1984 Los Angeles Raiders season | |
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Owner | Al Davis |
General manager | Al Davis |
Head coach | Tom Flores |
Home field | L.A. Memorial Coliseum |
Local radio | KRLA–AM 1110 |
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Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 7–13 |
The 1984 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 25th season overall, and the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders entered the season as defending Super Bowl champions. However, they failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eleven games.[1] Despite finishing third in their division, the team qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. However, their season would quickly end, as they lost in the wild card game 7–13 to division rival Seattle Seahawks.
Staff / Coaches
Front office Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 2 | at Houston Oilers | W 24–14 | 1–0 | Astrodome | 49,092 | |
2 | September 9 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–7 | 2–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 46,269 | |
3 | September 16 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 22–20 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,111 | |
4 | September 24 | San Diego Chargers | W 33–30 | 4–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 76,131 | |
5 | September 30 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–16 | 4–1 | Mile High Stadium | 74,833 | |
6 | October 7 | Seattle Seahawks | W 28–14 | 5–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,904 | |
7 | October 14 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23–20 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,276 | |
8 | October 21 | at San Diego Chargers | W 44–37 | 7–1 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 57,442 | |
9 | October 28 | Denver Broncos | L 19–22 | 7–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 91,020 | |
10 | November 4 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–17 | 7–3 | Soldier Field | 59,858 | |
11 | November 12 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 14–17 | 7–4 | Kingdome | 64,001 | |
12 | November 18 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–7 | 8–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,575 | |
13 | November 25 | Indianapolis Colts | W 21–7 | 9–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 40,289 | |
14 | December 2 | at Miami Dolphins | W 45–34 | 10–4 | Miami Orange Bowl | 71,222 | |
15 | December 10 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–3 | 11–4 | Pontiac Silverdome | 66,710 | |
16 | December 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–13 | 11–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 83,056 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
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Week 10: at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: Sunday, November 4
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Playoffs
Schedule
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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Wild Card | December 22 | at Seattle Seahawks (4) | L 7–13 | Kingdome | 62,049 | Recap |
Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (No. 4) Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 22, 1984
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Played indoors
- Game attendance: 62,049
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Denver Broncos(2) | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 353 | 241 | W2 |
Seattle Seahawks(4) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 418 | 282 | L2 |
Los Angeles Raiders(5) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 368 | 278 | L1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–7 | 314 | 324 | W3 |
San Diego Chargers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 0–8 | 3–9 | 394 | 413 | L2 |
References
- ↑ 1984 Los Angeles Raiders
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-11.