NFL 2003

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2003 NFL season
Regular season
season September 4, 2003 - December 28, 2003
Play-offs
date January 3, 2004
AFC champions New England Patriots
NFC champions Carolina Panthers
Super Bowl XXXVIII
date February 1, 2004
Venue Reliant Stadium , Houston , Texas
NFL Champion New England Patriots
Pro Bowl
date February 8, 2004
Venue Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii
NFL season
 <2002 2004> 

The 2003 NFL season was the 84th season of American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 4, 2003 and ended on December 28, 2003.

The season ended with the Pro Bowl on February 8, 2004 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii .

The Philadelphia Eagles played their first season at the new Lincoln Financial Field .

A total of 21,505,138 people watched the games, including 16,833,310 in the regular season. In the last week of the match, 1,106,818 people saw the matches in the stadiums. This means that new record values ​​have been achieved.

Regular season

The regular season began on September 4, 2003. It comprised 256 games that were played in 17 game weeks, with each team playing 16 games and having a game-free week ( bye week ) between the third and the tenth week. After the 17th game week the tables looked like this:

AFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(1) New England Patriots 14th 2 0 .875 348 238
Miami Dolphins 10 6th 0 .625 311 261
Buffalo Bills 6th 10 0 .375 243 279
New York Jets 6th 10 0 .375 283 299
AFC North
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(4) Baltimore Ravens 10 6th 0 .625 391 281
Cincinnati Bengals 8th 8th 0 .500 346 384
Pittsburgh Steelers 6th 10 0 .375 300 327
Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 .312 254 322
AFC South
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(3) Indianapolis Colts 12 4th 0 .750 447 336
(5) Tennessee Titans 12 4th 0 .750 435 324
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 .312 276 331
Houston Texans 5 11 0 .312 255 380
AFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(2) Kansas City Chiefs 13 3 0 .812 484 332
(6) Denver Broncos 10 6th 0 .625 381 301
Oakland Raiders 4th 12 0 .250 270 379
San Diego Chargers 4th 12 0 .250 313 441
NFC East
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(1) Philadelphia Eagles 12 4th 0 .750 374 287
(6) Dallas Cowboys 10 6th 0 .625 289 260
Washington Redskins 5 11 0 .312 287 372
New York Giants 4th 12 0 .250 243 387
NFC North
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(4) Green Bay Packers 10 6th 0 .625 442 307
Minnesota Vikings 9 7th 0 .562 416 353
Chicago Bears 7th 9 0 .438 283 346
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .312 270 379
NFC South
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(3) Carolina Panthers 11 5 0 .688 325 304
New Orleans Saints 8th 8th 0 .500 340 326
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7th 9 0 .438 301 264
Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 .312 299 422
NFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P-
(2) St. Louis Rams 12 4th 0 .750 447 328
(5) Seattle Seahawks 10 6th 0 .625 404 327
San Francisco 49ers 7th 9 0 .438 384 337
Arizona Cardinals 4th 12 0 .250 225 452

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ games won (relative)
P + points made P- opposing points Playoff participant

Play-offs

Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
January 3 - M&T Bank Stadium January 10 - Gillette Stadium
1 New England 17th
4th Baltimore 17th January 18 - Gillette Stadium
5 Tennessee 14th
5 Tennessee 20th
January 11th - Arrowhead Stadium
1 New England 24
AFC
3 Indianapolis 14th
January 4th - RCA Dome
AFC Championship
2 Kansas City 31
3 Indianapolis 41 February 1 - Reliant Stadium
3 Indianapolis 38
6th Denver 10
January 11th - Lincoln Financial Field
January 4th - Lambeau Field A1 New England 32
N3 Carolina 29
Super Bowl XXXVIII
1 Philadelphia 20 *
4th Green Bay 33 * January 18 - Lincoln Financial Field
4th Green Bay 17th
5 Seattle 27
January 10 - Edward Jones Dome
1 Philadelphia 3
NFC
3 Carolina 14th
January 3 - Bank of America Stadium
NFC Championship
2 St. Louis 23
3 Carolina 29
3 Carolina 29 **
6th Dallas 10


* Obtained victory in extra time

** Achieved victory in the second extension

The team with the lower seeding number has home rights and is named here first, in contrast to the practice in the USA where the visiting team is named first.

Super Bowl XXXVIII

See also main article: Super Bowl XXXVIII

The sporting part of the 38th Super Bowl almost faded into the background during the halftime show due to the incident known as “ Nipplegate ”. At Reliant Stadium in Houston , the New England Patriots were able to prevail against the Carolina Panthers .

1 2 3 4th total
New England Patriots 0 14th 0 18th 32
Carolina Panthers 0 10 0 19th 29

Awards

Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning , quarterback , Indianapolis Colts
Steve McNair , quarterback, Tennessee Titans
Coach of the Year Bill Belichick , New England Patriots
Offensive Player of the Year Jamal Lewis , running back , Baltimore Ravens
Defensive Player of the Year Ray Lewis , linebacker , Baltimore Ravens
Offensive Rookie of the Year Anquan Boldin , wide receiver , Arizona Cardinals
Defensive Rookie of the Year Terrell Suggs , Linebacker , Baltimore Ravens
Comeback Player of the Year Jon Kitna , quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals
Walter Payton Man of the Year Will Shields , Guard , Kansas City Chiefs

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NFL schedule for the 2003 season. Espn.com, accessed on May 6, 2018 (English).
  2. ^ NFL standings for the 2003 season. Espn.com, accessed on May 6, 2018 (English).