2003–04 NFL playoffs
| Dates | January 3–February 1, 2004 | ||||
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| Season | 2003 | ||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Games played | 11 | ||||
| Super Bowl XXXVIII site | |||||
| Defending champions | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (did not qualify) | ||||
| Champions | New England Patriots | ||||
| Runners-up | Carolina Panthers | ||||
| Conference runners-up |
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The National Football League playoffs for the 2003 season began on January 3, 2004. The playoffs ended with the New England Patriots beating the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII, 32–29, on February 1, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Participants
| Playoff seeds | ||
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots (East winner) | Philadelphia Eagles (East winner) |
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs (West winner) | St. Louis Rams (West winner) |
| 3 | Indianapolis Colts (South winner) | Carolina Panthers (South winner) |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens (North winner) | Green Bay Packers (North winner) |
| 5 | Tennessee Titans (wild card) | Seattle Seahawks (wild card) |
| 6 | Denver Broncos (wild card) | Dallas Cowboys (wild card) |
Bracket
| Jan 3 – Bank of America Stadium | Jan 10 – Edward Jones Dome | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Dallas | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Carolina | 29** | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Carolina | 29 | Jan 18 – Lincoln Financial Field | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Louis | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 4 – Lambeau Field | 3 | Carolina | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 11 – Lincoln Financial Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Seattle | 27 | NFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Green Bay | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Green Bay | 33* | Feb 1 – Reliant Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia | 20* | ||||||||||||||||
| Wild Card playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Divisional playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 4 – RCA Dome | N3 | Carolina | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 11 – Arrowhead Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | New England | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Denver | 10 | Super Bowl XXXVIII | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indianapolis | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indianapolis | 41 | Jan 18 – Gillette Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas City | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan 3 – M&T Bank Stadium | 3 | Indianapolis | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan 10 – Gillette Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New England | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee | 20 | AFC Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Baltimore | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New England | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
- * Indicates overtime victory
- ** Indicates double overtime victory
Schedule
| Away team | Score | Home Team | Date | Kickoff (ET / UTC–5) | TV |
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| Wild Card playoffs | |||||
| Tennessee Titans | 20–17 | Baltimore Ravens | January 3, 2004 | 4:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10–29 | Carolina Panthers | January 3, 2004 | 8:00 p.m. | ABC |
| Seattle Seahawks | 27–33 (OT) | Green Bay Packers | January 4, 2004 | 1:00 p.m. | Fox |
| Denver Broncos | 10–41 | Indianapolis Colts | January 4, 2004 | 4:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Divisional playoffs | |||||
| Carolina Panthers | 29–23 (2OT) | St. Louis Rams | January 10, 2004 | 4:30 p.m. | Fox |
| Tennessee Titans | 14–17 | New England Patriots | January 10, 2004 | 8:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Indianapolis Colts | 38–31 | Kansas City Chiefs | January 11, 2004 | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Green Bay Packers | 17–20 (OT) | Philadelphia Eagles | January 11, 2004 | 4:30 p.m. | Fox |
| Conference Championships | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 14–24 | New England Patriots | January 18, 2004 | 3:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Carolina Panthers | 14–3 | Philadelphia Eagles | January 18, 2004 | 6:30 p.m. | Fox |
| Super Bowl XXXVIII Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas | |||||
| Carolina Panthers | 29–32 | New England Patriots | February 1, 2004 | 6:30 p.m. | CBS |
References
- NFL.com scores for the 2003 playoffs (Last accessed January 9, 2006)