1984 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1984 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
Head coachJohn Mackovic
General managerJim Schaaf
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Art Still
S Deron Cherry

The 1984 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League, the 22nd as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 25th overall.

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 due to 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 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 backup Quarterback 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]

The Chiefs were also involved in infamy during the Week 10 game against the Seattle Seahawks, in which the Chiefs quarterbacks threw six interceptions, four of which were returned for touchdowns in a 45–0 loss.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1984 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 5 Bill Maas Defensive Tackle Pittsburgh
1 21 John Alt Tackle Iowa
2 34 Scott Radecic Linebacker Penn State

Undrafted free agents[]

1984 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Don Bracken Punter Michigan
David Little Tight End Middle Tennessee State

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1984 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
  • Founder – Lamar Hunt
  • President – Jack Steadman
  • Vice President and General Manager – Jim Schaaf
  • Director of Player Personnel – Les Miller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning –

Roster[]

1984 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFC West
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 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. ^ a b c d "Kansas City Chiefs History 1980's". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.

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