2004 New Orleans Saints season

The 2004 season was the New Orleans Saints' 38th in the National Football League (NFL). They matched their previous season's output of 8–8,[1] and the team finished the season on a four-game winning streak, which was all the more remarkable because the Saints trailed at some point during every game.[2] This record was equalled by the 2012 Cowboys, but before this season the 1978 Falcons and the 2002 Browns come closest to this record, winning eight games out of fifteen where they trailed at some point.

2004 New Orleans Saints season
General managerMickey Loomis
Head coachJim Haslett
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd NFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersMitch Berger (P)
Joe Horn (WR)
AP All-ProsNone

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 2004 NFL Draft
2004 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 18 Will Smith *  Defensive end Ohio State
2 50 Devery Henderson  Wide receiver LSU
2 60 Courtney Watson  Linebacker Notre Dame
5 139 Rodney Leisle  Defensive tackle UCLA
5 156 Mike Karney  Fullback Arizona State
7 240 Colby Bockwoldt  Linebacker BYU
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Personnel

Staff
2004 New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
  • Owner – Tom Benson
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis
  • Senior football administrator – Russ Ball
  • Director of player personnel – Rick Mueller
  • Director of college scouting – Rick Reiprish
  • College scouting coordinator – Rick Thompson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Al Everest
  • Assistant special teams – Danny Langsdorf

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Rock Gullickson
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Smith

Roster
2004 New Orleans Saints final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 5 inactive, 8 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

During the 2004 regular season, the Saints' non-divisional conference opponents were primarily from the NFC West, although they also played the Minnesota Vikings from the NFC North, and the Dallas Cowboys from the NFC East. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC West.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 12 Seattle Seahawks L 7–21 0–1 64,900
2 September 19 San Francisco 49ers W 30–27 1–1 64,900
3 September 26 at St. Louis Rams W 28–25 2–1 65,856
4 October 3 at Arizona Cardinals L 10–34 2–2 28,109
5 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 2–3 64,900
6 October 17 Minnesota Vikings L 31–38 2–4 64,900
7 October 24 at Oakland Raiders W 31–26 3–4 45,337
8 Bye
9 November 7 at San Diego Chargers L 17–43 3–5 59,662
10 November 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–20 4–5 64,900
11 November 21 Denver Broncos L 13–34 4–6 64,900
12 November 28 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–24 4–7 70,521
13 December 5 Carolina Panthers L 21–32 4–8 58,878
14 December 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–13 5–8 64,056
15 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17 6–8 65,075
16 December 26 Atlanta Falcons W 26–13 7–8 64,900
17 January 2 at Carolina Panthers W 21–18 8–8 73,302

Standings
NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Atlanta Falcons 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 340 337 L2
New Orleans Saints 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 348 405 W4
Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 355 339 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 301 304 L4

References
  1. 2004 New Orleans Saints
  2. In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the regular season, team trailed at some point in the game, sorted by most games in season matching criteria
  3. "2004 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2014.


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