2003 Pittsburgh Steelers
The 2003 Pittsburgh Steelers went 6–10, finishing 3rd in the AFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 300 points and allowed 327.
- Record
- 6–10
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 2–6
- Points
- 300–327
- AFC North
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 300 points, the 14th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 327, tied for the 15th-fewest. Their point differential was -27.
How the season unfolded
The Steelers started 2–2 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.
Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 4 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 27–7 over the Oakland Raiders in Week 14 (December 7, 2003).
Their heaviest loss was 41–20 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 (September 14, 2003).
They scored a season-high 40 points against the San Diego Chargers in Week 16 (December 21, 2003), winning 40–24.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the AFC North, splitting with the Ravens, the Bengals, and the Browns.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–6 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That was four wins fewer than in 2002, when they went 10–5–1.
Their six wins are tied for the franchise’s fewest in any season since 1999.
In 2004, they went 15–1 and returned to the playoffs.
2003 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2003 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 34–15 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2003 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–41 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2003 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 17–10 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2003 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 13–30 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2003 | vs Cleveland Browns | L 13–33 |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2003 | at Denver Broncos | L 14–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2003 | vs St. Louis Rams | L 21–33 |
| Week 9 | Nov 2, 2003 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 16–23 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2003 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 28–15 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2003 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–30 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2003 | at Cleveland Browns | W 13–6 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2003 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–24 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2003 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 27–7 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2003 | at New York Jets | L 0–6 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2003 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 40–24 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2003 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 10–13 (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.