2003 Denver Broncos season
2003 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | Pat Bowlen |
Head coach | Mike Shanahan |
General manager | Mike Shanahan |
Home field | Invesco Field at Mile High |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 10–41 |
The 2003 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League and the 44th overall.
After the departure of Brian Griese, who signed with his father's team, the Dolphins, the Broncos acquired Jake Plummer, who had been struggling in recent years with Arizona.
After two seasons of mediocrity, the Broncos rebounded with a 10–6 record. They also earned their first playoff berth since 2000. But Denver's season ended with a 41–10 blowout to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round. Following the season, Clinton Portis was traded to the Washington Redskins, and Shannon Sharpe and Ed McCaffrey both retired.
Off Season[]
NFL Draft[]
2003 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 20 | George Foster | Offensive Tackle | Georgia | |
2 | 51 | Terry Pierce | Linebacker | Kansas State | |
4 | 108 | Quentin Griffin | Running Back | Oklahoma | from Carolina [R4 - 1] |
4 | 114 | Nick Eason | Defensive Tackle | Clemson | |
4 | 128 | Bryant McNeal | Defensive End | Clemson | |
5 | 157 | Ben Claxton | Center | Ole Miss | from New England [R5 - 1] |
5 | 158 | Adrian Madise | Wide Receiver | TCU | |
6 | 194 | Aaron Hunt | Defensive End | Texas Tech | |
7 | 227 | Clint Mitchell | Defensive End | Florida | from Carolina [R7 - 1] |
7 | 235 | Ahmaad Galloway | Running Back | Alabama | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Draft notes[]
- ^ #108: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina
- ^ #157: New England → Denver (D). see #120: Denver → New England.
- ^ #227: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina
Personnel[]
Staff[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule[]
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 7, 2003 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 30–10 | 63,820 |
2 | September 14, 2003 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37–13 | 65,445 |
3 | September 22, 2003 | Oakland Raiders | W 31–10 | 76,753 |
4 | September 28, 2003 | Detroit Lions | W 20–16 | 75,719 |
5 | October 5, 2003 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–23 | 78,903 |
6 | October 12, 2003 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–14 | 75,974 |
7 | October 19, 2003 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 28–20 | 64,381 |
8 | October 26, 2003 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 26–6 | 69,721 |
9 | November 3, 2003 | New England Patriots | L 30–26 | 76,203 |
10 | Bye | |||
11 | November 16, 2003 | San Diego Chargers | W 37–8 | 75,217 |
12 | November 23, 2003 | Chicago Bears | L 19–10 | 75,540 |
13 | November 30, 2003 | at Oakland Raiders | W 22–8 | 57,201 |
14 | December 7, 2003 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 45–27 | 76,403 |
15 | December 14, 2003 | Cleveland Browns | W 23–20 | 75,358 |
16 | December 21, 2003 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 31–17 | 57,149 |
17 | December 28, 2003 | at Green Bay Packers | L 31–3 | 70,299 |
Postseason[]
Playoff round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Game recap |
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AFC Wild Card | January 4, 2004 | Indianapolis Colts (3) | L 41-10 | 0-1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
Game summaries[]
Week 14[]
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- Clinton Portis 22 Rush, 218 Yds, 5 TD
Standings[]
AFC West | |||||||||
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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 |
References[]
- ^ ESPN. Retrieved 2013-Dec-16.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-16.
External links[]
- 2003 National Football League season by team
- Denver Broncos seasons
- 2003 in sports in Colorado