1984 Kansas City Chiefs season

1984 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach John Mackovic
General manager Jim Schaaf
Owner Lamar Hunt
Home field Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record 8–8
Division place 4th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers DE Art Still
S Deron Cherry

The 1984 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with an 8–8 record, and fourth place finish in the AFC West.

Pro Bowl safety Gary Barbaro became the most notable Chiefs player to defect to the rival United States Football League, signing with the New Jersey Generals on February 2 after sitting out the entire 1983 campaign in a contract dispute.[1] Barbaro's departure and the trade of cornerback Gary Green began a youth movement that produced the most vaunted secondary in team history. Cornerbacks Kevin Ross and Albert Lewis, and safeties Deron Cherry and Lloyd Burruss accounted for a combined 13 Pro Bowl appearances for the Chiefs[1] in the years to come.

All-America defensive tackle Bill Maas and offensive tackle John Alt were both selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL Draft. Maas was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, while Alt eventually became the cornerstone of the club’s offensive line later in the decade. Kansas City’s defense registered a team-record 11.0 sacks in a 10–6 win against Cleveland on September 30, coming one sack shy of the NFL single-game record.[1]

Quarterback Bill Kenney suffered a broken thumb during the preseason and was sidelined until the season’s seventh week. Second year back-up QB Todd Blackledge opened the first six contests of the season and had the club at 3–3. Kenney returned to the starting lineup against the New York Jets on October 21, but inconsistency marked the rest of the season as the club dropped four of first five contests after his return. However, the team rattled off three consecutive wins to conclude the year at 8–8.[1]

Personnel

Staff

1984 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Jim Vechiarella

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – C. T. Hewgley

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 2, 1984 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–27
56,709
2 September 9, 1984 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–22
47,111
3 September 16, 1984 Los Angeles Raiders L 22–20
75,111
4 September 23, 1984 at Denver Broncos L 21–0
74,263
5 September 30, 1984 Cleveland Browns W 10–6
40,785
6 October 7, 1984 New York Jets L 17–16
51,843
7 October 14, 1984 San Diego Chargers W 31–13
62,233
8 October 21, 1984 at New York Jets L 28–7
66,782
9 October 28, 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–20
41,710
10 November 4, 1984 at Seattle Seahawks L 45–0
61,396
11 November 11, 1984 Houston Oilers L 17–16
44,464
12 November 18, 1984 at Los Angeles Raiders L 17–7
48,575
13 November 25, 1984 at New York Giants L 28–27
74,383
14 December 2, 1984 Denver Broncos W 16–13
38,494
15 December 9, 1984 Seattle Seahawks W 34–7
34,855
16 December 16, 1984 at San Diego Chargers W 42–21
40,221

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Denver Broncos(2) 13 3 0 .813 6–2 10–2 353 241 W2
Seattle Seahawks(4) 12 4 0 .750 5–3 8–4 418 282 L2
Los Angeles Raiders(5) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 368 278 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–7 314 324 W3
San Diego Chargers 7 9 0 .438 0–8 3–9 394 413 L2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's

External links

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