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2004 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 2004 · Louisiana Superdome

San Francisco 49ers

27

New Orleans SaintsWinner

30

NO -7.5 no coverO 42 ✓Dome

New Orleans Saints 30–27 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Aaron BrooksQB

25/34, 279 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

13.3 expected points added

Passing · SF

Ken DorseyQB

18/32, 205 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

3.8 expected points added

Rushing · SF

Kevan BarlowRB

20 att, 114 yds, 2 TD

4.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Aaron SteckerRB

15 att, 41 yds, 0 TD

-2.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

San Francisco 49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Ken Dorsey18/322050123.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Kevan Barlow201145.724.1
Jamal Robertson9384.21-1.4
Terry Jackson5285.601.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Julian Peterson701.000
Jimmy Williams600.000
Derek M. Smith510.000
Jeff Ulbrich410.000
Tony Parrish320.000
Bryant Young310.000
Otis Leverette301.000
Brandon Moore300.000
Anthony Adams210.000
Ronnie Heard300.000

New Orleans Saints

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Aaron Brooks25/3427930313.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Aaron Stecker15412.70-2.6
Aaron Brooks640.70-3.9
Deuce McAllister310.30-6.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Jay Bellamy810.000
James Allen250.000
Tebucky Jones330.000
Ashley Ambrose510.013
Charles Grant411.001
Courtney Watson210.001
Will Smith301.000
Fakhir Brown300.001
Derrick Rodgers110.001
Orlando Ruff200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NO -7.5
Closing total
42
SF moneyline
NO moneyline

Saints closed -7.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 42; the game landed 57 — over by 15.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface
dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Larry Nemmers
Rest
SF 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches
Dennis Erickson vs Jim Haslett