Week 4, 2004

played in New Orleans, LA

84 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	14	7	7	7	-	35
New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 LA - Andre Johnson 32 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 07:45 LA - Andre Johnson 8 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 07:17 LA - Amani Toomer 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 11:53 NOS - Damon Moore 42 interception return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 03:19 LA - Andre Johnson 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 14:19 NOS - Karl Williams 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 10:48 LA - Stephen Alexander 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 LA - Andre Johnson 32 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 07:45 LA - Andre Johnson 8 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 07:17 LA - Amani Toomer 11 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 11:53 NOS - Damon Moore 42 interception return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 03:19 LA - Andre Johnson 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 14:19 NOS - Karl Williams 3 pass from Matt Hassebeck (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 10:48 LA - Stephen Alexander 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Team Statistics LA NOS
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 28 14
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 439 225
- Offensive Plays 69 68
- Yards per Play 6.36 3.31
Net Rushing Yards 130 55
- Rushing Attempts 34 14
- Yards per Rush 3.82 3.93
Net Passing Yards 309 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 1 53 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/9 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 8.83 3.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/5
Penalties/Yards 10/117 13/80
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 4/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:05 23:55

Team Statistics	LA	NOS
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	28	14
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	439	225
- Offensive Plays	69	68
- Yards per Play	6.36	3.31
Net Rushing Yards	130	55
- Rushing Attempts	34	14
- Yards per Rush	3.82	3.93
Net Passing Yards	309	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 1	53 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/9	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	8.83	3.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/5
Penalties/Yards	10/117	13/80
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	4/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:05	23:55

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	10:40	3:01	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
1	5:50	3:25	OWN 19	7	37	Punt
2	14:55	7:47	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	4:31	1:31	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	1:52	1:40	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
3	12:34	0:49	OWN 18	4	7	Interception
3	11:45	3:52	OWN 26	6	39	Punt
3	6:30	3:22	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
4	14:08	2:28	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
4	11:25	0:46	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
4	7:40	1:46	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	3:50	1:45	50	3	5	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 32	3	0	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	0:52	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	7:39	1:49	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	2:25	2:30	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	7:08	2:37	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
2	3:00	1:08	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 42	2	0	Half
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 14	4	7	Punt
3	7:53	1:23	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	3:08	4:00	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:40	0:15	OWN 23	1	-9	Fumble
4	10:39	2:59	OWN 20	12	53	Downs
4	5:54	2:04	OWN 33	10	17	Downs
4	2:05	1:11	OWN 20	6	12	Downs

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	17	67	3.94	21	1
Jonathan Linton	10	37	3.70	16	1
Joey Harrington	7	26	3.71	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LaMont Jordan	6	12	2.00	9	0
Alexis Shepherd	5	27	5.40	15	1
Matt Hassebeck	2	13	6.50	7	0
Joel Makovicka	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	32	25	318	3/9	5	32	1	134.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	53	19	179	1/9	1	26	0	52.3

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Johnson	8	9	107	13.38	62	32	3
WR Amani Toomer	5	6	67	13.40	24	27	1
WR Ronald Curry	5	6	68	13.60	24	21	0
TE Stephen Alexander	4	6	61	15.25	34	24	1
WR Devery Henderson	2	3	17	8.50	2	9	0
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
FB Wade Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	4	17	55	13.75	2	21	0
WR Karl Williams	4	8	62	15.50	29	26	1
WR Charles Rogers	3	8	20	6.67	0	13	0
TE Marcus Pollard	2	3	17	8.50	0	9	0
FB Joel Makovicka	2	2	15	7.50	15	18	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	3	4	4.00	7	4	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Wayne McGarity	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Damon Moore	1	42	42.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jonathan Linton	2	0	0
Joey Harrington	1	1	0
Brad Meester	0	2	0
Fred Robbins	0	1	0
Will Overstreet	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Matt Hassebeck	1	0
Dexter Coakley	0	1
Antoine Winfield	0	1
Dhani Jones	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	7	298	42.6	31.6	51	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	348	49.7	46.6	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Hoskins	1	2	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	3	6	2.0	0
Vinny Sutherland	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	1	30	30.0	0
Anthony Henry	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jones	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Will Overstreet	5	0	1.0	7	33
CB Anthony Henry	4	3	0.0	13	47
CB Jerry Azumah	4	2	0.0	12	45
S Derrick Hoskins	4	1	0.0	13	47
ILB Johnathan Vilma	2	2	0.0	12	43
CB Dunta Robinson	2	2	0.0	9	49
DE Jared Tomich	2	1	0.0	11	35
S Chris Hope	2	1	0.0	12	49
S Julio Cascadden	2	0	0.0	2	24
DE Alex Brown	2	0	0.0	8	29
OLB Gabe Northern	1	0	0.0	12	39
DT Sammie Stanton	1	0	0.0	6	25
CB Julio Wickland	1	0	0.0	5	30
OLB John Leake	1	0	0.0	8	5
DT Fred Robbins	0	1	0.0	6	31
ILB Napoleon Harris	0	1	0.0	3	17

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Cullen Jenkins	7	0	1.0	25	31
S Dwight Smith	7	2	0.0	32	35
DT Kindal Moorehead	5	0	1.0	26	27
ILB Dhani Jones	5	3	0.0	30	35
CB Kelly Herndon	4	0	0.0	30	35
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	1	1.0	25	31
CB Antoine Winfield	3	2	0.0	28	35
OLB Steve Foley	3	1	0.0	17	18
S Carl Crawford	3	0	0.0	17	14
CB Jeremetrius Butler	2	2	0.0	17	14
S Damon Moore	2	1	0.0	9	6
DT William Carr	2	0	0.0	14	16
DE Grant Wistrom	2	0	0.0	15	8
S Buddy Love	1	4	0.0	18	21
ILB Brian Simmons	1	1	0.0	9	4
ILB Phil Glover	1	0	0.0	4	0
OLB Brendon Ayanbadejo	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Cedric Woodard	1	0	0.0	14	8
DT Jaylen Westbrook	1	0	0.0	16	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Will Overstreet	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Jared Tomich	0.0	1	3	0	35
DT Clint Haynes	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Sammie Stanton	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Fred Robbins	0.0	0	5	3	31
DE Alex Brown	0.0	0	3	1	29
OLB Gabe Northern	0.0	0	1	0	39
CB Julio Wickland	0.0	0	1	0	30

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cullen Jenkins	1.0	2	0	31
DT Kindal Moorehead	1.0	0	1	27
OLB Dexter Coakley	1.0	0	0	31
DT William Carr	0.0	1	2	16
DT Jaylen Westbrook	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Anthony Henry	4	3	47
CB Jerry Azumah	4	1	45
S Julio Cascadden	2	2	24
CB Dunta Robinson	2	1	49
S Derrick Hoskins	2	0	47
ILB Johnathan Vilma	2	0	43
S Chris Hope	1	3	49
OLB Will Overstreet	1	1	33
CB Julio Wickland	1	1	30
OLB Gabe Northern	0	1	39

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	5	0	0	35
ILB Dhani Jones	4	1	0	35
OLB Steve Foley	4	0	0	18
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	0	31
CB Kelly Herndon	2	0	0	35
CB Jeremetrius Butler	2	0	0	14
S Buddy Love	1	0	0	21
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0	4
OLB Brendon Ayanbadejo	1	0	0	3
CB Antoine Winfield	1	0	0	35
S Carl Crawford	1	0	0	14
S Damon Moore	0	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Gandy	3	5	0	29	0	35
Ryan Tucker	2	5	0	30	0	26
Kevin Shaffer	2	3	1	29	1	35
Brad Meester	1	5	0	34	2	35
Stephen Alexander	1	2	0	22	0	25
Justin Bates	1	2	0	5	0	0
Todd Washington	0	5	0	31	0	35
Wade Reeves	0	2	0	17	0	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ephraim Salaam	2	3	14	0	45
Joel Makovicka	1	3	9	0	20
Jason Peters	1	1	14	0	46
Bryan Anderson	0	2	14	0	51
Ben Claxton	0	1	14	1	47
Marcus Pollard	0	1	9	0	34
Tyson Walter	0	1	14	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Wickland	2	36
Jason Gavadza	1	16
Chris Cornell	1	15
Dallas Clark	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cloud	1	23
Wayne McGarity	1	16
Charles Rogers	1	13

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Washington	31	35	---	---	6	72
Julio Wickland	---	---	5	30	36	71
Brad Meester	34	35	---	---	1	70
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	13	47	9	69
Joey Harrington	34	35	---	---	---	69
Dunta Robinson	---	---	9	49	7	65
Jerry Azumah	---	---	12	45	7	64
Mike Gandy	29	35	---	---	---	64
Kevin Shaffer	29	35	---	---	---	64
Ryan Tucker	30	26	---	---	7	63
Anthony Henry	---	---	13	47	3	63
Chris Hope	---	---	12	49	---	61
Johnathan Vilma	---	---	12	43	---	55
Stephen Alexander	22	25	---	---	7	54
Andre Johnson	25	29	---	---	---	54
Amani Toomer	17	20	---	---	16	53
Gabe Northern	---	---	12	39	---	51
Ronald Curry	19	27	---	---	1	47
Jared Tomich	---	---	11	35	---	46
Jonathan Linton	14	9	---	---	23	46
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	20	25	---	---	---	45
Wade Reeves	17	19	---	---	5	41
Fred Robbins	---	---	6	31	4	41
Will Overstreet	---	---	7	33	---	40
Alex Brown	---	---	8	29	2	39
Devery Henderson	15	10	---	---	9	34
Sammie Stanton	---	---	6	25	1	32
Clint Haynes	---	---	8	23	---	31
Jared DeVries	---	---	3	19	7	29
John Leake	---	---	8	5	16	29
Napoleon Harris	---	---	3	17	8	28
Julio Cascadden	---	---	2	24	---	26
Jason Gavadza	4	0	---	---	16	20
Chris Cornell	3	1	---	---	15	19
Dallas Clark	8	2	---	---	9	19
Chris Perry	6	8	---	---	2	16
Mark Tauscher	4	9	---	---	---	13
Cornell Green	5	0	---	---	7	12
Justin Bates	5	0	---	---	7	12
Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	4	4	2	10
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamie Yeater	3	0	---	---	---	3
Todd Husak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Casey Bramlet	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bryan Anderson	14	51	---	---	7	72
Antoine Winfield	---	---	28	35	8	71
Joe Horn	11	47	---	---	10	68
Matt Hassebeck	14	54	---	---	---	68
Dwight Smith	---	---	32	35	1	68
Ben Claxton	14	47	---	---	7	68
Kelly Herndon	---	---	30	35	---	65
Dhani Jones	---	---	30	35	---	65
Tyson Walter	14	47	---	---	---	61
Jason Peters	14	46	---	---	---	60
Ephraim Salaam	14	45	---	---	---	59
Dexter Coakley	---	---	25	31	2	58
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	25	31	---	56
Kindal Moorehead	---	---	26	27	1	54
Antonio Smith	---	---	22	31	---	53
Marcus Pollard	9	34	---	---	9	52
Vinny Sutherland	12	32	---	---	4	48
Jim Kleinsasser	8	23	---	---	16	47
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	17	14	14	45
Carl Crawford	---	---	17	14	13	44
Joel Makovicka	9	20	---	---	14	43
Buddy Love	---	---	18	21	---	39
Karl Williams	3	29	---	---	6	38
Brian Simmons	---	---	9	4	22	35
Steve Foley	---	---	17	18	---	35
William Carr	---	---	14	16	4	34
Charles Rogers	2	18	---	---	13	33
Mike Cloud	2	7	---	---	23	32
Wayne McGarity	0	15	---	---	16	31
Alexis Shepherd	6	25	---	---	---	31
LaMont Jordan	8	20	---	---	1	29
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	16	13	---	29
Grant Wistrom	---	---	15	8	4	27
Cedric Woodard	---	---	14	8	5	27
Brent Smith	0	12	---	---	7	19
Scott Kooistra	0	12	---	---	7	19
Damon Moore	---	---	9	6	---	15
Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	14	14
Brendon Ayanbadejo	---	---	6	3	2	11
Steve McKinney	0	10	---	---	---	10
Phil Glover	---	---	4	0	6	10
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Akers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	14	1.2
Middle	11	92	8.4
Right	9	26	2.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	8	30	3.8
Right	1	-3	-3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	32	25	6	1	0	1	4	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	53	19	3	2	3	13	13	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	64	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	116	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	138	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	35	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	73	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	17	2	47	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Johnson	9	8	107	2	29
WR Amani Toomer	6	5	67	1	20
TE Stephen Alexander	6	4	61	2	25
WR Ronald Curry	6	5	68	1	27
WR Devery Henderson	3	2	17	0	10
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0	0	19
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	1	-2	0	25

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	17	4	2	55	1	47
WR Karl Williams	8	4	0	62	2	29
WR Charles Rogers	8	3	0	20	0	18
WR Wayne McGarity	5	0	1	0	0	15
WR Vinny Sutherland	5	1	0	4	0	32
TE Marcus Pollard	3	2	0	17	0	34
RB LaMont Jordan	3	1	0	4	0	20
FB Joel Makovicka	2	2	0	15	0	20
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	0	2	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	3	5	1.67	3.94
Jonathan Linton	1	7	7.00	3.70

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	5	5	45	9.00	9.94

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	3	2	6	2.00	3.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amani Toomer	2	2	13	6.50	11.17
WR Andre Johnson	2	2	20	10.00	11.89
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	12	12.00	10.17

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Williams	1	1	3	3.00	7.75
RB LaMont Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Charles Rogers	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Joey Harrington	3	1
Jonathan Linton	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	1	0
Alexis Shepherd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	7	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amani Toomer	2	1	1
WR Ronald Curry	2	2	2
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	0
WR Andre Johnson	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	3	1	1
WR Karl Williams	3	1	1
WR Wayne McGarity	2	0	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	2	2	1
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	0
FB Joel Makovicka	1	1	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)