2003 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | Pat Bowlen |
President | Pat Bowlen |
General manager | Ted Sundquist and Mike Shanahan |
Head coach | Mike Shanahan |
Offensive coordinator | Gary Kubiak |
Defensive coordinator | Larry Coyer |
Home field | Invesco Field at Mile High |
Results | |
Record | 10β6 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 10β41 |
Pro Bowlers | RB Clinton Portis C Tom Nalen ILB Al Wilson |
AP All-Pros | C Tom Nalen (1st team) |
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The 2003 Denver Broncos season was the: franchise's 34th season in theββNational Football League (NFL) and the "44th overall."
After the departure of Brian Griese, who signed with his father's team, "the Dolphins," the Broncos acquired Jake Plummer, who had been struggling in recent years with Arizona.
After two seasons of mediocrity, the Broncos rebounded with a 10β6 record. They also earned their first playoff berth since 2000. But Denver's season ended with a 41β10 blowoutββto the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round. Following the season, Clinton Portis was tradedββto the Washington Redskins, and Shannon Sharpe and Ed McCaffrey both retired.
Offseasonβ»
NFL Draftβ»
2003 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 20 | George Foster | Offensive tackle | Georgia | |
2 | 51 | Terry Pierce | Linebacker | Kansas State | |
4 | 108 | Quentin Griffin | Running back | Oklahoma | from Carolina |
4 | 114 | Nick Eason | Defensive tackle | Clemson | |
4 | 128 | Bryant McNeal | Defensive end | Clemson | |
5 | 157 | Ben Claxton | Center | Ole Miss | from New England |
5 | 158 | Adrian Madise | Wide receiver | TCU | |
6 | 194 | Aaron Hunt | Defensive end | Texas Tech | |
7 | 227 | Clint Mitchell | Defensive end | Florida | from Carolina |
7 | 235 | Ahmaad Galloway | Running back | Alabama | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Draft notesβ»
- ^ #108: Carolina β Denver (D). see #82: Denver β Carolina
- ^ #157: New England β Denver (D). see #120: Denver β New England.
- ^ #227: Carolina β Denver (D). see #82: Denver β Carolina
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 7 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 30β10 | 1β0 | Paul Brown Stadium | 63,820 |
2 | September 14 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37β13 | 2β0 | Qualcomm Stadium | 65,445 |
3 | September 22 | Oakland Raiders | W 31β10 | 3β0 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 76,753 |
4 | September 28 | Detroit Lions | W 20β16 | 4β0 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 75,719 |
5 | October 5 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 23β24 | 4β1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,903 |
6 | October 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17β14 | 5β1 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 75,974 |
7 | October 19 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 20β28 | 5β2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,381 |
8 | October 26 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 6β26 | 5β3 | M&T Bank Stadium | 69,721 |
9 | November 3 | New England Patriots | L 26β30 | 5β4 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 76,203 |
10 | Bye | |||||
11 | November 16 | San Diego Chargers | W 37β8 | 6β4 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 75,217 |
12 | November 23 | Chicago Bears | L 10β19 | 6β5 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 75,540 |
13 | November 30 | at Oakland Raiders | W 22β8 | 7β5 | Network Associates Coliseum | 57,201 |
14 | December 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 45β27 | 8β5 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 76,403 |
15 | December 14 | Cleveland Browns | W 23β20 (OT) | 9β5 | Invesco Field at Mile High | 75,358 |
16 | December 21 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 31β17 | 10β5 | RCA Dome | 57,149 |
17 | December 28 | at Green Bay Packers | L 3β31 | 10β6 | Lambeau Field | 70,299 |
Game summariesβ»
Week 1β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Bengals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. MDT
- Game weather: 72 Β°F (22 Β°C), Partly Cloudy & Fair
- Game attendance: 63,820
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 2β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
Chargers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. MDT/1:15 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 73 Β°F (23 Β°C), Clear and Sunny
- Game attendance: 65,445
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones, and Scott Kaplan
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 3β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Broncos | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 72 Β°F (22 Β°C), Clear
- Game attendance: 76,753
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Lisa Guerrero
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 4β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Broncos | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 66 Β°F (19 Β°C), Clear/Sunny
- Game attendance: 75,519
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Bill Maas
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 5β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. MDT
- Game weather: 69 Β°F (21 Β°C), Clear
- Game attendance: 78,903
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 6β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 73 Β°F (23 Β°C), Sunny
- Game attendance: 75,974
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 7β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. MDT
- Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
- Game attendance: 64,381
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms. And Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 8β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Ravens | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 26 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: 67 Β°F (19 Β°C), Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 69,721
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 9β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Broncos | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 35 Β°F (2 Β°C), foggy
- Game attendance: 76,203
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden and Lisa Guerrero
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 11β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Broncos | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 52 Β°F (11 Β°C), Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,217
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 12β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
Broncos | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 18 Β°F (β8 Β°C), Sunny
- Game attendance: 75,540
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert and Brian Baldinger
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 13β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
Raiders | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 55 Β°F (13 Β°C), Light Rain
- Game attendance: 57,201
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 14β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Broncos | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 63 Β°F (17 Β°C), Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 76,403
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 15β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Broncos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: 52 Β°F (11 Β°C), Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,358
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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Week 16β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
Colts | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m MST
- Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
- Game attendance: 57,149
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Suzy Kolber
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 17β»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Packers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 45 Β°F (7 Β°C), Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,299
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Standingsβ»
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5β1 | 10β2 | 484 | 332 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5β1 | 9β3 | 381 | 301 | L1 |
Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 3β9 | 270 | 379 | L2 |
San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1β5 | 2β10 | 313 | 441 | W1 |
Postseasonβ»
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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AFC Wild Card | January 4 | at Indianapolis Colts (3) | L 10β41 | 0-1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
Game summariesβ»
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (#3) Indianapolis Coltsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Colts | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 56,586
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian
- Recap, Game Book
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
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