Wild Card Round: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks (Qwest Field), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat January 8, 2005 at 4:37pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Qwest Field 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 Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card 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-Seattle Seahawks 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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| St. Louis Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 714172727 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 310132020 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Torry Holt 15 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 7-0 |
| Seahawks | Josh Brown 47 yard field goal | 7-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Marshall Faulk 1 yard rush ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 14-3 |
| Seahawks | Bobby Engram 19 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick) | 14-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Josh Brown 30 yard field goal | 14-13 |
| Rams | Jeff Wilkins 38 yard field goal | 17-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Darrell Jackson 23 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick) | 17-20 |
| Rams | Jeff Wilkins 27 yard field goal | 20-20 |
| Rams | Cam Cleeland 17 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 27-20 |
St. Louis Rams defeated Seattle Seahawks 27-20 at Qwest Field in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Rams: Cam Cleeland 17 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick). Top line of the day: Matt Hasselbeck: 341 pass yards on 27-of-43, 2 TD, 1 INT. St. Louis Rams advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
St. Louis Rams walked out of Qwest Field as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Seattle Seahawks will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-20. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Rams: Cam Cleeland 17 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. St. Louis Rams advance to the divisional round.
St. Louis Rams 27, Seattle Seahawks 20. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 65397. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Matt Hasselbeck: 341 pass yards on 27-of-43, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Marshall Faulk: 55 rush yards on 13 carries
- Darrell Jackson: 12 catches for 128 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Qwest Field. Final: St. Louis Rams 27, Seattle Seahawks 20, with St. Louis Rams taking the result by 7. **First quarter**
- Rams: Torry Holt 15 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick)
- Seahawks: Josh Brown 47 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Rams: Marshall Faulk 1 yard rush ( Jeff Wilkins kick)
- Seahawks: Bobby Engram 19 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick)
Third quarter
- Seahawks: Josh Brown 30 yard field goal
- Rams: Jeff Wilkins 38 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Seahawks: Darrell Jackson 23 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick)
- Rams: Jeff Wilkins 27 yard field goal
- Rams: Cam Cleeland 17 yard pass from Marc Bulger ( Jeff Wilkins kick)
Top performers
- Matt Hasselbeck: 341 pass yards on 27-of-43, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Marshall Faulk: 55 rush yards on 13 carries
- Darrell Jackson: 12 catches for 128 yards
| Rams | Seahawks | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total Yards | 396 | 413 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 18/32 | 27/43 |
| Pass yards | 313 | 341 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 5 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 19 | 9 |
| Net pass yards | 294 | 332 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 27 | 20 |
| Rush yards | 102 | 81 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 4 | 9 |
| Penalty yards | 30 | 61 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | |||||
| Marc Bulger | 18/32 | 313 | 2 | 1 | |
| SEA | |||||
| Matt Hasselbeck | 27/43 | 341 | 2 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | ||||
| Marshall Faulk | 13 | 55 | 1 | 13 |
| Steven Jackson | 10 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Marc Bulger | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Isaac Bruce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SEA | ||||
| Shaun Alexander | 15 | 40 | 0 | 9 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | ||||
| Torry Holt | 6 | 108 | 1 | 52 |
| Kevin Curtis | 4 | 107 | 0 | 50 |
| Isaac Bruce | 3 | 40 | 0 | 21 |
| Shaun McDonald | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Cam Cleeland | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Marshall Faulk | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Steven Jackson | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| SEA | ||||
| Darrell Jackson | 12 | 128 | 1 | 23 |
| Itula Mili | 6 | 98 | 0 | 22 |
| Koren Robinson | 4 | 40 | 0 | 15 |
| Bobby Engram | 3 | 34 | 1 | 19 |
| Shaun Alexander | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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