From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2003 Buffalo Bills season
2003 Buffalo Bills season
Round Pick # Player Position College
1 23 Willis McGahee Running Back Miami (Fl.)
2 48 Chris Kelsay Defensive End Nebraska
3 94 Angelo Crowell Linebacker Virginia
4 111 Terrence McGee Cornerback Northwestern State
4 127 Sam Aiken Wide Receiver North Carolina
5 151 Ben Sobieski Guard Iowa
6 187 Lauvale Sape Defensive Tackle Utah
7 228 Mario Haggan Linebacker Mississippi State
2003 Buffalo Bills season Van Miller, the team’s longtime play-by-play an-
nouncer, announced his retirement after week 2 of the
Head coach Gregg Williams season; his retirement took effect at the end of the sea-
son.
Home field Ralph Wilson Stadium
Results Offseason
Record 6–10
NFL Draft
Division Place 3rd AFC East Main article: 2003 NFL Draft
Playoff finish did not qualify The Bills traded away their first pick in the 2003 draft
(#14 overall) to the New England Patriots for Drew Bled-
Timeline soe in the previous draft. They obtained their first pick
(#23 overall) from the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for
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Peerless Price. Though he was not drafted, Buffalo ac-
quired running back Fred Jackson out of Coe College in
2003; Jackson went on to lead the league in all-purpose
The 2003 Buffalo Bills season was their 44th in the league. yardage in 2009.
The team failed to improve upon their previous season’s
output of 8–8, instead finishing 6–10.[1] The team missed
the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Schedule
The Bills started the season strong, opening the sea-
son with a dominating 31–0 blowout of the New England Standings
Patriots (They would not win another game against the
Patriots until 2011). It was their largest margin of victory
in a season opener since 1992, and their first regular sea- References
son shutout in four years.[2] The Bills’ second game was [1] 2003 Buffalo Bills
a convincing three-touchdown win over the Jacksonville [2] SI.com: Sweet revenge – Bills’ Milloy, Bledsoe revel
Jaguars. But Buffalo lost seven of their next nine games, in 31–0 rout of Patriots
and finished the season with three consecutive losses. [3] Williams was replaced by Pittsburgh Steelers
Ironically, the Bills’ final game of the season was a 31–0 offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey in 2004.
shutout loss to the New England Patriots – the reverse of 2003 NFL season
the score by which the Bills beat New England in Week
AFC East North South West East Nor
One.
Head coach Gregg Williams’s contract was not re- Buffalo Baltimore Houston Denver Dallas Chi
newed after the 2003 season.[3]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2003 Buffalo Bills season
Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 September 7, 2003 New England Patriots W 31–0 CBS 1:00et 73,262
2 September 14, 2003 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 38–17 CBS 1:00et 58,613
3 September 21, 2003 at Miami Dolphins L 17–7 ESPN 8:30et 73,458
4 September 28, 2003 Philadelphia Eagles L 23–13 FOX 1:00et 73,305
5 October 5, 2003 Cincinnati Bengals W 22–16 CBS 1:00et 72,615
6 October 12, 2003 at New York Jets L 30–3 CBS 4:15et 77,740
7 October 19, 2003 Washington Redskins W 24–7 FOX 4:15et 73,149
8 October 26, 2003 at Kansas City Chiefs L 38–5 ESPN 8:30et 78,689
9 Bye
10 November 9, 2003 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–6 CBS 4:15et 63,770
11 November 16, 2003 Houston Texans L 12–10 CBS 1:00et 72,677
12 November 23, 2003 Indianapolis Colts L 17–14 CBS 1:00et 73,004
13 November 30, 2003 at New York Giants W 24–7 CBS 1:00et 78,481
14 December 7, 2003 New York Jets W 17–6 CBS 4:15et 72,791
15 December 14, 2003 at Tennessee Titans L 28–26 CBS 1:00et 68,809
16 December 21, 2003 Miami Dolphins L 20–3 CBS 1:00et 73,319
17 December 27, 2003 at New England Patriots L 31–0 CBS 1:30et 68,436
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
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
New York Jets 6 10 0 .375 1–5 6–6 283 299 L2
Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 243 279 L3
Miami Cincinnati Indianapolis Kansas NY Giants NY Jets
Detroit Carolina St. Louis
Pittsburgh Tennessee San Washington Min
City Diego
New Cleveland 2003 Green Bay New Or- • Pro
Jacksonville Oakland Philadelphia NFL Draft • NFL PlayoffsSan Bowl • Super Bowl XXXVIII
England leans Francisco
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