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2003 New England Patriots

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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

2003 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 238 points (14.9/g), 1st.
 Differential of 110 points (6.9/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by Bill Belichick (14-2-0)

2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 @ Buffalo Bills 0 31 16 239 134 105 4 23 322 215 107 2
2 Sun September 14 box W 1-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 31 10 17 309 247 62 23 268 168 100 6
3 Sun September 21 box W 2-1 New York Jets 23 16 19 294 147 147 1 16 329 264 65 1
4 Sun September 28 box L 2-2 @ Washington Redskins 17 20 23 387 281 106 4 15 253 134 119
5 Sun October 5 box W 3-2 Tennessee Titans 38 30 21 354 193 161 23 411 341 70 1
6 Sun October 12 box W 4-2 New York Giants 17 6 12 220 91 129 26 382 306 76 5
7 Sun October 19 box W 5-2 @ Miami Dolphins 19 13 16 332 273 59 2 20 326 229 97 3
8 Sun October 26 box W 6-2 Cleveland Browns 9 3 19 347 253 94 13 203 119 84 1
9 Mon November 3 box W 7-2 @ Denver Broncos 30 26 17 419 350 69 2 18 277 163 114 1
10 Bye Week
11 Sun November 16 box W 8-2 Dallas Cowboys 12 0 14 268 203 65 1 17 291 207 84 3
12 Sun November 23 box W 9-2 @ Houston Texans 23 20 29 472 344 128 3 11 169 80 89 2
13 Sun November 30 box W 10-2 @ Indianapolis Colts 38 34 21 282 226 56 3 26 370 272 98 2
14 Sun December 7 box W 11-2 Miami Dolphins 12 0 13 228 150 78 1 7 134 66 68 3
15 Sun December 14 box W 12-2 Jacksonville Jaguars 27 13 18 296 212 84 1 17 354 282 72 2
16 Sat December 20 box W 13-2 @ New York Jets 21 16 13 271 138 133 1 22 321 212 109 5
17 Sat December 27 box W 14-2 Buffalo Bills 31 0 26 321 190 131 1 16 256 174 82 4
Playoffs
Division Sat January 10 box W 15-2 Tennessee Titans 17 14 18 297 201 96 1 16 284 200 84 1
ConfChamp Sun January 18 box W 16-2 Indianapolis Colts 24 14 20 349 237 112 2 21 306 208 98 5
SuperBowl Sun February 1 box W 17-2 N Carolina Panthers 32 29 29 481 354 127 1 17 387 295 92 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 348 5039 1042 4.8 294 320 537 3432 23 13 6.0 177 473 1607 9 3.4 91 24 11 26
Team Defense 238 4666 1060 4.4 293 328 618 3232 11 29 4.9 177 401 1434 10 3.6 91 41 12 25
Lg Rank Offense 12 17 16 6 9 11 6 13 12 27 24 30 7 13
Lg Rank Defense 1 7 17 32 15 1 1 2 4 4 6 6 2 13

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
12 Tom Brady 26 QB 16 16 14-2-0 317 527 60.2 3620 23 4.4 12 2.3 82 6.9 6.7 11.4 226.3 85.9 32 219 6.1 5.9 5.7
6 Rohan Davey 25 1 0 3 7 42.9 31 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 4.4 4.4 10.3 31.0 56.2 0 0 4.4 4.4 0.0
33 Kevin Faulk 27 RB 15 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
87 David Givens 23 wr 13 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
19 Damon Huard 30 2 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 28.0 16 14-2-0 320 537 59.6 3651 23 4.3 13 2.4 82 6.8 6.6 11.4 228.2 84.3 32 219 6.0 5.8 5.6
Opp Total 16 328 618 53.1 3485 11 1.8 29 4.7 5.6 3.9 10.6 217.8 56.2 41 253 4.9 3.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
32 Antowain Smith 31 rb 13 6 182 642 3 30 3.5 49.4 14.0 14 92 6.6 0 16 1.1 7.1 734 3 1
33 Kevin Faulk 27 RB 15 8 178 638 0 23 3.6 42.5 11.9 48 440 9.2 0 27 3.2 29.3 1078 0 4
12 Tom Brady 26 QB 16 16 42 63 1 11 1.5 3.9 2.6 63 1 13
21 Mike Cloud 28 5 1 27 118 5 42 4.4 23.6 5.4 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.2 1.6 126 5 0
31 Larry Centers 35 9 3 21 82 0 13 3.9 9.1 2.3 19 106 5.6 1 14 2.1 11.8 188 1 0
80 Troy Brown 32 WR 12 10 6 27 0 11 4.5 2.3 0.5 40 472 11.8 4 82 3.3 39.3 499 4 2
35 Patrick Pass 26 13 1 6 27 0 11 4.5 2.1 0.5 4 21 5.3 0 11 0.3 1.6 48 0 0
44 Fred McCrary 31 6 3 3 3 0 4 1.0 0.5 0.5 2 12 6.0 0 9 0.3 2.0 15 0 0
90 Dan Klecko 22 13 1 2 5 0 5 2.5 0.4 0.2 5 0 0
13 Ken Walter 31 P 15 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
83 Deion Branch 24 WR 15 12 1 11 0 11 11.0 0.7 0.1 57 803 14.1 3 66 3.8 53.5 814 3 0
81 Bethel Johnson 24 wr 15 5 1 -12 0 -12 -12.0 -0.8 0.1 16 209 13.1 2 45 1.1 13.9 197 2 0
86 David Patten 29 wr 6 5 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.7 0.2 9 140 15.6 0 42 1.5 23.3 144 0 0
19 Damon Huard 30 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -1 0 0
82 Daniel Graham 25 TE 14 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 38 409 10.8 4 38 2.7 29.2 409 4 0
87 David Givens 23 wr 13 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 510 15.0 6 57 2.6 39.2 510 6 0
88 Christian Fauria 32 TE 16 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 285 10.2 2 28 1.8 17.8 285 2 0
17 Dedric Ward 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 106 15.1 1 31 1.8 26.5 106 1 0
85 J.J. Stokes 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 38 19.0 0 31 1.0 19.0 38 0 0
63 Joe Andruzzi 28 RG 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 0 0 1
Team Total 28.0 16 473 1607 9 42 3.4 100.4 29.6 320 3651 11.4 23 82 20.0 228.2 5258 32 25
Opp Total 16 401 1434 10 3.6 89.6 25.1 328 3232 9.9 11 20.5 202.0 4666 21 31

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
81 Bethel Johnson 24 wr 15 5 1 2 0 2 2.0 30 847 1 92 28.2 1046
80 Troy Brown 32 WR 12 10 29 293 0 23 10.1 792
33 Kevin Faulk 27 RB 15 8 5 66 0 19 13.2 10 207 0 30 20.7 1351
35 Patrick Pass 26 13 1 11 254 0 36 23.1 302
38 Tyrone Poole 31 RCB 16 16 11 75 0 18 6.8 75
83 Deion Branch 24 WR 15 12 4 26 0 11 6.5 840
21 Mike Cloud 28 5 1 2 38 0 19 19.0 164
87 David Givens 23 wr 13 5 2 31 0 20 15.5 541
90 Dan Klecko 22 13 1 2 20 0 10 10.0 25
50 Mike Vrabel 28 RLB 13 9 2 22 0 14 11.0 22
54 Tedy Bruschi 30 MLB 16 16 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 28.0 16 50 462 0 23 9.2 60 1428 1 92 23.8 7148
Opp Total 16 38 1 77 1623 0 21.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
13 Ken Walter 31 P 15 0 76 2865 52 1 37.7
4 Adam Vinatieri 31 K 16 0 17 16 8 4 8 5 1 34 25 73.5% 38 37 97.4%
8 Brooks Barnard 24 1 0 10 365 49 0 36.5
12 Tom Brady 26 QB 16 16 1 36 36 0 36.0
Team Total 28.0 16 17 16 8 4 8 5 1 34 25 73.5% 38 37 97.4% 87 3266 52 1 37.5
Opp Total 16 35 25 71.4% 21 21 100.0% 90 3654 40.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
37 Rodney Harrison+ 31 SS 16 16 3.0 3 0 0 2 11 2 0 1 16 0 94 33
54 Tedy Bruschi 30 MLB 16 16 2.0 3 26 2 18 14 3 0 1 13 0 81 52
95 Roman Phifer 35 LLB 16 15 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 67 33
24 Ty Law*+ 29 LCB 15 15 6 112 1 65 23 0 1 0 0 0 61 13
55 Willie McGinest* 32 RDE 14 11 5.5 1 15 1 15 4 2 0 2 20 0 47 19
38 Tyrone Poole 31 RCB 16 16 6 81 0 44 21 3 1 0 0 0 47 12
26 Eugene Wilson 23 FS 16 15 4 18 0 10 9 47 15
50 Mike Vrabel 28 RLB 13 9 9.5 2 18 0 14 4 4 0 1 0 0 38 13
93 Richard Seymour*+ 24 RDT 15 14 8.0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 35 20
91 Bobby Hamilton 32 LDE 16 16 0 0 0 0 3 30 16
92 Ted Washington 35 LDT 10 10 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 31 8
58 Matt Chatham 26 16 4 1.5 1 0 2 38 1 25 13
22 Asante Samuel 22 16 1 2 55 1 55 9 29 5
94 Ty Warren 22 16 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 19 14
53 Larry Izzo 29 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 18 4
52 Ted Johnson 31 8 2 15 6
90 Dan Klecko 22 13 1 1.5 0 0 1 4 0 12 6
97 Jarvis Green 24 rde 16 7 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 7
48 Tully Banta-Cain 23 9 0 1.0 9 2
12 Tom Brady 26 QB 16 16 13 3 -5 0
23 Antwan Harris 26 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 5
96 Rick Lyle 32 8 1 6 3
34 Chris Akins 27 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
59 Rosevelt Colvin 26 2 2 2.0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2
30 Je'Rod Cherry 30 11 0 1.0 4 0
39 Shawn Mayer 24 9 0 3 0
33 Kevin Faulk 27 RB 15 8 0 4 1 0 0
66 Lonie Paxton 25 13 0 0 2 0 -20 0 0 2
98 Anthony Pleasant 35 7 0 1.0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0
80 Troy Brown 32 WR 12 10 2 1 0 0
63 Joe Andruzzi 28 RG 16 16 1 1 0 0
51 Don Davis 31 15 0 1 0
81 Bethel Johnson 24 wr 15 5 0 2 0 0
31 Larry Centers 35 9 3 0 1 0 0
67 Dan Koppen 24 C 16 15 0 1 0 0
29 Aric Morris 26 4 0 1 33 0 33 1
35 Patrick Pass 26 13 1 0 1 0 0
32 Antowain Smith 31 rb 13 6 1 0 0 0
13 Ken Walter 31 P 15 0 0 1 0 0
65 Damien Woody 26 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Team Total 28.0 16 41.0 29 358 5 65 121 18 25 23 73 1 742 307
Opp Total 16 32 31 19 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
4 Adam Vinatieri 31 K 16 0 37 25 112
87 David Givens 23 wr 13 5 6 6 36
21 Mike Cloud 28 5 1 5 5 30
80 Troy Brown 32 WR 12 10 4 4 24
82 Daniel Graham 25 TE 14 9 4 4 24
83 Deion Branch 24 WR 15 12 3 3 18
81 Bethel Johnson 24 wr 15 5 2 1 3 18
32 Antowain Smith 31 rb 13 6 3 3 18
54 Tedy Bruschi 30 MLB 16 16 2 2 12
88 Christian Fauria 32 TE 16 12 2 2 12
12 Tom Brady 26 QB 16 16 1 1 6
31 Larry Centers 35 9 3 1 1 6
58 Matt Chatham 26 16 4 1 1 6
24 Ty Law*+ 29 LCB 15 15 1 1 6
55 Willie McGinest* 32 RDE 14 11 1 1 6
22 Asante Samuel 22 16 1 1 1 6
17 Dedric Ward 29 4 0 1 1 6
Team Total 28.0 16 9 23 1 1 5 39 37 25 346
Opp Total 16 10 11 1 1 21 25 1 238