The 1984 NFL season was the 65th year of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Football League and their 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.(Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but a Neil O' Donahue field goal attempt at the end of the game was off target when a successful kick would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs.
The Cardinals’ 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending total yards. Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
This was the Cardinals' last winning season in St. Louis. The franchise moved to Arizona in 1988, and did not enjoy a winning season there until 1998.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Green Bay Packers L 23–24 0–1 Lambeau Field 53,738 2 September 9 Buffalo Bills W 37–7 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,785 3 September 16 at Indianapolis Colts W 34–33 2–1 Hoosier Dome 60,274 4 September 23 at New Orleans Saints L 24–34 2–2 Louisiana Superdome 58,723 5 September 30 Miami Dolphins L 28–36 2–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,991 6 October 7 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–20 3–3 Texas Stadium 61,438 7 October 14 Chicago Bears W 38–21 4–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,554 8 October 21 Washington Redskins W 26–24 5–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,262 9 October 28 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–14 6–3 Veterans Stadium 54,310 10 November 4 Los Angeles Rams L 13–16 6–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 51,010 11 November 11 Dallas Cowboys L 17–24 6–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,721 12 November 18 at New York Giants L 10–16 6–6 Giants Stadium 73,428 13 November 25 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–16 7–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,858 14 December 2 at New England Patriots W 33–10 8–6 Sullivan Stadium 53,558 15 December 9 New York Giants W 31–21 9–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,973 16 December 16 at Washington Redskins L 27–29 9–7 RFK Stadium 54,299 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Awards and records Neil Lomax, led NFC, touchdown passes, 28 passesNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 450
Milestones Franchise led NFC in passing yards, 4,257 yards passing NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 457 Ottis Anderson, 5th season, 1,000 rushing yards in one season, 1,174 yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 437 Neil Lomax, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 4,614 yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 94 Neil Lomax, tied franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 28 Passes Neil O’Donoghue, tied franchise record, most points scored in one season, 117 Points
Notes
References
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