NFL team season
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 .[1] 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.[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 [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Week 1 vs. Eagles [ edit ] 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 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 27 28
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
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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 [ edit ] [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
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] NFC Divisional Playoffs (Saturday, December 29, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] [10]
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
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 [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "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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