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.[1]
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Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
Home field | RFK Stadium |
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Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bears) 19–23 |
Quarterbacks
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Offensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Reserve lists
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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1 | September 2 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–35 | 0–1 | RFK Stadium | 52,683 | Recap |
2 | September 10 | 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 | November 5 | 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 | November 29 | 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.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins (1–0) | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
Redskins (0–1) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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MIA | Passing | Dan Marino | 21/28, 311 YDS, 5 TDs |
Rushing | Andra Franklin | 13 CAR, 48 YDS | |
Receiving | Mark Duper | 6 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TDs | |
WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 21/36, 204 YDS, 2 INTs |
Rushing | John Riggins | 15 CAR, 98 TDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Charlie Brown | 6 REC, 60 YDS |
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18 | First downs | 23 |
30–86 | Rushes–yards | 29–156 |
311 | Passing yards | 204 |
21–28–0 | Passes | 21–36–2 |
0–0 | Sacked–yards | 2–11 |
311 | Net passing yards | 193 |
397 | Total yards | 349 |
152 | Return yards | 148 |
5–45.8 | Punts | 4–43.8 |
0–0 | Fumbles–lost | 1–1 |
4–45 | Penalties–yards | 3–20 |
28:48 | Time of Possession | 31:12 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins (0–2) | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
49ers (2–0) | 14 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
at Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WSH | Passing | Joe Theismann | 24/43, 331 YDS, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Joe Theismann | 7 CAR, 35 YDS | |
Receiving | Art Monk | 10 REC, 200 YDS | |
SF | Passing | Joe Montana | 24/40, 381 YDS, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Wendell Tyler | 20 CAR, 96 YDS, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Dwight Clark | 5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD |
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Redskins | Game Statistics | 49ers |
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20 | First downs | 30 |
21–62 | Rushes–yards | 40–167 |
331 | Passing yards | 381 |
24–43–0 | Passes | 24–40–0 |
4–22 | Sacked–yards | 2–14 |
309 | Net passing yards | 367 |
371 | Total yards | 534 |
132 | Return yards | 74 |
7–36.6 | Punts | 3–34.7 |
3–0 | Fumbles–lost | 3–2 |
6–60 | Penalties–yards | 6–50 |
25:15 | Time of Possession | 34:45 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys (4–3) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Redskins (5–2) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
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Falcons (3–7) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Redskins (6–4) | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
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Redskins (10–5) | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
Cowboys (9–6) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
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Time of Game:
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Cardinals (9-7) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Redskins (11-5) | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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Divisional | December 30 | Chicago Bears | L 19–23 | RFK Stadium | 55,431 | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears (11–6) | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
Redskins (11–6) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 19 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Washington Redskins(2) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 426 | 310 | W4 |
New York Giants(5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–7 | 299 | 301 | L2 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 423 | 345 | L1 |
Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 7–5 | 308 | 308 | L2 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 2–6 | 3–8–1 | 278 | 320 | L1 |