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2003 Detroit Lions
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 270 points (16.9/g), 26th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 379 points (23.7/g), 25th.
Differential of -109 points (-6.8/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-11.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.8, Offense: -4.3, Defense: -1.6, SoS: 1.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Steve Mariucci (5-11-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Kurt Schottenheimer
Training Camp: Lions Training Facility (Allen Park, Michigan)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Arizona Cardinals | 42 | 24 | 16 | 261 | 195 | 66 | 21 | 434 | 339 | 95 | 3 | 8.26 | -0.72 | 7.60 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 31 | 14 | 293 | 237 | 56 | 3 | 17 | 332 | 132 | 200 | 2 | -30.21 | -2.04 | 8.72 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | L | 1-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 23 | 22 | 302 | 225 | 77 | 3 | 14 | 414 | 287 | 127 | 1 | -7.64 | -10.52 | 10.88 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | Denver Broncos | 16 | 20 | 16 | 285 | 141 | 144 | 20 | 332 | 253 | 79 | 1 | 1.51 | -6.04 | 0.84 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | L | 1-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 24 | 15 | 305 | 221 | 84 | 2 | 20 | 325 | 183 | 142 | 1 | -9.58 | 0.28 | 3.40 | |
| 6 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | L | 1-5 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 38 | 9 | 157 | 74 | 83 | 4 | 25 | 331 | 197 | 134 | 1 | -30.60 | 1.94 | -0.57 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | boxscore | L | 1-6 | @ | Chicago Bears | 16 | 24 | 16 | 260 | 180 | 80 | 2 | 14 | 261 | 193 | 68 | -11.56 | 0.51 | 1.56 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | W | 2-6 | Oakland Raiders | 23 | 13 | 14 | 229 | 117 | 112 | 2 | 18 | 265 | 171 | 94 | 4 | -4.82 | 15.17 | 2.56 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | boxscore | W | 3-6 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 10 | 10 | 248 | 231 | 17 | 11 | 199 | 133 | 66 | 1 | -12.92 | 11.81 | 2.64 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | L | 3-7 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 35 | 20 | 357 | 276 | 81 | 2 | 22 | 366 | 207 | 159 | -0.39 | -15.05 | -5.79 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | boxscore | L | 3-8 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 24 | 16 | 241 | 167 | 74 | 4 | 18 | 307 | 186 | 121 | 2 | -22.87 | -1.00 | -4.36 | |
| 13 | Thu | November 27 | boxscore | W | 4-8 | Green Bay Packers | 22 | 14 | 17 | 266 | 172 | 94 | 1 | 18 | 320 | 268 | 52 | 5 | -7.31 | 11.93 | 2.56 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | boxscore | L | 4-9 | San Diego Chargers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 276 | 208 | 68 | 17 | 375 | 244 | 131 | 2 | -10.34 | 2.97 | 1.84 | |||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | L | 4-10 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 45 | 22 | 334 | 197 | 137 | 2 | 28 | 521 | 372 | 149 | 4.87 | -37.47 | 4.34 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | boxscore | L | 4-11 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 20 | 8 | 106 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 22 | 384 | 260 | 124 | 2 | -17.52 | 4.32 | 6.78 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 28 | boxscore | W | 5-11 | St. Louis Rams | 30 | 20 | 21 | 342 | 230 | 112 | 2 | 13 | 194 | 153 | 41 | 3 | 2.08 | 20.80 | -8.13 | ||