The 1984 Indianapolis Colts season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and first in Indianapolis, as they relocated from Baltimore after the 1983 NFL season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, and fourth in the AFC East division. In their inaugural game in Indianapolis, they lost 23–14 to the New York Jets and did not win their first game there until week 5, when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 31–17. The Colts lost five games in a row (including one to the Bills, who started the season 0–11 and finished 2–14) to end the season. They missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
The Colts' 2,107 passing yards and 4,132 total yards gained on offense were the fewest in the league in 1984.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 New York Jets L 14–23 0–1 Hoosier Dome 61,148 2 September 9 at Houston Oilers W 35–21 1–1 Astrodome 43,820 3 September 16 St. Louis Cardinals L 33–34 1–2 Hoosier Dome 60,274 4 September 23 at Miami Dolphins L 7–44 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 55,415 5 September 30 Buffalo Bills W 31–17 2–3 Hoosier Dome 60,032 6 October 7 Washington Redskins L 7–35 2–4 Hoosier Dome 60,012 7 October 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–16 2–5 Veterans Stadium 50,277 8 October 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–16 3–5 Hoosier Dome 60,026 9 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–22 3–6 Texas Stadium 58,724 10 November 4 San Diego Chargers L 10–38 3–7 Hoosier Dome 60,143 11 November 11 at New York Jets W 9–5 4–7 Giants Stadium 51,066 12 November 18 New England Patriots L 17–50 4–8 Hoosier Dome 60,009 13 November 25 at Los Angeles Raiders L 7–21 4–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,289 14 December 2 at Buffalo Bills L 15–21 4–10 Rich Stadium 20,693 15 December 9 Miami Dolphins L 17–35 4–11 Hoosier Dome 60,411 16 December 16 at New England Patriots L 10–16 4–12 Sullivan Stadium 22,383 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Regular season
Game summaries
Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 8 vs. Pittsburgh "Good Things come to those who hustle", are words attributed to Pittsburgh's eventual Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll when he recalled Franco Harris Immaculate Reception in 1972. Those words were never so true when Ray Butler scored in the last minute of play-off a deflected pass to give the Colts a dramatic 17–16 win over the eventual AFC Central Division champion Steelers. The 54-yard score capped a 17-point fourth quarter for the Colts, as they moved on drives of 57, 77 and 80 yards for their third victory of the season.
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry
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