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NFL team season
The 1984 New York Giants season was the
Anaheim Stadium and defeated the
Los Angeles Rams 16–13 to advance to the Divisional round.
[2] 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 .
[3] In spite of this the Giants still lost to the 49ers 21–10.
[4]
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article:
1984 NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
1984 New York Giants staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive line – Lamar Leachman
Linebackers – Bill Belichick
Defensive backfield – Len Fontes
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
1984 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 2
Philadelphia Eagles
W 28–27
1–0
Giants Stadium
71,520
2
September 9
Dallas Cowboys
W 28–7
2–0
Giants Stadium
75,921
3
September 16
at Washington Redskins
L 14–30
2–1
RFK Stadium
52,997
4
September 23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 17–14
3–1
Giants Stadium
72,650
5
September 30
at Los Angeles Rams
L 12–33
3–2
Anaheim Stadium
53,417
6
San Francisco 49ers
L 10–31
3–3
Giants Stadium
76,112
7
October 14
at Atlanta Falcons
W 19–7
4–3
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
50,268
8
October 21
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 10–24
4–4
Veterans Stadium
64,677
9
October 28
Washington Redskins
W 37–13
5–4
Giants Stadium
76,192
10
November 4
at Dallas Cowboys
W 19–7
6–4
Texas Stadium
60,235
11
November 11
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 17–20
6–5
Tampa Stadium
46,534
12
November 18
St. Louis Cardinals
W 16–10
7–5
Giants Stadium
73,428
13
November 25
Kansas City Chiefs
W 28–27
8–5
Giants Stadium
74,383
14
December 2
at New York Jets
W 20–10
9–5
Giants Stadium
74,975
15
December 9
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 21–31
9–6
Busch Memorial Stadium
49,973
16
New Orleans Saints
L 3–10
9–7
Giants Stadium
63,739
Game summaries
Week 1 vs. Eagles
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PHI
NYG
1
Eagles
47-yard field goal by Paul McFadden
3
0
1
Giants
Zeke Mowatt 24-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms , Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good
3
7
2
Eagles
41-yard field goal by Paul McFadden
6
7
2
Giants
Byron Williams
65-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms, Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good
6
14
2
Giants
Bobby Johnson 35-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms, Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good
6
21
3
Eagles
Wilbert Montgomery 4-yard touchdown run, Paul McFadden kick good
13
21
3
Eagles
Mike Quick 14-yard touchdown reception from Ron Jaworski , Paul McFadden kick good
20
21
4
Giants
Bobby Johnson 16-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms, Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good
20
28
4
Eagles
Fumble recovered in end zone by Rich Kraynak for touchdown, Paul McFadden kick good
27
28
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27
28
Week 2
Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys (1–1)
0
0
7 0 7
Giants (2–0)
14
7
7 0 28
at The Meadowlands
Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): at Washington Redskins
[6]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SF
NYG
1
12:28
49ers
Tyler 59-yard touchdown reception from Montana , Wersching kick good
7
0
1
8:42
49ers
kick good
14
0
1
7:27
—
—
—
49ers
McLemore 79-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Wersching kick good
21
0
1
1:49
Giants
20-yard field goal by Haji-Sheikh
21
3
2
3:49
49ers
Craig 8-yard touchdown reception from Montana , Wersching kick good
28
3
3
9:14
49ers
37-yard field goal by Wersching
31
3
4
1:17
Giants
Woolfolk 2-yard touchdown run, Haji-Sheikh kick good
31
10
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
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31
10
Point spread : 49ers by 3
Over/Under: 44.0 (under)
Time of Game:
49ers
Game Statistics
Giants
18
First downs
23
32–167
Rushes–yards
23–113
218
Passing yards
303
16–27–0
Passes
25–44–2
1–1
Sacked–yards
4–27
217
Net passing yards
276
384
Total yards
389
123
Return yards
142
5–39.0
Punts
5–42.4
1–0
Fumbles–lost
0–0
7–40
Penalties–yards
3–20
28:08
Time of Possession
31:52
Week 10 (Sunday, November 4, 1984): at Dallas Cowboys
[7]
Week 10: New York Giants (6–4) at Dallas Cowboys (6–4)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants (6–4)
6
0
7 6 19
Cowboys (6–4)
0
7
0 0 7
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
Date : November 4, 1984Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 15 mphGame attendance : 60,235Referee : Gene Barth TV announcers (CBS ) : Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)[7]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NYG
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
DAL
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NYG
DAL
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
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19
7
Giants
Game Statistics
Cowboys
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Time of possession
Week 13 vs. Kansas City
The Giants made a late comeback to defeat the Chiefs 28–27. Rob Carpenter helped their cause with two 1-yard touchdown runs.[8] 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.[9]
Playoffs
Game summaries
NFC Divisional Playoffs (Saturday, December 29, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers
[10]
NFC Divisional Playoffs: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants (10–8)
0
10
0 0 10
49ers (16–1)
14
7
0 0 21
at
San Francisco, California
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
NYG
Passing
Phil Simms
25/44, 218 YDS, 2 INTs
Rushing
Joe Morris
17 CAR, 46 YDS
Receiving
Zeke Mowatt
5 REC, 49 YDS
SF
Passing
Joe Montana
25/39, 309 YDS, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing
Joe Montana
3 CAR, 63 YDS
Receiving
Dwight Clark
9 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NYG
SF
1
11:55
49ers
Clark 21-yard touchdown reception from Montana , Wersching kick good
0
7
1
8:12
49ers
Francis 9-yard touchdown reception from Montana , Wersching kick good
0
14
2
11:34
Giants
46-yard field goal by Haji-Sheikh
3
14
2
6:41
—
—
—
Giants
Interception returned 14 yards for touchdown by Carson , Haji-Sheikh kick good
10
14
2
4:09
49ers
Solomon 29-yard touchdown reception from Montana , Wersching kick good
10
21
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10
21
Point spread : 49ers by 12
Over/Under: 41.0 (under)
Time of Game:
Giants
Game Statistics
49ers
18
First downs
22
25–87
Rushes–yards
28–131
218
Passing yards
309
25–44–2
Passes
25–39–3
6–45
Sacked–yards
4–28
173
Net passing yards
281
260
Total yards
412
178
Return yards
97
6–37.7
Punts
5–42.0
2–1
Fumbles–lost
0–0
2–25
Penalties–yards
5–29
31:29
Time of Possession
28:31
Standings
See also
References
^ "1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011 .
^ Peters, Ken (December 24, 1984). "Mysterious Giants tip Rams in playoff battle" . Kentucky New Era . Associated Press. p. 1C. Retrieved July 22, 2011 .
^ Anderson, Dave (December 25, 1984). "Giants are just where they want to be—Fresno" . The Register-Guard. The New York Times . p. 3B. Retrieved July 22, 2011 .
^ "1984 New York Giants" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009 .
^ "1984 Eagles Statistics" (PDF) . Philadelphia Eagles. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – October 8th, 1984" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022 .
^ a b "New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – November 4th, 1984" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022 .
^ "Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – November 25, 1984" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022 .
^ Litsky, Frank (November 26, 1984). "2 Late Giant Scores Stun Chiefs" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 19, 2022 .
^ "Divisional Round – New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – December 29th, 1984" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022 .
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