1984 NFL season

The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League. The Colts relocated from Baltimore, Maryland, to Indianapolis, Indiana, before the season.

1984 NFL season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 2 – December 17, 1984
Playoffs
Start dateDecember 23, 1984
AFC ChampionsMiami Dolphins
NFC ChampionsSan Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl XIX
DateJanuary 20, 1985
SiteStanford Stadium, Stanford, California
ChampionsSan Francisco 49ers
Pro Bowl
DateJanuary 27, 1985
SiteAloha Stadium
Colts
Patriots
Bills
Dolphins
Jets
Bengals
Browns
Oilers
Steelers
Broncos
Chiefs
Raiders
Chargers
Seahawks
AFC teams: West, Central, East
Cowboys
Giants
Eagles
Cardinals
Redskins
Bears
Lions
Packers
Vikings
Buccaneers
Falcons
Rams
Saints
49ers
NFC teams: West, Central, East

The season ended with Super Bowl XIX when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins 38–16 at Stanford Stadium in California. This was the first Super Bowl televised by ABC, who entered into the annual championship game rotation with CBS and NBC. This game marked the second shortest distance between the Super Bowl host stadium (Stanford, California) and a Super Bowl team (San Francisco 49ers).

The 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win 15 games in a regular season and to win 18 in an entire season (including the postseason). Additionally, two major offensive records were set this season, with quarterback Dan Marino establishing a new single-season passing yards record with 5,084 (later broken by Drew Brees in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016, by Tom Brady in 2011, by Peyton Manning in 2013, by Ben Roethlisberger and Patrick Mahomes in 2018 and by Jameis Winston in 2019) and Eric Dickerson establishing a new single-season rushing yards record with 2,105. Another statistical record broken was Mark Gastineau for most sacks in a single season, with 22 (surpassed by Michael Strahan in 2001).

Also during the season, San Diego Chargers wide receiver Charlie Joiner became the all-time leader in career receptions; he set that mark in a game between the Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium.

In a week 10 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Seattle Seahawks set numerous NFL records for interception returns, including most interception return yardage in a game and most interceptions returned for touchdowns in a game with 4 (all touchdowns over 50 yards in length). The Seahawks also tied an NFL record with 63 defensive takeaways on the season.

Salaries increased significantly over the past two seasons in the NFL, up nearly fifty percent; new Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon led the list at $1.1 million.

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