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The 2003 season was the New England Patriots' 34th in the National Football League (NFL), their 44th overall, and their fourth under head coach Bill Belichick.They finished with a league-best and franchise-best 14–2 record before advancing to and winning Super Bowl XXXVIII.
However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on a better division record (7–1 to Patriots' 6–2). [32] d The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978. [33] e The Patriots and Miami Dolphins finished the 1978 season with the same record. However, the Patriots were awarded the Division Championship ...
The 2003 NFL season was the 84th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).. Regular-season play was held from September 4, 2003, to December 28, 2003. Due to damage caused by the Cedar Fire, Qualcomm Stadium was used as an emergency shelter, and thus the Miami Dolphins–San Diego Chargers regular-season match on October 27 was instead played at Sun Devil Stadium, the home field of ...
2003: New England Patriots (7) 14–2: Won Divisional playoffs 17–14 Won AFC Championship 24–14 Won Super Bowl XXXVIII (vs. Panthers) 32–29 2004: New England Patriots (8) 14–2: Won Divisional playoffs 20–3 Won AFC Championship (at Steelers) 41–27 Won Super Bowl XXXIX (vs. Eagles) 24–21 2005: New England Patriots (9) 10–6
The Titans shocked the Patriots 20–13 at Gillette Stadium, avenging their 2003 and 2017 Divisional round defeats at the same venue and marking the first time the Patriots had not advanced to the AFC Championship Game since 2010 and was the Titans' first win at New England since 1993, when the club was known as the Houston Oilers.
New England started the season with an 8–0 record. [481] The streak ended with a loss to the Baltimore Ravens. [482] The team won its 11th consecutive AFC East division title after a 24–17 win against the Buffalo Bills in Week 16, but New England didn't get a first-round bye for the playoffs. [483] [484] [485]
New England's 38-3 loss to Dallas dropped it to 1-3 for the third straight season. The Patriots finished below .500 in two of those years (7-9 in 2020 and 8-9 in 2022).
As the Patriots' primary quarterback in the AFL, Babe Parilli led them to the 1963 championship The Patriots drafted Jim Plunkett first overall in 1971, but traded him after five seasons Steve Grogan set the season record for quarterback rushing touchdowns in 1976, which stood for 35 years Drew Bledsoe helped transform the Patriots into playoff contenders during the 1990s Considered the ...