2003 New England Patriots season

The 2003 season was the New England Patriots' 34th in the National Football League (NFL), their 44th total and their fourth under head coach Bill Belichick.

## Final roster

|colspan="9" style="background-color: #0d254c; color: #d6d6d6; text-align: center;"|New England Patriots 2003 final roster|||||||||||||
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|style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Quarterbacks** *  Tom Brady *  Rohan Davey *  Damon Huard **Running Backs** *  Larry Centers FB *  Mike Cloud *  Kevin Faulk *  Patrick Pass FB *  Antowain Smith **Wide Receivers** *  Deion Branch *  Troy Brown PR *  David Givens *  Bethel Johnson KR <sup>R</sup> *  J. J. Stokes *  Dedric Ward **Tight Ends** *  Fred Baxter *  Christian Fauria *  Daniel Graham|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Offensive Linemen** *  Joe Andruzzi G *  Tom Ashworth T *  Wilbert Brown G *  Brandon Gorin T *  Russ Hochstein G *  Dan Koppen C <sup>R</sup> *  Matt Light T **Defensive Linemen** *  Jarvis Green DE *  Bobby Hamilton DE *  Dan Klecko NT <sup>R</sup> *  Rick Lyle DE *  Anthony Pleasant DE *  Richard Seymour DE *  Ty Warren DE <sup>R</sup> *  Ted Washington NT|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Linebackers** *  Tully Banta-Cain OLB <sup>R</sup> *  Tedy Bruschi ILB *  Matt Chatham OLB *  Don Davis ILB *  Larry Izzo ILB *  Ted Johnson ILB *  Willie McGinest OLB *  Roman Phifer ILB *  Mike Vrabel OLB **Defensive Backs** *  Chris Akins SS *  Je'Rod Cherry FS *  Antwan Harris FS *  Rodney Harrison SS *  Ty Law CB *  Shawn Mayer FS <sup>UR</sup> *  Tyrone Poole CB *  Asante Samuel CB <sup>R</sup> *  Eugene Wilson FS <sup>R</sup> **Special Teams** *  Brian Kinchen LS *  Adam Vinatieri K *  Ken Walter P|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"|**Reserve Lists** *  _Rosevelt Colvin OLB_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Mike Clare C_ <small>(NFLE NF-Inj.)</small> *  _Mike Compton G_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Kliff Kingsbury QB_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>R</sup> *  _Adrian Klemm OT_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Courtney Ledyard ILB_ <small>(NFLE NF-Inj.)</small> *  _Fred McCrary FB_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Sean McDermott LS_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Gene Mruczkowski G/C_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>UR</sup> *  _Stephen Neal G_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _David Patten WR_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Lonie Paxton LS_ <small>(IR)</small> *  _Damien Woody G <small>(IR)</small> **Practice Squad** *  _Jamin Elliott WR_ *  _Chas Gessner WR_ <sup>UR</sup> *  _Ethan Kelley NT_ <sup>R</sup> *  _Tim Provost OT_ <sup>R</sup> *  _Jamil Soriano G/OT_ <sup>UR</sup> <small>**Notations**</small> * <small>R: 2003 Rookie</small> * <small>UR: 2003 Undrafted Rookie</small> * <small>_Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.''</small>|

### Preseason

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
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|August 7|New York Giants|**W**  26–6|1–0|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|August 16|at Washington Redskins|**W**  20–13|2–0|FedExField|Recap|||||||||
|August 22|at Philadelphia Eagles|**W** 24–12|3–0|Lincoln Financial Field|Recap|||||||||
|August 27|Chicago Bears|**W** 38–23|4–0|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||

### Regular season

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
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|September 7|at **Buffalo Bills**|**L** 0–31|0–1|Ralph Wilson Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|September 14|at Philadelphia Eagles|**W** 31–10|1–1|Lincoln Financial Field|Recap|||||||||
|September 21|**New York Jets**|**W** 23–16|2–1|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|September 28|at Washington Redskins|**L** 17–20|2–2|FedExField|Recap|||||||||
|October 5|Tennessee Titans|**W** 38–30|3–2|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|October 12|New York Giants|**W** 17–6|4–2|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|October 19|at **Miami Dolphins**|**W** 19–13|5–2|Pro Player Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|October 26|Cleveland Browns|**W** 9–3|6–2|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
||at Denver Broncos|**W** 30–26|7–2|Invesco Field at Mile High|Recap|||||||||
|colspan="8" align="center"|_Bye_|||||||||||||
|November 16|Dallas Cowboys|**W** 12–0|8–2|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|November 23|at Houston Texans|**W** 23–20|9–2|Reliant Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|November 30|at Indianapolis Colts|**W** 38–34|10–2|RCA Dome|Recap|||||||||
|December 7|**Miami Dolphins**|**W** 12–0|11–2|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|December 14|Jacksonville Jaguars|**W** 27–13|12–2|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||
||at **New York Jets**|**W** 21–16|13–2|Giants Stadium|Recap|||||||||
||**Buffalo Bills**|**W** 31–0|14–2|Gillette Stadium|Recap|||||||||

## Infobox (nfl season)

- **team**: New England Patriots
- **year**: 2003
- **record**: 14–2
- **division place**: 1st AFC East
- **coach**: Bill Belichick
- **owner**: Robert Kraft
- **stadium**: Gillette Stadium
- **playoffs**: **Won 2003–04 NFL playoffs, Divisional Playoffs** (vs. 2003 Tennessee Titans season, Titans) 17–14
**Won 2003–04 NFL playoffs, AFC Championship** (vs. 2003 Indianapolis Colts season, Colts) 24–14
**Won Super Bowl XXXVIII** (vs. 2003 Carolina Panthers season, Panthers) 32–29
- **pro bowlers**: CB Ty Law
LB Willie McGinest
DE Richard Seymour
- **ap all-pros**: SS Rodney Harrison _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 CB Ty Law _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 DE Richard Seymour _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 LB Tedy Bruschi _<small>(2nd team)</small>_
- **shortnavlink**: Patriots seasons