NFL team season
The Saints playing against the Chicago Bears during a 1984 away game at Soldier Field. The 1984 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 18th as a member of the National Football League. They were unable to improve on their previous season 's output of 8–8, winning only seven games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighteenth consecutive season. The Saints started out winning three of their first five games. However, the Saints would struggle as newly acquired quarterback Richard Todd threw 19 interceptions to just 11 touchdowns as the Saints again finished the season with a losing record at 7-9. It was in week 6 against the Bears that Walter Payton passed Jim Brown to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
Todd was acquired from the New York Jets for a first-round draft choice, and he beat out the aging Ken Stabler for the starting job at training camp, the Saints' last at Vero Beach, Florida. Stabler, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016, retired midway through the season.
Late in the season, owner John Mecom Jr., who purchased the Saints as an expansion franchise for $8.5 million in late 1966, announced he would sell the team, with an asking price of $70 million. Fears abounded across Louisiana the team would be moved to Jacksonville if Mecom could not find a local buyer. Eventually, the team was sold in early 1985 to New Orleans native and car magnate Tom Benson, with Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards brokering the deal.
Offseason NFL draft [2]
Personnel Staff 1984 New Orleans Saints staff Front office
Owner – John Mecom Jr. President – Eddie Jones Director of football operations – Pat Peppler Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive line – Willie Zapalac Linebackers – John Paul Young Defensive backfield – Lance Van Zandt Special teams coaches
Special teams – Harold Richardson Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro
Roster 1984 New Orleans Saints roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
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Rookies in italics
Regular season Transactions October 10, 1984: The New Orleans Saints in exchange for their top choice in the 1985 NFL Draft to the Houston Oilers in exchange for running back Earl Campbell .[3] Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 Atlanta Falcons L 28–36 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 66,652 2 September 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–13 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 54,686 3 September 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–30 1–2 Candlestick Park 57,611 4 September 23 St. Louis Cardinals W 34–24 2–2 Louisiana Superdome 58,723 5 September 30 at Houston Oilers W 27–10 3–2 Astrodome 43,108 6 October 7 at Chicago Bears L 7–20 3–3 Soldier Field 53,752 7 October 14 Los Angeles Rams L 10–28 3–4 Louisiana Superdome 63,161 8 October 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 27–30 (OT) 3–5 Texas Stadium 50,966 9 October 28 at Cleveland Browns W 16–14 4–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 52,489 10 November 4 Green Bay Packers L 13–23 4–6 Louisiana Superdome 57,426 11 November 11 at Atlanta Falcons W 17–13 5–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 40,590 12 November 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24 6–6 Louisiana Superdome 66,005 13 November 25 San Francisco 49ers L 3–35 6–7 Louisiana Superdome 65,177 14 December 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–34 6–8 Anaheim Stadium 49,348 15 December 9 Cincinnati Bengals L 21–24 6–9 Louisiana Superdome 40,855 16 December 15 at New York Giants W 10–3 7–9 Giants Stadium 63,739 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary Week 1 1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 5 14 7 10 36 Saints 7 14 0 7 28
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Week 2 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 7 3 3 0 13 • Saints 0 7 3 7 17
Date: September 9Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Gordon McCarter
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Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers [6]
Week 3: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Saints (1–2) 0 10 10 0 20 49ers (3–0) 7 10 0 13 30
at Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California
Date : September 16, 1984Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 65 °F (18 °C); wind 16 mphGame attendance : 57,611Referee : Tom DooleyTV announcers (CBS ) : Tom Brookshier (play-by-play) and Wayne Walker (color commentator)Pro-Football-Reference.com
Team Category Player Statistics NO Passing Ken Stabler 14/27, 157 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing George Rogers 23 CAR, 88 YDS Receiving Eugene Goodlow 6 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD SF Passing Joe Montana 10/17, 128 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Wendell Tyler 10 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Freddie Solomon 3 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD
Point spread : 49ers by 5½ Over/Under: 45.0 (over) Time of Game: Saints Game Statistics 49ers 20 First downs 19 31–119 Rushes–yards 32–148 162 Passing yards 179 16–34–5 Passes 13–26–1 2–13 Sacked–yards 3–20 149 Net passing yards 159 268 Total yards 307 166 Return yards 160 3–46.0 Punts 5–40.8 0–0 Fumbles–lost 0–0 4–47 Penalties–yards 6–54 31:38 Time of Possession 28:22
Week 4 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 7 10 24 • Saints 10 3 7 14 34
Date: September 23Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jim TunneyTV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw
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Week 5 1 2 3 4 Total • Saints 14 3 0 10 27 Oilers 0 0 3 7 10
Date: September 30Location: Astrodome Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Bob Frederic
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Week 6 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 7 0 0 7 • Bears 6 7 0 7 20
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Week 7 1 2 3 4 Total • Rams 0 21 7 0 28 Saints 3 0 0 7 10
Date: October 14Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Chuck Heberling TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Hank Stram
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Week 8 1 2 3 4 OT Total Saints 0 17 10 0 0 27 • Cowboys 3 3 0 21 3 30
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Week 9 1 2 3 4 Total • Saints 0 10 0 6 16 Browns 0 7 7 0 14
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Week 10 1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 0 10 10 3 23 Saints 7 3 0 3 13
Date: November 4Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame start: 12:00 pm CST Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jim Tunney
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Week 11 1 2 3 4 Total • Saints 10 0 0 7 17 Falcons 0 10 3 0 13
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Week 12 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 0 14 0 10 24 • Saints 3 10 0 14 27
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Week 13 (Sunday, November 25, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers [16]
Team Category Player Statistics SF Passing Joe Montana 14/30, 177 YDS, 2 TDs Rushing Wendell Tyler 15 CAR, 117 YDS Receiving Freddie Solomon 3 REC, 63 YDS, 1 TD NO Passing Richard Todd 9/18, 72 YDS, 1 INT Rushing George Rogers 21 CAR, 88 YDS Receiving Tyrone Anthony 4 REC, 31 YDS
Point spread : 49ers by 2 Over/Under: 42.0 (under) Time of Game: 49ers Game Statistics Saints 22 First downs 12 33–219 Rushes–yards 28–131 201 Passing yards 118 15–32–0 Passes 14–26–1 1–13 Sacked–yards 8–48 188 Net passing yards 70 407 Total yards 201 107 Return yards 113 6–44.3 Punts 8–45.5 1–0 Fumbles–lost 1–0 4–60 Penalties–yards 3–20 27:48 Time of Possession 32:12
Week 14 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 7 0 14 21 • Rams 14 10 3 7 34
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Week 15 1 2 3 4 Total • Bengals 0 3 14 7 24 Saints 0 7 7 7 21
Date: December 9Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Gene Barth
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Week 16 1 2 3 4 Total • Saints 7 0 0 3 10 Giants 0 3 0 0 3
Scoring summary Q1 8:54 NO Gajan 2 yard pass from Wilson (Andersen kick)NO 7–0 Q2 14:31 NYG Haji-Sheikh 37 yard field goalNO 7–3 Q4 13:55 NO Andersen 37 yard field goal NO 10–3
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Standings References ^ 1984 New Orleans Saints ^ "1984 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 10, 2014 . ^ "Oilers Exchange Campbell For Saints' No. 1 Draft Pick". Washington Post . Retrieved February 22, 2021 . ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29.
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