2004 St. Louis Rams season

The 2004 season was the St. Louis Rams' 67th in the National Football League and their 10th in St. Louis.

2004 St. Louis Rams season
OwnerGeorgia Frontiere
Head coachMike Martz
Home fieldEdward Jones Dome
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 27–20
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Falcons) 17–47
Pro BowlersWR Torry Holt
T Orlando Pace

Although the Rams’ record was good enough to qualify for the postseason, they did so without posting a winning record. Statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the 2004 Rams were, play-for-play, the worst team to make the playoffs in the site's rating history.[1] This was also the last time the Rams made the playoffs until 2017, when the franchise returned to Los Angeles; thus, this was the team’s final playoff appearance in St. Louis.

The season is memorable for the Rams drafting running back Steven Jackson with the 24th pick of the 2004 NFL Draft. During the season, the Rams relied less on Marshall Faulk, who was slowed by age and injuries, forcing Jackson to garner a bulk of the carries. He finished the season with 673 rushing yards despite seeing limited action.

The Rams, in the playoffs, defeated their rival Seattle Seahawks in the Wildcard round, but their 10th season in St. Louis ended in a 47–17 blowout to the Atlanta Falcons in the next round.

For the first time this season, the Rams completed a 2–0 regular season sweep of the rival Seahawks. They would not accomplish this again until 2015.

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 2004 NFL Draft
2004 St. Louis Rams draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 24 Steven Jackson  RB Oregon St
3 91 Tony Hargrove  DE Georgia Tech
4 130 Brandon Chillar  LB North Texas
5 158 Jason Shivers  LB Arizona St
6 201 Jeff Smoker  QB Michigan St
7 237 Erik Jensen  TE Iowa
7 238 Larry Turner  OT Eastern Kentucky
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster
2004 St. Louis Rams final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
1September 12, 2004Arizona CardinalsW 17–101–0
65,538
2September 19, 2004at Atlanta FalconsL 17–341–1
70,882
3September 26, 2004New Orleans SaintsL 25–28 (OT)1–2
65,856
4October 3, 2004at San Francisco 49ersW 24–142–2
66,696
5October 10, 2004at Seattle SeahawksW 33–27 (OT)3–2
66,940
6October 18, 2004Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 28–214–2
66,040
7October 24, 2004at Miami DolphinsL 14–314–3
72,945
8Bye
9November 7, 2004New England PatriotsL 22–404–4
66,107
10November 14, 2004Seattle SeahawksW 23–125–4
66,044
11November 21, 2004at Buffalo BillsL 17–375–5
72,393
12November 28, 2004at Green Bay PackersL 17–455–6
70,385
13December 5, 2004San Francisco 49ersW 16–66–6
65,793
14December 12, 2004at Carolina PanthersL 7–206–7
73,306
15December 19, 2004at Arizona CardinalsL 7–316–8
40,070
16December 27, 2004Philadelphia EaglesW 20–77–8
66,129
17January 2, 2005New York JetsW 32–29 (OT)8–8
65,877

Week 1
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 370 10
• Rams 0 638 17

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Standings
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 3–3 8–4 371 373 W2
(5) St. Louis Rams 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 319 392 W2
Arizona Cardinals 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 284 322 W1
San Francisco 49ers 2 14 0 .125 2–4 2–10 259 452 L3

Playoffs
WeekDateOpponentResultAttendance
WildcardJanuary 8, 2005at Seattle SeahawksW 27–20
65,397
DivisionalJanuary 15, 2005at Atlanta FalconsL 17–47
70,709

Wild Card
1 234Total
• Rams 7 7310 27
Seahawks 3 737 20
  • Date: January 8
  • Location: Qwest Field
  • Game attendance: 65,397

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References
  1. Football Outsiders: Final 2010 DVOA Ratings “The [2010] Seahawks were so good in their final win ... [it] puts them ahead of the 2004 Rams...”
  2. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-27.
  3. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-27.
  4. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-27.
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