2003 NFL season

2003 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 4 – December 28, 2003
Playoffs
Start date	January 3, 2004
AFC Champions	New England Patriots
NFC Champions	Carolina Panthers
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Date	February 1, 2004
Site	Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Champions	New England Patriots
Pro Bowl
Date	February 8, 2004
Site	Aloha Stadium
	← 2002 ; NFL seasons ; 2004 →;

Last updated March 28, 2019

The 2003 NFL season was the 84th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. The NFL's 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in the first Sunday in February, and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.

Regular-season play was held from September 4, 2003, to December 28, 2003. Due to damage caused by the Cedar Fire, Qualcomm Stadium was used as an emergency shelter, and thus the Miami Dolphins–San Diego Chargers regular-season match on October 27 was instead played at Sun Devil Stadium, the home field of the Arizona Cardinals.

The Cedar Fire was a massive wildfire which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km²) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana winds, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km²) per hour. By the time the fire was fully contained on November 4, it had destroyed 2,820 buildings and killed 15 people, including one firefighter. Hotspots continued to burn within the Cedar Fire's perimeter until December 5, 2003.

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The Dolphins play their home games at Hard Rock Stadium in the northern suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida, and are headquartered in Davie, Florida. The Dolphins are Florida's oldest professional sports team. Of the four AFC East teams, they are the only team in the division that was not a charter member of the American Football League (AFL).

The 2003 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 44rth overall and the second under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. They finished the campaign last in their division with only four wins and earned the #1 pick in the 2004 NFL draft. They played one “home” game during the season, against the Miami Dolphins, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona where the Arizona Cardinals played, due to the Cedar Fire. The team declined from the previous season, as the Chargers won four games and surrendered the second most points per game (27.6), trailing only the Arizona Cardinals during the season.

The playoffs began on January 3, 2004. The NFL title was won by the New England Patriots when they defeated the Carolina Panthers, 32–29, in Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, on February 1.

2003 New England Patriots season Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots

The 2003 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League, the 44th overall and the 4th under head coach Bill Belichick. They finished with a league-best 14–2 record before advancing to and winning Super Bowl XXXVIII.

The 2003 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League and the 2nd under head coach John Fox. They improved on their 7–9 record from 2002, and made it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.

Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Carolina Panthers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2003 season. The Patriots defeated the Panthers by a score of 32–29. The game was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 2004. At the time, this was the most watched Super Bowl ever with 144.4 million viewers.

This was the last season until the 2016 NFL season where neither of the previous Super Bowl participants made the playoffs.

The 2016 NFL season was the 97th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL). The season began on September 8, 2016, with the defending Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers 21–20 in the NFL Kickoff Game. The season concluded with Super Bowl LI, the league's championship game on February 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston with the New England Patriots defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34–28 in overtime.

Major rule changes

If an onside kick inside the final five minutes of the game does not go 10 yards, goes out of bounds, or is touched illegally, the receiving team will have the option of accepting the penalty and getting the ball immediately. Previously, the kicking team was penalized, but had another chance to kick again from five yards back.
League officials encouraged networks to immediately cut to a commercial break if an instant replay challenge review was initiated. Previously networks were generally not permitted to utilize those game stoppages for their prescribed commercial periods.^[1]

Coaching changes

Cincinnati Bengals – Marvin Lewis; replaced Dick LeBeau who was fired following the 2002 season.
Dallas Cowboys – Bill Parcells; replaced Dave Campo who was fired following the 2002 season.
Detroit Lions – Steve Mariucci; replaced Marty Mornhinweg who was fired following the 2002 season.
Jacksonville Jaguars – Jack Del Rio; replaced Tom Coughlin who was fired following the 2002 season.
San Francisco 49ers – Dennis Erickson; replaced Steve Mariucci who was fired following the 2002 season.

The 2003 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 36th year in professional football and its 34th with the National Football League. The Bengals hired first year head coach Marvin Lewis, replacing Dick LeBeau, who was fired following the 2002 season after the worst season in Bengals history. The Bengals had the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft with which they selected 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer. After a slow start, the Bengals got hot winning at midseason, winning four straight games to stand at 7–5, entering a key Week 14 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens with a chance to win the division. However in the key showdown for first place the Bengals showed they were not quite ready for primetime as they were beaten 31–13. The Bengals would rebound to win their next game against the San Francisco 49ers, but at 8–6 the Bengals could not get that ninth win, losing their last two games to spoil an effort to earn their first winning season in 13 years, finishing at 8–8.

Marvin Ronald Lewis is a former American football coach and commentator, best known for his 16 seasons as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2001, whose defense in 2000 set the record for the fewest points allowed in a 16-game season and helped the franchise win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants. This success led to Lewis being named the Bengals' head coach, where he served from 2003 to 2018. He is currently a commentator for the Alliance of American Football (AAF).

Dick LeBeau American football player and coach

Charles Richard LeBeau is an American football coach and former cornerback, who was last an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was active at field level in the NFL for 59 consecutive seasons – 14 as a player with the Detroit Lions and 45 as a coach. He is considered to be one of the greatest defensive coordinators of all time. Considered an “innovator” and “defensive football genius”, LeBeau popularized the "zone blitz" when he was defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals in the late 1980s.

Stadium changes

Philadelphia Eagles – New stadium: Lincoln Financial Field.
New Orleans Saints – New AstroPlay home turf by mid-season
Atlanta Falcons – New FieldTurf surface

Green Bay Packers – New remodeled Lambeau Field
Chicago Bears – New remodelled Soldier Field.
Buffalo Bills – New AstroPlay home turf

New uniforms

Atlanta Falcons – New logo, new uniforms
Detroit Lions – New uniforms, added black trim on logo and numbers
Philadelphia Eagles – Added silver trim to numbers on uniforms. Introduce new home alternative uniforms. black uniforms with white numbers with midnight green shadow in numbers.
San Diego Chargers – White pants with road uniforms.
New England Patriots – Added third alternative uniforms. Silver uniforms.
Miami Dolphins – Added third alternate uniforms. Orange uniforms.
Houston Texans – Added third alternate uniforms. Red Uniforms.
Cleveland Browns – Added new alternate orange pants last worn in the Kardiac Kids era of coach Sam Rutigliano.
Tennessee Titans – Added third alternate uniforms, powder blue

Final regular-season standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ New England Patriots	14	2	0	.875	5–1	11–1	348	238	W12
Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	311	261	W2
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	243	279	L3
New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	1–5	6–6	283	299	L2

AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	391	281	W2
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	346	384	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	300	327	L1
Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.313	2–4	3–9	254	322	W1

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	447	336	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Tennessee Titans	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	435	324	W3
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.313	2–4	3–9	276	331	L1
Houston Texans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	255	380	L4

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	484	332	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	381	301	L1
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	270	379	L2
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	313	441	W1

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	374	287	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	289	260	L1
Washington Redskins	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	287	372	L3
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	243	387	L8

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	442	307	W4
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	416	353	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	283	346	L1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	270	379	W1

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Carolina Panthers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	325	304	W3
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	340	326	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	301	264	L2
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	299	422	W2

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ St. Louis Rams	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	447	328	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	404	327	W2
San Francisco 49ers	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	384	337	L1
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	225	452	W1

Tiebreakers

Indianapolis finished ahead of Tennessee in the AFC South based on better head-to-head record (2–0).
Denver clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Miami based on better conference record (9–3 to 7–5).
Buffalo finished ahead of N.Y. Jets in the AFC East based on better division record (2–4 to 1–5).
Jacksonville finished ahead of Houston in the AFC South based on better division record (2–4 to 1–5).
Oakland finished ahead of San Diego in the AFC West based on better conference record (3–9 to 2–10).
Philadelphia clinched the NFC 1 seed instead of St. Louis based on better conference record (9–3 to 8–4).
Seattle clinched the NFC 5 seed instead of Dallas based on strength of victory (.406 to .388).

Playoffs

Within each conference, the four division winners and the two wild card teams (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are seeded 1 through 4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5 and 6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then receive a bye in the first round. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5 or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4 or 5). The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.

Seed	AFC	NFC
Playoff seeds
1	New England Patriots (East winner)	Philadelphia Eagles (East winner)
2	Kansas City Chiefs (West winner)	St. Louis Rams (West winner)
3	Indianapolis Colts (South winner)	Carolina Panthers (South winner)
4	Baltimore Ravens (North winner)	Green Bay Packers (North winner)
5	Tennessee Titans (wild card)	Seattle Seahawks (wild card)
6	Denver Broncos (wild card)	Dallas Cowboys (wild card)

Bracket


Jan. 3 – Bank of America Stadium			Jan. 10 – Edward Jones Dome



6	Dallas	10
			3	Carolina	29**
3	Carolina	29				Jan. 18 – Lincoln Financial Field
			2	St. Louis	23

			NFC
Jan. 4 – Lambeau Field						3	Carolina	14
			Jan. 11 – Lincoln Financial Field
						1	Philadelphia	3

5	Seattle	27				NFC Championship
			4	Green Bay	17
4	Green Bay	33*							Feb. 1 – Reliant Stadium
			1	Philadelphia	20*
Wild card playoffs
			Divisional playoffs
Jan. 4 – RCA Dome									N3	Carolina	29
			Jan. 11 – Arrowhead Stadium
									A1	New England	32

6	Denver	10							Super Bowl XXXVIII
			3	Indianapolis	38
3	Indianapolis	41				Jan. 18 – Gillette Stadium
			2	Kansas City	31

			AFC
Jan. 3 – M&T Bank Stadium						3	Indianapolis	14
			Jan. 10 – Gillette Stadium
						1	New England	24

5	Tennessee	20				AFC Championship
			5	Tennessee	14
4	Baltimore	17
			1	New England	17

* Indicates overtime victory

** Indicates double overtime victory

Milestones

The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the season:

Record	Player or team	Date/Opponent	Previous record holder^[2]
Most Touchdowns, Season	Priest Holmes, Kansas City (27)	December 28, vs. Chicago	Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, 2000 (26)
Most Rushing Yards Gained, Game	Jamal Lewis, Baltimore (295)	September 14, vs. Cleveland	Corey Dillon, Cincinnati vs. Denver, October 22, 2000 (278)
Most Consecutive Field Goals	Mike Vanderjagt, Indianapolis	December 28, at Houston	Gary Anderson, 1997–98 (40)
Most Consecutive Road Games Lost	Detroit Lions	December 21, vs. Carolina	Houston Oilers, 1981–84 (23)
Most consecutive games with a sack	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (69)	November 9, 2003	Dallas Cowboys (68)

Statistical leaders

Team

Points scored	Kansas City Chiefs (484)
Total yards gained	Minnesota Vikings (6,294)
Yards rushing	Baltimore Ravens (2,674)
Yards passing	Indianapolis Colts (4,179)
Fewest points allowed	New England Patriots (238)
Fewest total yards allowed	Dallas Cowboys (4,056)
Fewest rushing yards allowed	Tennessee Titans (1,295)
Fewest passing yards allowed	Dallas Cowboys (2,631)

Individual

Scoring	Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis (163 points)
Touchdowns	Priest Holmes, Kansas City (27 TDs)
Most field goals made	Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis (39 FGs)
Rushing	Jamal Lewis, Baltimore (2,066 yards)
Passing	Steve McNair, Tennessee (100.4 rating)
Passing touchdowns	Brett Favre, Green Bay (32 TDs)
Pass receiving	Torry Holt, St. Louis (117 catches)
Pass receiving yards	Torry Holt, St. Louis (1,696)
Pass receiving touchdowns	Randy Moss, Minnesota (17 touchdowns)
Punt returns	Dante Hall, Kansas City (16.3 average yards)
Kickoff returns	Jerry Azumah, Chicago (29.0 average yards)
Interceptions	Brian Russell, Minnesota and Tony Parrish, San Francisco (9)
Punting	Shane Lechler, Oakland (46.9 average yards)
Sacks	Michael Strahan, New York Giants (18.5)

Awards

Most Valuable Player	Peyton Manning, quarterback, Indianapolis and Steve McNair, quarterback, Tennessee Titans
Coach of the Year	Bill Belichick, New England
Offensive Player of the Year	Jamal Lewis, running back, Baltimore
Defensive Player of the Year	Ray Lewis, linebacker, Baltimore
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Anquan Boldin, wide receiver, Arizona
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Terrell Suggs, linebacker, Baltimore
NFL Comeback Player of the Year	Jon Kitna, Quarterback, Cincinnati
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year	Will Shields, Guard, Kansas
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player	Tom Brady, Quarterback, New England

Draft

The 2003 NFL Draft was held from April 26 to 27, 2003 at New York City's Theater at Madison Square Garden. With the first pick, the Cincinnati Bengals selected quarterback Carson Palmer from the University of Southern California.

Notes

↑ Gaughan, Mark (March 27, 2003). "Execs Plan Only Minor Procedures". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
↑ "Records". 2005 NFL Record and Fact Book. NFL. 2005. ISBN 978-1-932994-36-0.

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References

NFL Record and Fact Book ( ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
NFL History 2001– (Last accessed October 17, 2005)
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League ( ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

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[1] Gaughan, Mark (March 27, 2003). "Execs Plan Only Minor Procedures". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

[2] "Records". 2005 NFL Record and Fact Book. NFL. 2005. ISBN 978-1-932994-36-0.