1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Head coach	Chuck Noll
General manager	Dick Haley
Owner	Art Rooney
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 24–17 Lost AFC Championship (Dolphins) 45–28
Pro Bowlers	LB Robin Cole WR Louis Lipps LB Mike Merriweather WR John Stallworth C Mike Webster
AP All-Pros	Louis Lipps (2nd team)
Team MVP	John Stallworth
Team ROY	Louis Lipps

The 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 52nd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

Most of the stars from the 1970s had departed, but the Steelers showed signs of their past glory by amassing a 9-7 record to capture the AFC Central Title again. The highlight of the season was an October 14th win over the 49ers in San Francisco. It was the only loss the 49ers suffered all season. Also serving up highlights that season was WR Louis Lipps who won the Offensive Rookie of the Year. In the playoffs the Steelers stunned the Broncos 24-17 in Denver to earn a trip to the AFC Championship. However, the Steelers season would end with a 45-28 thrashing at the hands of the Dolphins in Miami.

Personnel

Staff

1984 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Arthur J. Rooney
President – Daniel M. Rooney
Vice President – John R. McGinley
Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
Controller – Dennis P. Thimons
Assistant Controller – Dan Ferens
Traveling Secretary – James A. Boston
Publicity Director – Joe Gordon
Assistant Publicity Director – John Evenson
Director of Ticket Sales – Geraldine Glenn
Assistant Director of Ticket Sales – Jim Ellenberger
Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
Assistant Director of Player Personnel – William Nunn, Jr.
Pro Talent Scout – Tom Modrak
Talent Scout – West Coast – Bob Schmitz
College Talent Scout – Joe Krupa

Head coaches

Head Coach – Chuck Noll

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Tom Moore
Offensive Backfield – Dick Hoak
Offensive Line: Tackles/Tight Ends – Ron Blackledge
Offensive Line: Centers/Guards – Bill Meyers

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Tony Dungy
Inside Linebackers – Dennis Fitzgerald
Outside Linebackers – Jed Hughes
Defensive Line – Jon Kolb

Strength and conditioning

Conditioning Coach – Jon Kolb
Assistant Conditioning Coach – Walt Evans
Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber
Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. Paul Steele
Neurological Surgery Consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon
Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek
Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
Trainer – Ralph Berlin
Assistant Trainer – Gary Stragar
Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi
Field Manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
Film Director – Bob McCartney
Photographers – Harry Homa, Bill Amatucci

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Roster

1984 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster

Quarterbacks

10 Scott Campbell
16 Mark Malone
19 David Woodley

Running backs

34 Walter Abercrombie
40 Anthony Corley
24 Rich Erenberg KR
26 Scoop Gillespie
30 Frank Pollard
36 Todd Spencer KR
38 Elton Veals

Wide receivers

Tight ends

89 Bennie Cunningham
81 Darrell Nelson
88 John Rodgers

Offensive linemen

77 Steve August T
71 Emil Boures T
79 Larry Brown T
62 Tunch Ilkin T
74 Terry Long G
60 Randy Rasmussen G/C
63 Pete Rostosky T
72 Ray Snell T
52 Mike Webster C
61 Blake Wingle G
73 Craig Wolfley G

Defensive linemen

78 Mark Catano DE
67 Gary Dunn NT
92 Keith Gary DE
95 John Goodman DT
64 Edmund Nelson NT/DE
93 Keith Willis DE

Linebackers

54 Craig Bingham ILB
56 Robin Cole ILB
94 Terry Echols ILB
53 Bryan Hinkle OLB
90 Bob Kohrs OLB/DE
58 Jack Lambert ILB
50 David Little ILB
57 Mike Merriweather OLB
59 Todd Seabaugh ILB

Defensive backs

23 Chris D. Brown DB
33 Harvey Clayton CB
29 Ron Johnson DB
Mike Sutton FS
31 Donnie Shell SS
41 Sam Washington CB
21 Eric Williams FS
28 Robert A. Williams DB
49 Dwayne Woodruff CB
22 Rick Woods FS

Special teams

Reserve lists

68 Russ Graham T (IR)
84 Chris Kolodziejski TE (IR)
66 Kirk McJunkin G (IR)

Practice squad ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Rookies in italics
57 Active, 3 Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game Site	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sat. Aug. 4	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	7:30 p.m.	WPXI	W 31–14	1–0
2	Sat. Aug. 11	Philadelphia Eagles	Three Rivers Stadium	6:00 p.m.	WPXI	W 20–17 (OT)	2–0
3	Thu. Aug. 16	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 20–10	3–0
4	Sat. Aug. 25	at New York Giants	Giants Stadium	8:00 p.m.	WPXI	L 16–9	3–1

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sun. Sep. 2	Kansas City Chiefs	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 37–27	0–1
2	Thu. Sep. 6	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 23–17	1–1
3	Sun. Sep. 16	Los Angeles Rams	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 24–14	2–1
4	Sun. Sep. 23	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 20–10	2–2
5	Mon. Oct. 1	Cincinnati Bengals	Three Rivers Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	W 38–17	3–2
6	Sun. Oct. 7	Miami Dolphins	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 31–7	3–3
7	Sun. Oct. 14	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park	4:00 p.m.	NBC	W 20–17	4–3
8	Sun. Oct. 21	at Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 17–16	4–4
9	Sun. Oct. 28	Atlanta Falcons	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	W 35–10	5–4
10	Sun. Nov. 4	Houston Oilers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 35–7	6–4
11	Sun. Nov. 11	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 22–20	6–5
12	Mon. Nov. 19	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	9:00 p.m.	ABC	L 27–24	6–6
13	Sun. Nov. 25	San Diego Chargers	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 52–24	7–6
14	Sun. Dec. 2	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome	1:00 p.m.	NBC	L 23–20 (OT)	7–7
15	Sun. Dec. 9	Cleveland Browns	Three Rivers Stadium	1:00 p.m.	NBC	W 23–20	8–7
16	Sun. Dec. 16	at Los Angeles Raiders	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	4:00 p.m.	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: 84°F (Partly Cloudy)
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)

Mark Malone and David Woodley combined for 419 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions, while the Chiefs won despite putting up just 264 yards of total offense.

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

After coughing up four turnovers to the Chiefs, the Steelers picked off Pat Ryan three times and forced a fumble; they also bullied the Jets into 11 penalties for 115 yards.

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: 63°F (Mostly Cloudy)
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)

The Steelers limited Eric Dickerson to 49 rushing yards and forced two Rams fumbles.

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: 50°F (Light Rain)
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: 66°F (Fog & Drizzle)
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 game was not on a lot NBC stations. Game 5 of the World Series was on at the same time. This would be the last Sunday afternoon World Series game. 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)

This game was particularly frustrating to Steeler fans. One week previous, the Steelers beat the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco being the only team to beat the 49ers that year going 15-1 on the way to winning the Super Bowl. Then coming back East to play one of the worst teams of the season, the Indianapolis Colts, who had only 2 wins at that point and 4 total on the year, they lost on a last minute improbable play after leading throughout the game. The Colts third string quarterback, Mike Pagel, came off the bench in the third quarter and was leading a final minute drive from their 20. On the Colts 40 with 34 seconds left, Pagel avoided a near sack, scrambled right and threw down the middle of the field to WR Bernard Henry. The ball however went directly to the hands of Steeler CB Sam Washington who bobbled the ball. Between Washington and a few other Steeler defenders, WR Ray Butler burst through the gap, snatched the ball in the air and ran untouched 54 yards for the touchdown. The extra point sealed the game.^[4] "And that's why they play the game."

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: 72°F (Light Rain)
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: 53°F (Light Rain)
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)

The Steelers limited Warren Moon and Oliver Luck to 224 yards; the Oilers fumbled four times.

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)

The Saints won their first Monday Night game in seven tries, and also avenged a 1974 Monday Night loss to the Steelers at Tulane Stadium. It was Pittsburgh's first loss to New Orleans since 1969 in what was the Steelers' final game in the NFL before moving to the AFC as part of the AFL-NFL merger.

Former Steelers linebacker Dennis Winston played for the Saints in this game. It was also a homecoming for Lipps, who played at nearby East St. John High School.

Week 13 (Sunday November 25, 1984): vs. San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
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: 54°F (Sunny)
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

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

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

The Steelers tied the game in the fourth yet fell in overtime, all despite intercepting Warren Moon three times.

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: 46°F (Cloudy)
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
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers⁽³⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–1	6–6	387	310	W2
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	339	339	W4
Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	250	297	W1
Houston Oilers	3	13	0	.188	1–5	3–9	240	437	L2

Playoffs

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday December 30, 1984): at Denver Broncos

	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

The Steelers sacked John Elway four times and picked him off twice.

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)

Dan Marino threw four touchdowns and over 400 yards, outdueling Mark Malone's 312 yards and three scores; Miami picked off Malone three times.

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

1 2 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1984 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
↑ "Colts beat odds with a good tip", The Spokesman-Review, October 22, 1984, page 13.

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Hall of Fame members	Players: Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration: Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1984 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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