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CINCINNATI BENGALS HISTORY: 2003

2003 FINAL RESULTS
Record: 8-8-0 (2nd in AFC North); 5-3 at home, 3-5 on road Head Coach: Marvin Lewis
Date	Opponent	W-L	Score	Att.	Stadium
September 7	Denver	L	10-30	63,820	Paul Brown
September 14	at Oakland	L	20-23	50,135	Network Associates Coliseum
September 21	Pittsburgh	L	10-17	64,596	Paul Brown
September 28	at Cleveland	W	21-14	73,428	Cleveland Browns
October 5	at Buffalo	L	16-22 (OT)	72,615	Ralph Wilson
October 19	Baltimore	W	34-26	53,553	Paul Brown
October 26	Seattle	W	27-24	52,131	Paul Brown
November 2	at Arizona	L	14-17	23,531	Sun Devil
November 9	Houston	W	34-27	50,437	Paul Brown
November 16	Kansas City	W	24-19	64,923	Paul Brown
November 23	at San Diego	W	34-27	52,069	Qualcomm
November 30	at Pittsburgh	W	24-20	58,797	Heinz Field
December 7	at Baltimore	L	13-31	69,468	M&T Bank
December 14	San Francisco	W	41-38	64,666	Paul Brown
December 21	at St. Louis	L	10-27	66,061	Edward Jones Dome
December 28	Cleveland	L	14-22	65,362	Paul Brown

BENGALS 2003 SUMMARY
The Bengals launched a new era on Jan. 14, when Marvin Lewis was hired as the ninth head coach in franchise history. The results wound up being nationally noted, as the club drew a record regular-season attendance of 479,488 to watch Lewis's first team finish 8-8, six games better than the 2-14 Bengals of 2002. Architect of the Baltimore Ravens' record-setting Super Bowl defense in 2000, Lewis received a broad mandate from ownership to implement his program. Though the Bengals missed the playoffs — eliminated on the final weekend of the season — their six-game improvement was the biggest of any NFL team from '02 to '03. It was also the second-biggest one-year improvement in Bengals history. Lewis finished second to Bill Belichick, coach of the NFL champion New England Patriots, in Associated Press voting for NFL Coach of the Year. The season included the four largest pro sports crowds in Cincinnati history, topped by 65,362 on Dec. 28 vs. Cleveland, and the highlight game was a 24-19 win on Nov. 16 over an unbeaten (9-0) Kansas City team. WR Chad Johnson led the AFC with 1355 receiving yards, and T Willie Anderson joined Johnson in the Pro Bowl.

2003 HELMET/UNIFORM

2003 LOGO

T WILLIE ANDERSON

2003: A CLOSER LOOK

PRO BOWL PLAYERS

T Willie Anderson
WR Chad Johnson

2003 SEASON LEADERS

Passing: Jon Kitna (520 Att, 324 Comp, 3591 Yds, 62.3 Pct, 26 TD, 15 Int, 87.4 Rating)
Rushing: Rudi Johnson (215 Att, 957 Yds, 4.5 Avg, 54 Long, 9 TD)
Receiving: Chad Johnson (90 Rec, 1355 Yds, 15.1 Avg, 82 Long, 10 TD)
Scoring: Shayne Graham, 106 points (22 FG; 40 PAT)

2003 NEWS AND NOTES

Prior to the season, the Bengals had the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft for the third time in team history, and chose Southern California QB Carson Palmer. Palmer did not play as a rookie, as veteran Jon Kitna was the only NFL QB to play every offensive snap for his team.