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2003 Green Bay Packers

The 2003 Green Bay Packers went 10–6, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 442 points and allowed 307.

Record
10–6
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
442–307
NFC North
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 442 points, the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 307, the 11th-fewest. Their point differential was +135.

How the season unfolded

The Packers started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 10–6.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 41–7 over the Oakland Raiders in Week 16 (December 22, 2003).

Their heaviest loss was 34–24 to the St. Louis Rams in Week 7 (October 19, 2003).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.

They played three games that went to overtime and went 1–2 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC North, sweeping the Bears and splitting with the Vikings and the Lions.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 33–27 at home.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 20–17 on the road.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2002, when they went 12–4.

In 2004, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.

2003 schedule and results

2003 Green Bay Packers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2003vs Minnesota VikingsL 25–30
Week 2Sep 14, 2003vs Detroit LionsW 31–6
Week 3Sep 21, 2003at Arizona CardinalsL 13–20
Week 4Sep 29, 2003at Chicago BearsW 38–23
Week 5Oct 5, 2003vs Seattle SeahawksW 35–13
Week 6Oct 12, 2003vs Kansas City ChiefsL 34–40 (OT)
Week 7Oct 19, 2003at St. Louis RamsL 24–34
Week 9Nov 2, 2003at Minnesota VikingsW 30–27
Week 10Nov 10, 2003vs Philadelphia EaglesL 14–17
Week 11Nov 16, 2003at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 20–13
Week 12Nov 23, 2003vs San Francisco 49ersW 20–10
Week 13Nov 27, 2003at Detroit LionsL 14–22
Week 14Dec 7, 2003vs Chicago BearsW 34–21
Week 15Dec 14, 2003at San Diego ChargersW 38–21
Week 16Dec 22, 2003at Oakland RaidersW 41–7
Week 17Dec 28, 2003vs Denver BroncosW 31–3
Wild CardJan 4, 2004vs Seattle SeahawksW 33–27 (OT)
DivisionalJan 11, 2004at Philadelphia EaglesL 17–20 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2003 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.