The 1984 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 19th season in the National 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.
Offseason
NFL draft
NFL supplemental draft
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.
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule 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 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.
Game summaries
Week 1
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 3 at Vikings
Week 5 (Sunday, September 30, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-23.
Point spread: 49ers by 6 Over/under: 49.5 (under) Time of game:
FalconsGame statistics49ers22 First downs 1735–161 Rushes–yards 32–161267 Passing yards 14922–41–2 13–25–02–10 Sacked–yards 0–0257 Net passing yards 149418 Total yards 31048 Return yards 624–38.8 5–43.83–1 Fumbles–lost 3–25–45 Penalties–yards 5–5634:57 Time of Possession 25:03
Week 11
The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29.
Week 14 (Sunday, December 2, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-23.
Point spread: 49ers by 13 Over/under: 40.0 (over) Time of game:
49ersGame statisticsFalcons15 First downs 2331–143 Rushes–yards 36–153165 Passing yards 28912–24–2 22–43–32–18 Sacked–yards 3–28147 Net passing yards 261290 Total yards 414224 Return yards 1125–39.6 4–40.81–1 Fumbles–lost 3–39–73 Penalties–yards 8–5024:33 Time of Possession 35:27
Standings
Awards and records Gerald Riggs, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 202 Yards (September 2, 1984) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 98
References
External links 1984 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com