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1984 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 298 points (18.6/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 361 points (22.6/g), 19th.
 Differential of -63 points (-3.9/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 28th.

Coached by Bum Phillips (7-9-0)

1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 2 box L 0-1 Atlanta Falcons 28 36 23 268 148 120 4 22 422 173 249 3
2 Sun September 9 box W 1-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 13 17 333 203 130 20 264 134 130
3 Sun September 16 box L 1-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 30 20 268 149 119 5 19 307 159 148 1
4 Sun September 23 box W 2-2 St. Louis Cardinals 34 24 25 450 298 152 2 22 337 224 113 3
5 Sun September 30 box W 3-2 @ Houston Oilers 27 10 20 357 160 197 2 8 133 49 84 2
6 Sun October 7 box L 3-3 @ Chicago Bears 7 20 14 321 145 176 1 19 343 97 246
7 Sun October 14 box L 3-4 Los Angeles Rams 10 28 23 299 204 95 3 17 353 138 215 1
8 Sun October 21 box L 3-5 @ Dallas Cowboys 27 30 17 342 107 235 5 22 292 194 98 2
9 Sun October 28 box W 4-5 @ Cleveland Browns 16 14 18 373 262 111 1 17 262 179 83
10 Sun November 4 box L 4-6 Green Bay Packers 13 23 23 327 141 186 3 20 373 166 207
11 Sun November 11 box W 5-6 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 13 17 322 235 87 1 20 280 160 120 1
12 Mon November 19 box W 6-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 27 24 16 265 176 89 3 18 332 217 115 4
13 Sun November 25 box L 6-7 San Francisco 49ers 3 35 12 201 70 131 1 22 407 188 219
14 Sun December 2 box L 6-8 @ Los Angeles Rams 21 34 15 224 128 96 5 17 341 127 214 4
15 Sun December 9 box L 6-9 Cincinnati Bengals 21 24 23 420 274 146 4 20 279 172 107
16 Sat December 15 box W 7-9 @ New York Giants 10 3 15 238 137 101 1 15 189 76 113 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 298 5008 1044 4.8 298 246 476 2837 21 28 5.4 137 523 2171 9 4.2 131 41 13 30
Team Defense 361 4914 1026 4.8 462 239 422 2453 23 13 5.1 142 549 2461 13 4.5 298 23 10 22
Lg Rank Offense 20 20 17 23 24 13 25 23 7 8 26 10 22 5
Lg Rank Defense 19 4 4 1 1 16 25 4 25 26 14 25 28 27

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Richard Todd 31 QB 15 14 161 312 51.6 2178 11 3.5 19 6.1 74 7.0 4.6 13.5 145.2 60.6 33 267 5.5 3.4 9.6
Dave Wilson 25 5 2 51 93 54.8 647 7 7.5 4 4.3 54 7.0 5.8 12.7 129.4 83.9 7 54 5.9 4.8 7.0
Ken Stabler 39 3 0 33 70 47.1 339 2 2.9 5 7.1 29 4.8 1.9 10.3 113.0 41.3 5 40 4.0 1.3 6.7
Hokie Gajan 25 FB 14 14 1 1 100.0 34 1 100.0 0 0.0 34 34.0 44.0 34.0 2.4 158.3 0 0 34.0 44.0 0.0
Team Total 26.5 16 246 476 51.7 3198 21 4.4 28 5.9 74 6.7 4.5 13.0 199.9 63.3 45 361 5.4 3.4 8.6
Opp Total 16 239 422 56.6 2453 23 5.5 13 3.1 5.8 5.0 10.3 153.3 78.8 55 420 5.1 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
George Rogers 26 RB 16 16 239 914 2 28 3.8 57.1 14.9 12 76 6.3 0 15 0.8 4.8 990 2 2
Hokie Gajan 25 FB 14 14 102 615 5 62 6.0 43.9 7.3 35 288 8.2 2 51 2.5 20.6 903 7 0
Wayne Wilson 27 14 2 74 261 1 36 3.5 18.6 5.3 33 314 9.5 3 34 2.4 22.4 575 4 2
Earl Campbell 29 8 0 50 190 0 19 3.8 23.8 6.3 190 0 0
Richard Todd 31 QB 15 14 28 111 0 15 4.0 7.4 1.9 111 0 9
Tyrone Anthony 22 15 0 20 105 1 19 5.3 7.0 1.3 12 113 9.4 0 32 0.8 7.5 218 1 1
Dave Wilson 25 5 2 3 -7 0 -2 -2.3 -1.4 0.6 -7 0 2
Brian Hansen* 24 P 16 0 2 -27 0 -12 -13.5 -1.7 0.1 -27 0 0
Tim Wilson 30 12 0 2 8 0 5 4.0 0.7 0.2 8 0 0
Eugene Goodlow 26 wr 10 6 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.5 0.1 22 281 12.8 3 23 2.2 28.1 286 3 0
Kenny Duckett 25 RET 11 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 3 24 8.0 0 11 0.3 2.2 21 0 0
Ken Stabler 39 3 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 -1 0 1
Jeff Groth 27 WR 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 487 14.8 0 31 2.1 30.4 487 0 0
Tyrone Young 24 WR 16 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 597 20.6 3 74 1.8 37.3 597 3 1
Hoby Brenner 25 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 554 19.8 6 57 1.8 34.6 554 6 0
Lindsay Scott 24 wr 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 278 13.2 1 37 1.3 17.4 278 1 1
Junior Miller 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 81 10.1 1 22 0.5 5.4 81 1 0
John Tice 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 55 9.2 1 17 0.6 5.5 55 1 0
Larry Hardy 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 50 12.5 1 28 0.7 8.3 50 1 0
Team Total 26.5 16 523 2171 9 62 4.2 135.7 32.7 246 3198 13.0 21 74 15.4 199.9 5369 30 22
Opp Total 16 549 2461 13 4.5 153.8 34.3 239 2453 10.3 23 14.9 153.3 4914 36 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Jitter Fields 22 RET 13 0 27 236 0 61 8.7 19 356 0 31 18.7 592
Kenny Duckett 25 RET 11 0 29 580 0 39 20.0 601
Tyrone Anthony 22 15 0 22 490 0 64 22.3 708
Jeff Groth 27 WR 16 13 6 32 0 9 5.3 519
Tim Wilson 30 12 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 24
Wayne Wilson 27 14 2 1 23 0 23 23.0 598
Team Total 26.5 16 33 268 0 61 8.1 72 1465 0 64 20.3 7102
Opp Total 16 47 1 45 916 0 20.4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Brian Hansen* 24 P 16 0 69 3020 66 1 43.8
Morten Andersen 24 K 16 0 9 9 5 4 10 5 3 2 27 20 74.1% 34 34 100.0%
Team Total 26.5 16 9 9 5 4 10 5 3 2 27 20 74.1% 34 34 100.0% 69 3020 66 1 43.8
Opp Total 16 33 24 72.7% 41 41 100.0% 84 3494 41.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Rickey Jackson* 26 LOLB 16 16 12.0 1 14 0 14 4 1 4 4 0 124
Bruce Clark 26 LDE 15 15 10.5 1 9 0 9 0 2 5 0
Richard Todd 31 QB 15 14 9 3 -16 0
Whitney Paul 31 ROLB 16 16 9.5
Jim Wilks 26 RDE 16 16 7.5 0 1 0 0
Jumpy Geathers 24 16 0 6.0 11
Frank Warren 25 16 3 4.0 18
Frank Wattelet 26 FS 16 16 2 52 1 35 0 2 22 1
Dave Waymer 26 LCB 16 16 4 9 0 9
Dirt Winston 29 LILB 16 16 0.5 2 90 2 47 0 1 0 0
Jitter Fields 22 RET 13 0 2 1 0 0
George Rogers 26 RB 16 16 2 1 0 0
Tyrone Anthony 22 15 0 1 1 0 0
Jim Kovach 28 RILB 15 15 1.0 1 16 0 16
Reggie Lewis 30 13 0 2.0
Derland Moore 33 NT 12 11 2.0
Dave Wilson 25 5 2 2 0 0 0
Wayne Wilson 27 14 2 2 0 0 0
Russell Gary 25 SS 16 16 0 1 5 0
Terry Hoage 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 27
Bobby Johnson 24 16 0 1 7 0 7
Steve Korte 24 RG/c 15 15 0 1 0 0
Johnnie Poe 25 RCB 16 16 1 16 0 16
Lindsay Scott 24 wr 16 5 1 0 0 0
Ken Stabler 39 3 0 1 0 0 0
Tyrone Young 24 WR 16 8 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.5 16 55.0 13 213 3 47 4 22 19 20 1 180
Opp Total 16 45 28 18 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Morten Andersen 24 K 16 0 34 20 94
Hokie Gajan 25 FB 14 14 5 2 42
Hoby Brenner 25 TE 16 16 6 36
Wayne Wilson 27 14 2 1 3 24
Eugene Goodlow 26 wr 10 6 3 18
Tyrone Young 24 WR 16 8 3 18
George Rogers 26 RB 16 16 2 12
Frank Wattelet 26 FS 16 16 1 1 12
Dirt Winston 29 LILB 16 16 2 12
Tyrone Anthony 22 15 0 1 6
Larry Hardy 28 6 0 1 6
Junior Miller 27 15 0 1 6
Lindsay Scott 24 wr 16 5 1 6
John Tice 24 10 0 1 6
Team Total 26.5 16 9 21 1 3 34 20 298
Opp Total 16 13 23 1 41 24 1 361