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.

2003 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Home field	Gillette Stadium
Results
Record	14–2
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Titans) 17–14 Won AFC Championship (vs. Colts) 24–14 Won Super Bowl XXXVIII (vs. Panthers) 32–29
Pro Bowlers	CB Ty Law LB Willie McGinest DE Richard Seymour
AP All-Pros	SS Rodney Harrison (1st team) CB Ty Law (1st team) DE Richard Seymour (1st team) LB Tedy Bruschi (2nd team)

Final roster

New England Patriots 2003 final roster
Quarterbacks 12 Tom Brady  6 Rohan Davey 19 Damon Huard Running Backs 31 Larry Centers FB 21 Mike Cloud 33 Kevin Faulk 35 Patrick Pass FB 32 Antowain Smith Wide Receivers 83 Deion Branch 80 Troy Brown PR 87 David Givens 81 Bethel Johnson KR R 85 J. J. Stokes 17 Dedric Ward Tight Ends 84 Fred Baxter 88 Christian Fauria 82 Daniel Graham		Offensive Linemen 63 Joe Andruzzi G 68 Tom Ashworth T 60 Wilbert Brown G 76 Brandon Gorin T 71 Russ Hochstein G 67 Dan Koppen C R 72 Matt Light T Defensive Linemen 97 Jarvis Green DE 91 Bobby Hamilton DE 90 Dan Klecko NT R 96 Rick Lyle DE 98 Anthony Pleasant DE 93 Richard Seymour DE 94 Ty Warren DE R 92 Ted Washington NT		Linebackers 48 Tully Banta-Cain OLB R 54 Tedy Bruschi ILB 58 Matt Chatham OLB 51 Don Davis ILB 53 Larry Izzo ILB 52 Ted Johnson ILB 55 Willie McGinest OLB 95 Roman Phifer ILB 50 Mike Vrabel OLB Defensive Backs 34 Chris Akins SS 30 Je'Rod Cherry FS 23 Antwan Harris FS 37 Rodney Harrison SS 24 Ty Law CB 39 Shawn Mayer FS UR 38 Tyrone Poole CB 22 Asante Samuel CB R 26 Eugene Wilson FS R Special Teams 46 Brian Kinchen LS  4 Adam Vinatieri K 13 Ken Walter P		Reserve Lists 59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB (IR) 75 Mike Clare C (NFLE NF-Inj.) 77 Mike Compton G (IR) 16 Kliff Kingsbury QB (IR) R 70 Adrian Klemm OT (IR) 56 Courtney Ledyard ILB (NFLE NF-Inj.) 44 Fred McCrary FB (IR) 49 Sean McDermott LS (IR) 64 Gene Mruczkowski G/C (IR) UR 61 Stephen Neal G (IR) 86 David Patten WR (IR) 66 Lonie Paxton LS (IR) 65 Damien Woody G (IR) Practice Squad 10 Jamin Elliott WR 18 Chas Gessner WR UR 99 Ethan Kelley NT R 62 Tim Provost OT R 75 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 (OT)	5–2	Pro Player Stadium	Recap
8	October 26	Cleveland Browns	W 9–3	6–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap
9	November 3	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 (OT)	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	December 20	at New York Jets	W 21–16	13–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	December 27	Buffalo Bills	W 31–0	14–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Standings

AFC East
	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