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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 484 points (30.2/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 332 points (20.8/g), 19th.
Differential of 152 points (9.5/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.2/g), 1st.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (13-3-0)
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2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Trent Green* | 33 | 6 | 16 | 330 for 523, 4,039 yards, 24 td, 12 int, & 26 rushes for 83 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 222nd pick / 1993 |
| RB | Priest Holmes*+ | 30 | 6 | 16 | 320 rushes for 1,420 yards, 27 td, & 74 catches for 690 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Tony Richardson* | 32 | 8 | 10 | 24 rushes for 60 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 76 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Eddie Kennison | 30 | 7 | 16 | 56 catches for 853 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Johnnie Morton | 32 | 9 | 16 | 50 catches for 740 yards, 4 td, & 8 rushes for 94 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez*+ | 27 | 6 | 16 | 71 catches for 916 yards, 10 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Willie Roaf* | 33 | 10 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
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| LG | Brian Waters | 26 | 3 | 16 | ||
| C | Casey Wiegmann | 30 | 6 | 16 | ||
| RG | Will Shields*+ | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1993 |
| RT | John Tait | 28 | 4 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1999 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eric Hicks | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | John Browning | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 68th pick / 1996 |
| RDT | Ryan Sims | 23 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002 |
| RDE | Vonnie Holliday | 28 | 5 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1998 |
| LLB | Scott Fujita | 24 | 1 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Mike Maslowski | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Kawika Mitchell | 24 | Rook | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 2003 |
| RLB | Shawn Barber | 28 | 5 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 113th pick / 1998 |
| LCB | Eric Warfield | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 216th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Dexter McCleon | 30 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 40th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Greg Wesley | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 85th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Jerome Woods* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 28th pick / 1996 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Morten Andersen | 43 | 21 | 0 | 16 of 20 field goals & 58 of 59 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| P | Jason Baker | 25 | 2 | 0 | 80 punts for a 39.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Dante Hall*+ | 25 | 3 | 2 | 29 punt returns for a 16.3 average and 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 153rd pick / 2000 |
| KR | Dante Hall*+ | 25 | 3 | 2 | 57 kick returns for a 25.9 average and 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 153rd pick / 2000 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Andersen | 43 | K | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 8/19/1960 | 21 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 86th pick / 1982 |
| Bill Baber | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Virginia | 1/17/1979 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 141st pick / 2001 |
| Jason Baker | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/17/1978 | 2 | |
| Shawn Barber | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Richmond | 1/14/1975 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 113th pick / 1998 |
| William Bartee | 26 | DB | 11 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/25/1977 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 54th pick / 2000 |
| Julian Battle | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/11/1981 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2003 |
| Monty Beisel | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 8/20/1978 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 107th pick / 2001 |
| Derrick Blaylock | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-9 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/23/1979 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 150th pick / 2001 |
| Marc Boerigter | 25 | WR | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Hastings | 5/4/1978 | 1 | |
| John Browning | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 9/30/1973 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 68th pick / 1996 |
| Quinton Caver | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/22/1978 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 55th pick / 2001 |
| Todd Collins | 32 | QB | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 11/5/1971 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1995 |
| Eric Downing | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 9/16/1978 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 75th pick / 2001 |
| Jason Dunn | 30 | TE | 16 | 4 | 276 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 11/15/1973 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 54th pick / 1996 |
| Omar Easy | 26 | FB | 15 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Penn State | 10/29/1977 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 107th pick / 2002 |
| Clint Finley | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 3/27/1977 | 1 | |
| Eddie Freeman | 25 | DE | 5 | 0 | 307 | 6-5 | Alabama-Birmingham | 1/4/1978 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2002 |
| Scott Fujita | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-5 | California | 4/28/1979 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| Kendall Gammon | 35 | C-TE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburg State | 10/23/1968 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 291st pick / 1992 |
| Tony Gonzalez*+ | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-5 | California | 2/27/1976 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1997 |
| Trent Green* | 33 | QB | 16 | 16 | 217 | 6-3 | Indiana | 7/9/1970 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 222nd pick / 1993 |
| Dante Hall*+ | 25 | WR | 16 | 2 | 187 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 9/20/1978 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 153rd pick / 2000 |
| Corey A. Harris | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | North Alabama,The Citadel | 11/28/1976 | 4 | |
| Shaunard Harts | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Boise State | 8/4/1978 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 212th pick / 2001 |
| Eric Hicks | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-6 | Maryland | 6/17/1976 | 5 | |
| Vonnie Holliday | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 12/11/1975 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1998 |
| Priest Holmes*+ | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 213 | 5-9 | Texas | 10/7/1973 | 6 | |
| Darrius Johnson | 30 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 5/18/1973 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 122nd pick / 1996 |
| Larry Johnson | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Penn State | 11/19/1979 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 2003 |
| Fred Jones | 26 | LB | 11 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/18/1977 | 3 | |
| Eddie Kennison | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/20/1973 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| Mike Maslowski | 29 | LB | 10 | 10 | 243 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 7/11/1974 | 4 | |
| Dexter McCleon | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Clemson | 10/9/1973 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 40th pick / 1997 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 24 | LB | 12 | 6 | 253 | 6-1 | Georgia,South Florida | 10/10/1979 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 2003 |
| Johnnie Morton | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | USC | 10/7/1971 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1994 |
| Allen Reese | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 294 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 10/10/1980 | Rook | |
| Tony Richardson* | 32 | FB | 16 | 10 | 238 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/17/1971 | 8 | |
| Willie Roaf* | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-5 | Louisiana Tech | 4/18/1970 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| Montique Sharpe | 23 | DT | 5 | 0 | 296 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 3/10/1980 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 230th pick / 2003 |
| Will Shields*+ | 32 | G | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/15/1971 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1993 |
| Ryan Sims | 23 | DT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/4/1980 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002 |
| Marcus Spears | 32 | T | 15 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/28/1971 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1994 |
| Gary Stills* | 29 | DE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/11/1974 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 75th pick / 1999 |
| John Tait | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-6 | BYU | 1/26/1975 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1999 |
| R-Kal Truluck | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Cortland State | 9/30/1974 | 1 | |
| LaShaun Ward | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | California | 9/22/1980 | Rook | |
| Eric Warfield | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 3/3/1976 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 216th pick / 1998 |
| Brian Waters | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | North Texas | 2/18/1977 | 3 | |
| Greg Wesley | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-2 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 3/19/1978 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 85th pick / 2000 |
| Lyle West | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 12/20/1976 | 4 | New York Giants / 6th / 189th pick / 1999 |
| Casey Wiegmann | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/20/1973 | 6 | |
| Jimmy Wilkerson | 22 | DE | 12 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/4/1981 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 189th pick / 2003 |
| Donald Willis | 30 | G | 16 | 0 | 325 | 6-3 | North Carolina A&T,Washington | 7/15/1973 | 7 | |
| Jerome Woods* | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Memphis | 3/17/1973 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 28th pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 247.1 | 6-2.0 | 4.3 |