2003 Baltimore Ravens season

The 2003 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's eighth season in the NFL. They improved upon their previous output of 7–9, winning 10 games and making the third playoff appearance in franchise history.[1] This marked the first season the Ravens won their division. One notable moment from the season came in week 2, when Jamal Lewis rushed 295 yards against the Cleveland Browns, setting the NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game.[2] In week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore fought a seventeen point deficit late in the 4th quarter to force overtime; they won 44–41. The game was named to NFL Top 10 as #9 on Top Ten Comebacks.[3]

2003 Baltimore Ravens season
Head coach	Brian Billick
Offensive coordinator	Matt Cavanaugh
Defensive coordinator	Mike Nolan
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Owner	Art Modell
Home field	Ravens Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st AFC North
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Titans) 17–20

The Ravens season ended quickly, losing 20-17 to the Steve McNair-led Tennessee Titans in the Wildcard round.

Shortly after the loss Art Modell sold his majority ownership (retaining 1%) of the team to minority owner Steve Biscotti.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2003 NFL Draft

2003 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	10	Terrell Suggs *	DE	Arizona State
1	19	Kyle Boller	QB	California
3	77	Musa Smith	RB	Georgia
4	109	Jarret Johnson	DE	Alabama
4	134	Ovie Mughelli *	FB	Wake Forest
5	146	Aubrayo Franklin	DT	Tennessee
5	173	Tony Pashos	OT	Illinois
6	182	Gerome Sapp	S	Notre Dame
7	223	Trent Smith	TE	Oklahoma
7	250	Mike Mabry	C	Central Florida
7	258	Antwoine Sanders	S	Utah
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2003 Baltimore Ravens staff

	Front office Owner and CEO – Art Modell President and COO – David Modell Minority Owner – Steve Bisciotti General Manager/Executive Vice President – Ozzie Newsome Director of Player Personnel – Phil Savage Director of Football Administration – Pat Moriarty Director of College Scouting – Eric DeCosta Director of Pro Personnel – George Kokinis Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Vincent Newsome Head coaches Head Coach – Brian Billick Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Matt Cavanaugh Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – David Shaw Running Backs – Matt Simon Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Wade Harman Offensive Line – Jim Colletto			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive Line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Mike Singletary Secondary – Donnie Henderson Assistant Defensive Backs – Dennis Thurman Defensive Assistant/Outside Linebackers – Phil Zacharias Coaching Assistant/Quality Control – Mike Pettine Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Gary Zauner Special Teams Assistant – Bennie Thompson Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Paul Ricci

Roster

2003 Baltimore Ravens final roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Kyle Boller  7 Chris Redman  2 Anthony Wright Running backs 31 Jamal Lewis 39 Alan Ricard 29 Chester Taylor 32 Musa Smith Wide receivers 83 Ron Johnson 87 Marcus Robinson 89 Travis Taylor 85 Milton Wynn 81 Frank Sanders Tight ends 86 Todd Heap 88 John Jones 82 Terry Jones		Offensive linemen 66 Bennie Anderson G 77 Ethan Brooks T 78 Orlando Brown T 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 59 Joe Maese C 62 Mike Flynn C 75 Jonathan Ogden T 61 Casey Rabach C Defensive linemen 94 Marques Douglas DE 97 Kelly Gregg NT 76 Jarret Johnson DE 92 Ma'ake Kemoeatu DT 91 Riddick ParkerDT 98 Anthony Weaver DE		Linebackers 58 Peter Boulware OLB 52 Ray Lewis ILB 57 Bart Scott ILB 55 Terrell Suggs OLB 96 Adalius Thomas OLB 90 Cornell Brown OLB Defensive backs 28 Gary Baxter 45 Lamont Brightful 47 Will Demps SS 26 Corey Fuller CB 22 Tom Knight CB 21 Chris McAlister CB 20 Ed Reed FS 27 Gerome Sapp 49 Chad Williams Special teams  3 Matt Stover K  9 Wade Richey K 43 Mike Solwold LS 15 Dave Zastudil P		Reserve lists 51 Bernardo Harris LB (IR) 80 Randy Hymes WR (IR) 24 Alvin Porter CB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 15–34	0–1	63,157
2	September 14	Cleveland Browns	W 33–13	1–1	69,473
3	September 21	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–10	2–1	52,028
4	September 28	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–17	2–2	69,459
5	Bye
6	October 12	at Arizona Cardinals	W 26–18	3–2	24,193
7	October 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 26–34	3–3	53,553
8	October 26	Denver Broncos	W 26–6	4–3	69,723
9	November 2	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–17	5–3	69,486
10	November 9	at St. Louis Rams	L 22–33	5–4	66,085
11	November 16	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–9 (OT)	5–5	73,333
12	November 23	Seattle Seahawks	W 44–41 (OT)	6–5	69,477
13	November 30	San Francisco 49ers	W 44–6	7–5	69,549
14	December 7	Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–13	8–5	69,468
15	December 14	at Oakland Raiders	L 12–20	8–6	45,398
16	December 21	at Cleveland Browns	W 35–0	9–6	72,548
17	December 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–10 (OT)	10–6	70,001

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 3, 2004	Tennessee Titans	L 17–20	69,452

Standings

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

References

1. 2003 Baltimore Ravens
2. Lewis rushes for 295 yards!. Pro Football Hall of Fame. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
3. "Top 10 greatest comebacks in NFL history". National Football League. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-03.