1984 Detroit Lions season
| 1984 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Monte Clark |
| Owner | William Clay Ford, Sr. |
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–11–1 |
| Division place | 4th NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1984 Detroit Lions season was their 55th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7, winning only four games.[1] The team missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. In a Lions season littered with numerous key injuries, the most painful was star running back Billy Sims suffering a career-ending knee injury in a game against the Minnesota Vikings during the season. In just five seasons in the NFL since joining Detroit in 1980, Sims had set the Lions career rushing mark at 5,106.[2]
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2, 1984 | San Francisco 49ers | L 30–27 | |
| 2 | September 9, 1984 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 27–24 OT | |
| 3 | September 16, 1984 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 21–17 | |
| 4 | September 23, 1984 | Minnesota Vikings | L 29–28 | |
| 5 | September 30, 1984 | at San Diego Chargers | L 27–24 | |
| 6 | October 7, 1984 | Denver Broncos | L 28–7 | |
| 7 | October 14, 1984 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 13–7 OT | |
| 8 | October 21, 1984 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 16–14 | |
| 9 | October 28, 1984 | at Green Bay Packers | L 41–9 | |
| 10 | November 4, 1984 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 23–23 OT | |
| 11 | November 11, 1984 | at Washington Redskins | L 28–14 | |
| 12 | November 18, 1984 | at Chicago Bears | L 16–14 | |
| 13 | November 22, 1984 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–28 | |
| 14 | December 2, 1984 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 38–17 | |
| 15 | December 10, 1984 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 24–3 | |
| 16 | December 16, 1984 | Chicago Bears | L 30–13 |
Game summaries
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Lions | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: Sunday, September 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 70°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee: Fred Silva
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 62,441
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Hill and John Dockery
- Gamebook
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears(3) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 325 | 248 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 390 | 309 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–5 | 5–9 | 335 | 380 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 3–5 | 4–7–1 | 283 | 408 | L3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 276 | 484 | L6 |
References
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