The 1984 Indianapolis Colts season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and first in Indianapolis, as they relocated from Baltimore after the 1983 NFL season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, and fourth in the AFC East division. In their inaugural game in Indianapolis, they lost 23âÂÂ14 to the New York Jets and did not win their first game there until week 5, when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 31âÂÂ17. The Colts lost five games in a row (including one to the Bills, who started the season 0âÂÂ11 and finished 2âÂÂ14) to end the season. They missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
The Colts' 2,107 passing yards and 4,132 total yards gained on offense were the fewest in the league in 1984.
"Good Things come to those who hustle", are words attributed to Pittsburgh's eventual Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll when he recalled Franco Harris Immaculate Reception in 1972. Those words were never so true when Ray Butler scored in the last minute of play-off a deflected pass to give the Colts a dramatic 17âÂÂ16 win over the eventual AFC Central Division champion Steelers. The 54-yard score capped a 17-point fourth quarter for the Colts, as they moved on drives of 57, 77 and 80 yards for their third victory of the season.