2003 Cleveland Browns season – Wikipedia

55th season in franchise history

The 2003 Cleveland Browns season was the franchise’s 55th season as a professional sports franchise and its 51st season as a member of the National Football League. The Browns were unable to replicate the success from the previous season, and they ended up winning only five games. They failed to return to the playoffs. This season would begin a stretch, which was unbroken until the 2020 season, in which the Browns would not make it to the playoffs in any capacity.^[1][2]

Offseason[edit]

2003 NFL Draft[edit]

Undrafted free agents[edit]

Personnel[edit]

2003 Cleveland Browns staff

	Front office Owner and chairman – Randy Lerner President and chief executive officer – Carmen Policy Director of Football Development – Pete Garcia Director of Pro Personnel – Jeremy Green Player Personnel Assistant – Yogi Jones Pro Personnel Coordinator – Steve Sabo Director of college personnel – Phil Neri Head coaches Offensive coaches			Defensive coaches Special teams coaches Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Phillips

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Apart from their AFC North division games, the Browns played against the AFC West and NFC West according to the NFL’s conference rotation, and played the Colts and Patriots based on 2002 standings in their respective AFC divisions.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance	Venue	Time (EST)	Network	Recap
1	September 7	Indianapolis Colts	L 6–9	0–1	73,358	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
2	September 14	at Baltimore Ravens	L 13–33	0–2	69,473	M&T Bank Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
3	September 21	at San Francisco 49ers	W 13–12	1–2	67,412	3Com Park	4:15 p.m.	CBS	Recap
4	September 28	Cincinnati Bengals	L 14–21	1–3	73,428	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
5	October 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 33–13	2–3	64,595	Heinz Field	8:30 p.m.	ESPN	Recap
6	October 12	Oakland Raiders	W 13–7	3–3	73,318	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
7	October 19	San Diego Chargers	L 20–26	3–4	73,238	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
8	October 26	at New England Patriots	L 3–9	3–5	68,436	Gillette Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–41	3–6	78,560	Arrowhead Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
11	November 16	Arizona Cardinals	W 44–6	4–6	72,908	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	FOX	Recap
12	November 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–13	4–7	73,658	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
13	November 30	at Seattle Seahawks	L 7–34	4–8	64,680	Seahawks Stadium	4:15 p.m.	CBS	Recap
14		St. Louis Rams	L 20–26	4–9	73,108	Cleveland Browns Stadium	9:00 p.m.	ABC	Recap
15	December 14	at Denver Broncos	L 20–23	4–10	75,358	Invesco Field at Mile High	4:05 p.m.	CBS	Recap
16	December 21	Baltimore Ravens	L 0–35	4–11	72,548	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
17	December 28	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 22–14	5–11	65,362	Paul Brown Stadium	1:00 p.m.	CBS	Recap
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Standings[edit]

Game summaries[edit]

Week 2: at Baltimore[edit]

Browns linebacker Andra Davis telephoned Ravens running back Jamal Lewis before the game and stated he wanted Lewis to carry the ball at least thirty times in their upcoming matchup. “If that happens, it’s going to be a career day’, Lewis replied. Lewis then erupted to 295 rushing yards, breaking the record previously held by Corey Dillon in 2000 as the Browns fell 33–13.

Week 11: vs. Arizona[edit]

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