, 51 YDS ATL Passing Mike Moroski 22/43, 289 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Rushing Gerald Riggs 30 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Alfred Jackson 11 REC, 193 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread :Over/Under: 40.0 (over) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Falcons 15 First downs 23 31–143 Rushes–yards 36–153 165 Passing yards 289 12–24–2 Passes 22–43–3 2–18 Sacked–yards 3–28 147 Net passing yards 261 290 Total yards 414 224 Return yards 112 5–39.6 Punts 4–40.8 1–1 Fumbles–lost 3–3 9–73 Penalties–yards 8–50 24:33 Time of Possession 35:27
Gerald Riggs , Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 202 Yards (September 2, 1984) [ 7]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Wild card / First round berths (8) Division championships (6) Conference championships (2) Ring of Honor Current league affiliations
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