2004 New Orleans Saints season

2004 New Orleans Saints season
Head Coach	Jim Haslett
Home Field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	8–8
Place	2nd NFC South
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Mitch Berger (P) Joe Horn (WR)
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 (NFL). They matched their previous season's output of 8–8, 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. 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.

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

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 Head Coach – Jim Haslett Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Mike McCarthy Quarterbacks – Mike Sheppard Running Backs – Dave Atkins Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Assistant Wide Receivers – Danny Langsdorf Tight Ends – Bob Palcic Offensive Line – Jack Henry Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Chip Beake			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

Roster

2004 New Orleans Saints roster
	Quarterbacks  2 Aaron Brooks  4 Todd Bouman Running backs 44 Mike Karney FB 25 Fred McAfee 26 Deuce McAllister 27 Aaron Stecker KR Wide receivers 88 Talman Gardner 19 Devery Henderson 87 Joe Horn 84 Michael Lewis 80 Jerome Pathon 83 Donté Stallworth Tight ends 85 Ernie Conwell 89 Lamont Hall 82 Boo Williams		Offensive linemen 65 LeCharles Bentley C 71 Spencer Folau T 72 Wayne Gandy T 61 Montrae Holland G 64 Kendyl Jacox G 67 Jamar Nesbit G 68 Victor Riley T 78 Jon Stinchcomb T Defensive linemen 94 Charles Grant DE 93 Darren Howard DE 91 Will Smith DE 98 Willie Whitehead DE		Linebackers 50 James Allen 57 Colby Bockwoldt 52 Sedrick Hodge 56 Orlando Ruff 54 Darrin Smith 55 Courtney Watson Defensive backs 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 20 Jay Bellamy FS 37 Steve Gleason SS 34 Tebucky Jones SS 22 Fred Thomas CB 40 Mel Mitchell FS Special teams 17 Mitch Berger P  3 John Carney K 47 Kevin Houser LS		Reserve lists 97 Johnathan Sullivan NT (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 59 Derrick Rodgers OLB (IR) File:Injury icon.svg Practice squad 12 Kliff Kingsbury QB 63 Chad Setterstrom G Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, 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	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

External links

• 2004 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com