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2003 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachMarvin Lewis
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Willie Anderson
WR Chad Johnson
AP All-ProsWR Chad Johnson (2nd team)

The 2003 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 36th overall, and the first under head coach Marvin Lewis, who replaced Dick LeBeau, who was fired following the 2002 season which the worst season in Bengals history. The Bengals had the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft with which they selected 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer. After a slow start, the Bengals got hot winning at midseason, winning four straight games to stand at 7–5, entering a key Week 14 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens with a chance to win the division. However, in the key showdown for first place the Bengals showed they were not quite ready for primetime as they were beaten 31–13. The Bengals would rebound to win their next game against the San Francisco 49ers, but at 8–6 the Bengals could not get that ninth win, losing their last two games to spoil an effort to earn their first winning season since 1990, finishing at 8–8.[1]

Along with Willie Anderson, Chad Johnson, for the first time in his career, was named to the Pro Bowl at the end of the season.

Offseason

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The Bengals lost fullback Lorenzo Neal and linebacker Takeo Spikes in free agency, while signing cornerback Tory James, safety Rogers Beckett, linebacker Kevin Hardy, defensive tackle John Thornton, tight end Reggie Kelly, quarterback Shane Matthews and defensive ends Duane Clemons and Carl Powell.

Additions Subtractions
DT John Thornton (Titans) QB Gus Frerotte (Vikings)
QB Shane Matthews (Redskins) LB Takeo Spikes (Bills)
S Rogers Beckett (Chargers) FB Lorenzo Neal (Chargers)
TE Reggie Kelly (Falcons) QB Akili Smith (Packers)
LB Kevin Hardy (Cowboys) K Neil Rackers (Cardinals)
CB Tory James (Raiders) DE Reinard Wilson (Buccaneers)
DE Duane Clemons (Chiefs) FB Nick Luchey (Packers)
DE Carl Powell (Redskins) DE Eric Ogbogu (Cowboys)
LB Steve Foley (Texans)

NFL Draft

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Main article: 2003 NFL draft
2003 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Carson Palmer *  Quarterback USC
2 33 Eric Steinbach *  Guard Iowa
3 65 Kelley Washington  Wide receiver Tennessee
4 98 Dennis Weathersby  Cornerback Oregon State
4 118 Jeremi Johnson  Fullback Western Kentucky
5 136 Khalid Abdullah  Linebacker Mars Hill
6 174 Langston Moore  Defensive tackle South Carolina
7 215 Scott Kooistra  Offensive tackle North Carolina State
7 259 Elton Patterson  Defensive end UCF
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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2003 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Kurtis Shultz


Roster

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2003 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Rookies in italics
53 active, 3 reserve, 5 practice squad

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Kickoff Time Attendance
1 September 7 Denver Broncos L 10–30 0–1 CBS 1:00pm 63,820
2 September 14 at Oakland Raiders L 20–23 0–2 CBS 4:15pm 50,135
3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 0–3 CBS 1:00pm 64,596
4 September 28 at Cleveland Browns W 21–14 1–3 CBS 1:00pm 73,428
5 October 5 at Buffalo Bills L 16–22 (OT) 1–4 CBS 1:00pm 72,615
6 Bye
7 October 19 Baltimore Ravens W 34–26 2–4 CBS 1:00pm 53,553
8 October 26 Seattle Seahawks W 27–24 3–4 FOX 1:00pm 52,131
9 November 2 at Arizona Cardinals L 14–17 3–5 CBS 4:05pm 23,531
10 November 9 Houston Texans W 34–27 4–5 CBS 1:00pm 50,437
11 November 16 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–19 5–5 CBS 1:00pm 64,923
12 November 23 at San Diego Chargers W 34–27 6–5 CBS 4:15pm 52,069
13 November 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–20 7–5 CBS 1:00pm 58,797
14 December 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 13–31 7–6 CBS 1:00pm 69,468
15 December 14 San Francisco 49ers W 41–38 8–6 FOX 1:00pm 64,666
16 December 21 at St. Louis Rams L 10–27 8–7 CBS 1:00pm 66,061
17 December 28 Cleveland Browns L 14–22 8–8 CBS 1:00pm 65,362

Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text

Standings

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AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 391 281 W2
Cincinnati Bengals 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 346 384 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 300 327 L1
Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 .313 2–4 3–9 254 322 W1

Team leaders

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Passing

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Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating
Jon Kitna 324 520 3591 26 15 87.4

Rushing

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Player Att Yds YPC Long TD
Rudi Johnson 215 957 4.5 54 9

Receiving

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Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD
Chad Johnson 90 1355 15.1 82 10

Defensive

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Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR
Kevin Hardy 124 1.5 0 1 1
Duane Clemons 63 6.0 0 1 1
John Thornton 60 6.0 0 1 2
Tory James 68 1.0 4 0 0

Kicking and punting

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Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points
Shayne Graham 25 22 88.0% 40 40 100.0% 106
Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg.
Kyle Richardson 49 1961 58 0 40.0

Special teams

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Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD
Brandon Bennett 53 1146 21.6 46 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Peter Warrick 0 0 0.0 0 0 25 273 10.9 68 1

Awards

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Milestones

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References

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  1. ^ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
  2. ^ "2003 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Chad Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Brandon Bennett Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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