The 2004 season was the New Orleans Saints' 38th in the National Football League (NFL) and fifth under head coach Jim Haslett. They matched their previous season's output of 8–8,2004 New Orleans Saints and the team finished the season on a four-game winning streak, which was all the more remarkable because the Saints trailed at some point during every game.In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the regular season, team trailed at some point in the game, sorted by most games in season matching criteria This record was equalled by the 2012 Cowboys, but before this season the 1978 Falcons and the 2002 Browns come closest to this record, winning eight games out of fifteen where they trailed at some point.

Offseason NFL draft

Personnel Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule During the 2004 regular season, the Saints' non-divisional conference opponents were primarily from the NFC West, although they also played the Minnesota Vikings from the NFC North, and the Dallas Cowboys from the NFC East. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC West.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Seattle Seahawks L 7–21 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 2 September 19 San Francisco 49ers W 30–27 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 3 September 26 at St. Louis Rams W 28–25 2–1 Edward Jones Dome 65,856 4 October 3 at Arizona Cardinals L 10–34 2–2 Sun Devil Stadium 28,109 5 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 2–3 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 6 October 17 Minnesota Vikings L 31–38 2–4 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 7 October 24 at Oakland Raiders W 31–26 3–4 Network Associates Coliseum 45,337 8 Bye 9 November 7 at San Diego Chargers L 17–43 3–5 Qualcomm Stadium 59,662 10 November 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–20 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 11 November 21 Denver Broncos L 13–34 4–6 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 12 November 28 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–24 4–7 Georgia Dome 70,521 13 December 5 Carolina Panthers L 21–32 4–8 Louisiana Superdome 58,878 14 December 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–13 5–8 Texas Stadium 64,056 15 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17 6–8 Raymond James Stadium 65,075 16 December 26 Atlanta Falcons W 26–13 7–8 Louisiana Superdome 64,900 17 January 2 at Carolina Panthers W 21–18 8–8 Bank of America Stadium 73,302Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Standings

References

External links 2004 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com