The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 65th year with the National Football League and the 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.[note 1]
Cardinals running back Roy Green rushing the ball against the Patriots during an away game in 1984.
The Cardinals’ 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history.[1] Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.[2]
This was the Cardinals' last winning season in St. Louis. The franchise moved to Arizona in 1988, and did not enjoy a winning season there until 1998.
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Standings
Awards and records
Neil Lomax, led NFC, touchdown passes, 28 passes[4]
Milestones
Franchise led NFC in passing yards, 4,257 yards passing [5]
Ottis Anderson, 5th season, 1,000 rushing yards in one season, 1,174 yards [6]
Neil Lomax, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 4,614 yards [7]
Neil Lomax, tied franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 28 Passes[7]
Neil O’Donoghue, tied franchise record, most points scored in one season, 117 Points[7]
Notes
^(Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but a Neil O' Donahue field goal attempt at the end of the game was off target when a successful kick would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs.
References
^Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending total yards.
^Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
^"1984 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 450
^NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 457
^NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 437
^ a b cNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 94
