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The Saints playing against the Chicago Bears during a 1984 away game at Soldier Field.
The 1984 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 18th as a member of the National Football League . They were unable to improve on their previous season 's output of 8–8, winning only seven games.[ 1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighteenth consecutive season. The Saints started out winning three of their first five games. However, the Saints would struggle as newly acquired quarterback Richard Todd threw 19 interceptions to just 11 touchdowns as the Saints again finished the season with a losing record at 7-9.
Todd was acquired from the New York Jets for a first-round draft choice, and he beat out the aging Ken Stabler for the starting job at training camp, the Saints' last at Vero Beach, Florida . Stabler, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016, retired midway through the season.
Late in the season, owner John Mecom Jr., who purchased the Saints as an expansion franchise for $8.5 million in late 1966, announced he would sell the team, with an asking price of $70 million. Fears abounded across Louisiana the team would be moved to Jacksonville if Mecom could not find a local buyer. Eventually, the team was sold in early 1985 to New Orleans native and car magnate Tom Benson , with Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards brokering the deal.
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
1984 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
Defensive Line – Willie Zapalac
Linebackers – John Paul Young
Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Harold Richardson
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro
Roster
1984 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
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Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 2, 1984
Atlanta Falcons
L 36–28
66,652
2
September 9, 1984
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 17–13
54,686
3
September 16, 1984
at San Francisco 49ers
L 30–20
57,611
4
September 23, 1984
St. Louis Cardinals
W 34–24
58,723
5
September 30, 1984
at Houston Oilers
W 27–10
43,108
6
October 7, 1984
at Chicago Bears
L 20–7
53,752
7
October 14, 1984
Los Angeles Rams
L 28–10
63,161
8
October 21, 1984
at Dallas Cowboys
L 30–27
50,966
9
October 28, 1984
at Cleveland Browns
W 16–14
52,489
10
November 4, 1984
Green Bay Packers
L 23–13
57,426
11
November 11, 1984
at Atlanta Falcons
W 17–13
40,590
12
November 19, 1984
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 27–24
66,005
13
November 25, 1984
San Francisco 49ers
L 35–3
65,177
14
December 2, 1984
at Los Angeles Rams
L 34–21
49,348
15
December 9, 1984
Cincinnati Bengals
L 24–21
40,855
16
December 15, 1984
at New York Giants
W 10–3
63,739
Season summary
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
• Falcons
5
14 7 10
36
Saints
7
14 0 7
28
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Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers
7
3 3 0
13
• Saints
0
7 3 7
17
Date: September 9Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
Saints
0
10 10 0
20
• 49ers
7
10 0 13
30
Date: September 16Location: Candlestick Park Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (CBS): Tom Brookshier and Wayne Walker
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Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
7 7 10
24
• Saints
10
3 7 14
34
Date: September 23Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jim TunneyTV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw
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Week 5
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
14
3 0 10
27
Oilers
0
0 3 7
10
Date: September 30Location: Astrodome Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Saints
0
7 0 0
7
• Bears
6
7 0 7
20
[ 8]
Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rams
0
21 7 0
28
Saints
3
0 0 7
10
Date: October 14Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Chuck HeberlingTV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Hank Stram
[ 9]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Saints
0
17 10 0 0
27
• Cowboys
3
3 0 21 3
30
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Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
0
10 0 6
16
Browns
0
7 7 0
14
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Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
• Packers
0
10 10 3
23
Saints
7
3 0 3
13
Date: November 4Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame start: 12:00 pm CST Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jim Tunney
[ 12]
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
10
0 0 7
17
Falcons
0
10 3 0
13
[ 13]
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
0
14 0 10
24
• Saints
3
10 0 14
27
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Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
• 49ers
0
7 14 14
35
Saints
0
3 0 0
3
Date: November 25Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jerry Markbreit
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Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Saints
0
7 0 14
21
• Rams
14
10 3 7
34
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Week 15
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bengals
0
3 14 7
24
Saints
0
7 7 7
21
Date: December 9Location: Louisiana SuperdomeGame weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 16
1
2 3 4 Total
• Saints
7
0 0 3
10
Giants
0
3 0 0
3
Scoring summary Q1 8:54 NO Gajan 2 yard pass from Wilson (Andersen kick)NO 7–0
Q2 14:31 NYG Haji-Sheikh 37 yard field goalNO 7–3
Q4 13:55 NO Andersen 37 yard field goal NO 10–3
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Standings
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Wild card berths (5) Division championships (9) Conference championships (1) League championships (1) Retired numbers Ring of Honor Current league affiliations