NFL team season
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 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 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 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 3 4 Total Dolphins (1–0) 7 7 21 0 35 Redskins (0–1) 0 10 0 7 17
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Date : September 2, 1984Game 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 : 52,683Referee : Bob McElwee TV announcers (NBC ) : Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Bob Griese (color commentator)[ 3]
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
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
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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Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys (4–3) 7 0 0 7 14 Redskins (5–2) 7 10 10 7 34
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Time of Game:
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Week 10: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons (3–7) 0 7 7 0 14 Redskins (6–4) 0 14 6 7 27
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Time of Game:
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Week 15: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins (10–5) 0 6 17 7 30 Cowboys (9–6) 7 14 0 7 28
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
Time of Game:
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Week 16: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals (9-7) 0 7 10 10 27 Redskins (11-5) 6 17 3 3 29
at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Date : Sunday, December 16, 1984Game time : 1:00pm(ET)Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C), relative humidity 93%, wind 10 mph (16 km/h)Referee : Jerry Markbreit [1]
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NFC Divisional Playoffs: Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bears (11–6) 0 10 13 0 23 Redskins (11–6) 3 0 14 2 19
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
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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Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)