2003 Buffalo Bills season

44th season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 2003 6–10 3rd AFC East Gregg Williams Tom Donahoe Ralph Wilson Ralph Wilson Stadium Did not qualify G Ruben BrownOLB Takeo Spikes Bills seasons thumb|270px|Quarterback Drew Bledsoe meets families of deceased soldiers, September 7, 2003 The 2003 Buffalo Bills season was their 44th in the league. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–8, and finished at 6–10.2003 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2003.htm 2024-12-02 Pro-Football-Reference.com en The team missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. The Bills started the season strong, opening the season with a dominating 31–0 blowout of the New England Patriots.They would not win another game against the Patriots until 2011. This was a revenge game for newly signed safety Lawyer Milloy, who had been cut by New England a few days earlier. It was their largest margin of victory in a season opener since 1992, and their first regular-season shutout in four years.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/09/07/bc.fbn.patriots.bills.ap/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030909073549/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/09/07/bc.fbn.patriots.bills.ap/index.html dead September 9, 2003 SI.com Sweet revenge – Bills' Milloy, Bledsoe revel in 31–0 rout of Patriots The Bills' second game was a convincing three-touchdown win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, Buffalo lost seven of their next nine games, and finished the season with three consecutive losses. The Bills' final game of the season was a 31–0 shutout loss to the Patriots – the complete reverse of the score by which the Bills beat New England in Week One. Head coach Gregg Williams' contract was not renewed after the 2003 season.Williams was replaced by Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey in 2004. Van Miller, the team's longtime play-by-play announcer, announced his retirement after week 2 of the season; his retirement took effect at the end of the season. Offseason Free agency The Bills bolstered their defense by signing former Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Sam Adams, former Denver Broncos safety Izell Reese, former Houston Texans linebacker Jeff Posey and former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Takeo Spikes during the offseason. The Bills also traded for tight end Mark Campbell and signed kicker Rian Lindell during the offseason. During the preseason, the Bills signed Lawyer Milloy after he was released by the New England Patriots. Additions SubtractionsS Lawyer Milloy (Patriots) CB Chris Watson (Lions)LB Takeo Spikes (Bengals) TE Jay Riemersma (Steelers)K Rian Lindell (Seahawks) WR Peerless Price (Falcons)TE Mark Campbell (Browns) C Bill Conaty (Patriots)DT Sam Adams (Raiders) WR Charlie Rogers (Dolphins)S Izell Reese (Broncos) K Mike Hollis (Giants)LB Jeff Posey (Texans) DE Chidi Ahanotu (49ers)DE Keith McKenzie (Packers) FB Larry Centers (Patriots)WR Bobby Shaw (Jaguars) NFL draft 2003 NFL draft The Bills traded away their first pick in the 2003 draft (#14 overall) to the New England Patriots for Drew Bledsoe in the previous draft. They obtained their first pick (#23 overall) from the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for Peerless Price. 2003 Buffalo Bills 1 23 Willis McGahee RB Miami (FL) Pick from ATL yes yes 2 48 Chris Kelsay DE Nebraska yes no 3 94 Angelo Crowell LB Virginia yes 4 111 Terrence McGee CB Northwestern State yes yes 4 127 Sam Aiken WR North Carolina yes 5 151 Ben Sobieski OG Iowa yes 6 187 Lauvale Sape DT Utah yes 7 228 Mario Haggan LB Mississippi State yes Roster 2003 Buffalo Bills 53 5 5 11 Drew Bledsoe  5 Travis Brown 10 Alex Van Pelt 35 Joe Burns 33 Sam Gash FB 20 Travis Henry 21 Willis McGahee 31 Sammy Morris KR 30 Ken Simonton 86 Antonio Brown KR/PR 85 Clarence Coleman 80 Eric Moulds 82 Josh Reed 81 Bobby Shaw 84 Mark Campbell 83 Dave Moore 88 Ryan Neufeld 79 Ruben Brown G 73 Marcus Price T 61 Mike Pucillo G 60 Bernard Robertson T 64 Ben Sobieski T 74 Marques Sullivan G/T 70 Trey Teague C 65 Ross Tucker G 68 Mike Williams T 95 Sam Adams DT 97 Justin Bannan DT 92 Ryan Denney DE 90 Chris Kelsay DE 91 Keith McKenzie DE 66 Lauvale Sape DT 94 Aaron Schobel DE 93 Pat Williams DT 55 Angelo Crowell OLB 59 London Fletcher MLB 53 Mario Haggan MLB 52 DaShon Polk OLB 96 Jeff Posey OLB 51 Takeo Spikes OLB 57 Josh Stamer OLB 50 Dominique Stevenson MLB 22 Nate Clements CB/PR 24 Terrence McGee CB/KR 36 Lawyer Milloy SS 23 Pierson Prioleau FS 37 Dainon Sidney CB 28 Kevin Thomas CB 26 Antoine Winfield CB 27 Coy Wire FS 54 Jon Dorenbos LS  9 Rian Lindell K  8 Brian Moorman P 89 Sam Aiken WR (IR) 7px -- Gary Byrd T (IR) 7px 98 Ron Edwards DT (IR) 7px 75 Jonas Jennings T (IR) 7px 43 Izell Reese S (IR) 7px 16 Cedric Bonner WR 15 Jerel Myers WR 71 David Porter T 76 Richard Seals DT 49 Rod Trafford TE Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 New England Patriots W 31–0 1–0 Ralph Wilson Stadium 73,262 Recap 2 September 14 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 38–17 2–0 Alltel Stadium 58,613 Recap 3 September 21 at Miami Dolphins L 7–17 2–1 Pro Player Stadium 73,458 Recap 4 September 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 13–23 2–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium 73,305 Recap 5 October 5 Cincinnati Bengals W 22–16 (OT) 3–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,615 Recap 6 October 12 at New York Jets L 3–30 3–3 Giants Stadium 77,740 Recap 7 October 19 Washington Redskins W 24–7 4–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium 73,149 Recap 8 October 26 at Kansas City Chiefs L 5–38 4–4 Arrowhead Stadium 78,689 Recap 9Bye 10 November 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–10 4–5 Texas Stadium 63,770 Recap 11 November 16 Houston Texans L 10–12 4–6 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,677 Recap 12 November 23 Indianapolis Colts L 14–17 4–7 Ralph Wilson Stadium 73,004 Recap 13 November 30 at New York Giants W 24–7 5–7 Giants Stadium 78,481 Recap 14 December 7 New York Jets W 17–6 6–7 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,791 Recap 15 December 14 at Tennessee Titans L 26–28 6–8 The Coliseum 68,809 Recap 16 December 21 Miami Dolphins L 3–20 6–9 Ralph Wilson Stadium 73,319 Recap 17 December 27, 2003 at New England Patriots L 0–31 6–10 Gillette Stadium 68,436 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New England Patriots Patriots 0 0 0 0 Bills 7 14 0 10 September 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 1:04 p.m. EST 3:13 73,262 64 F C 1, wind 11 mph km/h knots on Jeff Triplette Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, and Bonnie Bernstein CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Bills Travis Henry 1 yard run (Rian Lindell kick) Bills 7–0 2 Bills Dave Moore 7 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Rian Lindell kick) Bills 14–0 2 Bills Sam Adams 37 yard interception return (Rian Lindell kick) Bills 21–0 4 Bills Travis Henry 9 yard run (Rian Lindell kick) Bills 28–0 4 Bills Rian Lindell 44 yard field goal Bills 31–0 yes Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars Bills 14 7 14 3 Jaguars 0 7 3 7 September 14 Alltel Stadium 1:03 p.m. EST 3:06 58,613 86 °F °C or; Humidity 62%; wind 6 mph km/h knots on Heat Index 92 °F °C 1 or Terry McAulay Don Criqui, Steve Tasker CBS yes Q1 11:17 BUF Henry 1 yard run (Lindell kick) BUF 7–0 Q1 4:50 BUF Henry 6 yard run (Lindell kick) BUF 14–0 Q2 9:29 JAX Brunell 1 yard run (Marler kick) BUF 14–7 Q2 1:37 BUF Shaw 54 yard pass from Bledsoe (Lindell kick) BUF 21–7 Q3 12:54 JAX Marler 44 yard field goal BUF 21–10 Q3 8:03 BUF Moulds 36 yard pass from Bledsoe (Lindell kick) BUF 28–10 Q3 0:59 BUF Henry 4 yard run (Lindell kick) BUF 35–10 Q4 5:11 BUF Lindell 27 yard field goal BUF 38–10 Q4 1:53 JAX Wrighster 5 yard pass from Leftwich (Marler kick) BUF 38–17 yes Drew Bledsoe 19/25, 314 yds, 2 TD Eric Moulds 7 Rec, 133 yds, 1 TD https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200309140jax.htm Pro Football Reference November 4, 2018 Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars — September 14th, 2003 Standings Notes "note" References External links 2003 Buffalo Bills at jt-sw.com 2003 Buffalo Bills at ProFootballArchives.com 2003 Buffalo Bills at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buffalo Bills Buff