1984 Atlanta Falcons season

1984 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Dan Henning
General manager	Tom Braatz
Home field	Fulton County Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1984 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1984 NFL Draft

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

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NFL supplemental draft

Main article: 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players

The National Football League held a draft for college seniors who had already signed with either the United States Football League (USFL) or the Canadian Football League (CFL) on June 5, 1984 in New York City. The draft was for players who would have been eligible for the regular 1984 NFL draft, but who had already signed a contract with either a team from the USFL or CFL prior to it.

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

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Personnel

Staff

1984 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr.
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Eddie LeBaron
General Manager – Tom Braatz

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dan Henning

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks/Running Backs – Steve Crosby
Receivers – Bob Harrison
Offensive Line – Bob Fry
Assistant Offensive Line – Garry Puetz

Defensive coaches

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – Dan Sekanovich
Defensive Coordinator – John Marshall
Linebackers – Bobby Jackson
Secondary – Jack Stanton

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Ted Fritsch

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – George Dostal

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Falcons points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Attendance
1	September 2	at New Orleans Saints	Win	36	28	1–0	Won 1	66,652
2	September 9	Detroit Lions	Loss (OT)	24	27	1–1	Lost 1	49,878
3	September 16	at Minnesota Vikings	Loss	20	27	1–2	Lost 2	53,955
4	September 23	Houston Oilers	Win	42	10	2–2	Won 1	45,248
5	September 30	at San Francisco 49ers	Loss	5	14	2–3	Lost 1	57,990
6	Oct. 7	at Los Angeles Rams	Win	30	28	3–3	Won 1	47,832
7	Oct. 14	New York Giants	Loss	7	19	3–4	Lost 1	50,268
8	Oct. 22	Los Angeles Rams	Loss	10	24	3–5	Lost 2	52,681
9	Oct. 28	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Loss	10	35	3–6	Lost 3	55,971
10	Nov. 5	at Washington Redskins	Loss	14	27	3–7	Lost 4	51,301
11	Nov. 11	New Orleans Saints	Loss	13	17	3–8	Lost 5	40,590
12	Nov. 18	Cleveland Browns	Loss	7	23	3–9	Lost 6	28,280
13	Nov. 25	at Cincinnati Bengals	Loss	14	35	3–10	Lost 7	44,678
14	Dec. 2	San Francisco 49ers	Loss	17	35	3–11	Lost 8	29,644
15	Dec. 9	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss	6	23	3–12	Lost 9	33,808
16	Dec. 16	Philadelphia Eagles	Win	26	10	4–12	Won 1	15,582

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Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	5	14	7	10	36
Saints	7	14	0	7	28

Date: September 2
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

1	ATL	Mick Luckhurst 38 yard field goal	ATL 3–0

1	ATL	Safety, Richard Todd tackled by Rick Bryan in end zone	ATL 5–0

1	NO	George Rogers 3 yard run (Morten Andersen kick)	NO 7–5

2	ATL	Alfred Jackson 50 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick)	ATL 12–7

2	NO	Tyrone Young 18 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick)	NO 14–12

2	ATL	Gerald Riggs 3 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)	ATL 19–14

2	NO	George Rogers 4 yard run (Morten Andersen kick)	NO 21–19

3	ATL	Stacey Bailey 5 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Lickhurst kick)	ATL 26–21

4	ATL	Gerald Riggs 1 yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)	ATL 33–21

4	NO	John Tice 3 yard pass from Richard Todd (Morten Andersen kick)	ATL 33–28

4	ATL	Mick Luckhurst 48 yard field goal	ATL 36–28

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Standings

NFC West
	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

Awards and records

Gerald Riggs, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 202 Yards (September 2, 1984) ^[4]

References

1 2 "1984 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1984-atl
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 98

External links

1984 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Atlanta Falcons

Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium (under construction)

Culture	Rankin M. Smith, Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Cheerleaders

Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal

Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints

Division championships (5)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012

Conference championships (1)	1998

Ring of Honor	10 21 31 42 57 58 60 78 87

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Atlanta Falcons seasons

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1984 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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