2003 San Diego Chargers season

NFL team 44th season

2003 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerAlex Spanos
General managerA. J. Smith
Head coachMarty Schottenheimer
Home fieldQualcomm Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone[1]
AP All-Pros
  • RB LaDainian Tomlinson (2nd team)

The 2003 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 44th overall and the second under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. They finished the campaign last in their division with only four wins and earned the #1 pick in the 2004 NFL draft. They played one “home” game during the season, against the Miami Dolphins, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona where the Arizona Cardinals played, due to the Cedar Fire. The team declined from the previous season, as the Chargers won four games and surrendered the second most points per game (27.6), trailing only the Arizona Cardinals during the season. On April 11, 2003, general manager John Butler died from lymphoma and A. J. Smith, a former assistant to Butler, took over the position for the next 10 seasons; during the season the Chargers wore a patch on their jerseys with the initials "JB" to commemorate John Butler.

For the first time since 1989, Junior Seau was not on the opening day roster.

NFL draft

2003 San Diego Chargers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 30 Sammy Davis  CB Texas A&M Pick from PHI
2 46 Drayton Florence  CB Tuskegee
2 62 Terrence Kiel  S Texas A&M Pick from GB
3 80 Courtney Van Buren  OT Arkansas–Pine Bluff
4 112 Matt Wilhelm  LB Ohio St
5 149 Mike Scifres  P Western Illinois
6 188 Hanik Milligan *  S Houston
7 229 Andrew Pinnock  FB South Carolina
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2003 San Diego Chargers staff

Front office

  • Owner – Alex Spanos
  • President/chief executive officer – Dean Spanos
  • Executive vice president – Michael Spanos
  • Executive vice president/general manager – A. J. Smith
  • Assistant general manager/director of player personnel – Buddy Nix
  • Vice president of football operations – Ed McGuire
  • Director of college scouting – Jimmy Raye
  • Director of pro scouting – Fran Foley

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dave Redding
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz

[3]

Roster

2003 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 96 Clenton Ballard DT
  • -- Reggie Coleman T
  •  4 Mackenzie Hoambrecker K
  • 17 Cleo Lemon QB


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 12 inactive, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC West rivals, the Chargers played teams from the AFC North and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Jaguars and the Dolphins based on divisional positions from 2002.

Oddly, this season marked the first time that the Chargers played the Jaguars, despite that team existing since 1995. This occurred due to old NFL scheduling formulas in place prior to 2002, whereby teams had no rotating schedule opposing members of other divisions within their own conference, but played interdivisional conference games according to position within a season’s table.[4] The Chargers played the Tennessee Titans only once during this period[5] (in 1998) but played the Bengals five times[6] during these years.

In preceding years, even longer gaps between two teams playing each other had occurred. For instance the Jets never opposed the Cardinals between 1979 and 1995 inclusive.[7]

The Week 8 home game against the Miami Dolphins was relocated to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona due to a massive wildfire that turned Qualcomm Stadium into an evacuation site.[8]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–27 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 78,048 Recap
2 September 14 Denver Broncos L 13–37 0–2 Qualcomm Stadium 65,445 Recap
3 September 21 Baltimore Ravens L 10–24 0–3 Qualcomm Stadium 52,028 Recap
4 September 28 at Oakland Raiders L 31–34 (OT) 0–4 Network Associates Coliseum 54,078 Recap
5 October 5 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 21–27 0–5 Alltel Stadium 48,954 Recap
6 Bye
7 October 19 at Cleveland Browns W 26–20 1–5 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,238 Recap
8 October 27 Miami Dolphins L 10–26 1–6 Sun Devil Stadium 73,014 Recap
9 November 2 at Chicago Bears L 7–20 1–7 Soldier Field 61,500 Recap
10 November 9 Minnesota Vikings W 42–28 2–7 Qualcomm Stadium 64,738 Recap
11 November 16 at Denver Broncos L 8–37 2–8 Invesco Field 75,217 Recap
12 November 23 Cincinnati Bengals L 27–34 2–9 Qualcomm Stadium 52,069 Recap
13 November 30 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–28 2–10 Qualcomm Stadium 57,671 Recap
14 December 7 at Detroit Lions W 14–7 3–10 Ford Field 61,544 Recap
15 December 14 Green Bay Packers L 21–38 3–11 Qualcomm Stadium 64,978 Recap
16 December 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–40 3–12 Heinz Field 52,527 Recap
17 December 28 Oakland Raiders W 21–14 4–12 Qualcomm Stadium 62,222 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 1: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 7714
Chiefs 14 10 3027

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter

  • KAN – Priest Holmes 24-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 11:37. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:23.
  • KAN – Priest Holmes 5-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 1:21. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:04.

Second quarter

  • KAN – Johnnie Morton 20-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 10:08. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:47.
  • KAN – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal, 4:25. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:17.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • KAN – Morten Andersen 46-yard field goal, 2:22. Chiefs 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:54.
  • SDG – Eric Parker 20-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 4:32. Chiefs 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:31.

Top passers

  • SDG – Drew Brees – 18/33, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • KAN – Trent Green – 21/32, 282 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 13 rushes, 34 yards
  • KAN – Priest Holmes – 18 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • SDG – Josh Norman – 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
  • KAN – Priest Holmes – 7 receptions, 98 yards

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 2: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 10 10337
Chargers 3 7 3013

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), relative humidity 69%, wind 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 65,445
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Reuben Droughns 12-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 12:18. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:42.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 19-yard field goal, 6:21. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:57.
  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 1:36. Broncos 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 4:45.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Cooper Carlisle 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 6:58. Broncos 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 6:01.
  • SDG – Eric Parker 23-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 1:05. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:53.
  • DEN – Jason Elam 30-yard field goal, 0:05. Broncos 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:00.

Third quarter

  • SDG – Steve Christie 25-yard field goal, 9:31. Broncos 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:29.
  • DEN – Mike Anderson 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 4:48. Broncos 31–13. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 4:43.
  • DEN – Jason Elam 45-yard field goal, 1:05. Broncos 34–13. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:16.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Jason Elam 34-yard field goal, 14:21. Broncos 37–13. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26.

Top passers

  • DEN – Steve Beuerlein – 7/16, 98 yards
  • SDG – Drew Brees – 20/41, 182 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 71 yards
  • SDG – Eric Parker – 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 7 3 14024
Chargers 3 0 0710

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), relative humidity 77%, wind 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 52,028
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots and Scott Kaplan
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • SDG – Steve Christie 24-yard field goal, 2:44. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 8:36.
  • BAL – Alan Ricard 50-yard offensive fumble return (Matt Stover kick), 1:31. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:13.

Second quarter

  • BAL – Matt Stover 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 0:46.

Third quarter

  • BAL – Todd Heap 25-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 3:00. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:02.
  • BAL – Jamal Lewis 7-yard run (Matt Stover kick), 1:18. Ravens 24–3. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:25.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:06. Ravens 24–10. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 7:12.

Top passers

  • BAL – Kyle Boller – 12/21, 98 yards, TD, INT
  • SDG – Drew Brees – 28/45, 270 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • BAL – Jamal Lewis – 23 rushes, 132 yards, TD
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 23 rushes, 105 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • BAL – Todd Heap – 5 receptions, 50 yards, TD
  • SDG – David Boston – 6 receptions, 91 yards

Week 4: at Oakland Raiders

Week 4: San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Chargers 7 14 37031
Raiders 7 7 017334

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SDG – Justin Peelle 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 13:19. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:29.
  • OAK – Doug Jolley 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:14. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 5:05.
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 55-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 6:44. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:30.

Third quarter

  • SDG – Steve Christie 32-yard field goal, 10:41. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 4:19.

Fourth quarter

  • OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 23-yard field goal, 9:29. Chargers 24–17. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:05.
  • SDG – Lorenzo Neal 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 5:59. Chargers 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:30.
  • OAK – Alvis Whitted 36-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 4:38. Chargers 31–24. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:21.
  • OAK – Charlie Garner 24-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:24. Tied 31–31. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:27.

Overtime

  • OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 5:01. Raiders 34–31. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:44.

Top passers

  • SDG – Drew Brees – 21/31, 187 yards, TD, INT
  • OAK – Rich Gannon – 26/43, 348 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 28 rushes, 187 yards, TD
  • OAK – Charlie Garner – 12 rushes, 70 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 5: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 5: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 7 01421
Jaguars 7 3 10727

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), relative humidity 47%, wind 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 48,954
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • JAC – Fred Taylor 1-yard run (Seth Marler kick), 5:43. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 5:46.

Second quarter

  • SDG – David Boston 46-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 9:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 2:00.
  • JAC – Seth Marler 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:12.

Third quarter

  • JAC – Troy Edwards 18-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Seth Marler kick), 6:39. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:44.
  • JAC – Seth Marler 27-yard field goal, 2:38. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:49.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – Eric Parker 33-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 4:19. Jaguars 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:51.
  • JAC – Fred Taylor 60-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Seth Marler kick), 1:47. Jaguars 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:32.
  • SDG – David Boston 13-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 0:20. Jaguars 27–21. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:27.

Top passers

  • SDG – Drew Brees – 24/41, 296 yards, 3 TD
  • JAC – Byron Leftwich – 19/28, 336 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 10 rushes, 38 yards
  • JAC – Fred Taylor – 27 rushes, 87 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • SDG – David Boston – 14 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD
  • JAC – Jimmy Smith – 8 receptions, 137 yards

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week 7: San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 6 7 10326
Browns 0 3 31420

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 1:02 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 50%, wind 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 73,238
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • SDG – Steve Christie 44-yard field goal, 7:18. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:39.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 50-yard field goal, 2:57. Chargers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:31.

Second quarter

  • SDG – Kwamie Lassiter 38-yard interception return (Steve Christie kick), 5:27. Chargers 13–0.
  • CLE – Phil Dawson 46-yard field goal, 0:35. Chargers 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 4:52.

Third quarter

  • CLE – Phil Dawson 42-yard field goal, 12:44. Chargers 13–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:02.
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 70-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:27. Chargers 20–6. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:17.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 42-yard field goal, 2:57. Chargers 23–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37.

Fourth quarter

  • CLE – Dennis Northcutt 6-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 14:52. Chargers 23–13. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:05.
  • CLE – Darnell Sanders 1-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick), 11:40. Chargers 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:04.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 32-yard field goal, 3:44. Chargers 26–20. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:56.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 26 rushes, 200 yards, TD
  • CLE – William Green – 14 rushes, 65 yards

Top receivers

  • SDG – Eric Parker – 2 receptions, 22 yards
  • CLE – Dennis Northcutt – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 8: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 10 14 0226
Chargers 3 0 0710

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

  • MIA – Chris Chambers 5-yard pass from Brian Griese (Olindo Mare kick), 12:58. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:45.
  • MIA – Olindo Mare 44-yard field goal, 8:34. Dolphins 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:51.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 51-yard field goal, 3:17. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:17.

Second quarter

  • MIA – James McKnight 2-yard pass from Brian Griese (Olindo Mare kick), 13:28. Dolphins 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:49.
  • MIA – Randy McMichael 7-yard pass from Brian Griese (Olindo Mare kick), 1:55. Dolphins 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:04.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:27. Dolphins 24–10. Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:48.
  • MIA – Safety, Jason Taylor tackled Damion McIntosh in end zone, 8:06. Dolphins 26–10.

Top passers

  • MIA – Brian Griese – 20/29, 192 yards, 3 TD
  • SDG – Drew Brees – 19/30, 190 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • MIA – Ricky Williams – 23 rushes, 69 yards
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 24 rushes, 62 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIA – Chris Chambers – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
  • SDG – David Boston – 5 receptions, 82 yards

Week 9: at Chicago Bears

Week 9: San Diego Chargers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 077
Bears 3 7 3720

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 96%, no wind
  • Game attendance: 61,500
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Brent Jones
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • CHI – Paul Edinger 38-yard field goal, 8:33. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:37.

Second quarter

  • CHI – Anthony Thomas 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 9:27. Bears 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 7:48.

Third quarter

  • CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 4:27. Bears 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:21.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:13. Bears 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:04.
  • CHI – Anthony Thomas 1-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 0:21. Bears 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:47.

Top passers

  • SDG – Doug Flutie – 8/11, 70 yards
  • CHI – Chris Chandler – 21/30, 224 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 16 rushes, 61 yards, TD
  • CHI – Anthony Thomas – 31 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 7 01428
Chargers 14 14 7742

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 64,738
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert and Brian Baldinger
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SDG – Doug Flutie 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 11:36. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:33.
  • MIN – Nate Burleson 19-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 4:42. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:54.
  • SDG – Antonio Gates 4-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 0:25. Chargers 28–14. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:17.

Third quarter

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 1:36. Chargers 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:09.

Fourth quarter

  • MIN – Moe Williams 31-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 14:48. Chargers 35–21. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:48.
  • SDG – Doug Flutie 13-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:11. Chargers 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:56.
  • MIN – Moe Williams 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Aaron Elling kick), 4:20. Chargers 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:51.

Top passers

  • MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 32/44, 370 yards, 4 TD, INT
  • SDG – Doug Flutie – 21/29, 248 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • MIN – Moe Williams – 12 rushes, 45 yards
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 16 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • MIN – Moe Williams – 11 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
  • SDG – David Boston – 7 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

Week 11: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 088
Broncos 10 17 7337

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), relative humidity 25%, wind 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 75,217
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe 11-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 13:06. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:11.
  • DEN – Jason Elam 42-yard field goal, 6:14. Broncos 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:07.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 9:46. Broncos 13–0. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 8:13.
  • DEN – Rod Smith 65-yard punt return (Jason Elam kick), 8:25. Broncos 20–0.
  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe 26-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 0:32. Broncos 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe 26-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 1:28. Broncos 34–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:44.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Micah Knorr 27-yard field goal, 13:11. Broncos 37–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:49.
  • SDG – Kassim Osgood 19-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Stephen Alexander pass from Doug Flutie), 10:12. Broncos 37–8. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:59.

Top passers

  • SDG – Doug Flutie – 9/25, 70 yards, TD, INT
  • DEN – Jake Plummer – 23/34, 253 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SDG – Kassim Osgood – 1 reception, 19 yards, TD
  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 7 receptions, 101 yards, 3 TD

Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 12: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 14 14 3334
Chargers 7 6 01427

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), relative humidity 49%, wind 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 52,069
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Beasley Reece and Scott Kaplan
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Chad Johnson 5-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 10:15. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:45.
  • CIN – Chad Johnson 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 3:35. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 4:59.
  • SDG – David Boston 37-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 0:11. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

  • SDG – Steve Christie 48-yard field goal, 9:36. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:08.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 4:05. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:34.
  • CIN – Chad Johnson 12-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 1:25. Bengals 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:40.
  • CIN – Kelley Washington 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 0:11. Bengals 28–13. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 0:43.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal, 2:23. Bengals 31–13. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 7:31.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – David Boston 26-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 14:54. Bengals 31–20. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:29.
  • CIN – Shayne Graham 47-yard field goal, 5:26. Bengals 34–20. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:07.
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 6-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:04. Bengals 34–27. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:22.

Top passers

  • CIN – Jon Kitna – 24/38, 243 yards, 4 TD
  • SDG – Doug Flutie – 15/33, 210 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • CIN – Corey Dillon – 18 rushes, 108 yards
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 16 rushes, 95 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CIN – Chad Johnson – 10 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TD
  • SDG – David Boston – 9 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD

Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 14 0728
Chargers 0 7 10724

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), relative humidity 48%, wind 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 57,671
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KAN – Priest Holmes 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 12:41. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:49.
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 6-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 6:23. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54.
  • KAN – Tony Gonzalez 7-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 1:54. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:59.

Third quarter

  • SDG – Steve Christie 21-yard field goal, 8:59. Chiefs 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01.
  • SDG – David Boston 20-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 2:56. Chiefs 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:07.

Fourth quarter

  • KAN – Tony Gonzalez 3-yard pass from Trent Green (Morten Andersen kick), 6:28. Chiefs 28–17. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05.
  • SDG – Antonio Gates 18-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 0:00. Chiefs 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:08.

Top passers

  • KAN – Trent Green – 17/30, 155 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • SDG – Doug Flutie – 16/34, 213 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • KAN – Priest Holmes – 31 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 106 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • KAN – Johnnie Morton – 3 receptions, 60 yards
  • SDG – David Boston – 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD

Week 14: at Detroit Lions

Week 14: San Diego Chargers at at Detroit Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 7 0014
Lions 0 0 077

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:03 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 61,544
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Jerry Glanville
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 73-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 1:54. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:02.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • SDG – Doug Flutie – 17/25, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • DET – Joey Harrington – 26/46, 208 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 88 yards
  • DET – Shawn Bryson – 10 rushes, 28 yards

Top receivers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 9 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
  • DET – Reggie Swinton – 5 receptions, 54 yards

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 15: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 10 02138
Chargers 3 0 31521

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 52%, wind 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 64,978
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Drew Smith
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • GB – Ahman Green 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:59. Packers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:20.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 20-yard field goal, 6:02. Packers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01.

Second quarter

  • GB – Ryan Longwell 32-yard field goal, 8:59. Packers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:49.
  • GB – Donald Driver 7-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:33. Packers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:59.

Third quarter

  • SDG – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 8:52. Packers 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:01.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (David Boston pass from Drew Brees), 14:56. Packers 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54.
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 68-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 12:10. Chargers 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54.
  • GB – Robert Ferguson 40-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 11:18. Packers 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05.
  • GB – Ahman Green 1-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:37. Packers 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05.
  • GB – Robert Ferguson 16-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 3:58. Packers 38–21. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:05.

Top passers

  • GB – Brett Favre – 23/33, 278 yards, 4 TD, INT
  • SDG – Drew Brees – 28/48, 363 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • GB – Ahman Green – 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 20 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

  • GB – Donald Driver – 8 receptions, 112 yards, TD
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 11 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 16: San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 10 7724
Steelers 14 7 71240

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), relative humidity 43%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 27
  • Game attendance: 52,527
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • PIT – Plaxico Burress 25-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 8:51. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:09.
  • PIT – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 0:10. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:11.

Second quarter

  • PIT – Plaxico Burress 16-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 12:49. Steelers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:16.
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 7:05. Steelers 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:44.
  • SDG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Steelers 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:13.

Third quarter

  • SDG – Kassim Osgood 57-yard pass from Drew Brees (Steve Christie kick), 12:01. Steelers 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:59.
  • PIT – Hines Ward 20-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 8:25. Steelers 28–17. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:44.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Jeff Reed 47-yard field goal, 14:15. Steelers 31–17. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:22.
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 10:01. Steelers 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:14.
  • PIT – Jeff Reed 40-yard field goal, 5:04. Steelers 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:57.
  • PIT – Deshea Townsend 25-yard interception return (kick failed), 4:29. Steelers 40–24.

Top passers

  • SDG – Drew Brees – 16/26, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • PIT – Tommy Maddox – 11/18, 160 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 22 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD
  • PIT – Jerome Bettis – 32 rushes, 115 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • SDG – Kassim Osgood – 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD
  • PIT – Hines Ward – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 17: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 14 0014
Chargers 7 7 0721

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 48%, wind 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 62,222
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Beasley Reece and Scott Kaplan
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 11:42. Chargers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:23.

Top passers

  • OAK – Rick Mirer – 4/11, 21 yards
  • SDG – Drew Brees – 15/28, 97 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • OAK – Zack Crockett – 10 rushes, 39 yards
  • SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 31 rushes, 243 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • OAK – Jerry Rice – 2 receptions, 14 yards
  • SDG – David Boston – 4 receptions, 43 yards, TD

Standings

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(2) Kansas City Chiefs 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 484 332 W1
(6) Denver Broncos 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 381 301 L1
Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 270 379 L2
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 313 441 W1

References

  1. ^ "2003 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "2003 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ 2012 San Diego Chargers Media Guide. pp. 263–264. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "History of the NFL's Structure and Formats, Part Two". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  5. ^ San Diego Chargers v Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers
  6. ^ San Diego Chargers v Cincinnati Bengals
  7. ^ Arizona Cardinals v New York Jets
  8. ^ Dillon, Jeff (October 26, 2003). "Week of Fire -- Fire crews battle to limit damage from raging wildfires". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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