1984 Los Angeles Raiders 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. 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.

1984 Los Angeles Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Tom Flores
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Local radio	KRLA–AM 1110
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 7–13

Staff / Coaches

1984 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office Owner – Al Davis General manager – Al Davis Head coaches Head coach – Tom Flores Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Larry Kennan Running backs – Ray Willsey Assistant running backs – Terry Robiskie Wide receivers – Tom Walsh Tight ends – Bob Mischak Offensive line – Sam Boghosian Assistant offensive line – Art Shell

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Charlie Sumner Defensive backs – Willie Brown Defensive backs – Chet Franklin Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Steve Ortmayer Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Bob Mischak

Roster

1984 Los Angeles Raiders roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 David Humm 16 Jim Plunkett  6 Marc Wilson Running backs (RB) 32 Marcus Allen 27 Frank Hawkins 33 Kenny King 43 Joe McCall 28 Cleo Montgomery 34 Greg Pruitt Wide receivers (WR) 80 Malcolm Barnwell 21 Cliff Branch 88 Sam Seale 85 Dokie Williams Tight ends (TE) 46 Todd Christensen 81 Andy Parker 87 Dave Casper

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Warren Bryant T 50 Dave Dalby C 79 Bruce Davis T 73 Charley Hannah G 70 Henry Lawrence T 60 Curt Marsh G 65 Mickey Marvin G 72 Don Mosebar C Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Lyle Alzado DE 99 Sean Jones DE 62 Reggie Kinlaw NT 75 Howie Long DE 71 Bill Pickel NT 93 Greg Townsend DE

Linebackers (LB) 59 Stan Adams 54 Darryl Byrd 57 Tony Caldwell 53 Rod Martin 90 Larry McCoy 55 Matt Millen 51 Bob Nelson 58 Jack Squirek 91 Brad Van Pelt Defensive backs (DB) 36 Mike Davis SS 45 James Davis SS 37 Lester Hayes CB 22 Mike Haynes CB 26 Vann McElroy FS 23 Odis McKinney SS 30 Stacey Toran Special teams 10 Chris Bahr K 8 Ray Guy P

Rookies in italics

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 2 Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas Game start: 3:00 p.m. Game weather: indoors (dome) Referee: Chuck Heberling TV 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

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 Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h) Referee: Red Cashion Television network: CBS

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

Quarter	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 (11 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
• 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

See also: 1984–85 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
Wild Card	December 22	at Seattle Seahawks (4)	L 7–13	Kingdome	62,049	Recap

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	7	7
Seahawks	0	7	3	3	13

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 22, 1984
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Played indoors
• Game attendance: 62,049
• Referee: Dick Jorgensen
• TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese

Game information
First quarter No scoring plays 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 RAI – SEA – Top rushers RAI – SEA – Top receivers RAI – SEA –

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