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2003 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 300 points (18.8/g), 19th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 15th.
Differential of -27 points (-1.7/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 21st.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.1, Offense: -2.5, Defense: 1.4, SoS: 0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Cowher (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Mularkey
Other Notable Asst.: Ken Whisenhunt (Tight Ends)
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tommy Maddox | 32 | 11 | 16 | 298 for 519, 3,414 yards, 18 td, 17 int, & 13 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 25th pick / 1992 |
| RB | Jerome Bettis | 31 | 10 | 10 | 246 rushes for 811 yards, 7 td, & 13 catches for 86 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| RB | Amos Zereoue | 27 | 4 | 6 | 132 rushes for 433 yards, 2 td, & 40 catches for 310 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| FB | Dan Kreider | 26 | 3 | 12 | 7 rushes for 29 yards, 1 td, & 9 catches for 107 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Plaxico Burress | 26 | 3 | 16 | 60 catches for 860 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Hines Ward* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 95 catches for 1,163 yards, 10 td, & 11 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| TE | Jerame Tuman | 27 | 4 | 12 | 12 catches for 113 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Jay Riemersma | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 catches for 138 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| LT | Alan Faneca* | 27 | 5 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 | |
| LT | Marvel Smith | 25 | 3 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 | |
| LG | Keydrick Vincent | 25 | 2 | 9 | ||
| LG | Alan Faneca* | 27 | 5 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 | |
| C | Jeff Hartings | 31 | 7 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 | |
| RG | Kendall Simmons | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 |
| RT | Oliver Ross | 29 | 5 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 | |
| RT | Todd Fordham | 30 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Aaron Smith | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| NT | Casey Hampton* | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 32 | 9 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| LOLB | Jason Gildon | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | James Farrior | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| RILB | Kendrell Bell | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 39th pick / 2001 |
| ROLB | Joey Porter | 26 | 4 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Chad Scott | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Deshea Townsend | 28 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Dewayne Washington | 31 | 9 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Mike Logan | 29 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 50th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Brent Alexander | 32 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Reed | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 of 32 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Josh Miller | 33 | 7 | 0 | 84 punts for a 41.9 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Antwaan Randle El | 24 | 1 | 1 | 45 punt returns for a 12.0 average and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2002 |
| KR | Ike Taylor | 23 | Rook | 1 | 37 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Brent Alexander | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 7/10/1971 | 9 | |
| 94 | Rodney Bailey | 24 | DE | 16 | 0 | 306 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 10/7/1979 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 181st pick / 2001 |
| 16 | Charlie Batch | 29 | QB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | East. Michigan | 12/5/1974 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| 97 | Kendrell Bell | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/2/1978 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 39th pick / 2001 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | 31 | RB | 16 | 10 | 252 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/16/1972 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| 22 | Dee Brown | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 209 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 5/12/1978 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 175th pick / 2001 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 31 | TE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Plaxico Burress | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 8/12/1977 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Kendrick Clancy | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 48 | Matt Cushing | 28 | TE | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Illinois | 7/2/1975 | 4 | |
| 83 | Chris Doering | 30 | WR | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-4 | Florida | 5/19/1973 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 185th pick / 1996 |
| 66 | Alan Faneca* | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-5 | LSU | 12/7/1976 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| 51 | James Farrior | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1975 | 6 | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| 50 | Larry Foote | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/12/1980 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 128th pick / 2002 |
| 71 | Todd Fordham | 30 | T | 11 | 6 | 320 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 10/9/1973 | 6 | |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/31/1972 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| 53 | Clark Haggans | 26 | LB | 16 | 2 | 243 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 1/10/1977 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000 |
| 98 | Casey Hampton* | 26 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/3/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| 64 | Jeff Hartings | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 9/7/1972 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| 34 | Verron Haynes | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 223 | 5-10 | Georgia | 2/17/1979 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 166th pick / 2002 |
| 28 | Chris Hope | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 9/29/1980 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2002 |
| 29 | Chidi Iwuoma | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 184 | 5-8 | California | 2/19/1978 | 2 | |
| 95 | Alonzo Jackson | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 9/15/1980 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2003 |
| 35 | Dan Kreider | 26 | FB | 16 | 12 | 255 | 5-11 | New Hampshire | 3/11/1977 | 3 | |
| 57 | Clint Kriewaldt | 27 | LB | 15 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Wisc-Stevens Point | 3/16/1976 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 177th pick / 1999 |
| 31 | Mike Logan | 29 | DB | 16 | 15 | 212 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/15/1974 | 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 50th pick / 1997 |
| 8 | Tommy Maddox | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | UCLA | 9/2/1971 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 25th pick / 1992 |
| 89 | Lee Mays | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 9/18/1978 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 202nd pick / 2002 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | 7 | |
| 78 | Mathias Nkwenti | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Temple | 5/11/1978 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 111th pick / 2001 |
| 56 | Chukky Okobi | 25 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 310 | 6-1 | Purdue | 10/18/1978 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 146th pick / 2001 |
| 43 | Troy Polamalu | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 213 | 5-10 | USC | 4/19/1981 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 16th pick / 2003 |
| 55 | Joey Porter | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 3/22/1977 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| 82 | Antwaan Randle El | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 192 | 5-10 | Indiana | 8/17/1979 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2002 |
| 3 | Jeff Reed | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 4/9/1979 | 1 | |
| 85 | Jay Riemersma | 30 | TE | 11 | 7 | 255 | 6-5 | Michigan | 5/17/1973 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| 79 | Oliver Ross | 29 | T-G | 16 | 11 | 317 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 9/27/1974 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 138th pick / 1998 |
| 54 | Mike Schneck | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 8/4/1977 | 4 | |
| 30 | Chad Scott | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-1 | Towson St.,Maryland | 9/6/1974 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| 73 | Kendall Simmons | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 313 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/11/1979 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| 77 | Marvel Smith | 25 | T | 6 | 6 | 321 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 8/6/1978 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 |
| 33 | Russell Stuvaints | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Youngstown St. | 8/28/1980 | Rook | |
| 24 | Ike Taylor | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 191 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 5/5/1980 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003 |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | 28 | DB | 16 | 8 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | 27 | TE | 16 | 12 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/24/1976 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| 68 | Keydrick Vincent | 25 | G | 10 | 9 | 330 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 4/13/1978 | 2 | |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 32 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii,Boise St. | 1/30/1971 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| 86 | Hines Ward* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | 31 | DB | 16 | 12 | 195 | 5-11 | North Carolina St. | 12/27/1972 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| 21 | Amos Zereoue | 27 | RB | 16 | 6 | 212 | 5-8 | West Virginia | 10/8/1976 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 248.3 | 6-1.6 | 4.0 |