1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season
| 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Chuck Noll | ||||||
| Home field | Three Rivers Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 9–7 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st AFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Championship Game | ||||||
| Pro Bowlers | LB Robin Cole WR Louis Lipps LB Mike Merriweather WR John Stallworth C Mike Webster |
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| AP All-Pros | Louis Lipps (2nd team) | ||||||
| Team MVP | John Stallworth | ||||||
| Team ROY | Louis Lipps | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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Offseason
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday September 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 37–27 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Thursday September 6 | at New York Jets | Giants Stadium | 9:00 pm | ABC | W 23–17 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Sunday September 16 | Los Angeles Rams | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | CBS | W 24–14 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sunday September 23 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 20–10 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Monday October 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | Three Rivers Stadium | 9:00 pm | ABC | W 38–17 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Sunday October 7 | Miami Dolphins | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 31–7 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Sunday October 14 | at San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | 4:00 pm | NBC | W 20–17 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Sunday October 21 | at Indianapolis Colts | Hoosier Dome | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 17–16 | 4–4 |
| 9 | Sunday October 28 | Atlanta Falcons | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | CBS | W 35–10 | 5–4 |
| 10 | Sunday November 4 | Houston Oilers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 35–7 | 6–4 |
| 11 | Sunday November 11 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Riverfront Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 22–20 | 6–5 |
| 12 | Monday November 19 | at New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome | 9:00 pm | ABC | L 27–24 | 6–6 |
| 13 | Sunday November 25 | San Diego Chargers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 52–24 | 7–6 |
| 14 | Sunday December 2 | at Houston Oilers | Astrodome | 1:00 pm | NBC | L 23–20 (OT) | 7–7 |
| 15 | Sunday December 9 | Cleveland Browns | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 pm | NBC | W 23–20 | 8–7 |
| 16 | Sunday December 16 | at Los Angeles Raiders | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 4:00 pm | NBC | W 13–7 | 9–7 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 2, 1984): vs. Kansas City Chiefs
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| Steelers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 56,709
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers: (NBC) Bill Wilkerson (play by play), Dave Rowe (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Kansas City – Blackledge 1 run (Lowery kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
- Kansas City – FG Lowery 37
- Kansas CIty – Brown 3 run (Lowery kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 80 pass from Woodley (Anderson kick)
- Kansas City – Brown 6 run (Lowery kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 29 pass from Woodley (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 47
- Kansas City – Paige 22 pass from Blackledge (Lowery kick)
- Kansas City – FG Lowery 47
- Kansas City – FG Lowery 37
- PIttsburgh – Lipps 21 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Week 2 (Thursday September 6, 1984): at New York Jets
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Jets | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 70,564
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 6 pass form Woodley (Anderson kick)
- New York Jets – Walker 14 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43
- New York Jets – Humphrey 97 kickoff return (Leahy kick)
- Pittsburgh – Thompson 3 pass from Woodley (Anderson kick)
- New York Jets – FG Leahy 52
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27
Week 3 (Sunday September 16, 1984): vs. Los Angeles Rams
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Steelers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 58,104
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Hill (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Los Angeles Rams – Crutchfield 4 pass from Ferragamo (Lansford kick)
- Pittsburgh – Cunningham 1 pass from Woodley (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Washington 12 interception return (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 41
- Los Angeles Rams – Drew Hill 57 pass from Kemp (Lansford kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 11 pass from Woodley (Anderson kick)
Week 4 (Sunday September 23, 1984): at Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 77,312
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Washington 69 interception return (Anderson kick)
- Cleveland – FG Bahr 18
- Cleveland – Green 44 pass from McDonald (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 46
- Cleveland – Harris 3 pass from McDonald (Bahr kick)
- Cleveland – FG Bahr 48
Week 5 (Monday October 1, 1984): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Steelers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,098
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & O.J. Simpson (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Erenberg 31 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Woodruff 42 interception return (Anderson kick)
- Cincinnati – Jennings 38 pass from Schonert (Breech kick)
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 32
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
- Pittsburgh – Thompson 23 pass from Woodley (Anderson kick)
- Cincinnati – Schonert 1 run (Breech kick)
- Pittsburgh – Abercrombie 5 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Shell 52 interception return (Anderson kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 7, 1984): vs. Miami Dolphins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 59,103
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Miami – Hardy 3 pass from Marino (von Schamann kick)
- Miami – Rose 34 pass from Marino (von Schamann kick)
- Miami – Baumhower 21 fumble return (von Schamann kick)
- Miami – FG von Schamann 37
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Miami – Bennett 1 run (von Schamann kick)
Week 7 (Sunday October 14, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
- Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 59,110
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers: (NBC) Jay Randolph (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
This was the one game the eventual Super Bowl champion 49ers lost during the 1984 season.
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Erenberg 2 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 48
- San Francisco – Montana 7 run (Wersching kick)
- San Francisco – FG Wersching 30
- San Francisco – Tyler 7 run (Wersching kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 6 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
Week 8 (Sunday October 21, 1984): at Indianapolis Colts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 60,026
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: (NBC) Gary Gerould (play by play), Dave Rowe (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 53
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 62 pass from Woodley (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
- Indianapolis – FG Allegre 41
- Indianapolis – Moore 8 run (Allegre kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 43
- Indianapolis – Butler 54 pass from Pagel (Allegre kick)
Week 9 (Sunday October 28, 1984): vs. Atlanta Falcons
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 55,971
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Hill (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Woodruff 65 fumble return (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 20 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Atlanta – FG Luckhurst 40
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 5 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 31 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Erenberg 7 pass form Malone (Anderson kick)
- Atlanta – Bailey 9 pass form Moroski (Luckhurst kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 4, 1984): vs. Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Steelers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,892
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers: (NBC) Gary Gerould (play by play), Harvey Martin (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 43 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Malone 13 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 17 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 39 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Hinkle 21 fumble return (Anderson kick)
- Houston – J. WIlliams 5 pass from Luck (Cooper kick)
Week 11 (Sunday November 11, 1984): at Cincinnati Bengals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Bengals | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 52,497
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Bob Griese (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 21
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 47
- Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
- Cincinnati – Brooks 24 run (run failed)
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 42
- Cincinnati – FG Breech 28
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 36 run (Anderson kick)
- Cincinnati – Kinnebrew 3 run (Breech kick)
Week 12 (Monday November 19, 1984): at New Orleans Saints
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Saints | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Game time: 9:00 pm EST
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 66,005
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers: (ABC) Frank Gifford (play by play), Don Meredith & O.J. Simpson (color commentators)
Scoring Drives:
- New Orleans – FG Andersen 27
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 76 punt return (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 14 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- New Orleans – FG Andersen 32
- New Orleans – Hardy 28 pass from Todd (Andersen kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
- New Orleans – Miller 21 pass from Todd (Andersen kick)
- New Orleans – Winston 47 interception return (Andersen kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 25 pass from Campbell (Anderson kick)
Week 13 (Sunday November 25, 1984): vs. San Diego Chargers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chargers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Steelers | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 55,586
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers: (NBC) Len Berman (play by play), Gene Washington (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 55
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 15 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 2 run (Anderson kick)
- San Diego – FG Benirschke 29
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 30 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- San Diego – James 59 punt return (Benirschke kick)
- San Diego – Chandler 63 pass from Luther (Benirschke kick)
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 2 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 5 pass from Malone (Anderon kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 45 pass from Malone (Anderon kick)
- Pittsburgh – Malone 1 run (Anderson kick)
- San Diego – Joiner 25 pass from Luther (Benirschke kick)
Week 14 (Sunday December 2, 1984): at Houston Oilers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Oilers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather: Dome
- Game attendance: 39,786
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers: (NBC) Phil Stone (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 32
- Houston – FG Cooper 19
- Houston – FG Cooper 38
- Houston – Dressel 5 pass from Moon (Cooper kick)
- Pittsburgh – Thompson 5 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 24
- Houston – Edwards 5 run (Cooper kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 7 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Houston – FG Cooper 30
Week 15 (Sunday December 9, 1984): vs. Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Steelers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 55,825
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers: (NBC) Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland – FG Bahr 29
- PIttsburgh – Lipps 61 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
- Cleveland – FG Bahr 49
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Cleveland – Feacher 16 pass from McDonald (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22
- Cleveland – McDonald 3 run (Bahr kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 34
Week 16 (Sunday December 16, 1984): at Los Angeles Raiders
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 83,056
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
- Los Angeles Raiders – Williams 2 pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 387 | 310 | W-2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 339 | 339 | W-4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 250 | 297 | W-1 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 240 | 437 | L-2 |
Playoffs
Game summaries
AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday December 30, 1984): at Denver Broncos
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Steelers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 4:00 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 74,981
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Denver – Wright 9 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 1 run (Anderson kick)
- Denver – FG Karlis 21
- Denver – Watson 20 pass from Elway (Karlis kick)
- Pittsburgh – Lipps 10 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Pittsburgh – Pollard 2 run (Anderson kick)
AFC Championship Game (Sunday January 6, 1985): at Miami Dolphins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Game time: 12:30 pm EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 76,029
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers: (NBC) Dick Enberg (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Scoring Drives:
- Miami – Clayton 40 pass from Marino (von Schamann kick)
- Pittsburgh – Erenberg 7 run (Anderson kick)
- Miami – FG von Schamann 26
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 65 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Miami – Duper 41 pass from Marino (von Schamann kick)
- Miami – Nathan 2 run (von Schamann kick)
- Miami – Duper 36 pass from Marino (von Schamann kick)
- Pittsburgh – Stallworth 19 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
- Miami – Bennett 1 run (von Schamann kick)
- Miami – Moore 6 pass from Marino (von Schamann kick)
- Pittsburgh – Capers 29 pass from Malone (Anderson kick)
Honors and awards
- UPI AFC Rookie of the Year – Louis Lipps wide receiver
- AP Offensive Rookie of the Year – Louis Lipps
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year – John Stallworth
References
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