1984 Los Angeles Raiders season NFL team season
The 1984 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 25th season overall, and the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders entered the season as defending Super Bowl champions. However, they failed to improve upon their previous season 's output of 12–4, winning only eleven games.[ 1] Despite finishing third in their division, the team qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. However, their season would quickly end, as they lost in the wild card game 13-7 to division rival Seattle Seahawks .
Staff / Coaches
1984 Los Angeles Raiders staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 2
at Houston Oilers
W 24–14
1–0
Astrodome
49,092
2
September 9
Green Bay Packers
W 28–7
2–0
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
46,269
3
September 16
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 22–20
3–0
Arrowhead Stadium
75,111
4
September 24
San Diego Chargers
W 33–30
4–0
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
76,131
5
September 30
at Denver Broncos
L 13–16
4–1
Mile High Stadium
74,833
6
October 7
Seattle Seahawks
W 28–14
5–1
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
77,904
7
October 14
Minnesota Vikings
W 23–20
6–1
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
49,276
8
October 21
at San Diego Chargers
W 44–37
7–1
Jack Murphy Stadium
57,442
9
October 28
Denver Broncos
L 19–22 (OT)
7–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
91,020
10
November 4
at Chicago Bears
L 6–17
7–3
Soldier Field
59,858
11
November 12
at Seattle Seahawks
L 14–17
7–4
Kingdome
64,001
12
November 18
Kansas City Chiefs
W 17–7
8–4
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
48,575
13
November 25
Indianapolis Colts
W 21–7
9–4
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
40,289
14
December 2
at Miami Dolphins
W 45–34
10–4
Miami Orange Bowl
71,222
15
December 10
at Detroit Lions
W 24–3
11–4
Pontiac Silverdome
66,710
16
December 16
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 7–13
11–5
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
83,056
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
0
0 13 11
24
Oilers
0
7 0 7
14
Date: September 2Location: Houston Astrodome , Houston, Texas Game start: 3:00 p.m. Game weather: indoors (dome)Referee: Chuck HeberlingTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Scoring summary 2 HOU Mike Holston 10 yard pass from Warren Moon (Florian Kempf kick)Oilers 7–0
3 LA Marcus Allen 1 yard run (kick failed)Oilers 7–6
3 LA Frank Hawkins 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Raiders 13–7
4 LA Jim Plunkett 1 yard run (pass failed)Raiders 19–7
4 LA Chris Bahr 28 yard field goal Raiders 22–7
4 LA Safety, holding penalty in end zone Raiders 24–7
4 HOU Mike McCloskey 5 yard pass from Warren Moon (Florian Kempf kick) Raiders 24–14
[ 2]
Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
7 0 0
7
• Raiders
7
0 7 14
28
[ 3]
Week 10: at Chicago Bears
Quarter
Total
Raiders
0
3
3 0 6
Bears
7
7
0 3 17
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Date : Sunday, November 4Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : 51 °F (11 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)Referee : Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC) : Dick Enberg and Merlin OlsenPro-Football-Reference.com
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CHI – Walter Payton 8-yard run (Bob Thomas kick) – Bears 14–0
LA – Chris Bahr 44-yard field goal – Bears 14–3
Third quarter
LA – Chris Bahr 40-yard field goal – Bears 14–6
Fourth quarter
CHI – Bob Thomas 29-yard field goal – Bears 17–6
Raiders
Bears
Playoffs
Schedule
Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (No. 4) Seattle Seahawks
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (No. 5) Los Angeles Raiders at (No. 4) Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Raiders
0
0
0 7 7
Seahawks
0
7
3 3 13
at Kingdome , Seattle, Washington
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Turner 26 pass from Krieg (Johnson kick) SEA 7–0
Third quarter
SEA – field goal Johnson 35 SEA 10–0
Fourth quarter
SEA – field goal Johnson 44 SEA 13–0
RAI – Allen 46 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) SEA 13–7
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Standings
References
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Media Wild card berths (6) Division championships (15) Conference championships (4) League championships (4) Current league affiliations Former league affiliation