2004 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team sports season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Rams 2004 8–8 2nd NFC West Mike Martz Georgia Frontiere Edward Jones Dome Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Seahawks) 27–20Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Falcons) 17–47 WR Torry Holt OT Orlando Pace Rams seasons The 2004 season was the St. Louis Rams' 67th in the National Football League and their tenth in St. Louis. For the first time since 1997, Kurt Warner was not on the opening day roster. Although the Rams’ record was good enough to qualify for the postseason, they did so without posting a winning record. Statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the 2004 Rams were, play for play, the worst team to make the playoffs in the site's rating history.Football Outsiders: Final 2010 DVOA Ratings https://web.archive.org/web/20110711020031/http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2011/final-2010-dvoa-ratings July 11, 2011 “The [2010] Seahawks were so good in their final win ... [it] puts them ahead of the 2004 Rams...” This was also the last time the Rams made the playoffs in St. Louis; the team returned to the playoffs in 2017, their second season after the franchise returned to Los Angeles. The season is memorable for the Rams drafting running back Steven Jackson with the 24th pick of the 2004 NFL Draft. During the season, the Rams relied less on Marshall Faulk, who was slowed by age and injuries, forcing Jackson to garner a bulk of the carries. He finished the season with 673 rushing yards despite seeing limited action. The Rams, in the playoffs, defeated their rival Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round, but their 10th season in St. Louis ended in a 47–17 blowout to the Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional round. The Rams would not make the playoffs again until 2017 when they moved back to Los Angeles. For the first time this season, the Rams completed a 2–0 regular season sweep of the rival Seahawks. They would not accomplish this again until 2015. Offseason Draft 2004 NFL draft 2004 St. Louis Rams 1 24 Steven Jackson RB Oregon State yes 3 91 Tony Hargrove DE Georgia Tech 4 130 Brandon Chillar LB North Texas 5 158 Jason Shivers S Arizona State 6 201 Jeff Smoker QB Michigan State 7 237 Erik Jensen TE Iowa 7 238 Larry Turner OT Eastern Kentucky The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-27. Roster 2004 St. Louis Rams 53 7 8 10 Marc Bulger 12 Chris Chandler 11 Jamie Martin  9 Jeff Smoker 27 Aveion Cason 28 Marshall Faulk 44 Joey Goodspeed FB 33 Arlen Harris 39 Steven Jackson 80 Isaac Bruce 83 Kevin Curtis 82 Mike Furrey 81 Torry Holt 89 Dane Looker 84 Shaun McDonald 47 Nick Burley 87 Cam Cleeland 86 Brandon Manumaleuna 72 Darnell Alford G 69 Matt Lehr G 67 Andy McCollum C 61 Tom Nütten G 76 Orlando Pace OT 60 Blaine Saipaia OT 62 Adam Timmerman G 64 Larry Turner C 77 Grant Williams OT 94 Bryce Fisher DE 96 Erik Flowers DE 95 Anthony Hargrove DE 98 Brian Howard DT 97 Tyoka Jackson DT 73 Jimmy Kennedy DT 92 Damione Lewis DT 91 Leonard Little DE 79 Ryan Pickett DT 54 Brandon Chillar OLB 57 Trev Faulk MLB 52 Tommy Polley OLB 55 Robert Thomas MLB 50 Pisa Tinoisamoa OLB 58 Drew Wahlroos OLB 20 Dwight Anderson CB 31 Adam Archuleta SS 23 Jerametrius Butler CB 25 Rich Coady S 42 Antuan Edwards FS 22 Travis Fisher CB 21 Kevin Garrett CB 24 DeJuan Groce CB 45 Chris Massey LS  2 Kevin Stemke P 14 Jeff Wilkins K 37 Zack Bronson SS (IR) 7px 66 Chris Dishman G (IR) 7px 49 Erik Jensen TE (IR) 7px 56 Jeremy Loyd OLB(IR) 7px 63 Scott Tercero OT (IR) 7px 68 Kyle Turley OT (IR) 7px 35 Aeneas Williams FS (IR) 7px 47 Mike Brake TE 65 Toby Cecil C 88 Michael Coleman WR 36 Dusty McGrorty RB  8 Russ Michna QB 19 Brandon Middleton WR 71 Matt Morgan OT 51 Tony Newson OLB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Arizona Cardinals W 17–10 1–0 Edward Jones Dome 65,538 2 September 19 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–34 1–1 Georgia Dome 70,882 3 September 26 New Orleans Saints L 25–28 (OT) 1–2 Edward Jones Dome 65,856 4 October 3 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–14 2–2 3Com Park 66,696 5 October 10 at Seattle Seahawks W 33–27 (OT) 3–2 Qwest Field 66,940 6 October 18, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–21 4–2 Edward Jones Dome 66,040 7 October 24 at Miami Dolphins L 14–31 4–3 Pro Player Stadium 72,945 8 Bye 9 November 7 New England Patriots L 22–40 4–4 Edward Jones Dome 66,107 10 November 14 Seattle Seahawks W 23–12 5–4 Edward Jones Dome 66,044 11 November 21 at Buffalo Bills L 17–37 5–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,393 12 November 28 at Green Bay Packers L 17–45 5–6 Lambeau Field 70,385 13 December 5 San Francisco 49ers W 16–6 6–6 Edward Jones Dome 65,793 14 December 12 at Carolina Panthers L 7–20 6–7 Bank of America Stadium 73,306 15 December 19 at Arizona Cardinals L 7–31 6–8 Sun Devil Stadium 40,070 16 December 27, 2004 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–7 7–8 Edward Jones Dome 66,129 17 January 2 New York Jets W 32–29 (OT) 8–8 Edward Jones Dome 65,877Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Week 1 Cardinals 0 3 7 0 Rams 0 6 3 8 September 12 Edward Jones Dome 65,538 Indoors (dome) Bill Carollo Dan Miller, JC Pearson FOX yes Q2 11:21 STL Wilkins 50 yard field goal STL 3–0 Q2 8:10 ARI Rackers 22 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 2:39 STL Wilkins 28 yard field goal STL 6–3 Q3 5:50 STL Wilkins 22 yard field goal STL 9–3 Q3 0:57 ARI Smith 11 yard run (Rackers kick) ARI 10–9 Q4 14:27 STL Bruce 8 yard pass from Bulger (Faulk run) STL 17–10 yes Marshall Faulk 22 Rush, 128 Yds Isaac Bruce 9 Rec, 112 Yds The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-27. Standings Playoffs 2004–05 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard January 8, 2005 at Seattle Seahawks (4) W 27–20 1–0 Qwest Field 65,397 Divisional January 15, 2005 at Atlanta Falcons (2) L 17–47 1–1 Georgia Dome 70,709 Wild Card Rams 7 7 3 10 Seahawks 3 7 3 7 January 8 Qwest Field 65,397 Walt Coleman yes Q1 11:33 STL Holt 15 yard pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick) STL 7–0 Q1 2:05 SEA Brown 47 yard field goal STL 7–3 Q2 13:32 STL Faulk 1 yard run (Wilkins kick) STL 14–3 Q2 6:28 SEA Engram 19 yard pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick) STL 14–10 Q3 8:02 SEA Brown 30 yard field goal STL 14–13 Q3 2:35 STL Wilkins 38 yard field goal STL 17–13 Q4 13:43 SEA Jackson 23 yard pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick) SEA 20–17 Q4 8:07 STL Wilkins 27 yard field goal Tie 20–20 Q4 2:11 STL Cleeland 17 yard pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick) STL 27–20 yes Marc Bulger 18/32, 313 Yds Torry Holt 6 Rec, 108 Yds Kevin Curtis 4 Rec, 107 Yds The Football Database. 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