1984 New Orleans Saints season |
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Head coach |
Bum Phillips |
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General manager |
Bum Phillips |
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Owner |
John Mecom, Jr. |
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Home field |
Louisiana Superdome |
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Results |
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Record |
7–9 |
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Division place |
3rd NFC West |
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Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
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The Saints playing against the
Chicago Bears during a 1984 away game at Soldier Field.
The 1984 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 18th as a member of the National Football League. They were unable to improve on their previous season's output of 8–8, winning only seven games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighteenth consecutive season. The Saints started out winning three of their first five games. However, the Saints would struggle as newly acquired quarterback Richard Todd threw 19 interceptions to just 11 touchdowns as the Saints again finished the season with a losing record at 7-9.
Todd was acquired from the New York Jets for a first-round draft choice, and he beat out the aging Ken Stabler for the starting job at training camp, the Saints' last at Vero Beach, Florida. Stabler, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016, retired midway through the season.
Late in the season, owner John Mecom Jr., who purchased the Saints as an expansion franchise for $8.5 million in late 1966, announced he would sell the team, with an asking price of $70 million. Fears abounded across Louisiana the team would be moved to Jacksonville if Mecom could not find a local buyer. Eventually, the team was sold in early 1985 to New Orleans native and car magnate Tom Benson, with Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards brokering the deal.
Personnel
Staff
1984 New Orleans Saints staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
- Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
- Defensive Line – Willie Zapalac
- Linebackers – John Paul Young
- Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt
Special teams coaches
- Special Teams – Harold Richardson
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro
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Roster
1984 New Orleans Saints 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
{{{reserve_lists}}}
Rookies in italics
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Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 2, 1984 |
Atlanta Falcons |
L 36–28 |
66,652 |
2 |
September 9, 1984 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 17–13 |
54,686 |
3 |
September 16, 1984 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
L 30–20 |
57,611 |
4 |
September 23, 1984 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
W 34–24 |
58,723 |
5 |
September 30, 1984 |
at Houston Oilers |
W 27–10 |
43,108 |
6 |
October 7, 1984 |
at Chicago Bears |
L 20–7 |
53,752 |
7 |
October 14, 1984 |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 28–10 |
63,161 |
8 |
October 21, 1984 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
L 30–27 |
50,966 |
9 |
October 28, 1984 |
at Cleveland Browns |
W 16–14 |
52,489 |
10 |
November 4, 1984 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 23–13 |
57,426 |
11 |
November 11, 1984 |
at Atlanta Falcons |
W 17–13 |
40,590 |
12 |
November 19, 1984 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 27–24 |
66,005 |
13 |
November 25, 1984 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 35–3 |
65,177 |
14 |
December 2, 1984 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
L 34–21 |
49,348 |
15 |
December 9, 1984 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
L 24–21 |
40,855 |
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December 15, 1984 |
at New York Giants |
W 10–3 |
63,739 |
Season summary
Week 1
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Falcons |
5 |
14 | 7 | 10 |
36 |
Saints |
7 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
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Week 2
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers |
7 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
13 |
• Saints |
0 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
17 |
- Date: September 9
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 3
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints |
0 |
10 | 10 | 0 |
20 |
• 49ers |
7 |
10 | 0 | 13 |
30 |
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Week 4
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals |
0 |
7 | 7 | 10 |
24 |
• Saints |
10 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
34 |
- Date: September 23
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 5
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Saints |
14 |
3 | 0 | 10 |
27 |
Oilers |
0 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
10 |
- Date: September 30
- Location: Astrodome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 6
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Bears |
6 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
20 |
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Week 7
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Rams |
0 |
21 | 7 | 0 |
28 |
Saints |
3 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
- Date: October 14
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 8
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Saints |
0 |
17 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
27 |
• Cowboys |
3 |
3 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
30 |
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Week 9
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Saints |
0 |
10 | 0 | 6 |
16 |
Browns |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
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Week 10
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Packers |
0 |
10 | 10 | 3 |
23 |
Saints |
7 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
- Date: November 4
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game start: 12:00 pm CST
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Referee: Jim Tunney
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Week 11
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Saints |
10 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
Falcons |
0 |
10 | 3 | 0 |
13 |
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Week 12
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers |
0 |
14 | 0 | 10 |
24 |
• Saints |
3 |
10 | 0 | 14 |
27 |
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Week 13
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 49ers |
0 |
7 | 14 | 14 |
35 |
Saints |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
- Date: November 25
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 14
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints |
0 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
21 |
• Rams |
14 |
10 | 3 | 7 |
34 |
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Week 15
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Bengals |
0 |
3 | 14 | 7 |
24 |
Saints |
0 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
- Date: December 9
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 16
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Saints |
7 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
10 |
Giants |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 8:54 | NO | Gajan 2 yard pass from Wilson (Andersen kick) | NO 7–0 |
| Q2 | 14:31 | NYG | Haji-Sheikh 37 yard field goal | NO 7–3 |
| Q4 | 13:55 | NO | Andersen 37 yard field goal | NO 10–3 |
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References
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Culture | |
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Wild card berths (5) | |
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Division championships (6) | |
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Conference championships (1) | |
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Ring of Honor | |
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Seasons (52) | |
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Championship seasons in bold |