The 2004 season was the

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' 67th in the

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and their tenth in St. Louis. Although the Rams’ record was good enough to qualify for the postseason, they did so without posting a winning record. Statistics site

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calculates that the 2004 Rams were, play-for-play, the worst team to make the playoffs in the site's rating history. This was also the last time the Rams made the playoffs until

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, 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

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with the 24th pick of the 2004 NFL Draft. During the season, the Rams relied less on

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, 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

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in the Wild Card round, but their 10th season in St. Louis ended in a 47–17 blowout to the

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in the Divisional 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

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Offseason

Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1

22 Rush, 128 Yds *

Isaac Bruce Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and a member of the 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round o ...

9 Rec, 112 Yds

Standings

Playoffs

Wild Card

Marc Bulger Marc Robert Bulger (; born April 5, 1977) is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons, primarily with the St. Louis Rams. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth ro ...

18/32, 313 Yds *

Torry Holt Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976) is a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most rec ...

6 Rec, 108 Yds *

Kevin Curtis Kevin Devon Curtis (born July 17, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. ...

4 Rec, 107 Yds The Football Database
Retrieved 2018-Jan-27.

References

St. Louis Rams seasons

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