# 1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 65th year with the National Football League and the 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.
The Cardinals’ 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history. Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.
This was the Cardinals' last winning season in St. Louis. The franchise moved to Arizona in 1988, and did not enjoy a winning season there until 1998.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1984 St. Louis Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 17 | Clyde Duncan | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
| 2 | 45 | Doug Dawson | Guard | Texas |
| 3 | 80 | Rick McIvor | Quarterback | Texas |
| 4 | 101 | Martin Bayless | Defensive back | Bowling Green |
| 5 | 129 | Jeff Leiding | Linebacker | Texas |
| 5 | 136 | John Goode | Tight end | Youngstown State |
| 6 | 157 | Rod Clark | Linebacker | Southwest Texas State |
| 7 | 185 | Quentin Walker | Running back | Virginia |
| 8 | 201 | Niko Noga | Linebacker | Hawaii |
| 8 | 213 | Bob Paulling | Kicker | Clemson |
| 9 | 241 | John Walker | Running back | Texas |
| 10 | 269 | Mark Smythe | Defensive tackle | Indiana |
| 11 | 296 | Kyle Mackey | Quarterback | East Texas State |
| 12 | 325 | Paul Parker | Guard | Oklahoma |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 2 | at Green Bay Packers | L 23–24 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 53,738 |
| 2 | September 9 | Buffalo Bills | W 37–7 | 1–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 35,785 |
| 3 | September 16 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 34–33 | 2–1 | Hoosier Dome | 60,274 |
| 4 | September 23 | at New Orleans Saints | L 24–34 | 2–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 58,723 |
| 5 | September 30 | Miami Dolphins | L 28–36 | 2–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46,991 |
| 6 | October 7 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 31–20 | 3–3 | Texas Stadium | 61,438 |
| 7 | October 14 | Chicago Bears | W 38–21 | 4–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,554 |
| 8 | October 21 | Washington Redskins | W 26–24 | 5–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,262 |
| 9 | October 28 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 34–14 | 6–3 | Veterans Stadium | 54,310 |
| 10 | November 4 | Los Angeles Rams | L 13–16 | 6–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 51,010 |
| 11 | November 11 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–24 | 6–5 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,721 |
| 12 | November 18 | at New York Giants | L 10–16 | 6–6 | Giants Stadium | 73,428 |
| 13 | November 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–16 | 7–6 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 39,858 |
| 14 | December 2 | at New England Patriots | W 33–10 | 8–6 | Sullivan Stadium | 53,558 |
| 15 | December 9 | New York Giants | W 31–21 | 9–6 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,973 |
| 16 | December 16 | at Washington Redskins | L 27–29 | 9–7 | RFK Stadium | 54,299 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Washington Redskins$^{(2)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 426 | 310 | W4 |
| New York Giants$^{(5)}$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–7 | 299 | 301 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 423 | 345 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 7–5 | 308 | 308 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 2–6 | 3–8–1 | 278 | 320 | L1 |

## Awards and records

* Neil Lomax, led NFC, touchdown passes, 28 passes

### Milestones

* Franchise led NFC in passing yards, 4,257 yards passing
* Ottis Anderson, 5th season, 1,000 rushing yards in one season, 1,174 yards
* Neil Lomax, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 4,614 yards
* Neil Lomax, tied franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 28 Passes
* Neil O’Donoghue, tied franchise record, most points scored in one season, 117 Points