2003 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 2003 8–8 2nd AFC North Marvin Lewis Paul Brown Stadium Did not qualify T Willie AndersonWR Chad Johnson WR Chad Johnson (2nd team)T Willie Anderson (2nd team) Bengals seasons The 2003 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 36th overall, and the first under head coach Marvin Lewis, who replaced Dick LeBeau, who was fired following the 2002 season which the worst season in Bengals history. The Bengals had the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft with which they selected 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer. After a slow start, the Bengals got hot winning at midseason, winning four straight games to stand at 7–5, entering a key Week 14 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens with a chance to win the division. However, in the key showdown for first place the Bengals showed they were not quite ready for primetime as they were beaten 31–13. The Bengals would rebound to win their next game against the San Francisco 49ers, but at 8–6 the Bengals could not get that ninth win, losing their last two games to spoil an effort to earn their first winning season since 1990, finishing at 8–8.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia April 10, 2012 May 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527121139/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html dead Along with Willie Anderson, Chad Johnson, for the first time in his career, was named to the Pro Bowl at the end of the season. Offseason The Bengals lost fullback Lorenzo Neal and linebacker Takeo Spikes in free agency, while signing cornerback Tory James, safety Rogers Beckett, linebacker Kevin Hardy, defensive tackle John Thornton, tight end Reggie Kelly, quarterback Shane Matthews and defensive ends Duane Clemons and Carl Powell. Additions SubtractionsDT John Thornton (Titans) QB Gus Frerotte (Vikings)QB Shane Matthews (Redskins) LB Takeo Spikes (Bills)S Rogers Beckett (Chargers) FB Lorenzo Neal (Chargers)TE Reggie Kelly (Falcons) QB Akili Smith (Packers)LB Kevin Hardy (Cowboys) K Neil Rackers (Cardinals)CB Tory James (Raiders) DE Reinard Wilson (Buccaneers)DE Duane Clemons (Chiefs) FB Nick Luchey (Packers)DE Carl Powell (Redskins) DE Eric Ogbogu (Cowboys) LB Steve Foley (Texans) NFL draft 2003 NFL draft 2003 Cincinnati Bengals 1 1 Carson Palmer Quarterback USC yes yes 2 33 Eric Steinbach Guard Iowa yes yes 3 65 Kelley Washington Wide receiver Tennessee yes 4 98 Dennis Weathersby Cornerback Oregon State yes 4 118 Jeremi Johnson Fullback Western Kentucky yes 5 136 Khalid Abdullah Linebacker Mars Hill yes 6 174 Langston Moore Defensive tackle South Carolina yes 7 215 Scott Kooistra Offensive tackle North Carolina State yes 7 259 Elton Patterson Defensive end UCF yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/2003_draft.htm 2003 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 16, 2014 Personnel 2003 Cincinnati Bengals President – Mike Brown Head coach – Marvin Lewis Assistant head coach/offensive line – Paul Alexander Offensive coordinator – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese Running backs – Jim Anderson Wide receivers – Alex Wood Tight ends – Jonathan Hayes Offensive assistant – Bob Surace Defensive coordinator – Leslie Frazier Defensive line – Jay Hayes Linebackers – Ricky Hunley Defensive backs – Kevin Coyle Assistant defensive backs – Louie Cioffi Special teams – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton Assistant strength and conditioning – Kurtis Shultz Roster 2003 Cincinnati Bengals 53 3 5  3 Jon Kitna  6 Shane Matthews  9 Carson Palmer y 36 Brandon Bennett KR 28 Corey Dillon 37 Jeremi Johnson y FB 32 Rudi Johnson 33 Kenny Watson American football KR 84 T. 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Houshmandzadeh 85 Chad Johnson 83 Kevin Walter y 80 Peter Warrick PR 87 Kelley Washington y 82 Reggie Kelly 89 Matt Schobel 86 Tony Stewart American football 71 Willie Anderson offensive tackle T 74 Rich Braham C 63 Mike Goff American football G/C 76 Levi Jones T 75 Scott Kooistra y T 77 Victor Leyva G 79 Scott Rehberg G/T 65 Eric Steinbach y G 62 Alex Sulfsted G/T 66 Thatcher Szalay C/G 92 Duane Clemons DE 99 Oliver Gibson American football DT 60 Langston Moore y DT 98 Elton Patterson y DE 91 Carl Powell DE 90 Justin Smith defensive end DE 70 Glen Steele DT 97 John Thornton American football DT 94 Tony Williams American football DT 53 Khalid Abdullah linebacker y OLB 59 Frank Chamberlin MLB 51 Kevin Hardy linebacker MLB 50 Riall Johnson OLB 56 Brian Simmons OLB 45 Rogers Beckett SS 21 Jeff Burris CB/PR 27 Artrell Hawkins CB 26 Tory James CB 34 Kevin Kaesviharn CB/SS 44 Marquand Manuel SS 37 Reggie Myles CB 30 Terrell Roberts y CB 20 Mark Roman FS 23 Dennis Weathersby y CB 17 Shayne Graham K 10 Kyle Richardson punter P 48 Brad St. Louis LS 52 Dwayne Levels LB IR 72 Matt O'Dwyer G IR 57 Adrian Ross American football LB IR 73 Belton Johnson y T 42 Ricot Joseph S 35 James Lynch fullback y FB 64 Mike Mabry y C 93 Greg Scott American football DE 53 3 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 Denver Broncos L 10–30 0–1 Paul Brown Stadium 63,820 2 September 14 at Oakland Raiders L 20–23 0–2 Network Associates Coliseum 50,135 3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 0–3 Paul Brown Stadium 64,596 4 September 28 at Cleveland Browns W 21–14 1–3 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,428 5 October 5 at Buffalo Bills L 16–22 (OT) 1–4 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,615 6 Bye 7 October 19 Baltimore Ravens W 34–26 2–4 Paul Brown Stadium 53,553 8 October 26 Seattle Seahawks W 27–24 3–4 Paul Brown Stadium 52,131 9 November 2 at Arizona Cardinals L 14–17 3–5 Sun Devil Stadium 23,531 10 November 9 Houston Texans W 34–27 4–5 Paul Brown Stadium 50,437 11 November 16 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–19 5–5 Paul Brown Stadium 64,923 12 November 23 at San Diego Chargers W 34–27 6–5 Qualcomm Stadium 52,069 13 November 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–20 7–5 Heinz Field 58,797 14 December 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 13–31 7–6 M&T Bank Stadium 69,468 15 December 14 San Francisco 49ers W 41–38 8–6 Paul Brown Stadium 64,666 16 December 21 at St. Louis Rams L 10–27 8–7 Edward Jones Dome 66,061 17 December 28 Cleveland Browns L 14–22 8–8 Paul Brown Stadium 65,362 Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text Standings Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Jon Kitna 324 520 3591 26 15 87.4 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Rudi Johnson 215 957 4.5 54 9 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Chad Johnson 90 1355 15.1 82 10 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Kevin Hardy 124 1.5 0 1 1 Duane Clemons 63 6.0 0 1 1 John Thornton 60 6.0 0 1 2 Tory James 68 1.0 4 0 0 Kicking and punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Shayne Graham 25 22 88.0% 40 40 100.0% 106 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Kyle Richardson 49 1961 58 0 40.0 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Brandon Bennett 53 1146 21.6 46 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Peter Warrick 0 0 0.0 0 0 25 273 10.9 68 1 Awards Jon Kitna QB, NFL Comeback Player of the Year Milestones Chad Johnson 2nd 1000 yard receiving season (1,355 yards)https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnCh01.htm Chad Johnson Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com Brandon Bennett 2nd 1000-yard return season (1,146 yards)https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BennBr00.htm Brandon Bennett Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com References External links http://www.bengals.com/team/history/bengalshistory2003.html 2003 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincin