2003 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 2003 5–11 4th NFC South Dan Reeves (fired December 10, 3-10 record) Wade Phillips (interim, 2-1 record) Rich McKay Arthur Blank Georgia Dome Did not qualify TE Alge CrumplerLB Keith Brooking Falcons seasons The 2003 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League (NFL) and seventh and final under head coach Dan Reeves. It is best remembered for the third preseason game, in which quarterback Michael Vick broke his leg and was done for most of the season. Atlanta had two other quarterbacks take over for a combined 2–10 record (Doug Johnson and Kurt Kittner). Vick returned in week 14 and ended the season with a 3–1 record. After a 3–10 start, Reeves was fired by the Falcons on December 10, and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season, going 2–1. For the season, the Falcons sported a new logo and uniforms.Uniform History http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/pdf/media-guides/ATL-Media-Guide.pdf#page=377 NFL Enterprises, LLC 2019 Atlanta Falcons Media Guide August 13, 2019 July 29, 2020 September 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200902001856/http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/pdf/media-guides/ATL-Media-Guide.pdf#page=377 dead Offseason NFL draft 2003 NFL draft 2003 Atlanta Falcons 2 55 Bryan Scott Safety Penn State yes 4 121 Justin Griffith Fullback Mississippi State yes 5 159 Jon Olinger Wide receiver Cincinnati 6 196 LaTarence Dunbar Wide receiver TCU yes 6 202 Waine Bacon Cornerback Alabama 7 238 Demetrin Veal Defensive end Tennessee yes no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2003_draft.htm 2003 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 17, 2013 Personnel 2003 Atlanta Falcons Owner/chief executive officer – Arthur Blank Senior advisor to the president – Bobby Beathard Vice president of football operations – Ron Hill College scouting coordinator – Reed Johnson Director of pro personnel – Les Snead Assistant to head coach/pro personnel – Marvin Bass Executive vice president/head coach – Dan Reeves Interim head coach – Wade Phillips Offensive coordinator – Pete Mangurian Quarterbacks – Mike Johnson Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – George Stewart Tight ends – James Daniel Offensive line – Rennie Simmons Offensive quality control – Bill Lazor Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive line – Bill Johnson Linebackers – Billy Davis Secondary – Emmitt Thomas Defensive quality control – Dennis Allen Special teams – Joe DeCamillis Strength and conditioning – Al Miller Assistant strength and conditioning – Rocky Colburn Roster 2003 Atlanta Falcons 53 10 4 11 Doug Johnson American football 15 Kurt Kittner  7 Michael Vick 30 Woody Dantzler 45 T. 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Duckett 33 Justin Griffith y FB 80 Terrence Edwards y 87 Jimmy Farris 86 Brian Finneran 88 John Lewis American football y 81 Peerless Price 89 Sean Brewer 83 Alge Crumpler 85 Brian Kozlowski 48 Derek Rackley LS 64 Martin Bibla G 65 Kynan Forney G 72 Matt Knutson T 62 Todd McClure C 67 Michael Moore offensive lineman G 76 Kevin Shaffer T 74 Todd Weiner T 98 Travis Hall American football DE 93 Raymond House American football y DE 95 Ed Jasper NT 61 Ellis Johnson defensive lineman NT 97 Patrick Kerney DE 91 Brady Smith American football DE 99 Demetrin Veal y DE 56 Keith Brooking ILB 54 Chris Draft ILB 53 Keith Newman OLB 51 Karon Riley OLB 92 Terrence Robinson y ILB 55 Twan Russell OLB 52 Matt Stewart American football OLB 50 Artie Ulmer OLB 21 Juran Bolden CB 34 Ray Buchanan CB 29 Keion Carpenter FS 27 Cory Hall FS 23 Kevin Mathis CB 32 Tod McBride CB 22 Gerald McBurrows SS 47 Kevin McCadam FS/SS 25 Derek Ross CB 20 Allen Rossum CB KR/PR 24 Bryan Scott y SS 39 Siddeeq Shabazz y FS 26 Brandon Williams cornerback, born 1980 y CB 37 Tyrone Williams cornerback CB  4 Jay Feely K 13 Chris Mohr P 71 Travis Claridge G IR 82 LaTarence Dunbar y WR IR 28 Warrick Dunn RB IR 63 Roberto Garza G IR 36 Travis Jervey RB IR 38 George Layne FB IR 73 Dwayne Morgan American football T IR 90 Will Overstreet LB IR 59 Sam Rogers linebacker LB IR 70 Bob Whitfield T IR 35 Jeremy Allen American football FB 77 Charles Alston gridiron football y DE 17 Brian Guthrie American football y SS16 Willie Quinnie y WR Regular season Schedule In the 2003 regular season, the Falcons’ non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the NFC East, although they also played the Minnesota Vikings from the NFC North, and the St. Louis Rams from the NFC West. Their non-conference opponents were from the AFC South. This was the first occasion when the Falcons played the Washington Redskins since 1994,Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present, p. 221 0786473517 due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but instead played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season’s table.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=521 History of the NFL's Structure and Formats, Part Two Pro-Football-Reference.com 2018-09-25 2018-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20180622033031/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=521 dead Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 7 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–13 1–0 Texas Stadium 2 September 14 Washington Redskins L 31–33 1–1 Georgia Dome 3 September 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–31 1–2 Georgia Dome 4 September 28 at Carolina Panthers L 3–23 1–3 Ericsson Stadium 5 October 5 Minnesota Vikings L 26–39 1–4 Georgia Dome 6 October 13, 2003 at St. Louis Rams L 0–36 1–5 Edward Jones Dome 7 October 19 New Orleans Saints L 17–45 1–6 Georgia Dome 8 Bye 9 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 16–23 1–7 Georgia Dome 10 November 9 at New York Giants W 27–7 2–7 Giants Stadium 11 November 16 at New Orleans Saints L 20–23 (OT) 2–8 Louisiana Superdome 12 November 23 Tennessee Titans L 31–38 2–9 Georgia Dome 13 November 30 at Houston Texans L 13–17 2–10 Reliant Stadium 14 December 7 Carolina Panthers W 20–14 (OT) 3–10 Georgia Dome 15 December 14 at Indianapolis Colts L 7–38 3–11 RCA Dome 16 December 20, 2003 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–28 4–11 Raymond James Stadium 17 December 28 Jacksonville Jaguars W 21–14 5–11 Georgia DomeNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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