2003 Philadelphia Eagles
The 2003 Philadelphia Eagles went 12–4, finishing 1st in the NFC East, and lost the conference championship. They scored 374 points and allowed 287.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 374–287
- NFC East
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 374 points, the 11th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 287, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +87.
How the season unfolded
The Eagles 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 nine games, from Week 7 to Week 15.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 36–10 over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14 (December 7, 2003).
Their heaviest loss was 31–10 to the New England Patriots in Week 2 (September 14, 2003).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–2.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC East, sweeping Washington and the Giants and splitting with the Cowboys.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Green Bay Packers 20–17 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the Carolina Panthers 14–3 at home.
Before and after
That matched the win total of 2002, when they went 12–4.
In 2004, they went 13–3 and returned to the playoffs.
2003 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2003 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 0–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2003 | vs New England Patriots | L 10–31 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2003 | at Buffalo Bills | W 23–13 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2003 | vs Washington | W 27–25 |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2003 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 21–23 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2003 | at New York Giants | W 14–10 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2003 | vs New York Jets | W 24–17 |
| Week 9 | Nov 2, 2003 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 23–16 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2003 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–14 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2003 | vs New York Giants | W 28–10 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2003 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 33–20 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2003 | at Carolina Panthers | W 25–16 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2003 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 36–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2003 | at Miami Dolphins | W 34–27 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2003 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 28–31 (OT) |
| Week 17 | Dec 27, 2003 | at Washington | W 31–7 |
| Divisional | Jan 11, 2004 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 20–17 (OT) |
| Conference championship | Jan 18, 2004 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 3–14 |
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.