Английская Википедия:1984 New England Patriots season

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The Patriots hosting the Cardinals in December 1984.

The New England Patriots season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League and 25th overall. The Patriots finished the season with a record of nine wins and seven losses, and finished second in the AFC East Division.

Head coach Ron Meyer, who had coached the Patriots for the previous two seasons, was fired halfway through the season. Meyer had angered several of his players with public criticism. After a 44–22 loss to Miami in week 8, Meyer fired popular defensive coordinator Rod Rust; Meyer himself was fired by Patriots management shortly thereafter.

The Patriots went outside the organization to hire Raymond Berry, who had been New England's receivers coach from 1978 to 1981 under coaches Chuck Fairbanks and Ron Erhardt. Berry had been working in the private sector in Medfield, Massachusetts, when the Patriots called him to replace Meyer. Berry's first order of business was to immediately rehire Rust.

Under Berry's leadership, the Patriots won four of their last eight games. Berry's importance to the team was reflected less in his initial win–loss record than in the respect he immediately earned in the locker room – "Raymond Berry earned more respect in one day than Ron Meyer earned in three years," according to running back Tony Collins.

Staff

New England Patriots 1984 staff
Front office President – Billy Sullivan Executive vice president – Chuck Sullivan Vice-president – Bucko Kilroy General manager – Patrick Sullivan Director of player development – Dick Steinberg Director of college scouting – Joe Mendes Director of pro scouting – Bill McPeak Head coaches Head coach – Raymond Berry Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Lew Erber Offensive backfield – Cleve Bryant Receivers – Steve Endicott Offensive line – Bill Muir			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rod Rust Linebackers – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Steve Sidwell Defensive backs – Steve Walters Special teams coaches Special teams/tight ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 2	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	1–0	Rich Stadium	48,528
2	September 9	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–28	1–1	Miami Orange Bowl	66,083
3	September 16	Seattle Seahawks	W 38–23	2–1	Sullivan Stadium	43,140
4	September 23	Washington Redskins	L 10–26	2–2	Sullivan Stadium	60,503
5	September 30	at New York Jets	W 28–21	3–2	Giants Stadium	68,978
6	October 7	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–16	4–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	53,036
7	October 14	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–14	5–2	Sullivan Stadium	48,154
8	October 21	Miami Dolphins	L 24–44	5–3	Sullivan Stadium	60,711
9	October 28	New York Jets	W 30–20	6–3	Sullivan Stadium	60,513
10	November 4	at Denver Broncos	L 19–26	6–4	Mile High Stadium	74,908
11	November 11	Buffalo Bills	W 38–10	7–4	Sullivan Stadium	43,313
12	November 18	at Indianapolis Colts	W 50–17	8–4	Hoosier Dome	60,009
13	November 22	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–20	8–5	Texas Stadium	55,341
14	December 2	St. Louis Cardinals	L 10–33	8–6	Sullivan Stadium	53,558
15	December 9	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–27	8–7	Veterans Stadium	41,581
16	December 16	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–10	9–7	Sullivan Stadium	22,383
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

Behind two Steve Grogan touchdown throws, the Patriots raced to a 21–0 lead. They withstood a second-half Bills comeback attempt, and won 21–17.

Week 2 (Sunday, September 9, 1984): at Miami Dolphins

• Point spread: Dolphins by 6
• Over/Under: 43.0 (under)
• Time of Game: 3 hours, 3 minutes

Patriots	Game Statistics	Dolphins
18	First downs	17
28–127	Rushes–yards	30–74
217	Passing yards	269
20–42–4	Шаблон:Abbr	17–28–2
2–12	Sacked–yards	0–0
205	Net passing yards	269
332	Total yards	343
74	Return yards	183
8–39.6	Шаблон:Abbr	5–41.6
2–1	Fumbles–lost	0–0
6–53	Penalties–yards	6–46
30:46	Time of Possession	29:14

Grogan had a miserable day as he was intercepted four times; William Judson ran back one for a 60-yard touchdown. The Dolphins, led by two Dan Marino touchdown passes, won 28–7.

Week 3

The first home game of the season ended Grogan's season as he failed to complete any of his four passes and Kenny Easley ran back his interception for a 25-yard touchdown. The Seahawks scored three touchdowns marred by a missed PAT. Tony Eason replaced Grogan with six minutes left in the first half and in the final minute ran in a 25-yard touchdown. From there three Patriots backs rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns and Eason tossed scores to Derrick Ramsey and Irving Fryar while Dave Krieg of the Seahawks was bullied into two interceptions. The Patriots came back to win 38–23. The 23-point comeback was the largest in Patriots franchise history, a team record held until 2013.

Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): vs. Miami Dolphins

• Point spread: Dolphins by 4
• Over/Under: 42.0 (over)
• Time of Game: 3 hours, 13 minutes

Dolphins	Game Statistics	Patriots
33	First downs	18
37–236	Rushes–yards	27–102
316	Passing yards	313
24–39–1	Шаблон:Abbr	19–29–0
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–7
316	Net passing yards	306
552	Total yards	408
75	Return yards	113
1–38.0	Шаблон:Abbr	3–57.0
0–0	Fumbles–lost	1–1
6–36	Penalties–yards	6–36
31:59	Time of Possession	28:01

Week 9

• Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

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