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1984 New York Giants season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamNew York Giants
year1984
record9–7
division_placeT-2nd NFC East
coachBill Parcells
general managerGeorge Young
ownerWellington Mara
stadiumGiants Stadium
playoffs**Won [Wild Card Playoffs](1984-85-nfl-playoffs)**
(at [Rams](1984-los-angeles-rams-season)) 16–13
Lost [Divisional Playoffs](1984-85-nfl-playoffs)
(at [49ers](1984-san-francisco-49ers-season)) 10–21
pro bowlers{{ Collapsible list
title3
1LB Lawrence Taylor
2LB Harry Carson
3CB Mark Haynes
shortnavlinkGiants seasons

(at Rams) 16–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 10–21

The 1984 New York Giants season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football League (NFL). With a 9–7 record, the Giants finished in a tie for second in the National Football Conference East Division and qualified for the playoffs. In the Wild Card round, New York traveled to Anaheim Stadium and defeated the Los Angeles Rams 16–13 to advance to the Divisional round. It was a rematch of a week five regular season game between the teams that the Rams won, 33–12, during which Los Angeles had a record three safeties.

Instead of traveling across the country back to New York, the Giants spent the week in Fresno, California. The team used the facilities at Fresno State to prepare for the San Francisco 49ers. In spite of this the Giants still lost to the 49ers 21–10.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1984 NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

  • President – Wellington Mara

  • General manager – George Young

  • Director of pro personnel – Ernie Adams

  • Head coach – Bill Parcells

  • Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt

  • Offensive backfield – Ray Handley

  • Receivers – Pat Hodgson

  • Offensive line – Tom Bresnahan

  • Defensive line – Lamar Leachman

  • Linebackers – Bill Belichick

  • Defensive backfield – Len Fontes

  • Special teams – Romeo Crennel

  • Strength and Conditioning – Johnny Parker

Roster

Schedule

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September 2**[Philadelphia Eagles](1984-philadelphia-eagles-season)****W** 28–271–0Giants Stadium71,520
September 9**[Dallas Cowboys](1984-dallas-cowboys-season)****W** 28–72–0Giants Stadium75,921
September 16at **[Washington Redskins](1984-washington-redskins-season)****L** 14–302–1RFK Stadium52,997
September 23[Tampa Bay Buccaneers](1984-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)**W** 17–143–1Giants Stadium72,650
September 30at [Los Angeles Rams](1984-los-angeles-rams-season)**L** 12–333–2Anaheim Stadium53,417
[San Francisco 49ers](1984-san-francisco-49ers-season)**L** 10–313–3Giants Stadium76,112
October 14at [Atlanta Falcons](1984-atlanta-falcons-season)**W** 19–74–3Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium50,268
October 21at **[Philadelphia Eagles](1984-philadelphia-eagles-season)****L** 10–244–4Veterans Stadium64,677
October 28**[Washington Redskins](1984-washington-redskins-season)****W** 37–135–4Giants Stadium76,192
November 4at **[Dallas Cowboys](1984-dallas-cowboys-season)****W** 19–76–4Texas Stadium60,235
November 11at [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](1984-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)**L** 17–206–5Tampa Stadium46,534
November 18**[St. Louis Cardinals](1984-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****W** 16–107–5Giants Stadium73,428
November 25[Kansas City Chiefs](1984-kansas-city-chiefs-season)**W** 28–278–5Giants Stadium74,383
December 2at [New York Jets](1984-new-york-jets-season)**W** 20–109–5Giants Stadium74,975
December 9at **[St. Louis Cardinals](1984-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****L** 21–319–6Busch Memorial Stadium49,973
[New Orleans Saints](1984-new-orleans-saints-season)**L** 3–109–7Giants Stadium63,739

Game summaries

Week 1 vs. Eagles

;Eagles

  • Ron Jaworski 19/33, 266 Yds, TD
  • Andre Hardy 6 Rush, 25 Yds
  • Mike Quick 8 Rec, 147 Yds, TD ;Giants
  • Phil Simms 23/30, 409 Yds, 4 TD
  • Butch Woolfolk 9 Rush, 39 Yds
  • Byron Williams 5 Rec, 167 Yds, TD

Week 2

Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): at [[1984 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]

Week 6 (Monday, October 8, 1984): vs [[1984 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]

  • Point spread: 49ers by 3
  • Over/under: 44.0 (under)
  • Time of game:
49ersGame statisticsGiantsFirst downsRushes–yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked–yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles–lostPenalties–yardsTime of Possession
1823
32–16723–113
218303
16–27–025–44–2
1–14–27
217276
384389
123142
5–39.05–42.4
1–00–0
7–403–20
28:0831:52

Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): vs [[1984 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]

Week 10 (Sunday, November 4, 1984): at [[1984 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]

  • Point spread:
  • Over/under:
  • Time of game:
GiantsGame statisticsCowboysFirst downsRushes–yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked–yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles–lostPenalties–yardsTime of possession

Week 13 vs. Kansas City

  • TV Network: NBC
  • Announcers: Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy The Giants made a late comeback to defeat the Chiefs 28–27. Rob Carpenter helped their cause with two 1-yard touchdown runs. The Chiefs were leading 27–14 and were led by Bill Kenney, who threw three touchdown passes. The Giants then rallied; first came a five-play drive that ended with Phil Simms hitting Bobby Johnson with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 7:30 left. Then the Giants took the lead with an 80-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Zeke Mowatt with 2:22 left.

Playoffs

New York Giantsyear=1984border=2}}"RoundNew York Giantsyear=1984border=2}}"DateNew York Giantsyear=1984border=2}}"Opponent (seed)New York Giantsyear=1984border=2}}"ResultNew York Giantsyear=1984border=2}}"RecordNew York Giantsyear=1984border=2}}"VenueNew York Giantsyear=1984border=2}}"AttendanceWild CardDivisional
December 23at [Los Angeles Rams](1984-los-angeles-rams-season) (4)**W** 16–131–0Anaheim Stadium67,037
December 29at [San Francisco 49ers](1984-san-francisco-49ers-season) (1)**L** 10–211–1Candlestick Park60,303

Game summaries

NFC Divisional Playoffs (Saturday, December 29, 1984): at [[1984 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]

  • Point spread: 49ers by 12
  • Over/under: 41.0 (under)
  • Time of game:
GiantsGame statistics49ersFirst downsRushes–yardsPassing yardsPassesSacked–yardsNet passing yardsTotal yardsReturn yardsPuntsFumbles–lostPenalties–yardsTime of Possession
1822
25–8728–131
218309
25–44–225–39–3
6–454–28
173281
260412
17897
6–37.75–42.0
2–10–0
2–255–29
31:2928:31

Standings

References

References

  1. "1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. Peters, Ken. (December 24, 1984). "Mysterious Giants tip Rams in playoff battle". Kentucky New Era.
  3. Fennelly, John. (October 2, 2020). "Flashback Friday: Giants, Rams finally meet in 1984 playoffs". USA Today.
  4. Anderson, Dave. (December 25, 1984). "Giants are just where they want to be—Fresno". The Register-Guard. The New York Times.
  5. "1984 New York Giants". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. "1984 Eagles Statistics". Philadelphia Eagles.
  7. "San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – October 8th, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  8. "New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – November 4th, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  9. "Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – November 25, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. Litsky, Frank. (November 26, 1984). "2 Late Giant Scores Stun Chiefs". The New York Times.
  11. "Divisional Round – New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – December 29th, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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