2003 Atlanta Falcons season

2003 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Dan Reeves Wade Phillips (interim)
Owner	Arthur Blank
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2003 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League (NFL). It is best remembered for the third preseason game, in which quarterback Michael Vick broke his leg and was done for most of the season. Atlanta had two other quarterbacks take over for a combined 2–10 record (Doug Johnson and Kurt Kittner). Vick returned in week 14 and ended the season with a 3–1 record.

After losing seven straight games, Dan Reeves was let go by Falcons management, and Wade Phillps took over for the rest of the season.

For the season, the Falcons sported a new logo and uniforms, which remains in use today.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2003 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2003 Atlanta Falcons draft
2	55	Bryan Scott	Safety	Penn State
4	121	Justin Griffith	Fullback	Mississippi State
5	159	Jon Olinger	Wide receiver	Cincinnati
6	196	LaTarence Dunbar	Wide receiver	TCU
6	202	Waine Bacon	Cornerback	Alabama
7	238	Demetrin Veal	Defensive end	Tennessee
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

2003 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Owner/Chief Executive Officer – Arthur Blank
Senior Advisor to the President – Bobby Beathard
Vice President of Football Operations – Ron Hill
College Scouting Coordinator – Reed Johnson
Director of Pro Personnel – Les Snead
Assistant to Head Coach/Pro Personnel – Marvin Bass

Head coaches

Executive Vice President/Head Coach – Dan Reeves

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Pete Mangurian
Quarterbacks – Mike Johnson
Running Backs – Ollie Wilson
Wide Receivers – George Stewart
Tight Ends – James Daniel
Offensive Line – Rennie Simmons
Offensive Quality Control – Bill Lazor

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
Defensive Line – Bill Johnson
Linebackers – Billy Davis
Secondary – Emmitt Thomas
Defensive Quality Control – Dennis Allen

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Joe DeCamillis

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rocky Colburn

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	TV Time
1	September 7, 2003	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–13	64,104	FOX 4:15ET
2	September 14, 2003	Washington Redskins	L 33–31	70,241	FOX 1:00ET
3	September 21, 2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–10	70,871	FOX 1:00ET
4	September 28, 2003	at Carolina Panthers	L 23–3	72,765	FOX 1:00ET
5	October 5, 2003	Minnesota Vikings	L 39–26	70,427	FOX 1:00ET
6	October 13, 2003	at St. Louis Rams	L 36–0	66,075	ABC 9:00ET
7	October 19, 2003	New Orleans Saints	L 45–17	70,837	FOX 4:15ET
8	Bye
9	November 2, 2003	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–16	70,064	FOX 4:15ET
10	November 9, 2003	at New York Giants	W 27–7	78,813	FOX 1:00ET
11	November 16, 2003	at New Orleans Saints	L 23–20	68,432	FOX 1:00ET
12	November 23, 2003	Tennessee Titans	L 38–31	70,891	CBS 4:15ET
13	November 30, 2003	at Houston Texans	L 17–13	70,388	FOX 1:00ET
14	December 7, 2003	Carolina Panthers	W 20–14	70,079	ESPN 8:30ET
15	December 14, 2003	at Indianapolis Colts	L 38–7	57,103	FOX 1:00ET
16	December 21, 2003	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–28	65,572	FOX 12:30ET
17	December 28, 2003	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 21–14	70,266	CBS 1:00ET

Standings

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Carolina Panthers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	325	304	W3
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	3–3	7–5	340	326	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	301	264	L2
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	299	422	W2

References

↑ "2003 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

External links

2003 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Atlanta Falcons

Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium (under construction)

Culture	Rankin M. Smith, Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Cheerleaders

Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal

Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints

Division championships (5)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012

Conference championships (1)	1998

Ring of Honor	10 21 31 42 57 58 60 78 87

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Atlanta Falcons seasons

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Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2003 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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