1984 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Ron Meyer (5-3-0); Raymond Berry (4-4-0) |
| Tommy Brasher | Defensive Line |
| Cleve Bryant | Offensive Backs |
| LeBaron Caruthers | Strength and Conditioning |
| Steve Endicott | Receivers |
| Lew Erber | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Bill Muir | Offensive Line |
| Rod Rust | Defensive Coordinator |
| Dante Scarnecchia | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Steve Sidwell | Linebackers |
| Steve Walters | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/3/1984 | H | New York Giants | 20-48 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 34751 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1984 | A | Buffalo Bills | 13-23 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 19578 | |
| Fri | 8/17/1984 | A | Washington Redskins | 31-27 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 35932 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1984 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 36-7 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 22721 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1984 | A | Buffalo Bills | 21-17 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48528 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1984 | A | Miami Dolphins | 7-28 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 66083 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1984 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 38-23 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 43140 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1984 | H | Washington Redskins | 10-26 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 60503 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1984 | A | New York Jets | 28-21 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 68978 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1984 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-16 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 53036 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1984 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 48154 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1984 | H | Miami Dolphins | 24-44 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 60711 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1984 | H | New York Jets | 30-20 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 60513 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1984 | A | Denver Broncos | 19-26 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74908 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1984 | H | Buffalo Bills | 38-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 43313 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1984 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 50-17 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60009 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1984 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 17-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 55341 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1984 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-33 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 53558 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1984 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-27 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 41581 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1984 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 16-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 22383 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Julius Adams | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 36 | Texas Southern | 16 | 1 |
| Don Blackmon | 55 | ROLB | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Tulsa | 16 | 16 |
| Pete Brock | 58 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 30 | Colorado | 12 | 12 |
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | P | 5-11 | 188 | 25 | Cerritos JC; Washington | 7 | 0 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 26 | RCB | 6-0 | 186 | 29 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Collins | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | East Carolina | 16 | 5 |
| Lin Dawson | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | North Carolina State | 16 | 15 |
| Paul Dombroski | 47 | CB-S | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Linfield; Hawaii; Linfield | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 212 | 25 | American River JC; Illinois | 16 | 13 |
| Paul Fairchild | 66 | OG | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Ellsworth CC; Kansas | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Franklin | 1 | K | 5-8 | 182 | 28 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 28 | WR | 6-0 | 199 | 22 | Nebraska | 14 | 3 |
| Ernest Gibson | 43 | LCB | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Furman | 15 | 8 |
| Tim Golden | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Florida | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 31 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 |
| Darryl Haley | 68 | ROT | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Utah | 16 | 16 |
| John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 33 | Alabama | 15 | 15 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 40 | HBK | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Baylor | 14 | 1 |
| Luther Henson | 70 | NT | 6-0 | 275 | 25 | Ohio State | 9 | 0 |
| Brian Holloway | 76 | LOT | 6-7 | 280 | 25 | Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| Brian Ingram | 51 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Tennessee | 12 | 0 |
| Craig James | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 15 | 7 |
| Roland James | 38 | SS | 6-2 | 191 | 26 | Tennessee | 15 | 15 |
| Cedric Jones | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 184 | 24 | Duke | 14 | 3 |
| Mike Kerrigan | 19 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Lee | 22 | CB-S | 5-11 | 192 | 27 | Colorado State | 15 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lippett | 42 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 8 |
| Fred Marion | 31 | FS-SS | 6-2 | 191 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 10 |
| Larry McGrew | 50 | RILB | 6-5 | 233 | 27 | Contra Costa JC; Southern California | 16 | 15 |
| Rod McSwain | 23 | CB | 6-1 | 198 | 22 | Clemson | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Moore | 67 | OT | 6-4 | 295 | 24 | Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 29 | Tennessee | 13 | 12 |
| Guy Morriss | 75 | C-LOG | 6-4 | 275 | 33 | Texas Christian | 16 | 5 |
| Steve Nelson | 57 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 33 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 16 | 16 |
| Dennis Owens | 98 | NT | 6-1 | 258 | 24 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Luke Prestridge | 17 | P | 6-4 | 235 | 28 | Baylor | 9 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 88 | HBK-TE | 6-5 | 230 | 28 | Kentucky | 16 | 13 |
| Johnny Rembert | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 234 | 23 | Cowley County JC; Clemson | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Reynolds | 95 | LB | 6-5 | 243 | 23 | Virginia | 16 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 80 | HBK | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | West Texas A&M | 16 | 1 |
| Doug Rogers | 65 | DE | 6-5 | 268 | 24 | Stanford | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 25 | FS | 6-1 | 192 | 27 | South Carolina | 16 | 7 |
| Kenneth Sims | 77 | LDE | 6-5 | 271 | 25 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Ricky Smith | 27 | CB-S | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Alabama State | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 23 | McNeese State | 16 | 16 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 227 | 29 | Southern California | 16 | 4 |
| Andre Tippett | 56 | LOLB | 6-3 | 241 | 25 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
| Scott Virkus | 70 | DE | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Purdue; San Francisco CC | 5 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 82 | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 22 | Delaware State | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 24 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 53 | RILB | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Angelo State | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Williams | 54 | LB | 6-4 | 244 | 23 | Texas | 14 | 0 |
| Jon Williams | 44 | RB | 5-9 | 200 | 23 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| Lester Williams | 72 | NT | 6-3 | 272 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 0 |
| Toby Williams | 90 | RDE | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 15 |
| Ron Wooten | 61 | ROG | 6-4 | 273 | 25 | North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Irving Fryar | WR | Nebraska |
| 2 | 43 | Ed Williams | LB | Texas |
| 3 | 70 | Jon Williams | RB | Penn State |
| 5 | 124 | Paul Fairchild | G | Kansas |
| 6 | 151 | Ernest Gibson | DB | Furman |
| 7 | 184 | Bruce Kallmeyer | K | Kansas |
| 7 | 192 | Derwin Williams | WR | New Mexico |
| 8 | 211 | James Keyton | T | Arizona State |
| 9 | 238 | Scott Bolzan | T | Northern Illinois |
| 9 | 251 | David Windham | LB | Jackson State |
| 11 | 292 | Charlie Flager | G | Washington State |
| 12 | 319 | Harper Howell | TE | UCLA |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 74 | 108 | 112 | 362 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 115 | 84 | 75 | 352 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:51 | 315 | 104 | 186 | 25 | 86/217 39.6% | 5/6 83.3% | 86 | 674 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:09 | 311 | 109 | 182 | 20 | 91/229 39.7% | 9/18 50.0% | 87 | 773 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Franklin | 0 | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 0 | 108 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Tony Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tony Eason | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Stanley Morgan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Lin Dawson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Stephen Starring | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mosi Tatupu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Craig James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bo Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roland James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 1 | 362 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 37 | 42 | 88.1 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 352 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Franklin | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 0 | 48 | 2/2 | 10/10 | 4/7 | 6/8 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 0 | 48 | 2/2 | 10/10 | 4/7 | 6/8 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 2/2 | 9/9 | 4/8 | 5/10 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig James | 160 | 790 | 4.9 | 73 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 133 | 553 | 4.2 | 20t | 4 |
| Tony Collins | 138 | 550 | 4.0 | 21 | 5 |
| Tony Eason | 40 | 154 | 3.9 | 25t | 5 |
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 482 | 2032 | 4.2 | 73 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 498 | 1886 | 3.8 | 53 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Eason | 431 | 259 | 60.1 | 164 | 3228 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 76t | 23 | 5.3 | 8 | 1.9 | 59 | 409 | 2819 | 93.4 |
| Steve Grogan | 68 | 32 | 47.1 | 30 | 444 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 65t | 3 | 4.4 | 6 | 8.8 | 7 | 45 | 399 | 46.4 |
| Mike Kerrigan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 500 | 292 | 58.4 | 194 | 3685 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 76t | 26 | 5.2 | 14 | 2.8 | 66 | 454 | 3231 | 87.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 513 | 283 | 55.2 | 213 | 3666 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 68t | 25 | 4.9 | 17 | 3.3 | 55 | 452 | 3214 | 80.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Ramsey | 66 | 792 | 12.0 | 34 | 7 |
| Stephen Starring | 46 | 657 | 14.3 | 65t | 4 |
| Lin Dawson | 39 | 427 | 10.9 | 27 | 4 |
| Stanley Morgan | 38 | 709 | 18.7 | 76t | 5 |
| Craig James | 22 | 159 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 19 | 244 | 12.8 | 22 | 2 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Clarence Weathers | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 29 | 2 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 292 | 3685 | 12.6 | 76t | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 283 | 3666 | 13.0 | 68t | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Clayborn | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 85 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lippett | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Fred Marion | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Roland James | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ernest Gibson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Dombroski | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Blackmon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 85 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 237 | 16.9 | 86t | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Prestridge | 44 | 1884 | 42.8 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 228 | 1556 | 35.4 |
| Rich Camarillo | 48 | 2020 | 42.1 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 214 | 1666 | 34.7 |
| Team Totals | 92 | 3904 | 42.4 | 89 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 442 | 3222 | 35.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 83 | 3347 | 40.3 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 430 | 2777 | 33.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Fryar | 36 | 10 | 347 | 9.6 | 55 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 10 | 1 | 73 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ernest Gibson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Roland James | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Sanford | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 15 | 430 | 9.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 12 | 442 | 9.8 | 47t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Collins | 25 | 0 | 544 | 21.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Jon Williams | 23 | 0 | 461 | 20.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 5 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Keith Lee | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 3 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Ricky Smith | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 0 | 1246 | 19.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 0 | 1373 | 18.8 | 69 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Tippett | 18.5 | |
| Dennis Owens | 6.5 | |
| Toby Williams | 6.0 | |
| Don Blackmon | 5.0 | |
| Julius Adams | 4.0 | |
| Steve Nelson | 4.0 | |
| Kenneth Sims | 3.5 | |
| Luther Henson | 2.0 | |
| Doug Rogers | 2.0 | |
| Lester Williams | 1.5 | |
| Fred Marion | 1.0 | |
| Larry McGrew | 0.5 | |
| Johnny Rembert | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 55.0 | 452.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 66.0 | 454.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lin Dawson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Eason | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernest Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Golden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
| Craig James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ronnie Lippett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Marion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod McSwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| Mosi Tatupu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 2 |
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