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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;
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Champions	New England Patriots
Pro Bowl
Date	February 8, 2004
Site	Aloha Stadium
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The 2003 NFL season was the 84th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).

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 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.

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

Major rule changes

"NFL Kickoff" event on September 4, 2003: Joe Theismann (L) and Joe Namath (R) at a military tribute

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.

Stadium changes

Philadelphia Eagles – New stadium: Lincoln Financial Field.

New Orleans Saints – New AstroPlay home turf by mid-season

Atlanta Falcons – New FieldTurf surface

Tennessee at Green Bay in the preseason; both teams made the playoffs

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.

Coaches

American Football Conference

Baltimore Ravens: Brian Billick

Buffalo Bills: Gregg Williams

Cincinnati Bengals: Marvin Lewis

Cleveland Browns: Butch Davis

Denver Broncos: Mike Shanahan

Houston Texans: Dom Capers

Indianapolis Colts: Tony Dungy

Jacksonville Jaguars: Jack Del Rio

Kansas City Chiefs: Dick Vermeil

Miami Dolphins: Dave Wannstedt

New England Patriots: Bill Belichick

New York Jets: Herm Edwards

Oakland Raiders: Bill Callahan

Pittsburgh Steelers: Bill Cowher

San Diego Chargers: Marty Schottenheimer

Tennessee Titans: Jeff Fisher

National Football Conference

Arizona Cardinals: Dave McGinnis

Atlanta Falcons: Dan Reeves (13 games) and Wade Phillips (3 games)

Carolina Panthers: John Fox

Chicago Bears: Dick Jauron

Dallas Cowboys: Bill Parcells

Detroit Lions: Steve Mariucci

Green Bay Packers: Mike Sherman

Minnesota Vikings: Mike Tice

New Orleans Saints: Jim Haslett

New York Giants: Jim Fassel

Philadelphia Eagles: Andy Reid

San Francisco 49ers: Dennis Erickson

Seattle Seahawks: Mike Holmgren

St. Louis Rams: Mike Martz

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jon Gruden

Washington Redskins: Steve Spurrier

Notes

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

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)

External links

Football Outsiders 2003 Team Efficiency Ratings

Pro Football Reference.com – 2003

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

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