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2003 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	New Orleans Saints
year	2003
record	8–8
division_place	2nd NFC South
coach	Jim Haslett
off_coach	Mike McCarthy
def_coach	Rick Venturi
general_manager	Mickey Loomis
owner	Tom Benson
stadium	Louisiana Superdome
playoffs	Did not qualify
pro bowlers	G LeCharles Bentley
RB Deuce McAllister
AP All-pros	None
shortnavlink	Saints seasons

RB Deuce McAllister | AP All-pros = None

The 2003 season was the New Orleans Saints' 37th in the National Football League (NFL), their 28th playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome, and fourth under head coach Jim Haslett. They failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 2002 and finished with a record of 8–8.

This was the season of the River City Relay, a play that has gone down in NFL lore from a week 16 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Saints were 7–7 and needed a victory to keep their postseason hopes alive. The Jaguars held a 20–13 lead with seven seconds left in regulation, and the Saints had possession on their own 25. In a scene evoking memories of The Play, Aaron Brooks passed to Donté Stallworth for 42 yards, Stallworth lateraled to Michael Lewis for 7 yards, Lewis lateraled to Deuce McAllister for 5 yards, and McAllister lateraled to Jerome Pathon for 21 yards and a touchdown. The score was 20–19, leaving only the extra point to force overtime. However, in an unlikely twist, John Carney, who in his career made 98.4% of extra points attempted and had not missed one in a full decade, inexplicably missed the kick wide right, causing the Saints to miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season and 10th time in the past 11.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2003 NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Owner – Tom Benson
Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis
Senior football administrator – Russ Ball
Director of player personnel – Rick Mueller
College scouting coordinator – Rick Thompson
Head coach – Jim Haslett
Offensive coordinator – Mike McCarthy
Quarterbacks – Mike Sheppard
Running backs – Dave Atkins
Wide receivers – Hubbard Alexander
Assistant wide receivers – Danny Langsdorf
Tight ends – Bob Palcic
Offensive line – Jack Henry
Offensive assistant/quality control – John Misciagna
Defensive coordinator – Rick Venturi
Defensive line – Sam Clancy
Linebackers – Winston Moss
Secondary – Joe Baker
Secondary/cornerbacks – Greg Brown
Defensive assistant/quality control – Ty Knott
Defensive assistant/special projects – Joe Alley
Special teams – Al Everest
Strength and conditioning – Rock Gullickson
Assistant strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri

Roster

Todd Bouman
Aaron Brooks
J. T. O'Sullivan
Fred McAfee KR
Deuce McAllister
Lamar Smith
Terrelle Smith FB
Talman Gardner
Joe Horn
Derrick Lewis
Michael Lewis KR/PR
Phil McGeoghan
Jerome Pathon
Donté Stallworth KR/PR
Zach Hilton
Walter Rasby
David Sloan
Boo Williams
Jerry Fontenot C
Wayne Gandy T
Montrae Holland G
Kendyl Jacox G
Victor Riley T
Jon Stinchcomb T
Terence Wagner C
Kenderick Allen DT
Tony Bryant DE
Charles Grant DE
Howard Green DT
Darren Howard DE
Kenny Smith DT
Johnathan Sullivan DT
Willie Whitehead DE/DT
Melvin Williams DE
James Allen OLB
Cie Grant OLB
Sedrick Hodge OLB
Roger Knight OLB
Derrick Rodgers OLB
Orlando Ruff MLB
Darrin Smith MLB/OLB
Ashley Ambrose CB
Jay Bellamy SS
Fakhir Brown CB
Keyuo Craver CB/KR
Steve Gleason SS
Victor Green FS
Deveron Harper CB/S
Tebucky Jones FS
Fred Thomas CB
Mitch Berger P
John Carney K
Kevin Houser LS
LeCharles Bentley G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Dale Carter CB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Ki-Jana Carter RB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Ernie Conwell TE (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Kerwin Cook WR (NF-Inj.) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
James Fenderson RB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Spencer Folau G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Spencer Frederick FB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Mel Mitchell S (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Chad Setterstrom G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Nate Turner WR (NF-Inj.) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]
Ben Archibald T
Tavian Banks RB
Shawn Draper T
Josh Shaw DT
Maurice Tucker CB

Regular season

Schedule

During the 2003 regular season, the Saints’ non-division opponents were primarily from the NFC East and AFC South, based on the NFLʼs schedule rotation. They also played the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears based on the teams' divisional placement.

New Orleans Saints	year=2003	border=2}}"	Week	New Orleans Saints
September 7	at [Seattle Seahawks](2003-seattle-seahawks-season)	L 10–27	0–1	52,250
September 14	[Houston Texans](2003-houston-texans-season)	W 31–10	1–1	68,390
September 21	at [Tennessee Titans](2003-tennessee-titans-season)	L 12–27	1–2	68,809
September 28	[Indianapolis Colts](2003-indianapolis-colts-season)	L 21–55	1–3	70,020
October 5	at [Carolina Panthers](2003-carolina-panthers-season)	L 13–19	1–4	72,496
October 12	[Chicago Bears](2003-chicago-bears-season)	W 20–13	2–4	68,390
October 19	at [Atlanta Falcons](2003-atlanta-falcons-season)	W 45–17	3–4	70,837
October 26	[Carolina Panthers](2003-carolina-panthers-season)	L 20–23	3–5	68,370
November 2	at [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2003-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)	W 17–14	4–5	65,524
November 16	[Atlanta Falcons](2003-atlanta-falcons-season)	W 23–20	5–5	68,432
November 23	at [Philadelphia Eagles](2003-philadelphia-eagles-season)	L 20–33	5–6	67,802
November 30	at [Washington Redskins](2003-washington-redskins-season)	W 24–20	6–6	76,821
December 7	[Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2003-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)	L 7–14	6–7	68,442
December 14	[New York Giants](2003-new-york-giants-season)	W 45–7	7–7	68,399
December 21	at [Jacksonville Jaguars](2003-jacksonville-jaguars-season)	L 19–20	7–8	49,207
December 28	[Dallas Cowboys](2003-dallas-cowboys-season)	W 13–7	8–8	68,451

Standings

References

[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/2003.htm 2003 New Orleans Saints]
"2003 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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