1984 Washington Redskins season

1984 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 23–19

The 1984 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 14–2 record from 1983. 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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	Miami Dolphins	L, 17–35	52,683
2	September 10, 1984	at San Francisco 49ers	L, 31–37	59,707
3	September 16, 1984	New York Giants	W, 30–14	52,997
4	September 23, 1984	at New England Patriots	W, 26–10	60,503
5	September 30, 1984	Philadelphia Eagles	W, 20–0	53,064
6	October 7, 1984	at Indianapolis Colts	W, 35–7	60,012
7	October 14, 1984	Dallas Cowboys	W, 34–14	55,431
8	October 21, 1984	at St. Louis Cardinals	L, 24–26	50,262
9	October 28, 1984	at New York Giants	L, 13–37	76,192
10	November 5, 1984	Atlanta Falcons	W, 14–27	51,301
11	November 11, 1984	Detroit Lions	W, 28–14	50,212
12	November 18, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	L, 10–16	63,117
13	November 25, 1984	Buffalo Bills	W, 41–14	51,513
14	November 29, 1984	at Minnesota Vikings	W, 31–17	55,017
15	December 9, 1984	at Dallas Cowboys	W, 30–28	64,286
16	December 16, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals	W, 29–27	54,299

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (4-3)	7	0	0	7	14
Redskins (5-2)	7	10	10	7	34

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Date: Sunday, October 14, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 14 mph
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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons (3-7)	0	7	7	0	14
Redskins (6-4)	0	14	6	7	27

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Date: Monday, November 5, 1984
Game time: 9:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 81%, wind 10 mph
Referee: Red Cashion
TV: ABC

Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (10-5)	0	6	17	7	30
Cowboys (9-6)	7	14	0	7	28

at Texas Stadium

Date: Sunday, December 9, 1984
Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
Game weather: 58 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 13 mph
Referee: Tom Dooley
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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Division	December 30, 1984	Chicago Bears	L, 19–23	55,431

December 30, 1984

NFC: Chicago Bears 23, Washington Redskins 19

Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	10	13	0	23
Redskins	3	0	14	2	19

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), overcast
Game attendance: 55,431
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil

Game information
Scoring WAS – field goal Moseley 35 WAS 3–0 CHI – field goal Thomas 34 3–3 CHI – Dunsmore 19 pass from Payton (Thomas kick) CHI 10–3 CHI – Gault 75 pass from Fuller (kick failed) CHI 16–3 WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) CHI 16–10 CHI – McKinnon 16 pass from Fuller (Thomas kick) CHI 23–10 WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) CHI 23–17 WAS – Safety, Finzer ran out of end zone CHI 23–19

Game information

Scoring
- WAS – field goal Moseley 35 WAS 3–0
- CHI – field goal Thomas 34 3–3
- CHI – Dunsmore 19 pass from Payton (Thomas kick) CHI 10–3
- CHI – Gault 75 pass from Fuller (kick failed) CHI 16–3
- WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) CHI 16–10
- CHI – McKinnon 16 pass from Fuller (Thomas kick) CHI 23–10
- WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) CHI 23–17
- WAS – Safety, Finzer ran out of end zone CHI 23–19

Standings

NFC East
	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

Awards and records

Art Monk, NFL Receptions Leader (106)
John Riggins, NFL Rushing TD Leader (14, Tied)

Milestones

Art Monk, 1st 100 Reception Season ^[1]
John Riggins, Breaks 10,000 Career Rushing Yards
First season sweep over the Dallas Cowboys in franchise history.

References

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1984 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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