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Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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2003 Regular season · Week 15 · Raymond James Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Buccaneers beat Texans 16–3 in 2003 Week 15

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Houston Texans 16–3 at home at Raymond James Stadium in Week 15 of the 2003 regular season on December 14, 2003.

The result moved the Buccaneers to 7–7 and dropped the Texans to 5–9. The Texans finished 2003 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Buccaneers finished 2003 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Houston Texans won 28–14 on December 9, 2007.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Buccaneers lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2003 Full series history

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