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2004 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 14th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 405 points (25.3/g), 27th.
 Differential of -57 points (-3.6/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 10th.

Coached by Jim Haslett (8-8-0)

2004 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Aaron Brooks 28 4 16 309 for 542, 3,810 yards, 21 td, 16 int, & 58 rushes for 173 yards and 4 td

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999

RB Deuce McAllister 26 3 14 269 rushes for 1,074 yards, 9 td, & 34 catches for 228 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001

FB Mike Karney 23 Rook 8 3 rushes for 7 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 42 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004

WR Joe Horn* 32 8 16 94 catches for 1,399 yards, 11 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996

WR Donte Stallworth 24 2 10 58 catches for 767 yards, 5 td, & 6 rushes for 37 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002

WR Jerome Pathon 29 6 7 34 catches for 581 yards, 1 td

Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998

TE Ernie Conwell 32 8 10 10 catches for 102 yards, 1 td

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996

TE Boo Williams 25 3 8 33 catches for 362 yards, 2 td
LT Wayne Gandy 33 10 16

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994

LG Kendyl Jacox 29 6 13
C LeCharles Bentley 25 2 16

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002

RG Montrae Holland 24 1 13

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 102nd pick / 2003

RT Victor Riley 30 6 15 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998

 Defensive Starters
LDE Charles Grant 26 2 16 10.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002

LDT Howard Green 25 2 12

Houston Texans / 6th / 190th pick / 2002

RDT Brian Young 27 4 15 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000

RDE Darren Howard 28 4 12 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000

LLB James Allen 25 2 10 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2002

LLB Sedrick Hodge 26 3 6

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001

MLB Courtney Watson 24 Rook 8 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 60th pick / 2004

MLB Orlando Ruff 28 5 8 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Derrick Rodgers 33 7 8

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1997

RLB Colby Bockwoldt 23 Rook 7 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 240th pick / 2004

LCB Mike McKenzie 28 5 10 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999

LCB Ashley Ambrose 34 12 6 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992

RCB Fakhir Brown 27 5 10 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
RCB Fred Thomas 31 8 7 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996

SS Jay Bellamy 32 10 16 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
FS Tebucky Jones 30 6 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998

 Special Teams Starters
K John Carney 40 16 0 22 of 27 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points
P Mitch Berger* 32 10 0 85 punts for a 43.6 average, 0 blocked

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994

PR Michael Lewis 33 3 1 34 punt returns for a 11.2 average and 0 td
KR Michael Lewis 33 3 1 51 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 1 td

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
James Allen 25 LB 16 10 240 6-2 Oregon State 11/11/1979 2

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2002

Ashley Ambrose 34 DB 9 6 190 5-11 Miss. Valley State 9/17/1970 12

Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992

Jay Bellamy 32 DB 16 16 200 5-11 Rutgers 7/8/1972 10
LeCharles Bentley 25 G-C 16 16 313 6-2 Ohio State 11/7/1979 2

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002

Mitch Berger* 32 P 16 0 220 6-4 Colorado 6/24/1972 10

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994

Colby Bockwoldt 23 LB 16 7 235 6-1 BYU 4/14/1981 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 240th pick / 2004

Todd Bouman 32 QB 16 0 229 6-2 St. Cloud State 8/1/1972 3
Aaron Brooks 28 QB 16 16 220 6-4 Virginia 3/24/1976 4

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999

Fakhir Brown 27 DB 16 10 192 5-11 Grambling State 9/21/1977 5
Tony Bryant 28 DE 16 0 282 6-6 Florida State 9/3/1976 5

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 40th pick / 1999

John Carney 40 K 16 0 180 5-11 Notre Dame 4/20/1964 16
Ki-Jana Carter 31 RB 2 0 222 5-10 Penn State 9/12/1973 8

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1995

Ernie Conwell 32 TE 16 10 255 6-2 Washington 8/17/1972 8

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996

Jason Craft 28 DB 14 0 187 5-10 Colorado State 2/13/1976 5

Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 160th pick / 1999

Spencer Folau 31 T 16 3 315 6-5 Idaho 4/5/1973 7
Wayne Gandy 33 T 16 16 308 6-4 Auburn 2/10/1971 10

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994

Talman Gardner 24 WR 11 1 205 6-1 Florida State 3/10/1980 1

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 231st pick / 2003

Steve Gleason 27 DB 15 0 215 5-11 Washington State 3/19/1977 4
Charles Grant 26 DE 16 16 282 6-3 Georgia 9/3/1978 2

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002

Howard Green 25 DT 14 12 320 6-2 LSU 1/12/1979 2

Houston Texans / 6th / 190th pick / 2002

Lamont Hall 30 TE 16 2 260 6-4 Clemson 11/16/1974 5
Deveron Harper 27 DB 5 0 187 5-11 Notre Dame 11/15/1977 4
Devery Henderson 22 WR 1 0 200 5-11 LSU 3/26/1982 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004

Sedrick Hodge 26 LB 9 6 244 6-4 North Carolina 9/13/1978 3

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001

Montrae Holland 24 G 13 13 322 6-2 Florida State 5/21/1980 1

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 102nd pick / 2003

Joe Horn* 32 WR 16 16 206 6-1 Itawamba Junior College 1/16/1972 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996

Kevin Houser 27 C 16 0 250 6-2 Ohio State 8/23/1977 4

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000

Darren Howard 28 DE 13 12 275 6-3 Kansas State 11/19/1976 4

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000

Kendyl Jacox 29 G-C 13 13 330 6-2 Kansas State 6/10/1975 6
Tebucky Jones 30 DB 16 16 218 6-2 Syracuse 10/6/1974 6

New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998

Mike Karney 23 FB 16 8 254 5-11 Arizona State 7/6/1981 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004

Roger Knight 26 LB 15 0 245 6-0 Wisconsin 10/11/1978 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2001

Rodney Leisle 23 DT 2 0 315 6-3 UCLA 2/5/1981 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 139th pick / 2004

Michael Lewis 33 WR 14 1 165 5-8 none 11/14/1971 3
Fred McAfee 36 RB 11 0 193 5-10 Mississippi College 6/20/1968 13

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991

Deuce McAllister 26 RB 14 14 232 6-1 Mississippi 12/27/1978 3

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001

Mike McKenzie 28 DB 10 10 194 6-0 Memphis 4/26/1976 5

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999

Terrence Melton 27 LB 2 0 235 6-1 Rice 1/1/1977 Rook
Mel Mitchell 25 DB 15 0 220 6-1 Western Kentucky 2/10/1979 2

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 150th pick / 2002

Monty Montgomery 31 DB 5 0 197 5-11 Houston 12/8/1973 7

Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 117th pick / 1997

Jamar Nesbit 28 G-C 16 4 329 6-4 South Carolina 12/17/1976 5
Jerome Pathon 29 WR 15 7 195 6-0 Acadia (Canada),Washington 12/16/1975 6

Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998

Victor Riley 30 T-G 16 15 328 6-5 Auburn 11/4/1974 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998

Derrick Rodgers 33 LB 8 8 230 6-0 Arizona State 10/14/1971 7

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1997

Orlando Ruff 28 LB 14 8 250 6-3 Furman 9/28/1976 5
Darrin Smith 34 LB 3 0 236 6-1 Miami (FL) 4/15/1970 11

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993

Shaun Smith 23 DT 5 1 320 6-2 South Carolina 8/19/1981 Rook
Will Smith 23 DE 16 4 282 6-3 Ohio State 7/4/1981 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004

Donte Stallworth 24 WR 16 10 197 6-0 Tennessee 11/10/1980 2

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002

Aaron Stecker 29 RB 16 3 213 5-10 Western Illinois,Wisconsin 11/13/1975 4
Jon Stinchcomb 25 T 4 0 302 6-5 Georgia 8/27/1979 1

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003

Johnathan Sullivan 23 DT 7 4 313 6-3 Georgia 1/21/1981 1

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 2003

Fred Thomas 31 DB 15 7 184 5-9 Mississippi,Miss. Valley State,Tennessee-Martin 9/11/1973 8

Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996

Courtney Watson 24 LB 12 8 246 6-1 Notre Dame 9/18/1980 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 60th pick / 2004

Willie Whitehead 31 DE-DT 8 0 300 6-3 Auburn 1/26/1973 5
Boo Williams 25 TE 16 8 270 6-4 Arkansas 6/22/1979 3
Brian Young 27 DT 15 15 298 6-2 Texas-El Paso 7/8/1977 4

St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000

Team Total 28.1 16 246.4 6-1.3 4.6