1984 Washington Redskins season

1984 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 23–19

The 1984 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 14–2 record from 1983. Art Monk set an NFL record (since broken) for most receptions in a season. The Redskins started the season losing their first two games, but would recover to win their next five games. A mid season slump had them on the playoff bubble at 7-5. However, the Redskins would finish the season in strong fashion winning their final four games to win the NFC East with an 11-5 record. The Redskins quest for a third straight NFC Championship ended quickly as the Skins were stunned by the Chicago Bears 23-19 at RFK Stadium.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	Miami Dolphins	L, 17–35	52,683
2	September 10, 1984	at San Francisco 49ers	L, 31–37	59,707
3	September 16, 1984	New York Giants	W, 30–14	52,997
4	September 23, 1984	at New England Patriots	W, 26–10	60,503
5	September 30, 1984	Philadelphia Eagles	W, 20–0	53,064
6	October 7, 1984	at Indianapolis Colts	W, 35–7	60,012
7	October 14, 1984	Dallas Cowboys	W, 34–14	55,431
8	October 21, 1984	at St. Louis Cardinals	L, 24–26	50,262
9	October 28, 1984	at New York Giants	L, 13–37	76,192
10	November 5, 1984	Atlanta Falcons	W, 14–27	51,301
11	November 11, 1984	Detroit Lions	W, 28–14	50,212
12	November 18, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	L, 10–16	63,117
13	November 25, 1984	Buffalo Bills	W, 41–14	51,513
14	November 29, 1984	at Minnesota Vikings	W, 31–17	55,017
15	December 9, 1984	at Dallas Cowboys	W, 30–28	64,286
16	December 16, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals	W, 29–27	54,299

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (4-3)	7	0	0	7	14
Redskins (5-2)	7	10	10	7	34

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

• Date: Sunday, October 14, 1984
• Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
• Game weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 14 mph
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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons (3-7)	0	7	7	0	14
Redskins (6-4)	0	14	6	7	27

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

• Date: Monday, November 5, 1984
• Game time: 9:00pm(ET)
• Game weather: 60 degrees, relative humidity 81%, wind 10 mph
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV: ABC
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Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (10-5)	0	6	17	7	30
Cowboys (9-6)	7	14	0	7	28

at Texas Stadium

• Date: Sunday, December 9, 1984
• Game time: 4:00pm(ET)
• Game weather: 58 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 13 mph
• Referee: Tom Dooley
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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Division	December 30, 1984	Chicago Bears	L, 19–23	55,431

December 30, 1984

NFC: Chicago Bears 23, Washington Redskins 19

Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	10	13	0	23
Redskins	3	0	14	2	19

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), overcast
• Game attendance: 55,431
• Referee: Fred Silva
• TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil

Game information
Scoring WAS – field goal Moseley 35 WAS 3–0 CHI – field goal Thomas 34 3–3 CHI – Dunsmore 19 pass from Payton (Thomas kick) CHI 10–3 CHI – Gault 75 pass from Fuller (kick failed) CHI 16–3 WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) CHI 16–10 CHI – McKinnon 16 pass from Fuller (Thomas kick) CHI 23–10 WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) CHI 23–17 WAS – Safety, Finzer ran out of end zone CHI 23–19

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins(2)	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	426	310	W4
New York Giants(5)	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	299	301	L2
St. Louis Cardinals	9	7	0	.563	5–3	6–6	423	345	L1
Dallas Cowboys	9	7	0	.563	3–5	7–5	308	308	L2
Philadelphia Eagles	6	9	1	.406	2–6	3–8–1	278	320	L1

Awards and records

• Art Monk, NFL Receptions Leader (106)
• John Riggins, NFL Rushing TD Leader (14, Tied)

Milestones

• Art Monk, 1st 100 Reception Season
• John Riggins, Breaks 10,000 Career Rushing Yards
• First season sweep over the Dallas Cowboys in franchise history.