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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2003 seasonW2003 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2003-09-04 to 2003-12-28

◀ 2002 2004 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2003">Super Bowl XXXVIII</a>

New England Patriots
32–29 over Carolina Panthers
MVP Tom Brady

MVP

Peyton Manning Steve McNair

Offensive Player

Jamal Lewis Baltimore Ravens

Defensive Player

Ray Lewis

Offensive Rookie

Anquan Boldin Arizona Cardinals

Defensive Rookie

Terrell Suggs Baltimore Ravens

Coach of the Year

Bill Belichick New England Patriots

Hall of Fame class of 2003

Elvin Bethea, Hank Stram, James Lofton, Joe DeLamielleure, Marcus Allen

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2004-01-03	Tennessee Titans 20–17 Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
Wild Card	2004-01-03	Carolina Panthers 29–10 Dallas Cowboys	Ericsson Stadium
Wild Card	2004-01-04	Green Bay Packers 33–27 Seattle Seahawks	Lambeau Field
Wild Card	2004-01-04	Indianapolis Colts 41–10 Denver Broncos	RCA Dome
Divisional	2004-01-10	Carolina Panthers 29–23 St. Louis Rams	Edward Jones Dome
Divisional	2004-01-10	New England Patriots 17–14 Tennessee Titans	Gillette Stadium
Divisional	2004-01-11	Indianapolis Colts 38–31 Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium
Divisional	2004-01-11	Philadelphia Eagles 20–17 Green Bay Packers	Lincoln Financial Field
Conference championship	2004-01-18	New England Patriots 24–14 Indianapolis Colts	Gillette Stadium
Conference championship	2004-01-18	Carolina Panthers 14–3 Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
Super Bowl XXXVIII	2004-02-01	New England Patriots 32–29 Carolina Panthers	Reliant Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	14	2	0	.875	348	238	Bill Belichick	Won Super Bowl XXXVIII Champion
2	Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	311	261	Dave Wannstedt
3	Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	243	279	Gregg Williams
4	New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	283	299	Herm Edwards

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	391	281	Brian Billick	Lost Wild Card
2	Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	346	384	Marvin Lewis
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	300	327	Bill Cowher
4	Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.312	254	322	Butch Davis

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	447	336	Tony Dungy	Lost Conference Championship
2	Tennessee Titans	12	4	0	.750	435	324	Jeff Fisher	Lost Divisional
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.312	276	331	Jack Del Rio
4	Houston Texans	5	11	0	.312	255	380	Dom Capers

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.812	484	332	Dick Vermeil	Lost Divisional
2	Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	381	301	Mike Shanahan	Lost Wild Card
3	Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	270	379	Bill Callahan
4	San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	313	441	Marty Schottenheimer

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	12	4	0	.750	374	287	Andy Reid	Lost Conference Championship
2	Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	289	260	Bill Parcells	Lost Wild Card
3	Washington Redskins	5	11	0	.312	287	372	Steve Spurrier
4	New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	243	387	Jim Fassel

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	.625	442	307	Mike Sherman	Lost Divisional
2	Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.562	416	353	Mike Tice
3	Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	283	346	Dick Jauron
4	Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.312	270	379	Steve Mariucci

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Carolina Panthers	11	5	0	.688	325	304	John Fox	Lost Super Bowl XXXVIII
2	New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	340	326	Jim Haslett
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438	301	264	Jon Gruden
4	Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.312	299	422	Wade Phillips

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	St. Louis Rams	12	4	0	.750	447	328	Mike Martz	Lost Divisional
2	Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	404	327	Mike Holmgren	Lost Wild Card
3	San Francisco 49ers	7	9	0	.438	384	337	Dennis Erickson
4	Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	225	452	Dave McGinnis

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,267Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts

passing tds

1. 32Brett Favre Green Bay Packers

rushing yards

1. 2,066Jamal Lewis Baltimore Ravens

rushing tds

1. 27Priest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs

receiving yards

1. 1,696Torry Holt St. Louis Rams

receiving tds

1. 17Randy Moss Minnesota Vikings

receptions

1. 117Torry Holt St. Louis Rams

interceptions

1. 9Brian Russell Minnesota Vikings

interceptions

1. 9Tony Parrish San Francisco 49ers

sacks

1. 185Michael Strahan New York Giants

points

1. 163Jeff Wilkins St. Louis Rams