2004 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 2004 · Sun Devil Stadium
New Orleans Saints
10
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Arizona CardinalsWinner
34
NO -3.5 upsetO 40 ✓93°F
Arizona Cardinals 34–10 — never really in doubt late.
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 | 24/40 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stecker | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | -10.3 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tebucky Jones | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Courtney Watson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 12/18 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1/1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 21 | 127 | 6.0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Troy Hambrick | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Josh McCown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Darling | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raynoch Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeVar Woods | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Starks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Macklin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ifeanyi Ohalete | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3.5
- Closing total
- 40
- NO moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Saints closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 44 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Devil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 93°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- NO 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Haslett vs Dennis Green