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.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel Coaches / Staff
Final roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Gamerecap 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.
Week 1 (Sunday, September 2, 1984): vs. Miami Dolphins The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Point spread: Redskins by 4½ Over/under: 46.0 (over) Time of game: 2 hours, 45 minutes
DolphinsGame statisticsRedskins18 First downs 2330–86 Rushes–yards 29–156311 Passing yards 20421–28–0 21–36–20–0 Sacked–yards 2–11311 Net passing yards 193397 Total yards 349152 Return yards 1485–45.8 4–43.80–0 Fumbles–lost 1–14–45 Penalties–yards 3–2028:48 Time of Possession 31:12
Week 2 (Monday, September 10, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Point spread: 49ers by 2 Over/under: 52.0 (over) Time of game:
RedskinsGame statistics49ers20 First downs 3021–62 Rushes–yards 40–167331 Passing yards 38124–43–0 24–40–04–22 Sacked–yards 2–14309 Net passing yards 367371 Total yards 534132 Return yards 747–36.6 3–34.73–0 Fumbles–lost 3–26–60 Penalties–yards 6–5025:15 Time of Possession 34:45
Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): vs. New York Giants The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 4 (Sunday, September 23, 1984): at New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 5 (Sunday, September 30, 1984): vs. Philadelphia Eagles The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 6 (Sunday, October 7, 1984): at Indianapolis Colts The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 7 (Sunday, October 14, 1984): vs. Dallas Cowboys The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
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Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): at St. Louis Cardinals The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): at New York Giants The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 10 (Monday, November 5, 1984): vs. Atlanta Falcons The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
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Week 11 (Sunday, November 11, 1984): vs. Detroit Lions The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 12 (Sunday, November 18, 1984): at Philadelphia Eagles The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 13 (Sunday, November 25, 1984): vs. Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 14 (Thursday, November 29, 1984): at Minnesota Vikings The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Week 15 (Sunday, December 9, 1984): at Dallas Cowboys The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
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Week 16 (Sunday, December 16, 1984): vs. St. Louis Cardinals The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Divisional December 30 Chicago Bears L 19–23 RFK Stadium 55,431 Recap
NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, December 30, 1984): vs. Chicago Bears The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-19.
Standings
Awards and records Art Monk, NFL Receptions Leader (106) John Riggins, NFL Rushing TD Leader (14, Tied)
Milestones Art Monk, 1st 100 Reception SeasonNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 440 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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