1984 Detroit Lions

1984 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach	Monte Clark
Home Field	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	4–11–1
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1983	1985

The 1984 Detroit Lions season was their 55th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7, winning only four games. The team missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. In a Lions season littered with numerous key injuries, the most painful was star running back Billy Sims suffering a career-ending knee injury in a game against the Minnesota Vikings during the season. In just five seasons in the NFL, Sims would set the Lions career rushing mark at 5,106.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	San Francisco 49ers	L 30-27	56,782
2	September 9, 1984	at Atlanta Falcons	W 27-24 OT	49,878
3	September 16, 1984	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21-17	44,560
4	September 23, 1984	Minnesota Vikings	L 29-28	57,511
5	September 30, 1984	at San Diego Chargers	L 27-24	53,509
6	October 7, 1984	Denver Broncos	L 28-7	55,836
7	October 14, 1984	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 13-7 OT	44,308
8	October 21, 1984	at Minnesota Vikings	W 16-14	57,953
9	October 28, 1984	at Green Bay Packers	L 41-9	54,289
10	November 4, 1984	Philadelphia Eagles	T 23-23 OT	59,141
11	November 11, 1984	at Washington Redskins	L 28-14	50,212
12	November 18, 1984	at Chicago Bears	L 16-14	54,911
13	November 22, 1984	Green Bay Packers	W 31-28	63,698
14	December 2, 1984	at Seattle Seahawks	L 38-17	62,441
15	December 10, 1984	Los Angeles Raiders	L 24-3	66,710
16	December 16, 1984	Chicago Bears	L 30-13	53,252

Standings

NFC Central
1984 NFC Central standings	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	6	0	.625	325	248	W1
Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	390	309	W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	335	380	W2
Detroit Lions	4	11	1	.281	283	408	L3
Minnesota Vikings	3	13	0	.188	276	484	L6