2004 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 2004 · Edward Jones Dome
New Orleans SaintsWinner
28
at
St. Louis Rams
25
STL -6 upsetO 49 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 28–25 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 24/41 | 316 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Ambrose | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Watson | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhir Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Talman Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -6
- Closing total
- 49
- NO moneyline
- —
- STL moneyline
- —
Rams closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49; the game landed 53 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Edward Jones Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- NO 7 days · STL 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Mike Martz