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
New England Patriots 2003 final roster 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 R
  J. J. Stokes
  Dedric Ward

Tight Ends
  Fred Baxter
  Christian Fauria
  Daniel GrahamOffensive Linemen
  Joe Andruzzi G
  Tom Ashworth T
  Wilbert Brown G
  Brandon Gorin T
  Russ Hochstein G
  Dan Koppen C R
  Matt Light T

Defensive Linemen
  Jarvis Green DE
  Bobby Hamilton DE
  Dan Klecko NT R
  Rick Lyle DE
  Anthony Pleasant DE
  Richard Seymour DE
  Ty Warren DE R
  Ted Washington NTLinebackers
  Tully Banta-Cain OLB R
  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 UR
  Tyrone Poole CB
  Asante Samuel CB R
  Eugene Wilson FS R

Special Teams
  Brian Kinchen LS
  Adam Vinatieri K
  Ken Walter PReserve Lists
  Rosevelt Colvin OLB (IR) 7px
  Mike Clare C (NFLE NF-Inj.) 7px
  Mike Compton G (IR) 7px
  Kliff Kingsbury QB (IR) R 7px
  Adrian Klemm OT (IR) 7px
  Courtney Ledyard ILB (NFLE NF-Inj.) 7px
  Fred McCrary FB (IR) 7px
  Sean McDermott LS (IR) 7px
  Gene Mruczkowski G/C (IR) UR 7px
  Stephen Neal G (IR) 7px
  David Patten WR (IR) 7px
  Lonie Paxton LS (IR) 7px
  Damien Woody G (IR) 7px

Practice Squad
  Jamin Elliott WR  Chas Gessner WR UR
  Ethan Kelley NT R
  Tim Provost OT R
  Jamil Soriano G/OT'' UR

Notations
 R: 2003 Rookie
 UR: 2003 Undrafted Rookie
 Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.

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

Regular season
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at Buffalo Bills  L 0–31  0–1  Ralph Wilson Stadium  Recap 2 September 14 at Philadelphia Eagles  W 31–10  1–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 3 September 21 New York Jets  W 23–16  2–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 4 September 28 at Washington Redskins  L 17–20  2–2 FedExField  Recap 5 October 5 Tennessee Titans  W 38–30  3–2 Gillette Stadium  Recap 6 October 12  New York Giants  W 17–6  4–2 Gillette Stadium  Recap 7  October 19 at Miami Dolphins W 19–13   5–2 Pro Player Stadium  Recap 8 October 26  Cleveland Browns W 9–3  6–2 Gillette Stadium Recap 9   at Denver Broncos W 30–26 7–2 Invesco Field at Mile High  Recap 10  Bye 11 November 16 Dallas Cowboys W 12–0 8–2  Gillette Stadium  Recap 12 November 23 at Houston Texans W 23–20   9–2 Reliant Stadium  Recap 13  November 30 at Indianapolis Colts  W 38–34  10–2 RCA Dome  Recap 14 December 7 Miami Dolphins W 12–0  11–2 Gillette Stadium  Recap 15 December 14 Jacksonville Jaguars  W 27–13  12–2 Gillette Stadium  Recap 16  at New York JetsW 21–16  13–2 Giants Stadium  Recap 17  Buffalo Bills W 31–0  14–2 Gillette Stadium  Recap

Standings

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