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1984 Atlanta Falcons season
1984 Atlanta Falcons season
General manager	Tom Braatz
Head coach	Dan Henning
Home field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Mike Kenn
	← 1983; Falcons seasons; 1985 →;

1984 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season

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.

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Regular season

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

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at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: Sunday, September 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70 °F or 21.1 °C, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Referee: Fred Silva
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Week 14 (Sunday, December 2, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: December 2, 1984
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); wind 9
Game attendance: 29,644
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (CBS): Tom Brookshier (play-by-play) and Wayne Walker (color commentator)
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Point spread: 49ers by 13
Over/Under: 40.0 (over)
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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1984 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	9	Rick Bryan	Defensive end	Oklahoma
2	32	Scott Case *	Defensive back	Oklahoma
2	36	Thomas Benson	Linebacker	Oklahoma
3	63	Rod McSwain	Defensive back	Clemson
4	94	Rydell Melancon	Linebacker	LSU
5	132	Cliff Benson	Tight end	Purdue
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
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
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1984 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	9	Joey Jones	Wide receiver	Alabama
2	36	Mike McInnis	Defensive tackle	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
3	63	Dennis Woodberry	Defensive back	Southern Arkansas
Made roster


	Quarterbacks 16 David Archer 10 Steve Bartkowski 15 Mike Moroski Running backs 39 Cliff Austin 21 Lynn Cain 49 Allama Matthews 42 Gerald Riggs 32 Tim Tyrrell Wide receivers 82 Stacey Bailey 89 William Curran 85 Alfred Jackson 81 Billy Johnson 41 Virgil Seay 85 Sylvester Stamps 86 Perry Tuttle Tight ends 87 Cliff Benson 80 Mike Landrum		Offensive linemen 70 Mike Chapman C 78 Mike Kenn T 62 Brett Miller G 64 Joe Pellegrini G 67 Eric Sanders T 61 John Scully G 68 R.C. Thielemann G 57 Jeff Van Note C Defensive linemen 69 Dan Benish DT 77 Rick Bryan DT 73 Gary Burley DT 74 Mike Pitts DE 72 Andrew Provence DT 65 Don Smith DE 79 Jeff Yeates DE		Linebackers 53 Thomas Benson 50 Buddy Curry 54 Fulton Kuykendall 55 Dave Levenick 59 John Rade 52 Rydell Malancon 96 Johnny Taylor Defensive backs 26 James Britt CB 23 Bobby Butler CB 25 Scott Case FS 34 Blane Gaison 27 Tom Pridemore FS 48 Gerald Small Special teams 1 Ralph Giacomarro P 18 Mick Luckhurst K		Rookies in italics

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	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	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.

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ATL	Passing	Steve Bartkowski	22/41, 267 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Gerald Riggs	28 CAR, 136 YDS
	Receiving	Stacey Bailey	4 REC, 97 YDS
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	13/25, 149 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Wendell Tyler	12 CAR, 99 YDS
	Receiving	Mike Wilson	3 REC, 47 YDS, 1 TD

1984_Atlanta_Falcons_season

1984 Atlanta Falcons season

Offseason

NFL Draft

NFL supplemental draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 3 at Vikings

Week 5 (Sunday, September 30, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers

Week 11

Week 14 (Sunday, December 2, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers

Standings

Awards and records

References

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Falcons	Game Statistics	49ers
22	First downs	17
35–161	Rushes–yards	32–161
267	Passing yards	149
22–41–2	Passes	13–25–0
2–10	Sacked–yards	0–0
257	Net passing yards	149
418	Total yards	310
48	Return yards	62
4–38.8	Punts	5–43.8
3–1	Fumbles–lost	3–2
5–45	Penalties–yards	5–56
34:57	Time of Possession	25:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SF	Passing	Joe Montana	12/24, 165 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Wendell Tyler	15 CAR, 69 YDS
	Receiving	Earl Cooper	4 REC, 51 YDS
ATL	Passing	Mike Moroski	22/43, 289 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Gerald Riggs	30 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Alfred Jackson	11 REC, 193 YDS, 1 TD

49ers	Game Statistics	Falcons
15	First downs	23
31–143	Rushes–yards	36–153
165	Passing yards	289
12–24–2	Passes	22–43–3
2–18	Sacked–yards	3–28
147	Net passing yards	261
290	Total yards	414
224	Return yards	112
5–39.6	Punts	4–40.8
1–1	Fumbles–lost	3–3
9–73	Penalties–yards	8–50
24:33	Time of Possession	35:27

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers⁽¹⁾	15	1	0	.938	6–0	12–0	475	227	W9
Los Angeles Rams⁽⁴⁾	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	346	316	L1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	298	361	W1
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	281	382	W1

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	10	7	7	0	3	27
Falcons	0	10	7	7	0	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	7	7	20
Vikings	3	3	21	0	27

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons (2–3)	3	0	0	2	5
49ers (5–0)	0	14	0	0	14

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers (13–1)	7	14	7	7	35
Falcons (3–11)	3	7	7	0	17