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NWE28

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LAR20

CHI17

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DEN7

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LAR27

SEA31

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SEA29

NWE13

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LAR7

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CAR37

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CIN33

NOR30

DET31

BUF36

HST31

BLT41

IND23

CLV10

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ATL13

PIT20

NYJ23

TEN10

ARZ26

LAC14

MIA13

LVR27

GNB22

MIN39

WAS22

PHI24

DAL20

NY28

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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 New Orleans SaintsW2003 New Orleans Saints↗

NFL · NFC South · 8–8 (.500) · 2nd in division · PF 340 · PA 326 · Coach Jim Haslett

◀ 2002 2004 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 3546Aaron Brooks
2. 81Todd Bouman
3. 14Joe Horn

Rushing (yds)

1. 1641Deuce McAllister
2. 183Aaron Brooks
3. 72Ki-Jana Carter

Receiving (yds)

1. 973Joe Horn
2. 578Jerome Pathon
3. 516Deuce McAllister

Sacks

1. 10.5Charles Grant
2. 6Willie Whitehead
3. 4.5Darren Howard

Interceptions

1. 4Fred Thomas
2. 3Ashley Ambrose
3. 3Jay Bellamy

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1007	984
EPA per play	-0.02	-0.02
Pass EPA per play	+0.02	-0.04
Rush EPA per play	-0.08	+0.00
Success rate	41.8%	41.6%
Pass rate	56.6%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.04, success rate 41.3%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2003-09-07	1	@ Seattle Seahawks	L 10–27	0–1	Seahawks Stadium
2003-09-14	2	vs Houston Texans	W 31–10	1–1	Louisiana Superdome
2003-09-21	3	@ Tennessee Titans	L 12–27	1–2	The Coliseum
2003-09-28	4	vs Indianapolis Colts	L 21–55	1–3	Louisiana Superdome
2003-10-05	5	@ Carolina Panthers	L 13–19	1–4	Ericsson Stadium
2003-10-12	6	vs Chicago Bears	W 20–13	2–4	Louisiana Superdome
2003-10-19	7	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 45–17	3–4	Georgia Dome
2003-10-26	8	vs Carolina Panthers	L 20–23 OT	3–5	Louisiana Superdome
2003-11-02	9	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–14	4–5	Raymond James Stadium
2003-11-16	11	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 23–20 OT	5–5	Louisiana Superdome
2003-11-23	12	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–33	5–6	Lincoln Financial Field
2003-11-30	13	@ Washington Redskins	W 24–20	6–6	FedExField
2003-12-07	14	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 7–14	6–7	Louisiana Superdome
2003-12-14	15	vs New York Giants	W 45–7	7–7	Louisiana Superdome
2003-12-21	16	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	L 19–20	7–8	Alltel Stadium
2003-12-28	17	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 13–7	8–8	Louisiana Superdome

Roster (64)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
2	Aaron Brooks	QB	6-4	220	Virginia	4	ACT
4	Todd Bouman	QB	6-2	236	St. Cloud State University; South Dakota State	6	ACT
14	J.T. O'Sullivan	QB	6-2	232	UC Davis	1	ACT
44	Terrelle Smith	FB	6-0	246	Arizona State	3	ACT
25	Fred McAfee	RB	5-10	197	Mississippi College	12	ACT
26	Deuce McAllister	RB	6-1	232	Mississippi	2	ACT
27	James Fenderson	RB	5-9	200	Hawaii; Long Beach City College	2	RES
32	Ki-Jana Carter	RB	5-10	226	Penn State	8	RES
36	Lamar Smith	RB	5-11	224	Houston	9	ACT
18	Phil McGeoghan	WR	6-2	224	Maine; Boston University	2	ACT
80	Jerome Pathon	WR	6-0	195	Washington; Acadia University, Canada	5	ACT
83	Donte' Stallworth	WR	6-0	220	Tennessee	1	ACT
84	Michael L. Lewis	WR	5-8	173		3	ACT
87	Joe Horn	WR	6-1	208	Itawamba JC	7	ACT
88	Talman Gardner	WR	6-1	210	Florida State	0	ACT
89	Derrick Lewis	WR	6-2	185	San Diego State; Sacramento City	1	ACT
48	David Sloan	TE	6-6	260	New Mexico; Fresno City College	8	ACT
81	Zach Hilton	TE	6-8	268	North Carolina	0	ACT
82	Boo Williams	TE	6-4	265	Arkansas; Coffeyville CC	2	ACT
85	Ernie Conwell	TE	6-2	255	Washington	7	RES
86	Walter Rasby	TE	6-3	252	Wake Forest	9	ACT
47	Kevin Houser	C	6-2	252	Ohio State	3	ACT
62	Jerry Fontenot	C	6-3	300	Texas A&M	14	ACT
70	Terence Wagner	C	6-2	290	Sacramento State	1	ACT
21	Dale Carter	CB	6-1	194	Tennessee; Ellsworth CC	11	RES
22	Fred Thomas	CB	5-9	185	Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CC	7	ACT
29	Keyuo Craver	CB	5-10	195	Nebraska	1	ACT
33	Ashley Ambrose	CB	5-11	195	Mississippi Valley State University	11	ACT
35	Fakhir Brown	CB	5-11	195	Grambling State	4	ACT
92	Tony Bryant	DE	6-6	282	Florida State; Copiah-Lincoln Junior College	4	ACT
93	Darren Howard	DE	6-3	260	Kansas State	3	ACT
94	Charles Grant	DE	6-3	285	Georgia	1	ACT
95	Howard Green	DE	6-2	340	LSU; Southwest Mississippi JC	1	ACT
96	Melvin Williams	DE	6-2	278	Kansas State	0	ACT
98	Willie Whitehead	DE	6-3	300	Auburn	8	ACT
90	Kenny Smith	DT	6-4	303	Alabama	2	ACT
91	Grady Jackson	DT	6-2	345	Knoxville College; Hinds CC	6	ACT
92	Henry Ford	DT	6-3	295	Arkansas	9	CUT
97	Johnathan Sullivan	DT	6-3	315	Georgia	0	ACT
99	Kenderick Allen	DT	6-5	328	LSU	0	ACT
28	Deveron Harper	FS	5-11	200	Notre Dame	3	ACT
34	Tebucky Jones	FS	6-2	220	Syracuse	5	ACT
36	Michael Hawthorne	FS	6-3	204	Purdue	3	ACT
61	Montrae Holland	G	6-2	340	Florida State	0	ACT
64	Kendyl Jacox	G	6-2	325	Kansas State	5	ACT
65	LeCharles Bentley	G	6-2	309	Ohio State	1	RES
69	P.J. Alexander	G	6-4	297	Syracuse	1	ACT
3	John Carney	K	5-11	185	Notre Dame	16	ACT
54	Darrin Smith	MLB	6-1	236	Miami	10	ACT
56	Orlando Ruff	MLB	6-3	253	Furman	4	ACT
58	Cie Grant	MLB	6-0	235	Ohio State	0	ACT
50	James Allen	OLB	6-2	245	Oregon State	1	ACT
52	Sedrick Hodge	OLB	6-4	246	North Carolina	2	ACT
53	Roger Knight	OLB	6-0	245	Wisconsin	2	ACT
55	Travis Carroll	OLB	6-4	240	Florida	1	ACT
59	Derrick Rodgers	OLB	6-0	230	Arizona State; Riverside Community College	6	ACT
17	Mitch Berger	P	6-4	228	Colorado; Tyler JC	9	ACT
20	Jay Bellamy	SS	5-11	200	Rutgers	9	ACT
23	Victor Green	SS	5-11	210	Akron; Copiah-Lincoln Junior College	10	ACT
37	Steve Gleason	SS	5-11	212	Washington State	3	ACT
68	Victor Riley	T	6-5	340	Auburn	5	ACT
71	Spencer Folau	T	6-5	310	Idaho	7	RES
72	Wayne Gandy	T	6-5	315	Auburn	9	ACT
78	Jonathan Stinchcomb	T	6-5	315	Georgia	0	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Jerry Fontenot	Terence Wagner
FB	Terrelle Smith
LG	Montrae Holland	Spencer Folau
LT	Wayne Gandy	Jonathan Stinchcomb
QB	Aaron Brooks	Todd Bouman
RB	Deuce McAllister	Lamar Smith
RG	LeCharles Bentley	Spencer Folau
RT	Victor Riley	Spencer Folau
TE	Boo Williams	Walter Rasby
WR	Jerome Pathon	Joe Horn	Derrick Lewis

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Tebucky Jones	Steve Gleason
LCB	Ashley Ambrose	Keyuo Craver
LDE	Charles Grant	Kenny Smith
LDT	Johnathan Sullivan	Kenderick Allen
MLB	Orlando Ruff	Cie Grant
OLB	Sedrick Hodge	Derrick Rodgers	James Allen
RCB	Fred Thomas	Fakhir Brown
RDE	Darren Howard	Melvin Williams
RDT	Willie Whitehead	Kenny Smith
SS	Jay Bellamy	Victor Green

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Mitch Berger
K	John Carney
KR	Michael L. Lewis	Keyuo Craver
LS	Kevin Houser
P	Mitch Berger
PR	Michael L. Lewis	Keyuo Craver

Trades in 2003 (7)

Date	Trade
2003-03-13	MIN → NOR: Todd Bouman NOR → MIN: 2003 round 6 pick 190
2003-03-25	NOR → SL: Kyle Turley SL → NOR: 2004 round 2 pick 60
2003-04-14	NWE → NOR: Tebucky Jones NOR → NWE: 2003 round 3 pick 78, 2003 round 7 pick 239, 2004 round 4 pick 113
2003-04-26	ARZ → NOR: 2003 round 1 pick 6, 2003 round 2 pick 37, 2003 round 4 pick 102 NOR → ARZ: 2003 round 1 pick 17, 2003 round 1 pick 18, 2003 round 2 pick 54
2003-04-27	NOR → SEA: Norman Hand SEA → NOR: 2003 round 6 pick 203, Kareem Kelly
2003-05-27	MIA → NOR: Derrick Rodgers NOR → MIA: 2004 round 7 pick 219
2003-08-20	NOR → WAS: Martin Chase WAS → NOR: 2004 round 7 pick 206