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2004 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2004 · Louisiana Superdome

Seattle SeahawksWinner

21

New Orleans Saints

7

SEA -2.5 ✓U 45 ✓Dome

Seattle Seahawks 21–7.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · SEA

Matt HasselbeckQB

19/29, 246 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

11.3 expected points added

Passing · NO

Aaron BrooksQB

18/37, 223 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-8.2 expected points added

Rushing · SEA

Shaun AlexanderRB

28 att, 135 yds, 2 TD

2.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Deuce McAllisterRB

16 att, 57 yds, 0 TD

-8.1 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Hasselbeck19/2924611011.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Shaun Alexander281354.822.1
Mack Strong7253.60-1.7
Maurice Morris4102.501.0
Matt Hasselbeck4-1-0.30-2.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Terreal Bierria440.001
Rashad Moore420.000
Isaiah Kacyvenski210.000
Anthony Simmons300.000
Rocky Bernard301.000
Marcus Trufant300.002
Ken Hamlin300.000
Cedric Woodard200.000
Ken Lucas200.001
Chike Okeafor111.000

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Aaron Brooks18/37223112-8.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Deuce McAllister16573.60-8.1
Aaron Brooks2168.000.8
Donte' Stallworth111.00-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Courtney Watson630.000
Fred Thomas510.000
Charles Grant600.001
James Allen600.001
Jay Bellamy510.000
Derrick Rodgers310.000
Orlando Ruff220.001
Ashley Ambrose310.011
Tebucky Jones400.000
Boo Williams200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
SEA -2.5
Closing total
45
SEA moneyline
NO moneyline

Seahawks closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 14.

Total closed 45; the game landed 28 — under by 17.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface
dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Ed Hochuli
Rest
SEA 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches
Mike Holmgren vs Jim Haslett