2004 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 2004 8–8 2nd NFC South Jim Haslett Mickey Loomis Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify Mitch Berger (P)Joe Horn (WR) None Saints seasons The 2004 season was the New Orleans Saints' 38th in the National Football League (NFL) and fifth under head coach Jim Haslett. They matched their previous season's output of 8–8,2004 New Orleans Saints 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.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 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 2004 NFL draft 2004 New Orleans Saints 1 18 Will Smith Defensive end Ohio State yes yes 2 50 Devery Henderson Wide receiver LSU yes 2 60 Courtney Watson Linebacker Notre Dame yes 5 139 Rodney Leisle Defensive tackle UCLA yes 5 156 Mike Karney Fullback Arizona State yes 7 240 Colby Bockwoldt Linebacker BYU yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/2004_draft.htm 2004 New Orleans Saints Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 5, 2014 Personnel Staff 2004 New Orleans Saints 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 coach – Jim Haslett 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 coordinator – Rick Venturi Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Winston Moss Secondary – Joe Baker Secondary/cornerbacks – Greg Brown Defensive assistant/quality control – Ty Knott Defensive assistant/special projects – Joe Alley Special teams coordinator – Al Everest Assistant special teams – Danny Langsdorf Strength and conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Smith Roster 2004 New Orleans Saints 53 5 8  4 Todd Bouman  2 Aaron Brooks 44 Mike Karney FB 25 Fred McAfee 26 Deuce McAllister 27 Aaron Stecker 88 Talman Gardner 19 Devery Henderson 87 Joe Horn 84 Michael Lewis 80 Jerome Pathon 83 Donté Stallworth 85 Ernie Conwell 89 Lamont Hall 81 Zach Hilton 82 Boo Williams 65 LeCharles Bentley C 71 Spencer Folau G 72 Wayne Gandy OT 61 Montrae Holland G 64 Kendyl Jacox G 67 Jamar Nesbit G 68 Victor Riley OT 78 Jon Stinchcomb OT 92 Tony Bryant DE 94 Charles Grant DE 95 Howard Green DT 93 Darren Howard DE 75 Rodney Leisle DT 91 Will Smith DE 97 Johnathan Sullivan DT 98 Willie Whitehead DE 66 Brian Young DT 50 James Allen OLB 57 Colby Bockwoldt OLB 52 Sedrick Hodge OLB 53 Roger Knight 51 Terrence Melton OLB 56 Orlando Ruff MLB 54 Darrin Smith OLB 55 Courtney Watson MLB 20 Jay Bellamy SS 35 Fakhir Brown CB 21 Jason Craft CB 37 Steve Gleason SS 34 Tebucky Jones FS 43 Mike McKenzie CB 40 Mel Mitchell FS 24 Monty Montgomery CB 22 Fred Thomas CB 17 Mitch Berger P  3 John Carney K 47 Kevin Houser LS 33 Ashley Ambrose CB (IR) 7px 29 Keyuo Craver CB (Susp.) 7px 58 Cie Grant MLB (IR) 7px 59 Derrick Rodgers OLB (IR) 7px 90 Kenny Smith DT (IR) 7px 60 Ben Archibald OT 30 Fred Booker CB 96 Jeremiah Garrison LB 74 Augie Hoffmann G 12 Kliff Kingsbury QB 15 Brian Poli-Dixon WR 46 Nate Schurman FB 63 Chad Setterstrom G 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 Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Seattle Seahawks L 7–21 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 2 September 19 San Francisco 49ers W 30–27 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 3 September 26 at St. Louis Rams W 28–25 (OT) 2–1 Edward Jones Dome 65,856 4 October 3 at Arizona Cardinals L 10–34 2–2 Sun Devil Stadium 28,109 5 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 2–3 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 6 October 17 Minnesota Vikings L 31–38 2–4 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 7 October 24 at Oakland Raiders W 31–26 3–4 Network Associates Coliseum 45,337 8 Bye 9 November 7 at San Diego Chargers L 17–43 3–5 Qualcomm Stadium 59,662 10 November 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–20 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 11 November 21 Denver Broncos L 13–34 4–6 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 12 November 28 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–24 4–7 Georgia Dome 70,521 13 December 5 Carolina Panthers L 21–32 4–8 Louisiana Superdome 58,878 14 December 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–13 5–8 Texas Stadium 64,056 15 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17 6–8 Raymond James Stadium 65,075 16 December 26 Atlanta Falcons W 26–13 7–8 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 17 January 2 at Carolina Panthers W 21–18 8–8 Bank of America Stadium 73,302Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 2004 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orleans Saints New Category:Long stubs with short prose