San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints: 2004 Week 2 Recap

Game story

In Week 2 of the 2004 NFL season on 2004-09-19, the New Orleans Saints took care of business against the San Francisco 49ers, pulling away with a 30–27 final that came down to the wire.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 24 combined points — the stretch that most shaped the final margin.

A. Brooks (New Orleans Saints) paced the passing game, with +17.54 total EPA.

On the individual side, A. Brooks (New Orleans Saints) delivered the top overall EPA impact at +17.54 — the clearest player-of-the-game signal on the analytics sheet.

The momentum swing (+21.9% win probability) landed in the fourth quarter when New Orleans Saints changed the game: (1:07) (Shotgun) 2-A.Brooks pass to 83-D.Stallworth for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 16, Run 0

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA) across passing, rushing, and receiving.

1. 1 A. Brooks · New Orleans Saints · Passing · +17.54 total EPA · 39 snaps · +0.45 EPA/play
2. 2 C. Conway · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +10.47 total EPA · 8 snaps · +1.31 EPA/play
3. 3 D. Stallworth · New Orleans Saints · Receiving · +10.20 total EPA · 9 snaps · +1.13 EPA/play
4. 4 J. Horn · New Orleans Saints · Receiving · +8.69 total EPA · 8 snaps · +1.09 EPA/play
5. 5 J. Pathon · New Orleans Saints · Receiving · +6.51 total EPA · 2 snaps · +3.25 EPA/play
6. 6 K. Barlow · San Francisco 49ers · Rushing · +4.13 total EPA · 20 snaps · +0.21 EPA/play
7. 7 J. Robertson · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +1.39 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.39 EPA/play
8. 8 T. Jackson · San Francisco 49ers · Rushing · +1.10 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.22 EPA/play

Player of the game

FantasyHQ analytics player-of-the-game pick based on total EPA and signature plays.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal with the player named in official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

• New Orleans Saints — J. Horn (A. Brooks pass) (Q1 51:59)
• San Francisco 49ers — K. Barlow (Q2 41:54)
• New Orleans Saints — J. Pathon (A. Brooks pass) (Q2 39:49)
• San Francisco 49ers — K. Barlow (Q2 30:32)
• San Francisco 49ers — J. Robertson (Q4 7:11)
• New Orleans Saints — D. Stallworth (A. Brooks pass) (Q4 1:07)

Field goals

• San Francisco 49ers — T. Peterson (Q1 53:08)
• New Orleans Saints — J. Carney (Q1 47:52)
• New Orleans Saints — J. Carney (Q2 33:39)
• New Orleans Saints — J. Carney (Q3 26:22)
• San Francisco 49ers — T. Peterson (Q3 21:31)

How it unfolded, quarter by quarter

A quarter-by-quarter recap built from live scoring plays and play descriptions.

The opening quarter: New Orleans Saints won the period 10–3. San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the NO 12 (Q1 53:08) — (8:08) 2-T.Peterson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.; New Orleans Saints found the end zone from the SF 8 (Q1 51:59) — (6:59) 2-A.Brooks pass to 87-J.Horn for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 8, Run 0; New Orleans Saints added 1 points from the SF 2 (Q1 51:55) — 3-J.Carney extra point is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.; New Orleans Saints connected on a field goal from the SF 14 (Q1 47:52) — (2:52) 3-J.Carney 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman..

The second quarter: San Francisco 49ers won the period 14–10. San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the NO 10 (Q2 41:54) — (11:54) 32-K.Barlow left end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the NO 2 (Q2 41:46) — 2-T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.; New Orleans Saints found the end zone from the SF 37 (Q2 39:49) — (9:49) 2-A.Brooks pass to 80-J.Pathon for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 29, Run 8; New Orleans Saints added 1 points from the SF 7 (Q2 39:42) — 3-J.Carney extra point is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.; New Orleans Saints connected on a field goal from the SF 18 (Q2 33:39) — (3:39) 3-J.Carney 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.; San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the NO 1 (Q2 30:32) — (:32) 32-K.Barlow left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the NO 2 (Q2 30:28) — 2-T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee..

The third quarter: The quarter finished even at 3–3. New Orleans Saints connected on a field goal from the SF 20 (Q3 26:22) — (11:22) 3-J.Carney 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.; San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the NO 15 (Q3 21:31) — (6:31) 2-T.Peterson 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee..

The fourth quarter: The quarter finished even at 7–7. San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the NO 1 (Q4 7:11) — (7:11) 25-J.Robertson right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the NO 2 (Q4 7:07) — 2-T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.; New Orleans Saints found the end zone from the SF 16 (Q4 1:07) — (1:07) (Shotgun) 2-A.Brooks pass to 83-D.Stallworth for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 16, Run 0; New Orleans Saints added 1 points from the SF 2 (Q4 1:01) — 3-J.Carney extra point is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most — the swings that decided the game.

• New Orleans Saints (Q4 1:07) — (1:07) (Shotgun) 2-A.Brooks pass to 83-D.Stallworth for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 16, Run 0 [WPA +21.9% · EPA +3.13]
• New Orleans Saints (Q1 55:26) — (10:26) 26-D.McAllister right end to SF 30 for -6 yards (97-B.Young). FUMBLES (97-B.Young), touched at SF 30, RECOVERED by SF-50-D.Smith at SF 35. 50-D.Smith to SF 35 for no gain (2-A.Brooks). [WPA -16.5% · EPA -5.48]
• New Orleans Saints (Q4 1:20) — (1:20) (Shotgun) 2-A.Brooks pass to 87-J.Horn pushed ob at SF 16 for 16 yards (33-T.Parrish). Pass 15, Run 1 [WPA +16.2% · EPA +1.28]
• San Francisco 49ers (Q4 0:12) — (:12) 7-K.Dorsey pass INTERCEPTED by 33-A.Ambrose at NO 34. 33-A.Ambrose ran ob at SF 47 for 19 yards (65-J.Smiley). [WPA -15.8% · EPA -1.04]
• San Francisco 49ers (Q4 3:47) — (3:47) 25-J.Robertson right guard to NO 41 for -1 yards. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by NO-20-J.Bellamy at NO 41. 20-J.Bellamy to NO 41 for no gain (82-E.Johnson). [WPA -15.4% · EPA -3.48]

Impact plays

Highest expected-points added snaps that flipped field position and scoring chances.

• New Orleans Saints (Q1 55:26) — (10:26) 26-D.McAllister right end to SF 30 for -6 yards (97-B.Young). FUMBLES (97-B.Young), touched at SF 30, RECOVERED by SF-50-D.Smith at SF 35. 50-D.Smith to SF 35 for no gain (2-A.Brooks). [WPA -16.5% · EPA -5.48]
• San Francisco 49ers (Q1 55:18) — (10:18) 32-K.Barlow right tackle to NO 5 for 60 yards (22-F.Thomas, 34-T.Jones). [WPA +14.6% · EPA +4.66]
• New Orleans Saints (Q2 39:49) — (9:49) 2-A.Brooks pass to 80-J.Pathon for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 29, Run 8 [WPA +8.0% · EPA +4.12]
• San Francisco 49ers (Q4 3:47) — (3:47) 25-J.Robertson right guard to NO 41 for -1 yards. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by NO-20-J.Bellamy at NO 41. 20-J.Bellamy to NO 41 for no gain (82-E.Johnson). [WPA -15.4% · EPA -3.48]

Quarterback report card

A.Brooks led all passers in efficiency for New Orleans Saints, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

• A.Brooks (New Orleans Saints) · 39 dropbacks · 64.1% completion · +0.45 EPA/play · +17.54 total EPA
• K.Dorsey (San Francisco 49ers) · 36 dropbacks · 50.0% completion · +0.01 EPA/play · +0.53 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency from FantasyHQ analytics.

By the numbers

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (San Francisco 49ers +0.09, New Orleans Saints +0.09) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

• New Orleans Saints: 13 drives, +7.59 total EPA, 6 scoring drives
• San Francisco 49ers: 12 drives, +7.94 total EPA, 5 scoring drives

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research, film review, and follow-up box score digging.

• New Orleans Saints leaves with the win and the better postgame narrative for Week-to-week momentum.
• One-score margin — fantasy managers should double-check garbage-time stats before drawing conclusions.
• A. Brooks (New Orleans Saints) is the first name to pull up for highlight reels and prop-retrospective research.

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with field position and full play-by-play context.

1. San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q1 53:08 · NO 12 · Score 3-0
   (8:08) 2-T.Peterson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
2. New Orleans Saints TD (+6) — Q1 51:59 · SF 8 · Score 3-6
   (6:59) 2-A.Brooks pass to 87-J.Horn for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 8, Run 0
3. New Orleans Saints XP (+1) — Q1 51:55 · SF 2 · Score 3-7
   3-J.Carney extra point is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.
4. New Orleans Saints FG (+3) — Q1 47:52 · SF 14 · Score 3-10
   (2:52) 3-J.Carney 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.
5. San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q2 41:54 · NO 10 · Score 9-10
   (11:54) 32-K.Barlow left end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
6. San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q2 41:46 · NO 2 · Score 10-10
   2-T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
7. New Orleans Saints TD (+6) — Q2 39:49 · SF 37 · Score 10-16
   (9:49) 2-A.Brooks pass to 80-J.Pathon for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 29, Run 8
8. New Orleans Saints XP (+1) — Q2 39:42 · SF 7 · Score 10-17
   3-J.Carney extra point is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.
9. New Orleans Saints FG (+3) — Q2 33:39 · SF 18 · Score 10-20
   (3:39) 3-J.Carney 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.
10. San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q2 30:32 · NO 1 · Score 16-20
    (:32) 32-K.Barlow left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
11. San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q2 30:28 · NO 2 · Score 17-20
    2-T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
12. New Orleans Saints FG (+3) — Q3 26:22 · SF 20 · Score 17-23
    (11:22) 3-J.Carney 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.
13. San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q3 21:31 · NO 15 · Score 20-23
    (6:31) 2-T.Peterson 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
14. San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q4 7:11 · NO 1 · Score 26-23
    (7:11) 25-J.Robertson right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
15. San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q4 7:07 · NO 2 · Score 27-23
    2-T.Peterson extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
16. New Orleans Saints TD (+6) — Q4 1:07 · SF 16 · Score 27-29
    (1:07) (Shotgun) 2-A.Brooks pass to 83-D.Stallworth for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 16, Run 0
17. New Orleans Saints XP (+1) — Q4 1:01 · SF 2 · Score 27-30
    3-J.Carney extra point is GOOD, Center-47-K.Houser, Holder-4-T.Bouman.