2004 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2005 · Qwest Field
St. Louis RamsWinner
27
at
Seattle Seahawks
20
SEA -4 upsetU 51 ✓
St. Louis Rams 27–20.
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
St. Louis Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hasselbeck | 27/43 | 341 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Alexander | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boulware | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Brown | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Koutouvides | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bernard | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Trufant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Huff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquand Manuel | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Richard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SEA -4
- Closing total
- 51
- STL moneyline
- —
- SEA moneyline
- —
Seahawks closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 51; the game landed 47 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qwest Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 45°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- STL 6 days · SEA 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Martz vs Mike Holmgren
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.