1984 Los Angeles Raiders season

1984 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Tom Flores
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Round

The 1984 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 25th in pro football and 15th in the NFL. They failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eleven games. Despite finishing third in their division, the team qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	at Houston Oilers	W 24–14	49,092
2	September 9, 1984	Green Bay Packers	W 28–7	46,269
3	September 16, 1984	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 22–20	75,111
4	September 24, 1984	San Diego Chargers	W 33–30	76,131
5	September 30, 1984	at Denver Broncos	L 16–13	74,833
6	October 7, 1984	Seattle Seahawks	W 28–14	77,904
7	October 14, 1984	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–20	49,276
8	October 21, 1984	at San Diego Chargers	W 44–37	57,442
9	October 28, 1984	Denver Broncos	L 22–19	91,020
10	November 4, 1984	at Chicago Bears	L 17–6	59,858
11	November 12, 1984	at Seattle Seahawks	L 17–14	64,001
12	November 18, 1984	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–7	48,575
13	November 25, 1984	Indianapolis Colts	W 21–7	40,289
14	December 2, 1984	at Miami Dolphins	W 45–34	71,222
15	December 10, 1984	at Detroit Lions	W 24–3	66,710
16	December 16, 1984	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–7	83,056

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 0 0 13 11 24 Oilers 0 7 0 7 14 Date: September 2 Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game start: 3:00 p.m. Game weather: indoors (dome)

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

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 7 0 0 7 • Raiders 7 0 7 14 28 Date: September 9 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 85°F; wind 9

Scoring summary Q1 LA Todd Christensen 3 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 GB Ed West 7 yard pass from Randy Wright (Eddie Garcia kick) Tie 7–7 Q3 LA Frank Hawkins 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) LA 14–7 Q4 LA Marcus Allen 7 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) LA 21–7 Q4 LA Derrick Jensen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) LA 28–7

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	3	0	6
Bears	7	7	0	3	17

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: Sunday, November 4
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 51°F, wind 18 mph
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter CHI – Walter Payton 18-yard run (Bob Thomas kick) – Bears 7–0 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 Marc Wilson 7/19, 70 Yds, 2 INT Marcus Allen 15 Rush, 42 Yds Todd Christensen 5 Rec, 61 Yds Bears Jim McMahon 3/11, 68 Yds, INT Walter Payton 27 Rush, 111 Yds, 2 TD Willie Gault 1 Rec, 50 Yds

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 22, 1984	at Seattle Seahawks	L 13–7	62,049

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos(2)	13	3	0	.813	6–2	10–2	353	241	W2
Seattle Seahawks(4)	12	4	0	.750	5–3	8–4	418	282	L2
Los Angeles Raiders(5)	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	368	278	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–7	314	324	W3
San Diego Chargers	7	9	0	.438	0–8	3–9	394	413	L2