2004 New Orleans Saints season

2004 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach Jim Haslett
General manager Mickey Loomis
Home field Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record 8–8
Division place 2nd NFC South
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers Mitch Berger (P)
Joe Horn (WR)

The 2004 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 38th as a member of 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] The 1978 Atlanta Falcons and the 2002 Cleveland Browns come closest to this record, winning eight games out of fifteen where they trailed at some point.

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

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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

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 12, 2004 Seattle Seahawks L 21–7
64,900
2 September 19, 2004 San Francisco 49ers W 30–27
64,900
3 September 26, 2004 at St. Louis Rams W 28–25
65,856
4 October 3, 2004 at Arizona Cardinals L 34–10
28,109
5 October 10, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–17
64,900
6 October 17, 2004 Minnesota Vikings L 38–31
64,900
7 October 24, 2004 at Oakland Raiders W 31–26
45,337
8 Bye
9 November 7, 2004 at San Diego Chargers L 43–17
59,662
10 November 14, 2004 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–20
64,900
11 November 21, 2004 Denver Broncos L 34–13
64,900
12 November 28, 2004 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–21
70,521
13 December 5, 2004 Carolina Panthers L 32–21
58,878
14 December 12, 2004 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–13
64,056
15 December 19, 2004 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17
65,075
16 December 26, 2004 Atlanta Falcons W 26–13
64,900
17 January 2, 2005 at Carolina Panthers W 21–18
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 6–6 335 339 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 301 304 L4

References

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