1984 Los Angeles Raiders season explained

Team:Los Angeles Raiders
Year:1984
Record:11–5
Division Place:3rd AFC West
Owner:Al Davis
General Manager:Al Davis
Coach:Tom Flores
Stadium:L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Radio:KRLA–AM 1110
Playoffs:Lost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Seahawks) 7–13
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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.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 2at Houston OilersW 24–141–0Astrodome49,092
2September 9Green Bay PackersW 28–72–0Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum46,269
3September 16at Kansas City ChiefsW 22–203–0Arrowhead Stadium75,111
4September 24San Diego ChargersW 33–304–0Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum76,131
5September 30at Denver BroncosL 13–164–1Mile High Stadium74,833
6October 7Seattle SeahawksW 28–145–1Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum77,904
7October 14Minnesota VikingsW 23–206–1Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum49,276
8October 21at San Diego ChargersW 44–377–1Jack Murphy Stadium57,442
9October 28Denver BroncosL 19–22 (OT)7–2Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum91,020
10November 4at Chicago BearsL 6–177–3Soldier Field59,858
11November 12at Seattle SeahawksL 14–177–4Kingdome64,001
12November 18Kansas City ChiefsW 17–78–4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum48,575
13November 25Indianapolis ColtsW 21–79–4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum40,289
14December 2at Miami DolphinsW 45–3410–4Miami Orange Bowl71,222
15December 10at Detroit LionsW 24–311–4Pontiac Silverdome66,710
16December 16Pittsburgh SteelersL 7–1311–5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum83,056
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

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Week 2

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Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Playoffs

See also: 1984–85 NFL playoffs.

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (No. 4) Seattle Seahawks

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1984.htm 1984 Los Angeles Raiders
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198409020oti.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198409090rai.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com