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2004 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2005 · Qwest Field

St. Louis RamsWinner

27

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

Passing · SEA

Matt HasselbeckQB

27/43, 341 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

4.6 expected points added

Rushing · SEA

Shaun AlexanderRB

15 att, 40 yds, 0 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

St. Louis Rams

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Hasselbeck27/433412134.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Shaun Alexander15402.70-2.8
Matt Hasselbeck22613.001.8
Maurice Morris294.500.7
Mack Strong166.00-0.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Michael Boulware810.001
Chad Brown521.000
Niko Koutouvides320.000
Rocky Bernard311.000
Chike Okeafor312.000
Marcus Trufant210.001
Brandon Mitchell120.000
Orlando Huff210.000
Marquand Manuel120.000
Kris Richard200.000

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.