2003 St. Louis Rams
The 2003 St. Louis Rams went 12–4, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 447 points and allowed 328.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 8–0
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 447–328
- NFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 447 points, tied for the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 328, the 16th-most. Their point differential was +119.
How the season unfolded
The Rams started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was seven games, from Week 10 to Week 16.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 36–0 over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 6 (October 13, 2003).
Their heaviest loss was 30–10 to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 9 (November 2, 2003).
They scored a season-high 48 points against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13 (November 30, 2003), winning 48–17.
They shut out the Atlanta Falcons (Week 6).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–1.
They played three games that went to overtime and went 2–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals and splitting with the 49ers and the Seahawks.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Carolina Panthers 29–23 at home.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2002, when they went 7–9.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2001.
In 2004, they went 8–8 and returned to the playoffs.
2003 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2003 | at New York Giants | L 13–23 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2003 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 27–24 (OT) |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2003 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 23–24 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2003 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 37–13 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2003 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 36–0 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2003 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 34–24 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2003 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 33–21 |
| Week 9 | Nov 2, 2003 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 10–30 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2003 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 33–22 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2003 | at Chicago Bears | W 23–21 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2003 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 30–27 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2003 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 48–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2003 | at Cleveland Browns | W 26–20 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2003 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 27–22 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2003 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–10 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2003 | at Detroit Lions | L 20–30 |
| Divisional | Jan 10, 2004 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 23–29 (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.