2003 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 2003 8–8 2nd NFC South Jim Haslett Mickey Loomis Tom Benson Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify G LeCharles BentleyRB Deuce McAllister None Saints seasons The 2003 season was the New Orleans Saints' 37th in the National Football League (NFL), their 28th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome, and fourth under head coach Jim Haslett. They failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 2002 and finished with a record of 8–8.2003 New Orleans Saints This was the season of the River City Relay, a play that has gone down in NFL lore from a week 16 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Saints were 7–7 and needed a victory to keep their postseason hopes alive. The Jaguars held a 20–13 lead with seven seconds left in regulation, and the Saints had possession on their own 25. In a scene evoking memories of The Play, Aaron Brooks passed to Donté Stallworth for 42 yards, Stallworth lateraled to Michael Lewis for 7 yards, Lewis lateraled to Deuce McAllister for 5 yards, and McAllister lateraled to Jerome Pathon for 21 yards and a touchdown. The score was 20–19, leaving only the extra point to force overtime. However, in an unlikely twist, John Carney, who in his career made 98.4% of extra points attempted and had not missed one in a full decade, inexplicably missed the kick wide right, causing the Saints to miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season and 10th time in the past 11. Offseason NFL draft 2003 NFL draft 2003 New Orleans Saints 1 6 Johnathan Sullivan Defensive tackle Georgia yes 2 37 Jon Stinchcomb Offensive tackle Georgia yes yes 3 86 Cie Grant Linebacker Ohio State yes 4 102 Montrae Holland Guard Florida State yes 5 155 Melvin Williams Defensive end Kansas State yes 6 203 Kareem Kelly Wide receiver USC 7 231 Talman Gardner Wide receiver Florida State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/2003_draft.htm 2003 New Orleans Saints Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 5, 2014 Personnel Staff 2003 New Orleans Saints Owner – Tom Benson Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis Senior football administrator – Russ Ball Director of player personnel – Rick Mueller College scouting coordinator – Rick Thompson Head coach – Jim Haslett Offensive coordinator – Mike McCarthy Quarterbacks – Mike Sheppard Running backs – Dave Atkins Wide receivers – Hubbard Alexander Assistant wide receivers – Danny Langsdorf Tight ends – Bob Palcic Offensive line – Jack Henry Offensive assistant/quality control – John Misciagna Defensive coordinator – Rick Venturi Defensive line – Sam Clancy Linebackers – Winston Moss Secondary – Joe Baker Secondary/cornerbacks – Greg Brown Defensive assistant/quality control – Ty Knott Defensive assistant/special projects – Joe Alley Special teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Roster 2003 New Orleans Saints 53 11 5  4 Todd Bouman  2 Aaron Brooks 14 J. 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O'Sullivan 25 Fred McAfee KR 26 Deuce McAllister 36 Lamar Smith 44 Terrelle Smith FB 88 Talman Gardner 87 Joe Horn 89 Derrick Lewis 84 Michael Lewis KR/PR 18 Phil McGeoghan 80 Jerome Pathon 83 Donté Stallworth KR/PR 81 Zach Hilton 86 Walter Rasby 48 David Sloan 82 Boo Williams 62 Jerry Fontenot C 72 Wayne Gandy T 61 Montrae Holland G 64 Kendyl Jacox G 66 Victor Riley T 78 Jon Stinchcomb T 70 Terence Wagner C 99 Kenderick Allen DT 92 Tony Bryant DE 94 Charles Grant DE 95 Howard Green DT 93 Darren Howard DE 90 Kenny Smith DT 97 Johnathan Sullivan DT 98 Willie Whitehead DE/DT 96 Melvin Williams DE 50 James Allen OLB 58 Cie Grant OLB 52 Sedrick Hodge OLB 53 Roger Knight OLB 59 Derrick Rodgers OLB 56 Orlando Ruff MLB 54 Darrin Smith MLB/OLB 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 20 Jay Bellamy SS 35 Fakhir Brown CB 29 Keyuo Craver CB/KR 37 Steve Gleason SS 23 Victor Green FS 28 Deveron Harper CB/S 34 Tebucky Jones FS 22 Fred Thomas CB 17 Mitch Berger P  3 John Carney K 47 Kevin Houser LS 65 LeCharles Bentley G (IR) 7px 21 Dale Carter CB (IR) 7px 32 Ki-Jana Carter RB (IR) 7px 85 Ernie Conwell TE (IR) 7px 10 Kerwin Cook WR (NF-Inj.) 7px 27 James Fenderson RB (IR) 7px 71 Spencer Folau G (IR) 7px 42 Spencer Frederick FB (IR) 7px 40 Mel Mitchell S (IR) 7px 63 Chad Setterstrom G (IR) 7px -- Nate Turner WR (NF-Inj.) 7px 60 Ben Archibald T 31 Tavian Banks RB 77 Shawn Draper T 75 Josh Shaw DT 24 Maurice Tucker CB Regular season Schedule During the 2003 regular season, the Saints’ non-division opponents were primarily from the NFC East and AFC South, based on the NFLʼs schedule rotation. They also played the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears based on the teams' 2002 divisional placement. WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 September 7 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–27 0–1 Seahawks Stadium 52,250 2 September 14 Houston Texans W 31–10 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 68,390 3 September 21 at Tennessee Titans L 12–27 1–2 The Coliseum 68,809 4 September 28 Indianapolis Colts L 21–55 1–3 Louisiana Superdome 70,020 5 October 5 at Carolina Panthers L 13–19 1–4 Ericsson Stadium 72,496 6 October 12 Chicago Bears W 20–13 2–4 Louisiana Superdome 68,390 7 October 19 at Atlanta Falcons W 45–17 3–4 Georgia Dome 70,837 8 October 26 Carolina Panthers L 20–23 (OT) 3–5 Louisiana Superdome 68,370 9 November 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 4–5 Raymond James Stadium 65,524 10 Bye 11 November 16 Atlanta Falcons W 23–20 (OT) 5–5 Louisiana Superdome 68,432 12 November 23 at Philadelphia Eagles L 20–33 5–6 Lincoln Financial Field 67,802 13 November 30 at Washington Redskins W 24–20 6–6 FedExField 76,821 14 December 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–14 6–7 Louisiana Superdome 68,442 15 December 14 New York Giants W 45–7 7–7 Louisiana Superdome 68,399 16 December 21 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 19–20 7–8 Alltel Stadium 49,207 17 December 28 Dallas Cowboys W 13–7 8–8 Louisiana Superdome 68,451 Standings References External links 2003 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orleans Saints New