Saints
28–25
NO @ STL
Rams
Final/OT · Sun, Sep 26, 2004 · 2004 Week 3 · Edward Jones Dome
Ground Share
Saints had the edge on the field
Teams with this edge win 71% of the time
NO 55%45% LA
60.5%GROUND49.8%
Win Probability
Preparing chart…
Expected Points
Preparing chart…
QB Matchup
Team Stats
| Metric | NO | LA |
|---|---|---|
| EPA / Play | +0.15 | +0.11 |
| EPA / Dropback | +0.27 | -0.00 |
| EPA / Rush | -0.00 | +0.16 |
| Success Rate | 42.1% | 42.9% |
| Explosive Play Rate | 28.9% | 28.6% |
| Yards / Play | 6.08 | 5.76 |
| Early-Down EPA / Play | +0.25 | +0.03 |
| 3rd/4th-Down Conversion | 31.3% | 43.8% |
| Avg 3rd-Down Distance | 6.8 | 8.9 |
| Line Yards / Carry | 3.32 | 4.07 |
| Opportunity Rate (4+) | 45.2% | 46.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 29.0% | 0.0% |
| Havoc Rate Allowed | 13.2% | 8.6% |
| Avg Starting Field Position | 30.6 | 26.4 |
| Plays | 76 | 70 |
| Total Yards | 462 | 403 |
| Total EPA | +11.4 | +7.9 |
| Giveaways | 0 | 1 |
Special Teams
Saints dominated the kicking game
Teams with this edge win 70% of the time
NO 100%0% STL
13.9 pts wonSPECIAL TEAMS0.0 pts won
Biggest swing · J.Carney 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left — LA +2.9
Kickoffs · evenPunts · evenKicks · even
Player Stats
NO
Dropbacks
| Player | DB | C/Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | CPOE | SR | WPA | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron BrooksQB | 43 | 24/41 | 313 | 7.3 | +11.6 | +0.27 | — | 47% | +0.64 | 1 | 0 |
Rush attempts
| Player | Att | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron SteckerRB | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | +1.9 | +0.11 | 28% | +0.21 | 1 |
| Aaron BrooksQB | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | +1.2 | +0.23 | 40% | +0.21 | 0 |
| Donte' StallworthWR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | +0.1 | +0.05 | 100% | -0.01 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana CarterRB | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | -4.7 | -0.66 | 29% | -0.17 | 0 |
Pass targets
| Player | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Yds/Play | EPA | EPA/Play | SR | WPA | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe HornWR | 7 | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | +8.3 | +1.19 | 86% | +0.28 | 1 |
| Donte' StallworthWR | 5 | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | +6.2 | +1.24 | 100% | +0.31 | 0 |
| Jerome PathonWR | 2 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | +5.2 | +2.59 | 100% | +0.20 | 0 |
| Boo WilliamsTE | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | +2.6 | +0.86 | 100% | +0.25 | 0 |
| Talman GardnerWR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | +2.2 | +2.21 | 100% | +0.03 | 0 |
| Michael L. LewisWR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | +1.2 | +1.20 | 100% | +0.15 | 0 |
| Aaron SteckerRB | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | +0.7 | +0.17 | 25% | +0.01 | 0 |
| Mike KarneyFB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | +0.2 | +0.20 | 100% | +0.00 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | FG | Long | XP | KO | TB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John CarneyK | 5/6(52, 53, 39, 38, 31 · missed 51) | 53 | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
Punting
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Net | Long | In 20 | TB | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch BergerP | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael L. LewisWR | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Will SmithLB | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael L. LewisWR | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 34 | 0 |