2003 Cincinnati Bengals season
2003 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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Paul Brown Stadium | |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 2nd AFC North |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | T Willie Anderson WR Chad Johnson |
AP All-Pros | WR Chad Johnson (2nd team) |
The
Along with Willie Anderson, Chad Johnson, for the first time in his career, was named to the Pro Bowl at the end of the season.
Offseason
The Bengals lost fullback Lorenzo Neal and linebacker Takeo Spikes in free agency, while signing cornerback Tory James, safety Rogers Beckett, linebacker Kevin Hardy, defensive tackle John Thornton, tight end Reggie Kelly, quarterback Shane Matthews and defensive ends Duane Clemons and Carl Powell.
NFL Draft
2003 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Carson Palmer * | Quarterback | USC | |
2 | 33 | Eric Steinbach * | Guard | Iowa | |
3 | 65 | Kelley Washington | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
4 | 98 | Dennis Weathersby | Cornerback | Oregon State | |
4 | 118 | Jeremi Johnson | Fullback
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Western Kentucky | |
5 | 136 | Khalid Abdullah | Linebacker | Mars Hill
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6 | 174 | Langston Moore | Defensive tackle | South Carolina | |
7 | 215 | Scott Kooistra | Offensive tackle
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North Carolina State | |
7 | 259 | Elton Patterson | Defensive end | UCF | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Kickoff Time | Attendance |
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1 | September 7 | Denver Broncos | L 10–30 | 0–1 | CBS 1:00pm | 63,820 |
2 | September 14 | at Oakland Raiders | L 20–23 | 0–2 | CBS 4:15pm | 50,135 |
3 | September 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–17 | 0–3 | CBS 1:00pm | 64,596 |
4 | September 28 | at Cleveland Browns | W 21–14 | 1–3 | CBS 1:00pm | 73,428 |
5 | October 5 | at Buffalo Bills | L 16–22 | 1–4 | CBS 1:00pm | 72,615 |
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7 | October 19 | Baltimore Ravens | W 34–26 | 2–4 | CBS 1:00pm | 53,553 |
8 | October 26 | Seattle Seahawks | W 27–24 | 3–4 | FOX 1:00pm | 52,131 |
9 | November 2 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 14–17 | 3–5 | CBS 4:05pm | 23,531 |
10 | November 9 | Houston Texans | W 34–27 | 4–5 | CBS 1:00pm | 50,437 |
11 | November 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–19 | 5–5 | CBS 1:00pm | 64,923 |
12 | November 23 | at San Diego Chargers | W 34–27 | 6–5 | CBS 4:15pm | 52,069 |
13 | November 30 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–20 | 7–5 | CBS 1:00pm | 58,797 |
14 | December 7 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 13–31 | 7–6 | CBS 1:00pm | 69,468 |
15 | December 14 | San Francisco 49ers | W 41–38 | 8–6 | FOX 1:00pm | 64,666 |
16 | December 21 | at St. Louis Rams | L 10–27 | 8–7 | CBS 1:00pm | 66,061 |
17 | December 28 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–22 | 8–8 | CBS 1:00pm | 65,362 |
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text
Standings
AFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(4) Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 391 | 281 | W2 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 346 | 384 | L2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 300 | 327 | L1 |
Cleveland Browns | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 254 | 322 | W1 |
Team leaders
Passing
Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
Jon Kitna | 324 | 520 | 3591 | 26 | 15 | 87.4 |
Rushing
Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
Rudi Johnson | 215 | 957 | 4.5 | 54 | 9 |
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
Chad Johnson |
90 | 1355 | 15.1 | 82 | 10 |
Defensive
Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
Kevin Hardy | 124 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Duane Clemons | 63 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
John Thornton | 60 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Tory James | 68 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking and punting
Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
Shayne Graham | 25 | 22 | 88.0% | 40 | 40 | 100.0% | 106 |
Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
Kyle Richardson | 49 | 1961 | 58 | 0 | 40.0 |
Special teams
Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
Brandon Bennett | 53 | 1146 | 21.6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Warrick | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 273 | 10.9 | 68 | 1 |
Awards
- Comeback Player of the Year
Milestones
- Chad Johnson 2nd 1000 yard receiving season (1,355 yards)[3]
- Brandon Bennett 2nd 1000-yard return season (1,146 yards)[4]
References
- ^ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
- ^ "2003 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Chad Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Brandon Bennett Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.