What Happened On Wednesday Sept 16, 1984 In NFL

There were 13 regular season games played on Sept 16, 1984. The closest game was a 1 point victory for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Indianapolis Colts and the largest margin of victory was 20 points by the New York Jets over the Cincinnati Bengals. The top fantasy performance on this date was Freeman McNeil with 28.60 points against the Cincinnati Bengals. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Clarence Williams who had 40.35 points on Sep 16, 1979 against the Buffalo Bills.

There were 3 players born on this date: Aaron Brant, Harry Douglas and Marcus Dixon, and 99 total players who share this birthday including: Ben Hunt, Doug Wycoff and Joe Vance.

The pro football champion in 1984 was the San Francisco 49ers who defeated the Miami Dolphins in the Super Bowl. The stat leaders for the year were: Dan Marino (pass yds), Eric Dickerson (rush yds) and Roy Green (rec yds). The top fantasy players of '84 were Dan Marino, Neil Lomax, Dave Krieg, Greg Landry and Eric Dickerson and the top fantasy games were: Joe Montana with 37.45 pts against the Miami Dolphins, Eric Dickerson with 37.25 pts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Neil Lomax with 37.20 pts against the Washington Redskins.

The top pick in the 1984 draft was Irving Fryar by the New England Patriots, and the 1984 Hall of Fame Class Members were Mike McCormack, Arnie Weinmeister, Willie Brown and Charley Taylor.