1984 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1984 4–12 4th NFC West Dan Henning Tom Braatz Fulton County Stadium Did not qualify T Mike Kenn Falcons seasons 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 1984 NFL draft 1984 Atlanta Falcons 1 9 Rick Bryan Defensive end Oklahoma yes 2 32 Scott Case Defensive back Oklahoma yes yes 2 36 Thomas Benson Linebacker Oklahoma yes 3 63 Rod McSwain Defensive back Clemson 4 94 Rydell Melancon Linebacker LSU yes 5 132 Cliff Benson Tight end Purdue yes 6 148 Ben Bennett Quarterback Duke 6 163 Dan Ralph Defensive tackle Oregon 7 175 Kirk Dodge Linebacker UNLV 8 206 Jeff Jackson Linebacker Auburn yes 9 233 Glen Howe Offensive tackle Southern Miss 10 260 Derrick Franklin Defensive back Fresno State 11 287 Tommy Norman Wide receiver Jackson State 12 318 Don Holmes Wide receiver Colorado Mesa no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1984_draft.htm 1984 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 15, 2013 NFL supplemental draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players 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. 1984 Atlanta Falcons 1 9 Joey Jones Wide receiver Alabama 2 36 Mike McInnis Defensive tackle Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 63 Dennis Woodberry Defensive back Southern Arkansas no no Personnel Staff 1984 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr. Executive vice president/chief operating officer – Eddie LeBaron General manager – Tom Braatz Head coach – Dan Henning Quarterbacks/running backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Bob Harrison Offensive line – Bob Fry Assistant offensive line – Garry Puetz Assistant head coach/defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Defensive coordinator – John Marshall Linebackers – Bobby Jackson Secondary – Jack Stanton Special teams – Ted Fritsch Strength and conditioning – George Dostal Roster 1984 Atlanta Falcons 16 David Archer quarterback y  8 Bob Holly American football 15 Mike Moroski 39 Cliff Austin 21 Lynn Cain 42 Gerald Riggs 32 Tim Tyrrell y 82 Stacey Bailey 89 William Curran American football 83 Floyd Hodge 85 Alfred Jackson wide receiver, born 1955 41 Virgil Seay 86 Perry Tuttle 87 Cliff Benson y 88 Arthur Cox American football 80 Mike Landrum y 71 Dan Dufour T 78 Mike Kenn T 62 Brett Miller American football T 64 Joe Pellegrini C/G 61 John Scully American football G 68 R. C. Thielemann G 57 Jeff Van Note C 69 Dan Benish DT 77 Rick Bryan y DT 73 Gary Burley DT 75 Roy Harris defensive lineman y DT 72 Andrew Provence DE 65 Don Smith defensive lineman DE 79 Jeff Yeates DE 53 Thomas Benson American football y OLB 50 Buddy Curry MLB 58 David Frye American football OLB 51 Jeff Jackson linebacker y OLB 54 Fulton Kuykendall MLB 55 Dave Levenick OLB 52 Rydell Malancon y OLB 56 Al Richardson linebacker OLB 96 Johnny Taylor American football y OLB 26 James Britt American football CB 23 Bobby Butler American football CB 25 Scott Case American football y FS 34 Blane Gaison SS 37 Kenny Johnson defensive back SS 27 Tom Pridemore FS 48 Gerald Small CB  1 Ralph Giacomarro P 18 Mick Luckhurst K 31 William Andrews American football RB IR 10 Steve Bartkowski QB IR 70 Mike Chapman American football y G IR 29 Stan Gay cornerback y CB IR 30 Steve Haworth American football CB NF-Inj. 81 Billy Johnson WR (IR) 10px 49 Allama Matthews TE IR 40 Eddie Meyers RB (Military) 10px 74 Mike Pitts DE IR 59 John Rade LB IR 67 Eric Sanders offensive lineman T IR 84 Sylvester Stamps y WR IR 44 Rodney Tate RB IR -- Ben Young American football TE IR 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 (OT) 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 October 22, 1984 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 November 5, 1984 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.http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1984-atl 1984 Atlanta Falcons Game summaries Week 1 Falcons 5 14 7 10 Saints 7 14 0 7 September 2 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 12:00 p.m. Indoors (dome) Gene Barth yes 1 ATL Mick Luckhurst 38 yard field goal ATL 3–0 1 ATL Safety, Richard Todd tackled by Rick Bryan in end zone ATL 5–0 1 NO George Rogers 3 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 7–5 2 ATL Alfred Jackson 50 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) ATL 12–7 2 NO Tyrone Young 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick) NO 14–12 2 ATL Gerald Riggs 3 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick) ATL 19–14 2 NO George Rogers 4 yard run (Morten Andersen kick) NO 21–19 3 ATL Stacey Bailey 5 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Lickhurst kick) ATL 26–21 4 ATL Gerald Riggs 1 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick) ATL 33–21 4 NO John Tice 3 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick) ATL 33–28 4 ATL Mick Luckhurst 48 yard field goal ATL 36–28 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions collapsed Sunday, September 9 1:00 p.m. Lions 10 7 7 0 3 Falcons 0 10 7 7 0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 70 °F °C 1 or, wind 10 mph km/h knots Fred Silva Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter Lions – Billy Sims 9 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) – Lions 7–0 Lions – Eddie Murray 46 yard field goal – Lions 10–0 Second quarter Lions – David Lewis 11 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) – Lions 17–0 Falcons – Gerald Riggs 1 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick) – Lions 17–7 Falcons – Mick Luckhurst 51 yard field goal – Lions 17–10 Third quarter Falcons – Billy Johnson 45 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) – Tie 17–17 Lions – Leonard Thompson 11 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) – Lions 24–17 Fourth quarter Falcons – Stacey Bailey 29 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) – Tie 24–24 Overtime Lions – Eddie Murray 48 yard field goal – Lions 27–24 Lions Gary Danielson 21/32, 250 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Billy Sims 23 Rush, 140 Yds, TD David Lewis 4 Rec, 68 Yds, TD Falcons Steve Bartkowski 24/28, 299 yds, 2 TD Gerald Riggs 19 Rush, 78 Yds, TD Billy Johnson 8 Rec, 116 Yds, TD Week 3 at Vikings 1984 Minnesota Vikings season Atlanta Falcons 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: Atlanta Falcons (1–1) at Minnesota Vikings (0–2) September 16 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons 3 3 7 7 Vikings 3 3 21 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 53,955 Indoors (dome) Fred Wyant Box Score, Box Score First quarter ATL – Mick Luckhurst 33-yard field goal, 7:32. Falcons 3–0. Drive: MIN – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 3:39. Tie 3–3. Drive: Second quarter MIN – Jan Stenerud 54-yard field goal, 14:29. Vikings 6–3. Drive: ATL – Mick Luckhurst 43-yard field goal, 6:04. Tie 6–6. Drive: Third quarter MIN – Leo Lewis 42-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick), 12:10. Vikings 13–6. Drive: ATL – Stacey Bailey 57-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick), 9:58. Tie 13–13. Drive: MIN – Steve Jordan 21-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick), 5:50. Vikings 20–13. Drive: MIN – Dwight Collins 43-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Jan Stenerud kick), 1:59. Vikings 27–13. Drive: Fourth quarter ATL – Billy Johnson 32-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick), 5:43. Vikings 27–20. Drive: Top passers ATL – Steve Bartkowski – 14/24, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT MIN – Tommy Kramer – 15/30, 203 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ATL – Gerald Riggs – 17 rushes, 83 yards MIN – Darrin Nelson – 15 rushes, 96 yards Top receivers ATL – Stacey Bailey – 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD MIN – Leo Lewis – 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD Week 5 (Sunday, September 30, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-23. Atlanta Falcons 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers September 30, 1984 4:00 p.m. EDT Falcons (2–3) 3 0 0 2 49ers (5–0) 0 14 0 0 Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California 57,990 56 °F °C; wind 14 Bob McElwee CBS Tom Brookshier (play-by-play) and Wayne Walker (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com right Atlanta Falcons ATL San Francisco 49ers SF Steve Bartkowski 22/41, 267 YDS, 2 INTs Gerald Riggs 28 CAR, 136 YDS Stacey Bailey 4 REC, 97 YDS Joe Montana 13/25, 149 YDS, 2 TDs Wendell Tyler 12 CAR, 99 YDS Mike Wilson 3 REC, 47 YDS, 1 TD ATL SF collapsed 1 1:29 Falcons FG 22 Luckhurst 3 0 2 4:07 49ers RecTD Francis Montana 5 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 0:27 49ers RecTD Wilson Montana 21 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 14 4 1:45 Falcons — — — SafetyOther Runager tackled in the end zone by Case for a safety 5 14 5 14 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 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 13–25–02–10 Sacked–yards 0–0257 Net passing yards 149418 Total yards 31048 Return yards 624–38.8 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–43.83–1 Fumbles–lost 3–25–45 Penalties–yards 5–5634:57 Time of Possession 25:03 Week 11 Saints 10 0 0 7 Falcons 0 10 3 0 November 11 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Dick Jorgensen The Football Database. Retrieved 2017-Nov-29. Week 14 (Sunday, December 2, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-23. Atlanta Falcons 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons December 2, 1984 1:00 p.m. EST 49ers (13–1) 7 14 7 7 Falcons (3–11) 3 7 7 0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 29,644 46 °F °C; wind 9 Jim Tunney CBS Tom Brookshier (play-by-play) and Wayne Walker (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com right San Francisco 49ers SF Atlanta Falcons ATL Joe Montana 12/24, 165 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Wendell Tyler 15 CAR, 69 YDS Earl Cooper 4 REC, 51 YDS Mike Moroski 22/43, 289 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs Gerald Riggs 30 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD Alfred Jackson 11 REC, 193 YDS, 1 TD SF ATL collapsed 1 11:38 Falcons FG 32 Luckhurst 0 3 1 9:49 49ers RecTD Solomon Montana 64 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 3 2 14:50 49ers RecTD Clark Montana 6 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 3 2 3:04 Falcons RushTD Riggs 2 good Luckhurst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 2 1:21 49ers — — — FumbleTD Johnson 34 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 10 3 7:41 Falcons RecTD Jackson Moroski 48 good Luckhurst run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 17 3 1:31 49ers — — — IntTD McLemore 54 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 17 4 9:01 49ers RushTD Craig 5 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 17 35 17 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 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 22–43–32–18 Sacked–yards 3–28147 Net passing yards 261290 Total yards 414224 Return yards 1125–39.6 Punts Number–Average yardage 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, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 98 References External links 1984 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Falcons