2003 Baltimore Ravens season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Ravens 2003 10–6 1st AFC North Brian Billick Ozzie Newsome Art Modell M&T Bank Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Titans) 17–20 RB Jamal LewisTE Todd HeapT Jonathan OgdenOLB Peter BoulwareMLB Ray LewisCB Chris McAlisterFS Ed ReedST Adalius Thomas 250px Ravens seasons The 2003 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's eighth season in the NFL. They improved upon their previous output of 7–9, winning 10 games and making the third playoff appearance in franchise history.2003 Baltimore Ravens This marked the first season when the Ravens won their division. One memorable moment came in week 2, when Jamal Lewis set the NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game, rushing for 295 yards against the Cleveland Browns.Lewis rushes for 295 yards!. Pro Football Hall of Fame. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2011. Lewis went on to rush for 2,066 yards on the season and was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year. In addition, Ray Lewis was named Defensive Player of the Year and 2003 first round pick Terrell Suggs was named Defensive Rookie of the Year. The Ravens’ home stadium was renamed “M&T Bank Stadium’, a name which has remained unchanged ever since. In Week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore fought from a seventeen-point deficit halfway through the 4th quarter to force overtime, winning 44–41. The game was named to NFL Top 10 as #9 on Top Ten Comebacks.http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/09000d5d8112f98e/article/top-10-greatest-comebacks-in-nfl-history Top 10 greatest comebacks in NFL history National Football League 2009-01-07 2013-01-03 The Ravens season ended in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, when they lost 20–17 to the Steve McNair-led Tennessee Titans. Shortly after the loss Art Modell sold his majority ownership (retaining 1%) of the team to minority owner Steve Bisciotti. Offseason Draft 2003 NFL draft 2003 Baltimore Ravens 1 10 Terrell Suggs DE Arizona State yes yes 1 19 Kyle Boller QB California yes 3 77 Musa Smith RB Georgia yes 4 109 Jarret Johnson DE Alabama yes 4 134 Ovie Mughelli FB Wake Forest yes yes 5 146 Aubrayo Franklin DT Tennessee yes 5 173 Tony Pashos OT Illinois yes 6 182 Gerome Sapp S Notre Dame yes 7 223 Trent Smith TE Oklahoma yes 7 250 Mike Mabry C Central Florida 7 258 Antwoine Sanders S Utah Personnel Staff / Coaches 2003 Baltimore Ravens Owner and CEO – Art Modell President and coo – David Modell Minority owner – Steve Bisciotti General manager/executive vice president – Ozzie Newsome Director of player personnel – Phil Savage Director of football administration – Pat Moriarty Director of college scouting – Eric DeCosta Director of pro personnel – George Kokinis Assistant director of pro personnel – Vincent Newsome Head coach – Brian Billick Offensive coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh Quarterbacks/wide receivers – David Shaw Running backs – Matt Simon Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman Offensive line – Jim Colletto Defensive coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive line – Rex Ryan Outside linebackers – Phil Zacharias Inside linebackers – Mike Singletary Defensive backs – Donnie Henderson Defensive assistant – Dennis Thurman Special teams coordinator – Gary Zauner Assistant special teams – Bennie Thompson Coaching assistant/quality control – Mike Pettine Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci Roster 2003 Baltimore Ravens 53 6 5  8 Kyle Boller  7 Chris Redman  2 Anthony Wright 31 Jamal Lewis 33 Harold Morrow 34 Ovie Mughelli FB 39 Alan Ricard FB 29 Chester Taylor KR 32 Musa Smith 83 Ron Johnson 87 Marcus Robinson 81 Frank Sanders 89 Travis Taylor 86 Todd Heap 88 John Jones 82 Terry Jones 66 Bennie Anderson G 77 Ethan Brooks T 78 Orlando Brown T 72 Damion Cook T 62 Mike Flynn C 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 75 Jonathan Ogden T 61 Casey Rabach C/G 94 Marques Douglas DE 69 Aubrayo Franklin NT 97 Kelly Gregg NT 76 Jarret Johnson DE 92 Maʻake Kemoeatu NT 91 Riddick Parker DE 98 Anthony Weaver DE 58 Peter Boulware OLB 90 Cornell Brown OLB 56 Edgerton Hartwell ILB 52 Ray Lewis ILB 57 Bart Scott ILB 53 T. 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Slaughter ILB 55 Terrell Suggs OLB 28 Gary Baxter CB/FS 45 Lamont Brightful CB/KR/PR 47 Will Demps FS 26 Corey Fuller CB 22 Tom Knight CB 21 Chris McAlister CB 20 Ed Reed SS 27 Gerome Sapp FS 38 Raymond Walls CB 49 Chad Williams SS 59 Joe Maese LS  9 Wade Richey K 43 Mike Solwold LS  3 Matt Stover K 15 Dave Zastudil P 51 Bernardo Harris LB (IR) 7px 84 Javin Hunter WR (IR) 7px 80 Randy Hymes WR (IR) 7px 79 Tony Pashos T (IR) 7px 48 Trent Smith TE (IR) 7px 96 Adalius Thomas LB (IR) 7px 70 Nate Bolling DE 17 Todd Devoe WR 65 Michael Early G 18 Kareem Kelly WR 73 Lawrence Smith G Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 August 9, 2003 Buffalo Bills L 19–20 0–1 2 August 16, 2003 at Atlanta Falcons W 13–10 1–1 3 August 23, 2003 at Washington Redskins L 3–24 1–2 4 August 28, 2003 New York Giants L 24–30 1–3"2003 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results" The Football Database Regular season In addition to their regular games with AFC North divisional rivals, the Ravens played games against the AFC West and NFC West according to the NFL schedule rotation introduced in 2002, and also played against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins, who finished 2002 third in the two remaining AFC divisions. Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–34 0–1 63,157 2 September 14 Cleveland Browns W 33–13 1–1 69,473 3 September 21 at San Diego Chargers W 24–10 2–1 52,028 4 September 28 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–17 2–2 69,459 5 Bye 6 October 12 at Arizona Cardinals W 26–18 3–2 24,193 7 October 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 26–34 3–3 53,553 8 October 26 Denver Broncos W 26–6 4–3 69,723 9 November 2 Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–17 5–3 69,486 10 November 9 at St. Louis Rams L 22–33 5–4 66,085 11 November 16 at Miami Dolphins L 6–9 (OT) 5–5 73,333 12 November 23 Seattle Seahawks W 44–41 (OT) 6–5 69,477 13 November 30 San Francisco 49ers W 44–6 7–5 69,549 14 December 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–13 8–5 69,468 15 December 14 at Oakland Raiders L 12–20 8–6 45,398 16 December 21 at Cleveland Browns W 35–0 9–6 72,548 17 December 28 Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–10 (OT) 10–6 70,001Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text. Postseason 2003–04 NFL playoffs Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance Wild Card January 3, 2004 Tennessee Titans L 17–20 0–1 69,452 Division standings Game summaries Regular season Week One at Pittsburgh Steelers Three Tommy Maddox touchdowns raced the Steelers to a 27–0 lead, more than enough to win 34–15. Kyle Boller managed only 152 yards with an interception and a late touchdown. Week Two vs. Cleveland Browns Jamal Lewis erupted for 295 rushing yards and two scores in a 33–13 rout of the Browns. Lewis’ rampage offset another weak performance by quarterback Kyle Boller with just seven completions. Week Three at San Diego Chargers Kyle Boller once again failed to reach 100 yards passing but did have a touchdown while Jamal Lewis reached 132 yards rushing and added a touchdown in a 24–10 win at Qualcomm Stadium. Drew Brees was intercepted three times. Week Four vs. Kansas City Chiefs Despite limiting the Chiefs to 265 yards of offense the Ravens fell 17–10 on a Dante Hall 87-yard return score and three interceptions by Kyle Boller. Week Six at Arizona Cardinals Cardinals quarterback Jeff Blake had played for the Ravens (coming off their bye week) the year before and here was intercepted three times; Chris McAlister ran back one pick for a score while Ed Reed scored on a blocked punt. It was enough to win 26-18 and offset yet another weak performance from Kyle Boller (nine completions for 75 yards and 61.1 passer rating). Week Seven at Cincinnati Bengals For seven seasons Marvin Lewis had been Ravens defensive coordinator and he had the long-slumping Bengals beginning a competitive turnaround; Cincinnati's 34–26 win over his former team took a step in that direction. The Ravens fumbled twice and Jon Kitna, filling in for the season before rookie Carson Palmer would assume the starting role, threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns. The Ravens loss happened even as Kyle Boller hit 302 yards, two scores, and passer rating at 104. Week Eight vs. Denver Broncos For the second straight year the Ravens hosted and defeated the Broncos, this time 26–6. With Jake Plummer and Steve Beuerlein injured Danny Kanell started and was intercepted twice. Former Raven Shannon Sharpe was limited to two catches. Despite the win Brian Billick was angry over NFL replay challenges after a Ravens touchdown was overruled on replay. Week Nine vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Kyle Boller had a touchdown and nine other completions in a 24–17 win over Baltimore's former division rival. The Ravens fumbled once and Akin Ayodele scored for the Jaguars on the return. Week Ten at St. Louis Rams Four years earlier the Ravens had been humiliated by the Rams and Brian Billick wrapped up his debut game by saying “We don’t have enough paper to list my frustration.” In this 33–22 loss he saw his Ravens cough up four fumbles while Kyle Boller had another interception; he injured his knee on a collision with fullback Alan Ricard and eventually gave way to former starter Chris Redman; Redman threw two more picks. Week Eleven at Miami Dolphins The Ravens decided to start veteran quarterback Anthony Wright at Miami. In a battle of field goals the game went to overtime. After the Dolphins had to punt in overtime, Wright fumbled while handing off to Jamal Lewis and the ensuing Dolphins field goal ended a 6–9 Ravens loss. Week Twelve vs. Seattle Seahawks The turning point in the Ravens season came against the Seahawks, whom they’d only faced once before. The game was only tied 3–3 with one minute to go in the first half when the Seahawks scored then grabbed a Chester Taylor fumble and scored on the next play. Anthony Wright managed touchdowns to Marcus Robinson but a Jamal Lewis fumble set up a Seahawks drive deep in their territory with the Ravens trailing 24–41. It was here that Ed Reed blocked a Seahawks punt and scored. Ray Lewis then forced and grabbed a Seahawks fumble and after getting sacked on consecutive plays Wright completed a 40-yard pass off Robinson's hands caught by Frank Sanders. Robinson caught the subsequent touchdown, then the Ravens stopped a fourth down attempt (a mistake in resetting the game clock on this drive appeared to give the Ravens thirty extra seconds). A Seahawks interference penalty set up the tying Matt Stover field goal. After stopping the Seahawks in overtime (former Ravens quarterback Trent Dilfer had to come in for one play during the overtime, where he threw an incompletion) the Ravens won on another Stover kick. The 44–41 win was doubly emotional for Wright as immediately afterward he raced to the hospital in time for his wife to deliver their daughter. Week Thirteen vs. San Francisco 49ers The Ravens exploded to 44 points for the second straight game and the second straight against a visiting NFC West opponent but competitive fireworks were not necessary as they intercepted Jeff Garcia four times; Ray Lewis scored on one pick while Anthony Wright had two more touchdowns. The two teams combined for 546 yards vs. the 426 the Ravens had put up by themselves the previous week. The win secured Baltimore a 3-1 record against the NFC West. Week Fourteen vs. Cincinnati Bengals The Ravens completed a rare three game home stand by downing the upstart Bengals 31–13. Baltimore rushed for 223 yards with three scores and forced five Cincinnati turnovers, offsetting two Anthony Wright interceptions. Week Fifteen at Oakland Raiders Baltimore's surge to the playoffs hit a speed bump in a 12–20 loss to the faltering Raiders. Three Ravens turnovers neutralized 149 rushing yards led by Jamal Lewis at 125 yards and aided Raiders starter Rick Mirer in completing for 186 yards and a score to Jerry Rice. Week Sixteen at Cleveland Browns The ex-Browns traveled to Cleveland and reasserted themselves in a 35–0 shutout win. The Ravens rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns as Jamal Lewis, on his way to 2,000 yards, accounted for 205 yards and two scores for a season total of 500 yards against the Browns; Anthony Wright had another touchdown, and Baltimore's vaunted defense forced four Browns turnovers. With the win, the Ravens finished 3-5 on the road. Week Seventeen vs. Pittsburgh Steelers The bitterness of this rivalry meant the 6-9 Steelers refused to roll over. An 81-yard touchdown by punter Josh Miller tied the game in the third. The Steelers went up 10–7 before a Ravens field goal tied the game. Jerome Bettis’ fumble at the two minute warning set up a 52-yard Stover field goal. When Tommy Maddox was intercepted with 26 seconds to go Anthony Wright completed two passes for 32 yards but a 51-yard kick was no good. In overtime the Steelers had to punt and a 22-yard Wright pass led to Stover’s winning kick and the first division title for the Ravens. With the win, Baltimore ended the regular season at 10-6 (#4 in the AFC) and finished 7-1 at home and 4-2 against the AFC North. Postseason vs Tennessee Titans Baltimore's five game winning streak over Tennessee dating to 2000 came to an end in a tense grinder of a game. Jamal Lewis was held to just 39 yards of offense. After the Titans took a 7–0 lead Will Demps picked off Steve McNair and scored. Following multiple punts and another McNair pick a Ravens field goal put them up 10–7 at the half, until McNair's 49-yard strike to Justin McCareins put Tennessee back up 14–10. Trailing 17–10 in the fourth Anthony Wright found Todd Heap on a 35-yard score. McNair was intercepted again but the Ravens had to punt with 2:56 to go, where McNair completed four passes and Gary Anderson booted the winning field goal, ending Baltimore's season 20-17 and with a 10–7 record. References External links 2003 Baltimore Ravens at Pro-Football-Reference.com 2003 Baltimore Ravens at jt-sw.com Category:Baltimore Ravens seasons Category:AFC North championship seasons Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens Category:2000s in Baltimore