2004 New Orleans Saints season

2004 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach Jim Haslett
Home field Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record 8–8
Division Place 2nd NFC South
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2003 2005

The 2004 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 38th as a member of the National Football League. They matched their previous season's output of 8–8,[1] and the team finished the season on a four game winning streak.

Contents

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

  • Defensive Coordinator – Rick Venturi
  • Defensive Line – John Pease
  • Linebackers – Winston Moss
  • Secondary – Joe Baker
  • Secondary/Cornerbacks – Greg Brown
  • Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Ty Knott

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

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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
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

  1. ^ 2004 New Orleans Saints
  2. ^ 2009 New Orleans Saints Media Guide. p. 429. http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/2009%20Saints%20Media%20Guide.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-27. 
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