Divisional Round: St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons (Georgia Dome), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sat January 15, 2005 at 8:22pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. St. Louis Rams traveling to Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. St. Louis Rams and Atlanta Falcons are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Georgia Dome shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
St. Louis Rams versus Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of St. Louis Rams-Atlanta Falcons cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 15-1 | W14 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-7 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-10 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 11-5 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L4 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 717171717 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1428384747 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Alge Crumpler 18 yard pass from Michael Vick ( Jay Feely kick) | 0-7 |
| Rams | Kevin Curtis 57 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 7-7 |
| Falcons | Warrick Dunn 62 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick) | 7-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Warrick Dunn 19 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick) | 7-21 |
| Rams | Torry Holt 28 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 14-21 |
| Falcons | Allen Rossum 68 yard punt return ( Jay Feely kick) | 14-28 |
| Rams | Jeff Wilkins 55 yard field goal | 17-28 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Peerless Price 6 yard pass from Michael Vick ( Jay Feely kick) | 17-35 |
| Falcons | Jay Feely 38 yard field goal | 17-38 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Safety, | 17-40 |
| Falcons | T.J. Duckett 4 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick) | 17-47 |
Atlanta Falcons defeated St. Louis Rams 47-17 at Georgia Dome in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Falcons: T.J. Duckett 4 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick). The 30-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Marc Bulger: 299 pass yards on 23-of-35, 2 TD, 1 INT. Atlanta Falcons move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Atlanta Falcons walked out of Georgia Dome as the team that survived a Divisional Round St. Louis Rams will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 47-17. This was a 30-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Falcons: T.J. Duckett 4 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Atlanta Falcons move on to a conference championship.
Atlanta Falcons 47, St. Louis Rams 17. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 70709. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 4 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Marc Bulger: 299 pass yards on 23-of-35, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Warrick Dunn: 142 rush yards on 17 carries
- Kevin Curtis: 7 catches for 128 yards
Divisional Round, played at Georgia Dome. Final: St. Louis Rams 17, Atlanta Falcons 47, with Atlanta Falcons taking the result by 30. **First quarter**
- Falcons: Alge Crumpler 18 yard pass from Michael Vick ( Jay Feely kick)
- Rams: Kevin Curtis 57 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick)
- Falcons: Warrick Dunn 62 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick)
Second quarter
- Falcons: Warrick Dunn 19 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick)
- Rams: Torry Holt 28 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick)
- Falcons: Allen Rossum 68 yard punt return ( Jay Feely kick)
- Rams: Jeff Wilkins 55 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Falcons: Peerless Price 6 yard pass from Michael Vick ( Jay Feely kick)
- Falcons: Jay Feely 38 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Falcons: Safety,
- Falcons: T.J. Duckett 4 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick)
Top performers
- Marc Bulger: 299 pass yards on 23-of-35, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Warrick Dunn: 142 rush yards on 17 carries
- Kevin Curtis: 7 catches for 128 yards
The 30-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.
| Rams | Falcons | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 19 | 18 |
| Total Yards | 339 | 397 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 23/35 | 13/17 |
| Pass yards | 299 | 84 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 37 | 14 |
| Net pass yards | 262 | 70 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 18 | 40 |
| Rush yards | 77 | 327 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 3 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 26 | 32 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | |||||
| Marc Bulger | 23/35 | 299 | 2 | 1 | |
| ATL | |||||
| Michael Vick | 12/16 | 82 | 2 | 0 | |
| Warrick Dunn | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | ||||
| Steven Jackson | 9 | 32 | 0 | 15 |
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 30 | 0 | 7 |
| Dane Looker | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Marc Bulger | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| ATL | ||||
| Warrick Dunn | 17 | 142 | 2 | 62 |
| Michael Vick | 8 | 119 | 0 | 47 |
| T.J. Duckett | 15 | 66 | 1 | 13 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | ||||
| Kevin Curtis | 7 | 128 | 1 | 57 |
| Torry Holt | 2 | 42 | 1 | 28 |
| Dane Looker | 3 | 38 | 0 | 15 |
| Shaun McDonald | 4 | 37 | 0 | 14 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 31 | 0 | 14 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| ATL | ||||
| Alge Crumpler | 2 | 22 | 1 | 18 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Brian Finneran | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| DeAngelo Hall | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Dez White | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Vick | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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